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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the ring accompanied by Man From Atlantis. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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241 lbs
29 - 16 - 1 |
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244 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Namor McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gurgel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Namor McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie digs a good hook to Gurgel's body.
Joaozinho Gurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gurgel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurgel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Gurgel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurgel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gurgel tries to land a body kick
and McKenzie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gurgel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
Gurgel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McKenzie. That did some damage!
Gurgel misses with a wild body shot.
Gurgel throws a leg kick but McKenzie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from McKenzie tenderised Gurgel's leg. Gurgel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gurgel looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
Gurgel scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie lands an overhand right.
Gurgel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenzie.
Gurgel checks the leg kick.
Gurgel connects with a right hand. McKenzie shakes it off.
McKenzie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gurgel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKenzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gurgel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKenzie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurgel loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
Gurgel misses with a looping right.
Gurgel throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Gurgel blocks the low kick.
Gurgel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie misses with a head kick.
Gurgel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurgel avoids the head kick by McKenzie.
Gurgel throws a lazy head kick
and McKenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gurgel thows a body kick. McKenzie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gurgel dips to his left and cracks McKenzie with an uppercut!
McKenzie checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKenzie.
Gurgel throws the left hand but McKenzie avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel pivots, looking for a leg kick but McKenzie is out of range and Gurgel settles back down.
Gurgel misses with a double jab.
Gurgel misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joaozinho Gurgel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gurgel thumps McKenzie with a low kick.
McKenzie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gurgel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McKenzie scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Gurgel misses
and McKenzie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gurgel walks into a stiff left hand from McKenzie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurgel misses with a looping right.
McKenzie lunges at Gurgel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gurgel's hand.
Gurgel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gurgel.
Gurgel thows a leg kick but McKenzie checks it
and McKenzie counters with a nice leg kick.
Gurgel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gurgel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenzie.
Gurgel throws out a leg kick but McKenzie moves out of range and Gurgel only half commits.
Jab by Gurgel.
Good leg kick by McKenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McKenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gurgel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gurgel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gurgel looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
Gurgel throws a right hand that McKenzie ducks under and follows up with a left that McKenzie also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Gurgel.
Gurgel lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from McKenzie.
McKenzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as McKenzie blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel scores with the left hand. McKenzie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gurgel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from McKenzie.
Gurgel misses with a left hand
and McKenzie counters with a low kick, right behind Gurgel 's knee.
McKenzie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gurgel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A good leg kick by McKenzie.
A punch lands to the side of Gurgel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Joaozinho Gurgel's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gurgel throws a low kick but it's checked well by McKenzie.
Gurgel throws a shot to the body.
Gurgel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gurgel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gurgel throws a predictable looking body shot
and McKenzie counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Gurgel misses.
McKenzie moves into the clinch.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Gurgel.
Gurgel blocks an elbow strike from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gurgel.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gurgel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gurgel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
McKenzie lands a nice elbow.
McKenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gurgel misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Gurgel misses
and McKenzie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gurgel feints and then cracks McKenzie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McKenzie down.
Good leg kick by Gurgel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Namor McKenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gurgel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie cracks Gurgel with a good jab.
The cut above Joaozinho Gurgel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of McKenzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gurgel is looking to slow McKenzie down with leg kicks.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McKenzie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gurgel.
McKenzie moves out of range of the leg kick from Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gurgel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKenzie.
Gurgel misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by McKenzie.
McKenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gurgel throws out the jab.
A big left from Gurgel misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gurgel looks to land a left hand but McKenzie moved out of range nicely.
McKenzie takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel throws the left hand but McKenzie avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gurgel. Those never looked like landing.
McKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gurgel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Namor McKenzie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McKenzie connects with a single shot there.
Gurgel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McKenzie rushes Gurgel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
Gurgel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gurgel lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from McKenzie fails to land.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKenzie scores with a shot to the side of Gurgel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie tries to work over Gurgel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Gurgel.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie with a jab.
Gurgel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKenzie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gurgel tries to land a body kick
and McKenzie counters with a thumping low kick.
Gurgel throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
Gurgel avoids a kick to the body.
McKenzie throws a one two combo.
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurgel throws a low kick, looking for McKenzie's leg but McKenzie calmly moves out of range.
That kick from McKenzie tenderised Gurgel's leg. Gurgel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gurgel throws a big shot that misses.
Gurgel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
Gurgel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McKenzie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKenzie lands with an overhand left.
Gurgel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gurgel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gurgel.
McKenzie moves out of range of the body kick from Gurgel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
McKenzie tries to move into range but Gurgel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gurgel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Namor McKenzie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Gurgel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joaozinho Gurgel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenzie checks a leg kick.
Gurgel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKenzie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch lands to the side of McKenzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gurgel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gurgel throws a jab when McKenzie was well out of range.
McKenzie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gurgel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McKenzie.
Gurgel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenzie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gurgel loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gurgel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKenzie at a distance.
Gurgel lands with a hook. McKenzie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McKenzie avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
Gurgel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gurgel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gurgel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKenzie. McKenzie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gurgel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKenzie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gurgel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McKenzie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gurgel connects with an inside leg kick.
Gurgel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Namor McKenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKenzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gurgel misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McKenzie duly obliges.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joaozinho Gurgel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Namor McKenzie!
In his post fight interview, Namor McKenzie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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