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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuli Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuli Kuivanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuli Kuivanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Lynch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuivanen's waist but Kuivanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lynch off to one side.
Kuivanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuivanen tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch closes the distance and clinches.
Lynch has Kuivanen pressed against the cage, preventing Kuivanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kuivanen can't fight it off and eventually Lynch manages to take the fight to the floor. Kuivanen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lynch gets to his feet - Kuivanen follows without any prompting.
Lynch is looking to clinch.
Kuivanen throws an overhand right that lands on Lynch's shoulder, as Lynch tries to avoid the shot.
Lynch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuivanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuivanen throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Lynch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Kuivanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuivanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lynch scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuivanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lynch shoots in and drives through. Kuivanen sprawls well.
Samuli Kuivanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Lynch.
Lynch looks gassed!
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
A nice combination there by Lynch.
Kuivanen clinches up with Lynch and pushes him back against the cage.
Lynch breaks the clinch.
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen connects with the punch.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Kuivanen.
Lynch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuivanen misses with a combination
and Lynch counters with a series of strikes. Kuivanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kuivanen both land. Nice combination.
Good shot there by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Kuivanen.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuivanen misses the target.
Kuivanen looks to throw the jab but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynch needs to keep his hands up - Kuivanen had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Kuivanen misses.
Kuivanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lynch.
Lynch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kuivanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lynch prevents Kuivanen from breaking the clinch.
Kuivanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuivanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but Lynch avoids it well.
Lynch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lynch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lynch wants to clinch.
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a single leg into guard. Kuivanen didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but instead Kuivanen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kuivanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuivanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuivanen stops Lynch from standing up.
Lynch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuivanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuivanen won't allow Lynch to get back to his feet.
Kuivanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Lynch has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuivanen throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Kuivanen misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but Lynch moves out of range.
Kuivanen misses with a combination
and Lynch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Lynch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lynch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuivanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuivanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lynch.
No luck for Lynch with that takedown attempt.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lynch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuivanen's efforts to push away.
Kuivanen breaks from the clinch.
Kuivanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuivanen throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Lynch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but Lynch avoids it well.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch looks to land a combination. Kuivanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kuivanen misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Kuivanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuivanen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuivanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuivanen breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lynch but Lynch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuivanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lynch.
Samuli Kuivanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuivanen tries to move into range but Lynch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but Lynch avoids them all with ease.
Lynch looks for a takedown but Kuivanen sprawls well.
Samuli Kuivanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Lynch.
Kuivanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuivanen misses with a double jab
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
Kuivanen misses with a two punch combination.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuivanen misses with a takedown attempt - Lynch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lynch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a two punch combo.
Samuli Kuivanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuivanen misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuivanen sprawls well initially but Lynch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kuivanen tries to kick Lynch off but Lynch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lynch wants to stand up but Kuivanen manages to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but instead Kuivanen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kuivanen 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.
Kuivanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuivanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuivanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuivanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four 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.
Lynch rushes Kuivanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch jumps guard and drags Kuivanen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lynch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuivanen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuivanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuivanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lynch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but Kuivanen is having none of it.
Kuivanen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
Kuivanen throwing strikes from guard but Lynch blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuivanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lynch looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kuivanen is putting a hurting on Lynch here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Lynch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lynch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuivanen thinking.
Kuivanen throws a one two combo.
Lynch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kuivanen did well to prevent Lynch getting side control.
Lynch stops Kuivanen from getting back to his feet.
Lynch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lynch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuivanen loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
Kuivanen misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lynch decides to stand back up. Lynch steps back and let's Kuivanen get back to his feet.
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuivanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lynch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lynch moves away from the strike by Kuivanen.
A right-left combo lands from Lynch.
Lynch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Lynch with that takedown attempt.
Samuli Kuivanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Lynch.
Lynch throws a right hand that Kuivanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuivanen also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Kuivanen.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuivanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lynch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lynch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuivanen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a takedown into side control.
Kuivanen is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Kuivanen. No joy for Lynch on that attempt.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch has managed to clinch.
Danny Lynch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuivanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samuli Kuivanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuivanen throws an elbow but misses.
Lynch is trying to break the clinch but Kuivanen is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lynch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Lynch!
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