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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Didion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola John!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John connects with a body shot.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Didion moves into the clinch.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Didion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
Didion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Didion controls his hands.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Didion is keeping busy.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Didion avoids it.
Didion working aggressively here.
Didion breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Didion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chad Didion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Didion checks a leg kick.
Didion lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Didion manages to avoid it.
John checks the leg kick nicely there.
Didion throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Didion only half commits.
And John tries to counter it with a takedown but Didion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Didion looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
And John tries to counter it with a takedown but Didion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Didion thuds a left hand into John's body.
Didion misses the shot to the body.
Didion throws a low kick but John avoids it.
John tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Didion in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Didion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Didion swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John 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.
Chad Didion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John feints and then cracks Didion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Didion down.
John throws a front kick aimed at Didion's knee but Didion avoids it well.
Didion loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Didion.
Didion swinging wildly here.
John drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Didion defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John lands with a good body shot.
Didion misses with a low kick.
Didion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John blocks a leg kick.
Didion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Didion throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Didion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
Didion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws a lazy head kick
and Didion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Didion wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
John tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Didion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Didion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Didion throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
Didion throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Didion tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Didion falls off balance throwing a combination
and John counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
John is looking to advance position but Didion won't allow it.
John prevents Didion from improving his position.
John is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
John not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John trying to pass the guard but Didion defending well.
John has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
John is looking for a kimura here.
John is looking to stall here but Didion recovers full guard.
John wants to control from the top but Didion keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chad Didion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
John checks the leg kick.
Didion takes the fight into the clinch.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Didion is defending well for now.
Didion just leaning against John, taking a breather.
John tries to work over Didion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Didion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Didion blocks an elbow strike from John.
Didion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Didion avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Didion is keeping busy.
Didion throws a head punch that misses.
Didion lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Didion lands with a right to the head.
Didion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John lands a body shot in the clinch.
Didion lands an uppercut.
Didion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Didion is trying to push John away but John has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Didion uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Didion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Didion controls his hands.
Didion working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
John blocking some punches.
Didion avoiding damage.
Didion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John tries to throw a body punch but Didion avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Didion.
Didion lands a hook to the side of the head.
John is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Didion is defending well.
Didion stalls.
Didion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John jabs Didion right on the nose. Didion blinks but takes it well.
Didion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Didion misses.
Didion lands a jab to John's midsection.
John throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Didion.
Nice body kick from John.
Didion is looking to score with low kicks.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Didion avoids the head kick by John.
Didion fails to land with a series of punches.
Didion is looking to wear down John with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
John slips a jab and a cross from Didion.
Didion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
Didion throws a leg kick that misses.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Didion.
John scores with a head kick.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Didion.
Didion misses with a jab, cross combination.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
John throws a leg kick
and Didion counters with a one-two to the body.
Didion throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Didion defends it well.
The fighters circling - Didion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Didion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
Didion is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Didion.
Didion is really struggling to find his range with his punches. John's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Didion.
Didion clinches.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Didion avoids it.
Didion struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John blocks an uppercut.
John prevents a body shot from Didion.
John taking a breather.
Didion gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Didion avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John trying to control the position but instead, Didion has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the cage.
Didion lands with a short shot to the head.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Didion won't want to take too many of those.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Didion avoids it.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Didion uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Didion dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Didion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
John throws a leg kick but Didion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John checks the leg kick.
A big right from Didion misses.
John with the counter takedown but Didion avoids it easily.
Didion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Didion throws a leg kick that misses.
John slips under a jab from Didion.
John is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Didion takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with a left hand
and Didion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from John.
Didion wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
Didion wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion misses with an attempted mid kick.
And John tries to counter it with a takedown but Didion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Didion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Didion tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Didion.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chad Didion is winning the standup battle so far.
Didion stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Didion tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Didion off balance momentarily.
John throws a leg kick but Didion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John avoids the body shot from Didion.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from John there as he acknowledges the shot.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Didion swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Didion is looking to chop away at John's legs.
John lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Didion tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
Didion has John up against the cage in a clinch.
John prevents a body shot from Didion.
A right hand to the body from Didion.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John prevents a body shot from Didion.
Didion trying to stall but John improves his position.
Didion breaks the clinch.
Didion pivots, looking for a leg kick but John is out of range and Didion settles back down.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Didion defends it well.
Didion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And John tries to counter it with a takedown but Didion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion throws a leg kick but John moved away.
Didion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John throws a leg kick but Didion checks it.
John throws a low kick but Didion avoids it.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John avoids the head kick by Didion.
John misses with a head kick.
Didion instigates a clinch.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Didion's defenses.
Didion tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Didion back against the cage.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Didion pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Didion avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Didion.
Didion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Didion has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Didion blocks it with crossed arms.
Didion working aggressively here.
Didion lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from John.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Didion avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John prevents a body shot from Didion.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John being controlled against the cage.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Didion is blocking nicely.
John can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Didion clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Didion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Didion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Didion lands with a kick to the ribs.
Didion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John with the counter takedown but Didion avoids it easily.
Didion misses with a wild body shot.
John changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John throws a body punch but Didion moves out of range.
John walks into a left hand.
John throws the kick towards the body but Didion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John punishes Didion's body with a nice straight punch.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John scores with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Didion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Didion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Didion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Didion will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
John throws a leg kick which misses Didion's front leg but catches the back leg as Didion tries to avoid it.
John avoids the body shot from Didion.
John checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Didion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Didion blocks a head kick by John.
A jab from Didion misses.
Didion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And John tries to counter it with a takedown but Didion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Didion throws a jab when John was well out of range.
John is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab from Didion.
Didion throws a leg kick
and John decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Didion's guard.
John is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Didion is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Didion has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John keeping moving, preventing Didion from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Didion has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Didion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Didion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Didion stopping the sweep attempt from John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Didion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Didion trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Didion is aware though and is defending well.
John looking for subs off his back but Didion has passed one foot through into half guard.
Didion prevents John from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John gets back to full guard.
Didion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Didion trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Didion is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but John has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Didion is looking to defend but John has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Didion! John pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Didion taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ola John!
Ola John is the new lightweight champion!
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