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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuivanen comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - POWER . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Kuivanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddy Matsui!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuivanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Matsui, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kuivanen scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matsui's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Matsui trying to control here.
Kuivanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matsui sees it coming and defends easily.
Kuivanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matsui knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kuivanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Matsui tries to get to full guard but Kuivanen has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuivanen trying to mount his opponent but Matsui defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuivanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsui is looking for a sweep. Kuivanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsui looking for submissions off his back.
Matsui tries to roll over but Kuivanen keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuivanen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matsui has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kuivanen has managed to get both his arms back between Matsui's legs - danger averted.
Kuivanen passes Matsui's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matsui makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matsui.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuivanen passes Matsui's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kuivanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Matsui is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuivanen trying to control the action but Matsui is working from the bottom.
Kuivanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Matsui is just riding it out for now. Kuivanen eventually gives up the hold.
Matsui actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen is trying to control. Matsui wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matsui trying to control here.
Matsui tries to roll over but Kuivanen keeps him under control.
It looks like Kuivanen is going to stand back up.
Kuivanen is thwarting Matsui's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuivanen wants to stand but Matsui has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Kuivanen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matsui closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kuivanen's guard.
Kuivanen keeping moving, preventing Matsui from controlling successfully.
Matsui missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuivanen wants to get back to his feet but Matsui is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matsui wants to pass the guard but Kuivanen is keeping the position.
Kuivanen trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kuivanen holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Anton Kuivanen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuivanen darts in and clinches Matsui up against the cage.
Matsui has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuivanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuivanen has him pressed against the cage.
Kuivanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuivanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matsui tries to get to full guard but Kuivanen has control of the leg.
Kuivanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matsui tries to roll over but Kuivanen keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Matsui is refusing to be controlled, as Kuivanen sits in half guard.
Kuivanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matsui actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsui tries to roll over but Kuivanen keeps him under control.
Matsui has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuivanen is working away from the top position though.
Matsui looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matsui looking for submissions off his back.
Matsui tries to get to full guard but Kuivanen has control of the leg.
Kuivanen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen trying to mount his opponent but Matsui defends it.
Kuivanen stalling away here and it's allowed Matsui to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Matsui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuivanen looking to pass the guard.
Kuivanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsui looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuivanen is one step ahead there.
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 Anton 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 wants to clinch.
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matsui looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuivanen is one step ahead there.
Kuivanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsui is retaining full guard.
Kuivanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuivanen gets to his feet. Matsui looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kuivanen tries to stand and escape but Matsui is controlling the position.
Matsui looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matsui is refusing to be controlled, as Kuivanen sits in half guard.
Kuivanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Matsui is just riding it out for now. Kuivanen eventually gives up the hold.
Matsui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen trying to pass the guard but Matsui defending well.
Matsui is looking to improve his position.
Kuivanen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matsui gets back to half guard.
Anton Kuivanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsui looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuivanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuivanen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matsui looking for submissions off his back.
Matsui trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matsui knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kuivanen trying to control the pace.
Matsui won't allow Kuivanen to pass to mount.
Matsui is not content to let Kuivanen control the position.
Kuivanen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Anton Kuivanen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Matsui fails with a takedown attempt.
Eddy Matsui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anton Kuivanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Kuivanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuivanen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Kuivanen!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Kuivanen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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