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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 868 p4p, 110 weight class) and Dhabu Vihdonic (ranked 23082 p4p, 512 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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260 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhabu Vihdonic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Vihdonic.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Vihdonic moved out of range nicely.
Vihdonic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vihdonic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Dhabu Vihdonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihdonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vihdonic throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vihdonic throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Vihdonic throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Vihdonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihdonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Vihdonic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett cracks Vihdonic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vihdonic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vihdonic misses with the body kick
and Vihdonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vihdonic misses with a straight left.
Vihdonic doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Vihdonic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vihdonic was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett tries to counter by clinching up but Vihdonic breaks away and moves out of range.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Vihdonic's head but Vihdonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Vihdonic thuds his shin into the meat of Bennett's side.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Vihdonic moved out of range.
Vihdonic throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
Vihdonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Vihdonic saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vihdonic.
Bennett throws the left hand but Vihdonic avoids the punch easily.
Vihdonic looks for the body kick but Bennett saw that one coming.
Bennett works Vihdonic's body with a nice hook.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Vihdonic.
Vihdonic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vihdonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vihdonic thows a leg kick but Bennett checks it
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vihdonic doesn't seem bothered though.
Vihdonic looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihdonic manages to avoid it.
Bennett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Vihdonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Vihdonic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bennett finds it's way round the side to connect with Vihdonic's head.
Vihdonic is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Bennett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Vihdonic throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
Vihdonic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett throws a hook but Vihdonic avoids it easily.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett clinches up against the ropes.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Vihdonic looking to slow down the pace here.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vihdonic misses with a body punch.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bennett takes a swing at Vihdonic's ribcage but misses.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihdonic throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Crunch! Vihdonic slams his shin into Bennett's torso.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vihdonic was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihdonic tries to work over Bennett's front leg with a kick but Bennett checks it.
Vihdonic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bennett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vihdonic can pounce on him.
Vihdonic throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Vihdonic is out of range.
Vihdonic throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihdonic is just out of range.
Bennett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihdonic avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Bennett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihdonic slips a jab from Bennett.
Vihdonic misses with a low kick as Bennett jumps back.
Vihdonic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Vihdonic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vihdonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihdonic gets tackled into the ropes by Bennett. Bennett maintains the clinch.
Bennett lands an uppercut.
Vihdonic working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bennett.
Vihdonic is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vihdonic.
Bennett tries a body shot but Vihdonic blocks it.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vihdonic backwards.
Bennett lands a knee to the body.
Bennett works on Vihdonic's body with a couple of short punches.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihdonic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Vihdonic is rocked!
Bennett creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Vihdonic crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Vihdonic face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Bennett takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Bennett!
John Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Bennett made sure he mentioned Sportivité, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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RATING
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