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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Kahn (ranked 12 p4p, 64 weight class) and Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 3 p4p, 14 weight class). Kahn's entrance music is كارتل مدان. A fine choice. Stalinovich has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. Mohammed Kahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Stalinovich tries to clinch there but Kahn circles away.
Kahn pushes Stalinovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Stalinovich.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahn.
Stalinovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalinovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stalinovich backwards.
Kahn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalinovich misses with a body punch.
Stalinovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kahn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalinovich jumps guard but Kahn stands there with Stalinovich around his waist. Stalinovich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stalinovich's elbow.
Stalinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalinovich.
Kahn lands a shot to the body.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
Stalinovich tries to break free but Kahn pushes him back against the cage.
Stalinovich tries to pull guard but Kahn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mohammed Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Stalinovich.
Kahn tries to throw a body punch but Stalinovich avoids it by throwing Kahn back against the cage.
Stalinovich misses with the head strike.
Stalinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
Stalinovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Stalinovich controls his hands.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalinovich misses with a body punch.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalinovich blocks a body shot from Kahn.
Stalinovich misses with the head strike.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalinovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been informed that Stalinovich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stalinovich with a nice calf kick.
Kahn thows a leg kick but Stalinovich checks it
and Stalinovich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahn's knee momentarily.
Stalinovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kahn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stalinovich really felt that one!
Kahn jabs Stalinovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stalinovich looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn sends Stalinovich crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kahn is motioning to the referee to let Stalinovich up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Joseph Stalinovich has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kahn - that will leave a mark!
Kahn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stalinovich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stalinovich walks into a straight right hand from Kahn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn throws a wild body kick that Stalinovich sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Stalinovich misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kahn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kahn tried to score with a low kick but Stalinovich checks it.
Stalinovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stalinovich tries to clinch up.
Kahn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stalinovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kahn throws a counter high kick but Stalinovich was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kahn misses with the body kick
and Stalinovich counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Kahn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Stalinovich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stalinovich tries to work over Kahn's front leg with a kick but Kahn checks it.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalinovich throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Stalinovich manages to avoid it.
Mohammed Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. Stalinovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Stalinovich misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Kahn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalinovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn throws a low kick but Stalinovich moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Stalinovich misses.
Kahn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stalinovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Kahn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That kick from Kahn tenderised Stalinovich's leg. Stalinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich throws a hook but Kahn blocks it.
Stalinovich throws out a leg kick but Kahn moves out of range and Stalinovich only half commits.
Kahn misses with a hook
and Stalinovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahn drops Stalinovich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stalinovich looks back up at him and smiles so Kahn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stalinovich is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kahn misses the target.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn thuds his shin into the meat of Stalinovich's side.
Stalinovich is breathing heavily.
Kahn motions for Stalinovich to come forward. Kahn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kahn lands a nice hook to Stalinovich's body. Stalinovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stalinovich slips under a jab.
Stalinovich flicks out a counter leg kick but Kahn steps away.
Good work by Stalinovich as he checks the leg kick.
Stalinovich is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Stalinovich is predictable there
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalinovich is looking to clinch but Kahn is avoiding it.
Stalinovich misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a huge left! Stalinovich is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kahn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Stalinovich from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kahn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Kahn!
Mohammed Kahn retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mohammed Kahn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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