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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sao Galileo (ranked 3956 p4p, 427 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1307 p4p, 176 weight class). Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music. Sao Galileo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
52 - 24 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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World class boxer
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Sao Galileo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli connects with a single shot there.
Shankoli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Galileo cracks Shankoli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Galileo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shankoli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab by Shankoli.
Galileo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shankoli will feel that in the morning.
Galileo lands a nice hook to Shankoli's body. Shankoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shankoli is looking to land body kicks.
Shankoli scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Galileo to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shankoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galileo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shankoli misses with a looping left.
Galileo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Galileo connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Galileo coming out on top.
Galileo looks low and kicks high, catching Shankoli right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
It looks like Ravi Shankoli has been cut.
Galileo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Shankoli.
Shankoli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shankoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Galileo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shankoli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Galileo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galileo takes a swing at Shankoli's ribcage but misses.
Galileo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt
and as Galileo resets, Shankoli pounces with a savage head kick that drops Galileo to the mat! Galileo looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo connects with a nice looking jab.
Shankoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galileo .
Galileo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sao Galileo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shankoli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shankoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankoli misses the shot to the body.
Shankoli checks a low kick from Galileo .
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Galileo avoids it with no problem.
Galileo takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli will get the nod in that round, having scored more knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Ravi Shankoli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shankoli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galileo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Galileo .
A solid body kick from Shankoli.
Galileo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Shankoli takes one to the side of the head.
Shankoli misses with a hook. Galileo ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Shankoli misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shankoli drops his hands momentarily and Galileo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Galileo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo works the jab nicely.
Galileo with a jab.
Galileo is looking to clinch.
Shankoli fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Galileo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Galileo lands a head kick that sends Shankoli down! Shankoli is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Galileo is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sao Galileo !
An out of breath Sao Galileo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Ravi Shankoli had this to say: 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.
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hype
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RATING
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