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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Bezoink (ranked 1353 p4p, 192 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 1256 p4p, 174 weight class). Bezoink's entrance music is Fuel. A fine choice. 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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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
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezoink throws a poor cross that misses
and Bezoink takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Kahn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Bezoink throwing a counter right hand but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bezoink is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bezoink dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn moves out of range as Bezoink strikes.
Bezoink moves out of range as Kahn throws a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Kahn
and Bezoink counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahn throws a hook but Bezoink avoids it easily.
Bezoink lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kahn misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bezoink to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bezoink counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezoink takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bezoink scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Kahn. Beautiful body shot.
Bezoink keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn tests Bezoink's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahn lands with a straight right. Bezoink didn't see that one coming.
Bezoink uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.
Bezoink has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Bezoink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Bezoink does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bezoink to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Bezoink walks into a stiff left hand from Kahn.
A solid body kick from Kahn.
Kahn moves out of range as Bezoink strikes.
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bezoink counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kahn misses with a body punch
and Bezoink counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bezoink counter with a right hand.
Bezoink throws a sloppy head kick and Kahn moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Bezoink does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bezoink takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bezoink defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bezoink bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kahn's head.
Bezoink takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kahn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn checks a low kick from Bezoink.
Kahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Bezoink's head.
Bezoink misses with a wild body shot.
Kahn connects with a body shot that sends Bezoink's belly button to the back.
Jab by Kahn.
A jab from Kahn finds it's way through Bezoink's defenses.
Kahn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Bezoink is out of range.
Kahn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Bezoink moved out of range.
Kahn loads up on a big right hand but Bezoink slips the punch.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bezoink slips a straight right by Kahn.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kahn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bezoink on the side of the head.
Solomon Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Bezoink moves away and avoids it.
Kahn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bezoink takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahn lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahn misses with an uppercut
and Bezoink counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bezoink.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Bezoink avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bezoink misses with a looping right.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bezoink on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Bezoink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Kahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bezoink.
Bezoink throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Bezoink's shoulder, as Bezoink tries to avoid the shot.
Bezoink was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kahn tries to land a body kick
and Bezoink counters with a left to the body.
Kahn misses with a double jab.
Kahn lands a nice shot that snaps Bezoink's head back.
Kahn avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Bezoink.
Bezoink seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kahn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Kahn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Kahn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bezoink slips under a jab from Kahn.
Kahn moves out of range as Bezoink strikes.
Kahn slips a jab from Bezoink.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bezoink might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Kahn.
Bezoink keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kahn connects with a right hand. Bezoink shakes it off.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Bezoink is out of range.
Bezoink is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Kahn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kahn.
Kahn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bezoink has time to react.
Kahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Kahn.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bezoink throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Kahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bezoink.
Bezoink attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Bezoink's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezoink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bezoink throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bezoink scores with a head kick.
Bezoink throws a poor cross that misses
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahn misses with an uppercut. Bezoink saw that one coming.
Kahn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kahn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bezoink fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bezoink throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kahn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bezoink blocks it well.
Kahn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bezoink swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bezoink throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahn.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Bezoink avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Bezoink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bezoink misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Bezoink bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kahn's head backwards.
Bezoink misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Kahn misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Bezoink.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Kahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Bezoink misses.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Bezoink scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahn doesn't seem bothered though.
Solomon Kahn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bezoink tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Bezoink.
Kahn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bezoink stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kahn stuns Bezoink with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bezoink looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bezoink lands a slapping body shot.
Bezoink fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Bezoink avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bezoink.
Bezoink needs to keep his hands up - Kahn had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
Kahn lands a jab to the nose.
Bezoink lands with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kahn. Bezoink shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Kahn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bezoink walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kahn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
Kahn lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bezoink.
Bezoink looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bezoink looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Bezoink needs to keep his hands up - Kahn had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bezoink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bezoink throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Kahn misses.
Kahn moves out of range as Bezoink strikes.
Kahn lands a jab to Bezoink's midsection.
A big right from Bezoink misses.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kahn throws a series of punches but Bezoink avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kahn.
Kahn takes a swing at Bezoink's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bezoink misses the target.
Kahn slips under a jab from Bezoink.
Bezoink has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kahn.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Bezoink.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Bezoink sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bezoink throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Kahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kahn moves away from the strike by Bezoink.
It seemed like Kahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kahn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bezoink misses with a looping left.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezoink sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Bezoink counters with a quick kick to the body but Kahn blocks it.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bezoink.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Bezoink.
Bezoink uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Bezoink throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bezoink fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Bezoink blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezoink loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Kahn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bezoink.
Bezoink ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Kahn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Bezoink ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Bezoink's head but Bezoink sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bezoink needs to keep his hands up - Kahn had a free shot at his head there.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bezoink.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Kahn throws a body punch but Bezoink moves out of range.
Bezoink defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
Bezoink lands a right hook to the body.
Kahn cracks Bezoink with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bezoink misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
Kahn throws a sloppy body shot
and Bezoink counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahn's knee momentarily.
Kahn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kahn avoids the head kick by Bezoink.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bezoink pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bezoink counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bezoink keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
Both fighters circling a little - Kahn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Bezoink appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kahn scores with a sloppy right hand. Bezoink should have avoided that one.
Bezoink throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bezoink counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahn's knee momentarily.
Kahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Bezoink off the cage and back into range.
Bezoink keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
A punch lands to the side of Bezoink 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bezoink misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kahn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bezoink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink scores with a nice strike.
Bezoink misses with a kick to the body.
Kahn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bezoink moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bezoink throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Bezoink takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kahn takes a swing at Bezoink's ribcage but misses.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Kahn lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Bezoink.
Donk. Kahn catches Bezoink right on the button with a cross.
Bezoink feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kahns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ernie Bezoink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kahn staying out of range there.
Kahn throws out a powerful jab.
Kahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Solomon Kahn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn dodges the punch combination from Bezoink.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink throws a series of punches but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn stalks Bezoink and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bezoink's face. Bezoink staggers backwards, shaken.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Bezoink.
Bezoink takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kahn misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kahn, as that shot connected.
Kahn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bezoink tries to move into range but Kahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Bezoink off the cage and back into range.
Bezoink gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kahn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bezoink has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kahn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kahn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Kahn!
A victorious Solomon Kahn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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