|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James B. Grossweiner (ranked 474 p4p, 78 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 673 p4p, 115 weight class). James B. Grossweiner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
29
200 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
|
188 cm
31
213 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James B. Grossweiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossweiner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grossweiner misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Kahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
Grossweiner throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
Grossweiner throws a body kick that misses
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grossweiner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grossweiner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Grossweiner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Kahn does it's job there.
Grossweiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossweiner misses with a straight left.
Kahn moves into range and clinches up with Grossweiner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossweiner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossweiner lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Grossweiner.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossweiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossweiner tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Grossweiner back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn working aggressively here.
Grossweiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grossweiner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Grossweiner.
Kahn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Grossweiner.
Grossweiner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grossweiner tries to circle away but Kahn has him pinned against the cage.
Grossweiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Grossweiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossweiner working aggressively here.
Grossweiner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Grossweiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossweiner.
Grossweiner tries to break free but Kahn pushes him back against the cage.
Grossweiner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grossweiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossweiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Grossweiner.
Grossweiner working aggressively here.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Grossweiner blocks an uppercut.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Grossweiner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grossweiner has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Grossweiner lands with a short shot to the head.
Grossweiner presses Kahn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossweiner tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Grossweiner back against the cage.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossweiner.
Grossweiner throws a head punch that misses.
Grossweiner gets through Kahn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grossweiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kahns head.
Grossweiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossweiner breaks from the clinch.
Grossweiner throws a right and a left that Kahn avoids nicely.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grossweiner tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kahn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kahn is looking to clinch but Grossweiner is avoiding it.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Kahn.
Kahn throws a jab when Grossweiner was well out of range.
Grossweiner misses with a straight left.
Grossweiner throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grossweiner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grossweiner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grossweiner misses with a double jab.
Kahn throws the left hand but Grossweiner avoids the punch easily.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch but Grossweiner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grossweiner throws a nice looking combination but Kahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Grossweiner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossweiner throws a leg kick which misses Kahn's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahn tries to avoid it.
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Jab by Kahn.
Grossweiner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grossweiner moves away.
Nice body kick there by Grossweiner.
Kahn misses with an uppercut
and Grossweiner counters with a left to the body.
Grossweiner throws a nice head kick!
Grossweiner throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn throws a body punch but Grossweiner moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn throws the left hand but Grossweiner avoids the punch easily.
Grossweiner connects with the punch.
Grossweiner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grossweiner misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James B. Grossweiner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
That's time! Grossweiner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Grossweiner.
Kahn blocks the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kahn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grossweiner - the referee stops the clock and Kahn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grossweiner. Kahn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grossweiner scores with a kick to the body.
Grossweiner misses with a kick to the body.
Grossweiner punishes Kahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Grossweiner connects with a body shot.
Kahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kahn gets caught napping as Grossweiner dives in and scores a takedown. Kahn manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn keeping full guard, as Grossweiner tries to pass.
Grossweiner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kahn's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grossweiner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossweiner throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grossweiner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grossweiner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kahn is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grossweiner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kahn is still in real trouble! Can Grossweiner finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kahn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grossweiner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kahn has managed to get both his arms back between Grossweiner's legs - danger averted.
Kahn won't allow Grossweiner to sweep him here.
Grossweiner has his foot on Kahn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kahn works his way back into a safe position though.
Grossweiner seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kahn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grossweiner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kahn has managed to get both his arms back between Grossweiner's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossweiner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kahn manages to get himself to full guard.
Grossweiner works over Kahn with some ground and pound from guard.
Kahn has momentary wrist control but Grossweiner slips an elbow through the middle.
James B. Grossweiner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grossweiner arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kahn's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James B. Grossweiner!
During a confident post fight interview, James B. Grossweiner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
