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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solomon Kahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
213 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelos Ergazakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ergazakis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ergazakis lands in his opponent's guard.
Ergazakis trying to control but Kahn is working from the bottom.
Ergazakis looking to pass the guard.
Ergazakis trying to control but Kahn is working from the bottom.
Ergazakis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahn is keeping the position for now.
Kahn is looking to stand up but Ergazakis isn't so interested in that idea.
Ergazakis wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ergazakis won't allow Kahn to get back to his feet.
Ergazakis trying to control but Kahn is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ergazakis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ergazakis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahn pushes Ergazakis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Ergazakis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kahn is defending well for now.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ergazakis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kahn after a bit of a struggle.
Ergazakis tries to score a body lock takedown but Kahn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ergazakis has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Kahn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ergazakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ergazakis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kahns head.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ergazakis is trying to pull guard but Kahn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evangelos Ergazakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ergazakis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kahn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Ergazakis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ergazakis misses with some punches.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Ergazakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ergazakis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kahn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ergazakis looking to throw knees to the head but Kahn is blocking nicely.
Ergazakis scores with a shot to the side of Kahn's head.
Kahn lands with a left to the head.
Kahn lands with a light punch inside.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
Ergazakis can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahn avoiding damage as Ergazakis throws knees to the body.
Ergazakis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kahn.
Ergazakis blocks an uppercut.
Ergazakis blocking some punches.
Ergazakis blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
Ergazakis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kahn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ergazakis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Kahn.
Ergazakis stalling against the cage.
Ergazakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kahn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kahn lands with a short shot to the head.
Kahn lands an uppercut.
Ergazakis tries to work over Kahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ergazakis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ergazakis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kahn is defending well.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kahn.
Ergazakis blocking some punches.
Ergazakis takes a shot to the head.
Ergazakis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ergazakis lands with a left to the head.
Oh Ergazakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Ergazakis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
Kahn is leaning against Ergazakis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahn lands a body punch.
Ergazakis takes a shot to the head.
Ergazakis tries to score a body lock takedown but Kahn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ergazakis is breathing heavily.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ergazakis.
Kahn prevents a body shot from Ergazakis.
A short uppercut from Kahn.
Kahn lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kahn.
Kahn prevents the takedown attempt.
Kahn throws a big uppercut that drops Ergazakis! More strikes from Kahn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ergazakis lies dazed against the cage as Kahn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Kahn!
An out of breath Solomon Kahn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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