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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 4692 p4p, 358 weight class) and Isiah Yesaya (ranked 6812 p4p, 417 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yesaya's choice of entrance music: Rivers of Babylon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 cm
26
252 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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212 cm
27
272 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Good low kicks
Powerful
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Ragnarsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Isiah Yesaya! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yesaya throws a head kick that misses. Ragnarsson scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Isiah Yesaya has been cut. Yesaya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ragnarsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Yesaya checks it. Despite the aggression on Yesaya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Ragnarsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Yesaya misses with a straight right. Yesaya throws a half hearted mid kick. Yesaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yesaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws a hook but Yesaya blocks it. Ragnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Yesaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yesaya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnarsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Yesaya looks winded! Look low, kick high! Ragnarsson uses the oldest trick in the book to send Yesaya tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Ragnarsson is absolutely delighted - when Yesaya wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Isiah Yesaya was interviewed post fight and said 'I can not be beaten.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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