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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Kuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lyov Kirijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Kuan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirijenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Kuan misses its intended target.
Kuan misses with an uppercut. Kirijenko saw that one coming.
Kirijenko misses with a body shot.
Kirijenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuan motions for Kirijenko to come forward. Kuan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuan is looking to clinch but Kirijenko is avoiding it.
Kirijenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuan scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirijenko.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses.
Kirijenko misses with a body shot
and Kirijenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirijenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuan there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuan lands a body shot.
Kuan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kirijenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lyov Kirijenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirijenko misses with a left hand
enabling Kuan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirijenko with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kirijenko - just one landing.
Kirijenko digs a good body shot into Kuan's ribs.
Kuan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kirijenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuan misses with a looping left.
Kirijenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuan.
Kirijenko is rocked!
Kirijenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kuan is looking to clinch.
Kirijenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuan to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Kirijenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirijenko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kuan on his heels. He'll look to pass Kuan's guard now, I'm sure.
Kirijenko seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirijenko throwing strikes from guard but Kuan blocks nicely.
Kuan working a defensive guard here.
Kirijenko trying to control but Kuan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuan pulls Kirijenko in to control the position.
Kirijenko wants to control from the top but Kuan keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuan throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
Kirijenko looking to score a takedown here. Kuan is defending well but Kirijenko drives through and ends up in Kuan's guard.
Kirijenko throwing strikes but missing.
Kirijenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuan has wrist control.
Kirijenko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirijenko throwing strikes but missing.
Kuan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko landing with the ground and pound.
Kuan working a defensive guard here.
Kirijenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kirijenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Kirijenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kuan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kirijenko 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.
Kirijenko trying to control but Kuan is working from the bottom.
Kirijenko is fighting to break Kuan's control of his arms but Kuan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kirijenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuan trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kirijenko forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lu Kuan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko slips a jab and a cross from Kuan.
Kuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kirijenko to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Kirijenko misses.
Kuan looks to land a right hand but Kirijenko moved out of range.
Kuan misses with a straight left.
Kuan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirijenko.
Kuan connects with a single shot there.
Kirijenko loads up on a big right hand but Kuan slips the punch.
Good exchange - Kirijenko coming out on top.
Kirijenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuan.
Kuan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirijenko avoids the head kick by Kuan.
Kuan lands a head shot.
Kuan throws a looping overhand right but Kirijenko ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko misses with a right hand
and Kuan counters with a nice leg kick.
Kuan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kirijenko lands a nice shot that snaps Kuan's head back.
Kirijenko throws a body punch but Kuan moves out of range.
Kuan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuan avoids the head kick by Kirijenko.
Kirijenko cracks Kuan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kirijenko's head.
Kirijenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuan.
Kirijenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirijenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuan throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Kuan misses.
Lu Kuan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuan throws a nice looking combination but Kirijenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirijenko misses with a wild body shot.
Kuan throws a leg kick but Kirijenko checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kirijenko blocks the leg kick.
Kirijenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuan. Kuan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kirijenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirijenko cracks Kuan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kirijenko.
Kuan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kirijenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Lu Kuan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuan moves forwards but Kirijenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirijenko. Kuan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirijenko throws an overhand right that lands on Kuan's shoulder, as Kuan tries to avoid the shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kuan enables Kirijenko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kuan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kuan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kirijenko's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kuan trying to control the action but Kirijenko is working from the bottom.
Kirijenko manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kuan's best efforts.
Kirijenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuan is working away from the top position though.
Kirijenko preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kuan is looking to advance position but Kirijenko won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuan prevents Kirijenko from improving his position.
Kirijenko won't allow Kuan to pass to mount.
Kirijenko wants to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kirijenko trying to control but Kuan postures up.
Kirijenko gets full guard.
Kirijenko is looking for a triangle here but Kuan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuan trying to control the action but Kirijenko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lu Kuan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice shot by Kirijenko.
Kirijenko cracks Kuan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kirijenko throws a lazy right hand but Kuan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuan.
Kirijenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuan connects with a looping right hand.
Kirijenko throws a hook but Kuan blocks it.
Kirijenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kirijenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirijenko.
Kuan dodges the punch combination from Kirijenko.
Kuan tries to move into range but Kirijenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Kirijenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirijenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuan.
Kuan lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuan.
Kirijenko misses with a head kick.
Kirijenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kuan quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirijenko throwing shots but Kuan is blocking nicely.
Kuan is staying active underneath Kirijenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuan is looking to improve his position.
Kirijenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kuan has his hands clasped together around Kirijenko's back. He's all about the action.
Kuan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kirijenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuan keeping control of the position.
Kuan is not content to let Kirijenko control the position.
Kirijenko prevents Kuan from standing back up.
Lyov Kirijenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirijenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirijenko is looking to take a break and control but Kuan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuan is looking to control Kirijenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuan avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kuan is looking to improve his position.
Kuan has one foot on Kirijenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kirijenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kirijenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kuan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kirijenko is in Kuan's guard.
Kuan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kirijenko has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lyov Kirijenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirijenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuan defends it nicely.
Kuan slips a jab from Kirijenko.
Kuan lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirijenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuan moves away.
Kuan moves away from the strike by Kirijenko.
Kuan moves out of range of the body kick.
Kirijenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuan misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Kuan.
Kirijenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuan is just out of range.
Lu Kuan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirijenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lu Kuan.
I've got Kuan 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Kuan!
During a confident post fight interview, Lu Kuan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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