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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahn comes to the cage accompanied by Boris Brejcha - Flockentanz . Damashii comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ciemna Strefa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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163 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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158 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yamato Damashii!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kahn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Damashii did well to prevent Kahn getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kahn with the ground and pound but Damashii uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kahn tries to free his leg and advance position but Damashii is retaining full guard.
Damashii is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kahn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kahn passes into half guard.
Kahn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damashii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kahn.
Damashii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kahn.
Damashii is looking to escape.
Kahn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kahn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Damashii defending well though.
Kahn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn wants to work for an arm triangle but Damashii is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damashii is not content to let Kahn control the position.
Damashii pushes Kahn off looking to stand but Kahn dives back in and keeps control.
Kahn is trying to control. Damashii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Damashii wants to get back to his feet.
Kahn misses with a head shot. Damashii uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kahn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn throwing strikes from guard but Damashii blocks nicely.
Kahn trying to control but Damashii is working from the bottom.
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kahn looking to sit in guard and control but Damashii gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damashii with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Oliver Kahn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kahn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Damashii!
Damashii holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kahn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Damashii avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kahn.
Damashii tries to buck Kahn off but he can't manage it.
Kahn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Damashii is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Damashii taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii is squirming around, avoiding Kahn's attempts to control the action.
Damashii is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kahn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Damashii tries to buck Kahn off but he can't manage it.
Kahn with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Damashii is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kahn controlling the position easily from mount.
Kahn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Damashii is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Damashii and Kahn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahn cracks Damashii with a big right hand but Damashii just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Kahn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kahn jabs at Damashii's body.
Damashii shoots in for a takedown but Kahn shows good takedown defense.
Damashii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kahn's waist but Kahn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damashii off to one side.
Kahn throws a nice looking combination but Damashii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damashii decides to pull guard.
Kahn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kahn wants to control from the top but Damashii keeps moving.
Kahn stops Damashii from standing up.
Kahn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Damashii dives on top into guard.
Damashii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Damashii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kahn pulls Damashii in close to his closed guard and prevents Damashii from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oliver Kahn.
Damashii closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Damashii lands in his opponent's guard.
Kahn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Damashii!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn thowing shots but they're missing.
Kahn controlling the pace for now.
Kahn with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damashii tries to buck Kahn off but he can't manage it.
Kahn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Damashii is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Damashii is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Damashii and Kahn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kahn misses with the ground and pound.
Kahn advances nicely into full mount.
Kahn goes for an armbar but Damashii turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Damashii.
Damashii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kahn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliver Kahn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damashii looking to sit in guard and control but Kahn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Oliver Kahn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kahn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Damashii tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kahn is in Damashii's guard.
Kahn trying to control but Damashii is working from the bottom.
Kahn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kahn gets to his feet. Damashii looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Damashii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damashii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Damashii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii trying to mount his opponent but Kahn defends it.
Damashii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damashii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yamato Damashii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yamato Damashii wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kahn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Damashii counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kahn!
Kahn is squirming around, avoiding Damashii's attempts to control the action.
Damashii unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damashii throws a strike there. Kahn manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Damashii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Damashii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damashii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damashii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahn defending well though.
Damashii is looking to pass Kahn's guard but actually Kahn recovers to full guard.
Kahn keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamato Damashii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Oliver Kahn!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Oliver Kahn!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Oliver Kahn!
Oliver Kahn wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oliver Kahn made sure he mentioned Bushido Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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