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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 364 p4p, 51 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 167 p4p, 29 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. 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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185 cm
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215 lbs
31 - 15 - 2 |
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188 cm
38
213 lbs
30 - 14 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Kahn! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice cross by Kahn. Kahn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut. Kahn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Kahn misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. A jab from Kahn finds it's way through Lee's defenses. Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee. Kahn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee. It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kahn looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely. Lee throws a half hearted mid kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Lee. Kahn avoids the body shot from Lee.
Kahn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet. Kahn blocks a head kick by Lee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kahn, right into the meat.
Kahn takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses. Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahn doesn't seem bothered though. Kahn misses with a hook. Kahn missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kahn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lee ducks under a wild hook from Kahn. Kahn lands a jab to the head.
Kahn's coach down at Desert Fitness & Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kahn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Lee tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way. Lee throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it. Lee misses with a looping left. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kahn. Kahn throws a head kick that misses. Lee misses the jab. Kahn feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down. Kahn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kahn looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming. Lee misses with a hook. Nice body kick from Kahn. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kahn lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kahn misses the shot to the body. Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee. Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee. A swing and a miss from Kahn. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee moves out of range as Kahn throws a body kick.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss! A little jabbing left from Kahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kahn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range. Kahn lands a jab. Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kahn throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem. Kahn thows a left - swing and a miss! Lee with a hook. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Lee. Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kahn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee. Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kahn on the side of the head. Lee moves to clinch but Kahn breaks away and Kahn counters with a straight right hand. Lee instigates a clinch. Kahn blocking some punches.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Kahn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee. Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kahn tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kahn working hard to break the clinch. Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike. Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! 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! Lee lands a right hand. Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch. Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee. Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it. Lee throws a head punch that misses. Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land. Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut. Kahn throws a head punch that misses. Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn lands a hook to the side of the head. Kahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn. Lee blocks an uppercut.
Kahn lands a left hand.
Kahn lands with a short shot to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kahn blocks a body shot from Lee. Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kahn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well. Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Kahn manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Solomon Kahn will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Kahn is looking to score with low kicks. Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it. Lee misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Lee misses. Lee misses with an uppercut. Kahn saw that one coming. Kahn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection. An inside leg kick lands from Kahn. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee. Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kahn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kahn misses with a straight left. Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kahn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Kahn blocks a head kick by Lee.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Lee checks it. Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kahn just manages to avoid it. Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Lee. Kahn looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely. Lee throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick. Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Lee throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boo Lee is winning the standup battle so far. Kahn lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kahn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Lee misses with a right hand and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand! A chopping leg kick lands by Kahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kahn is able to avoid easily. Kahn scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Kahn throws a leg kick that is checked and Lee counters with a thumping low kick. Kahn scores with a punch to the head. Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target. Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem. Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses. Kahn throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot. Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kahn at a distance.
Lee slips under a jab from Kahn. Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range. Lee misses the jab. Kahn throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kahn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Kahn lands a jab to the nose. Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee cracks Kahn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Lee misses with a low kick. Lee checks the leg kick. Lee takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses. Kahn lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand. Lee takes one to the chin there. Lee motions for Kahn to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee. A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet. That kick from Kahn tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on. Lee fails in his attempt to clinch. Lee defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kahn throws a big shot that misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot. Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee. Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range. Kahn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee. Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kahn.
Good shot there by Kahn. Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Kahn counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check. Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Kahn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kahns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kahn moves out of range of the strikes. Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot. 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. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee. Lee takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses. The fighters circle momentarily. Kahn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Kahn misses with a wild body shot. Kahn tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it. Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee. Kahn throws a nice outside leg kick. Lee misses with a straight right. Lee misses with a hook. Lee moves out of range as Kahn strikes. A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kahn throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side. Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Kahn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses. Kahn staying out of range there. Kahn misses with an uppercut. Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kahn throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily. Kahn moves out of range of the strikes. Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee. Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand! A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice defenses there by Lee. Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee. Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it. Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kahn circles away. Kahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kahn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn is trying to counter with his kicks. Boo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kahn throws a leg kick that misses. Kahn cracks the inside of Lee's front leg. Kahn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kahn throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily. Kahn throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Kahn only half commits. Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Kahn misses with a looping right. Kahn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
That has opened up Solomon Kahn's cut even more. Lee throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range. A head kick by Lee misses and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kahn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kahn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee. Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn. Lee throws a front kick that sends Kahn stumbling back into the ropes. Kahn throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kahn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf. Kahn throws a quick inside leg kick. Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. An inside leg kick lands from Kahn. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee is looking to land body kicks. A jab from Lee misses. A head kick misses from Lee. Kahn slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee. Kahn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn. Kahn misses with a looping left. An inside leg kick from Kahn misses. Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kahn connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kahn's calf. 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! Lee misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand. Lee cracks a nice hook into Kahn's ribs. Lee ducks under a wild hook from Kahn. Lee throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it. Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot. Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Kahn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kahn throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Solomon Kahn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Kahn fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body. Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Kahn slips under a jab from Lee. Kahn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Solomon Kahn. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Solomon Kahn! A relieved looking Solomon Kahn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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