Kim-Solo vs Sagat

Mar 17, 2002 | Rules:
PlaceholderKim-Solo WINNER via Pinfall

## THE COMMENTARY DESK REAL-TIME ANALYSIS

JIM ROSS: “He got him! Good God almighty, a simple, brutal lariat completely turned the tide! Sagat was moving forward like an freight train, but Kim-Solo stood his ground and clotheslined the giant right out of his boots!”

JERRY “THE KING” LAWLER: “I can’t believe it! Sagat completely shut down Kim’s armbar three times! He looked like a submission genius out there, he studied the tape perfectly! And then he gets caught by a basic wrestling lariat? That’s the beauty of WrestleMania, JR!”

JOE ROGAN: > *”Man, that was a beautiful 4-star fight, man. The tactical layers were so deep. Look at the data: Sagat is only 35 years old, he’s in absolute peak physical condition, and his technical fight IQ tonight was off the charts. To counter a world-class armbar from a 230-pound elite grappler like Kim-Solo using pure technique? That means Sagat has been drilling submission defense for months. He completely neutralized Kim’s primary weapon.

But man, combat sports will punish a split-second miscalculation every single time. Sagat got a little too confident with his striking pressure, he moved forward without masking his centerline, and Kim-Solo just capitalized on the physics of the collision. When you take a 230-pound man’s arm hitting you at full velocity while you’re running directly into it, your brain just shuts off for a second. Sagat didn’t even realize he was being pinned until the referee’s hand hit the mat for the three. What a massive win for Kim-Solo!”*