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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sam sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuli Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuli Kuivanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, sam sarmiento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuli Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuivanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but sarmiento moves out of range.
Kuivanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuivanen works over sarmiento's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but sarmiento avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kuivanen is defended easily by sarmiento.
Kuivanen throws a right hand that sarmiento ducks under and follows up with a left that sarmiento also avoids with ease.
Kuivanen misses with a few strikes there.
sarmiento gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuivanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
sarmiento looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
sarmiento trying to mount his opponent but Kuivanen defends it.
sarmiento wants to control but Kuivanen is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sarmiento passes to full mount!
sarmiento controlling from the full mount.
Kuivanen wants to get back to his feet.
sarmiento landing strikes from the mount and Kuivanen is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento trying to control but he's not successful this time.
sarmiento controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kuivanen has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of sarmiento's lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kuivanen looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
sarmiento is keen to just control but Kuivanen is a slippery customer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. sam sarmiento just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
sarmiento gets a clinch.
sarmiento has Kuivanen pressed against the cage, preventing Kuivanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
sarmiento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuivanen tries to clinch but sarmiento moves away
and sarmiento counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
sarmiento changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
sarmiento drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuivanen keeping full guard, as sarmiento tries to pass.
sarmiento content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sam sarmiento dominated that round.
That's time! sarmiento's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
sarmiento thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuivanen if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuivanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by sarmiento.
sarmiento tests Kuivanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
sarmiento lands a two punch combo.
Kuivanen closes the distance but sarmiento moves to the side
and sarmiento counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kuivanen's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
sarmiento looking to pass the guard.
Kuivanen being controlled here, momentarily.
Kuivanen is breathing heavily.
sarmiento wants to control from the top but Kuivanen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen can't keep his opponent in guard - sarmiento advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
sarmiento wants to take a breather but Kuivanen is having none of it.
sarmiento is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
sarmiento trying to control from half guard but Kuivanen is working away.
sarmiento not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. sam sarmiento just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
sarmiento moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
sam sarmiento is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
sarmiento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuivanen.
sarmiento moves into the clinch.
sarmiento lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
sarmiento jumps into guard, dragging Kuivanen to the mat.
sarmiento manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
sarmiento lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento fails to move to back control.
sarmiento with shots to the head and body - Kuivanen looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sarmiento controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuivanen is bucking up trying to escape but sarmiento cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sam sarmiento dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
sarmiento has closed the distance and engaged Kuivanen in a clinch.
Kuivanen working hard to break the clinch.
Kuivanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
sarmiento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
sarmiento throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kuivanen swats away the attempt to clinch by sarmiento.
sarmiento moves into the clinch.
Kuivanen tries to circle away but sarmiento has him pinned against the cage.
sarmiento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuivanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and sarmiento moves into the clinch.
sarmiento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuivanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
sarmiento scores a takedown into full mount!
sarmiento takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sarmiento jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kuivanen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuivanen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
sarmiento remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
sam sarmiento overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
sarmiento working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen taking a bit of punishment here - sarmiento scoring with strikes.
sarmiento is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuivanen is defending well.
Kuivanen is looking to get back to his feet here but sarmiento is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kuivanen's back.
sarmiento is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
sam sarmiento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuivanen is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Kuivanen right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
sam sarmiento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well sarmiento 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sam sarmiento!
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FIGHT
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