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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuli Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken San looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 - 5 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken San!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuivanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
San comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuivanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but San swivels and escapes.
A combination from San does no damage.
Kuivanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Kuivanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuivanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for San, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuivanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuivanen catches San with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuivanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuivanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and San counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
San swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from San is defended easily by Kuivanen.
San looks gassed!
Kuivanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and San counters with a one-two to the body.
Kuivanen clinches with his opponent.
Kuivanen tries to break the clinch but San is controlling the position.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
San swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Kuivanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuivanen throws a nice looking combination but San bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuivanen misses with a wild combination.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but San avoids it well.
Samuli Kuivanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San tries to clinch up but Kuivanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuivanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuivanen drives through and clinches with San against the cage.
San escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
San throws a head kick that misses.
Kuivanen misses with a double jab
and San counters with a one-two to the body.
San fails in his attempt to clinch.
San moves out of range as Kuivanen strikes.
San gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuivanen is trying to force a seperation but San has the dominant position.
Kuivanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San scores with a spinning back kick!
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and San counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by San.
Kuivanen is looking to break free of the clinch but San has double underhooks.
Kuivanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
San pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by San.
No joy there for Kuivanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuivanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuivanen looks to land a right hand but San moved out of range.
Kuivanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuivanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
San throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuivanen misses with a double jab.
Kuivanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuivanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuivanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and San counters with a three punch combo that has Kuivanen backing up. Kuivanen nods at San to acknowledge the strikes.
San throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
San throws a series of punches but Kuivanen avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen throws a nice looking combination but San bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuivanen misses with a combination
and San counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuivanen shrugs it off.
Kuivanen clinches up with San and pushes him back against the cage.
San taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on San's face as he tries to break the clinch.
San breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
San buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Kuivanen misses.
San slips under a jab from Kuivanen.
San throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and San counters with a series of strikes. Kuivanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kuivanen misses with a double jab.
Kuivanen misses with the combination.
San misses with an attempted mid kick.
San takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuivanen breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen drops his hands momentarily and San takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuivanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
San rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuivanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
San motions for Kuivanen to come forward. San throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
San slips a straight right by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling San to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuivanen cracks San with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuivanen misses with a combination
and San counters with a nice leg kick.
San misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
San stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and San wants it to stay on the feet.
San shoots in for a double leg but Kuivanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
San throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuivanen on the side of the head.
Kuivanen throws out a loose jab but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
San tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuivanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
San scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
San has Kuivanen up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken San will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
San lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from San misses.
Samuli Kuivanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuivanen misses with a wild combination.
San moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuivanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San.
Kuivanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuivanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kuivanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San.
Kuivanen takes the fight into the clinch.
San pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuivanen throws a right hand that San ducks under and follows up with a left that San also avoids with ease.
Kuivanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuivanen tries to bum rush San with a series of wild strikes but San uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
San throws a sloppy head kick and Kuivanen moves out of range easily.
Kuivanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but San moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San tries to clinch up.
San slips a jab and a cross from Kuivanen.
San doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuivanen circles away.
San has closed the distance and engaged Kuivanen in a clinch.
San breaks the clinch.
San tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
San wants to clinch up but Kuivanen keeps it at a distance.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but San avoids them all with ease.
San tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters circling - Kuivanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuivanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
San is looking to clinch but Kuivanen is avoiding it.
A left and a right from San both land. Nice combination.
Kuivanen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kuivanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and San counters with a two punch combo.
San rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuivanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuivanen shoots for a double leg takedown but San sprawls well. He's pushed Kuivanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but San avoids it well.
Kuivanen swinging wildly here.
That's two 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.
San tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuivanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
San scores with a one two! Kuivanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuivanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
San takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
San closes the distance but Kuivanen moves to the side
and Kuivanen counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from San.
San shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuivanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuivanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuivanen misses with a double jab
and San counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and San counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
San has managed to clinch.
San manages to break the clinch.
Kuivanen swats away the attempt to clinch by San.
Kuivanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kuivanen scores with punches from side control.
San pushes Kuivanen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kuivanen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
San throws Kuivanen to one side and escapes!
Kuivanen throws a shot from downtown. San moves away and avoids it.
Kuivanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuivanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
San misses with a head kick.
San closes the distance and clinches.
Kuivanen is trying to break the clinch but San is controlling him.
Kuivanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
San blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by San!
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but San moves out of range.
Kuivanen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kuivanen prevents San from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Nice strikes from Kuivanen there.
Kuivanen prevents San from standing back up.
San kicks off Kuivanen and gets to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - San scores with a four punch combination!
Kuivanen misses with a double jab.
San tries to clinch up but Kuivanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuivanen misses with an uppercut.
San lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuivanen misses with a few strikes there.
San throws a head kick that Kuivanen semi-blocks.
Kuivanen misses with an uppercut. San saw that one coming.
San pulls out of a head kick attempt.
San tries to clinch there but Kuivanen circles away.
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 Samuli Kuivanen will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Kuivanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuivanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
San scores with a jab to the jaw.
San tries to bum rush Kuivanen with a series of wild strikes but Kuivanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuivanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuivanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuivanen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. San did well to prevent Kuivanen getting side control.
San wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
San dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuivanen misses with an uppercut.
San shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuivanen but Kuivanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from San.
San is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
San has closed the distance and engaged Kuivanen in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuivanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
San lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kuivanen throws a jab when San was well out of range.
Kuivanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and San counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by San.
San has Kuivanen pressed against the cage, preventing Kuivanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
San breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
San uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen closes the distance and clinches up with San, looking for a takedown. Kuivanen pushes San against the cage but San circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kuivanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuivanen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
San tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuivanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
San clinches up with Kuivanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuivanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuivanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and San counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
San avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen misses with a double jab.
San forces Kuivanen back against the cage and clinches.
San is trying to break the clinch but Kuivanen has him pressed against the cage.
San's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
San doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuivanen circles away.
Kuivanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
San wriggles free and stands up.
San tries to clinch up but Kuivanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuivanen wants to clinch up but San keeps it at a distance.
San showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
San has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
San tries to clinch up but Kuivanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuivanen wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San is looking to clinch.
San tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuivanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuivanen throws a nice looking combination but San bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuivanen misses with a wild combination.
San doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuivanen circles away.
Kuivanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San.
San is working the combinations to good effect here.
San clinches up against the cage.
Kuivanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ken San seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuivanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuivanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San circles away quickly and effectively.
San blocks a jab.
San doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuivanen circles away.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but San avoids them all with ease.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but San avoids it well.
San moves in looking to clinch but Kuivanen pushes him off.
Kuivanen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuivanen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuivanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuivanen wants to get back to striking at distance but San won't allow it.
Kuivanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
San has Kuivanen pressed against the cage, preventing Kuivanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
San's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for San.
Kuivanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San moves in looking to clinch but Kuivanen pushes him off.
San doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuivanen circles away.
San wants to clinch.
San staying out of range there.
Kuivanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and San holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuivanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuivanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuivanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken San.
I think San has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken San!
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