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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Kahn (ranked 101 p4p, 18 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 175 p4p, 29 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kahn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cooke sizes up Kahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kahn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Kahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Kahn moved away.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kahn misses with a looping left.
Kahn backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Kahn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Kahn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kahn can pounce on him.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Cooke responds with a good body kick, but Kahn manages to step out the way in time.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kahn thumps Cooke with a low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kahn.
Kahn lands a slapping body shot.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Kahn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahn misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way.
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Kahn.
Kahn takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke flicks out a counter leg kick but Kahn steps away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooke cracks Kahn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Kahn's ribs.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Cooke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Kahn.
Kahn throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Cooke backs away, Kahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Kahn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kahn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kahn avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Kahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kahn moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Kahn tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Kahn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kahn!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Cooke throws a push kick but Kahn slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahn misses the target.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Kahn lands the left hand.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a good low kick that Cooke was not able to check.
Cooke misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Kahn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn moved away.
It looked like Kahn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
Kahn cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn with a nice cross.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Kahn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Cooke misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Kahn.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahn under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke punishes Kahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Kahn thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Kahn does no damage.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kahn.
Solomon Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kahn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Kahn tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahn swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahn.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn counters with a series of strikes. Cooke will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kahn tries to score with a low kick but Cooke moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Kahn catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kahn looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Kahn.
A clash of legs there as Kahn blocks the low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kahn connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kahn.
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Kahn avoids it.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahn tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kahn if he has to take too many more of those.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahn.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Kahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke misses the jab.
Cooke slips under a jab from Kahn.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Kahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Cooke tries to bum rush Kahn with a series of wild strikes but Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahn throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Solomon Kahn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahn.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Cooke dodges the punch combination from Kahn.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Kahn throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Cooke lands with a kick to the temple. Kahn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kahn swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a solid body kick.
Kahn misses with a straight left.
Cooke pushes Kahn away with a front kick.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Kahn's leg but Kahn calmly moves out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Kahn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kahn. That's going to slow Cooke down.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahn.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
A clash of legs there as Cooke blocks the low kick.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kahn sprawls well. Kahn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooke gets slowly back to his feet.
Kahn lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke thumps Kahn with a low kick.
Kahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.
Kahn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kahn misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Kahn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Kahn looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kahn.
Kahn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Kahn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kahn connects with a high kick.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Kahn checks it
and Kahn counters with a body kick that stops Cooke in his tracks momentarily.
Kahn lands a leg kick that knocks Cooke off balance momentarily.
Kahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Cooke tries to work over Kahn's front leg with a kick but Kahn checks it.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kahn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Kahn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Kahn settles back down.
A nice side step and Cooke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kahn misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Kahn jabs at Cooke's body.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Kahn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Kahn connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kahn doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn checks it.
Cooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cooke.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Kahn's head but Kahn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Kahn's ribs.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Kahn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kahn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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