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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuivanen's choice of entrance music: Kanye West - POWER . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
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170 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion misses the jab.
Good shot there by Kuivanen.
Didion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Didion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuivanen needs to keep his hands up - Didion had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Anton Kuivanen has been cut.
Kuivanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Didion's head.
Didion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch.
Kuivanen walks into a stiff left hand from Didion.
Kuivanen is looking to clinch but Didion is avoiding it.
Kuivanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Didion.
Didion moves out of range of the strikes.
Didion fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion misses with a right hand
and Kuivanen counters with a big head kick but Didion shrugs it off.
Kuivanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuivanen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Didion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Didion might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kuivanen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Didion has Kuivanen pulled in close to control his posture.
Kuivanen trying to control but Didion is working from the bottom.
Kuivanen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Didion manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kuivanen has Didion in his guard.
Didion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuivanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Didion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuivanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuivanen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Didion is refusing to be controlled, as Kuivanen sits in half guard.
Kuivanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Didion sees it coming and defends easily.
Kuivanen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Didion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kuivanen.
Kuivanen is looking for a kimura but Didion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuivanen to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen thows a huge punch but Didion dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuivanen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kuivanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kuivanen seems to be working for a kimura but Didion defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Didion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuivanen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Didion preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Didion manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Kuivanen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Kuivanen's cut.
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.
Kuivanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuivanen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Didion quickly recovers to half guard.
Didion trying to control but Kuivanen postures up.
Kuivanen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Didion has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kuivanen is looking for a kimura but Didion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuivanen to get the leverage.
Kuivanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Didion defending well though.
Kuivanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuivanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Anton Kuivanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kuivanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kuivanen is working for a kimura but Didion is defending it quite comfortably.
Didion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuivanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuivanen trying to control from half guard but Didion is working away.
Kuivanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Didion regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kuivanen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Didion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Didion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Didion!
Kuivanen is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Kuivanen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Didion trying to control the action but Kuivanen is working from the bottom.
Didion lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kuivanen down.
Didion tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Didion throws a strike aimed at the side of Kuivanen's head but Kuivanen avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Didion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Didion misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuivanen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Didion's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen wants to control but Didion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Didion throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kuivanen to regain full guard.
Didion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Didion throwing strikes but missing.
Kuivanen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Didion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuivanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Didion with a nice head shot there.
Kuivanen is trying to keep Didion in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anton Kuivanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anton Kuivanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuivanen goes for a double leg but Didion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Didion continues to drive forward.
Didion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuivanen's elbow.
A short right from Didion on the inside.
Kuivanen is trying to push Didion away but Didion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Didion.
Kuivanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Didion.
A hook to the body from Didion.
Kuivanen successfully pulls guard.
Kuivanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Didion.
Didion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuivanen controls Didion momentarily but Didion frees himself.
Didion wants to pass the guard but Kuivanen is keeping the position.
Didion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen working a defensive guard here.
Didion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuivanen wants to stand and escape but Didion is having none of it.
Didion connects with a couple of short punches.
Didion looking to sit in guard and control but Kuivanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Didion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuivanen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Didion dives on top into guard.
Kuivanen controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion scoring with some ground and pound.
Didion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Didion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Didion throws an elbow that misses. Kuivanen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Didion's guard. Nice move by Kuivanen!
Kuivanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Didion has wrist control.
Anton Kuivanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Didion keeping moving, preventing Kuivanen from controlling successfully.
Kuivanen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuivanen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Didion is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kuivanen, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion trying to control but Kuivanen is working from the bottom.
Kuivanen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Didion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuivanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuivanen wants to control from the top but Didion keeps moving.
Kuivanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chad Didion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen wanted to stand there but Didion had control of the position.
Kuivanen is in close to Didion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kuivanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuivanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuivanen looking to sit in guard and control but Didion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kuivanen keeping moving, preventing Didion from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuivanen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chad Didion.
I think Kuivanen 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Kuivanen!
Anton Kuivanen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
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RATING
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