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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Sha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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213 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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187 cm
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210 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Sha.
Sha misses with a looping right.
Kahn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahn but Kahn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kahn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kahn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sha.
Kahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kahn prevents the takedown attempt.
Sha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kahn prevents it.
Solomon Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seb Sha.
Sha can't break the clinch.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kahn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kahn throws a hook but Sha avoids it easily.
Sha throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
Sha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sha throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Sha manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha fails with the takedown.
Sha looks to land a combination but Kahn avoids it well.
Sha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sha counters with a straight right hand.
Sha throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Sha shoots in for a double leg but Kahn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seb Sha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Sha misses
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sha is defended easily by Kahn.
Kahn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kahn thows a body kick. Sha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sha changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sha. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sha missing with a left hand there. Kahn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sha looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Kahn tried to counter with a leg kick but Sha avoided it.
Sha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sha looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
Sha misses the jab.
Sha swinging wildly here.
Solomon Kahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Kahn as Sha shoots in.
Kahn dodges the punch combination from Sha.
Sha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Kahn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sha lands with a right hand.
Sha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kahn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sha. Sha obviously looking to wear him down.
Sha throws a big shot that misses.
Kahn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn rushes Sha and presses him up against the cage.
Kahn has Sha pressed against the cage, preventing Sha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sha is trying to push Kahn away but Kahn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sha wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Sha wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sha breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Sha does it's job there.
Sha avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Sha throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn scores with a hook to the body.
Sha looks winded!
Sha blocking some punches.
Sha wants a takedown but no success here.
Kahn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sha's efforts to push away.
Kahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sha's efforts to push away.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Sha.
Kahn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sha's efforts to push away.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sha backwards.
Sha wants a takedown but no success here.
Kahn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sha or not.
Kahn has Sha pressed against the cage, preventing Sha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kahn stops a takedown attempt from Sha.
A hook to the body from Kahn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seb Sha will probably get the nod.
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.
Kahn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sha momentarily.
Sha misses with a straight right.
Sha has his takedown stuffed
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sha is rocked!
Kahn slips under a jab.
Sha is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahn finish him?
A clash of legs there as Sha blocks the low kick.
Sha thows a leg kick but Kahn checks it
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Sha.
Sha seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Sha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Kahn.
An inside leg kick lands from Kahn.
Sha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sha throws an off balance right hand
and Sha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kahn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sha wants to break free but Kahn has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahn.
Sha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kahn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sha wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Kahn dips a shoulder and cracks Sha with a mighty uppercut! Sha falls back against the cage and Kahn unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sha is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kahn screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Kahn!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Kahn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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