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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kahn's choice of entrance music: Old Germany. Vagner Love has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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291 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vagner Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn feints and as Love raises his hands in defense, Kahn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kahn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Love works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kahn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kahn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kahn scores with a takedown into Love's guard.
Love is trying to control the position but Kahn postures up.
Kahn preventing the sweep.
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Love keeping moving, preventing Kahn from controlling successfully.
Kahn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Love preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Love is wriggling around but Kahn manages to pass to half guard.
Love is looking to control Kahn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Love avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kahn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kahn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Love is working an open guard so Kahn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kahn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Love to the mat! Love manages to get full guard.
Kahn is looking to work some ground and pound but Love has wrist control.
Love wants to control but Kahn passes easily into half guard.
Love wants to control but Kahn is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahn prevents Love from standing back up.
Love is trying to control but Kahn manages to pass to mount!
Love really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn working Love over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn cracks Love with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Love in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love is working to get back to half guard.
Kahn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Love tries to hold on but Kahn postures up.
Kahn with shots to the head and body - Love looks very uncomfortable down there.
Love is rocked!
Love keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kahn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Love is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Love has worked his arm free - good work by Love!
Kahn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Love is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kahn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Love, who protects the arm well.
Kahn scores with punches from side control.
Love pushes Kahn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kahn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Love defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands some shots froms side control.
Love manages to get back to half guard.
Love wants to control but Kahn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Love is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kahn pulls his head out easily.
Love is breathing heavily.
Love gets back to full guard.
Love wants to stand and escape but Kahn is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Love's head.
Kahn is in close to Love's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kahn thows a big elbow that misses.
Kahn trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Kahn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kahn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kahn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kahn lands a heavy elbow.
Kahn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oliver Kahn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kahn unloading with bombs!
Love taking shots to the head.
Kahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kahn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love tries to hold on but Kahn pushes him away.
Kahn lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is trying desperately to improve position.
Love tries to hold on but Kahn postures up.
Kahn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Love hang on?
Oh Love is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kahn connects with a bit shot that sees Love covering up! More strikes from Kahn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kahn is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Kahn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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