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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Isiah Yesaya (ranked 6724 p4p, 431 weight class) and John Bennett (ranked 661 p4p, 83 weight class). Yesaya comes to the ring accompanied by Rivers of Babylon. John Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
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220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Isiah Yesaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yesaya scores with a kick to the body.
Bennett dips to his left and cracks Yesaya with an uppercut!
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Yesaya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yesaya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yesaya misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennett, as that shot connected.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yesaya is looking to counter punch.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Yesaya throws a push kick but Bennett slaps the foot to one side.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett lands a nice hook to Yesaya's body. Yesaya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bennett clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett lands a left hand.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Yesaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett is leaning against Yesaya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Our sources have told us that Yesaya has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Yesaya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett tries a body shot but Yesaya blocks it.
Bennett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yesaya.
Yesaya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennett.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yesaya is breathing heavily.
Yesaya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett digs a right hand into Yesaya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yesaya's gas tank.
Bennett lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Yesaya's ribcage. Yesaya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett digs a right hand into Yesaya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yesaya's gas tank.
Bennett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bennett.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Bennett.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Yesaya takes a shot to the head.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yesaya backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bennett as the two fighters clinch.
Bennett lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that round.
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.
Yesaya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yesaya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.
Yesaya is rocked!
Bennett scores with a sloppy right hand. Yesaya should have avoided that one.
Oh Yesaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Bennett delivers a spinning backfist that drops Yesaya like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). John Bennett!
In defeat, Isiah Yesaya stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can not be beaten.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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