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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuivanen has chosen Kanye West - POWER as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuivanen. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws a body kick that misses.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuivanen.
John tests Kuivanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuivanen misses with a hook to the body
and John counters with an inside leg kick.
Kuivanen throws the kick towards the body but John avoids it.
Kuivanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and John counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
John throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuivanen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John misses with a double jab
and Kuivanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a leg kick but Kuivanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuivanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuivanen misses with a hook.
Kuivanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuivanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John moves out of range as Kuivanen strikes.
Kuivanen shoots for a double leg takedown but John sprawls well. He's pushed Kuivanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kuivanen counters with a three punch combo that has John backing up. John nods at Kuivanen to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from John as Kuivanen shoots in.
Ola John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Kuivanen.
John misses with a wild combination.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Kuivanen's shoulder, as Kuivanen tries to avoid the shot.
Kuivanen throws a big counter head kick but John avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuivanen blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Kuivanen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John misses with a body kick.
Kuivanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuivanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ola John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John tries to land a body kick
and Kuivanen counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuivanen is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Kuivanen misses with a hook
and John counters with a good low kick that Kuivanen was not able to check.
John connects with a body shot that sends Kuivanen's belly button to the back.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuivanen. That did some damage!
Kuivanen walks into a stiff left hand from John.
John throws a leg kick but Kuivanen checks it.
Kuivanen avoids the body shot from John.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuivanen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
John misses with a body kick.
Kuivanen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuivanen is looking to clinch.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuivanen moves away.
Kuivanen looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
Kuivanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Kuivanen down.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuivanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kuivanen tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kuivanen just manages to avoid it.
John takes one to the side of the head.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuivanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Kuivanen tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuivanen.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John scores with a hook.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuivanen throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
Kuivanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
John ducks under a wild hook from Kuivanen.
John is looking for a counter combo.
Kuivanen tries to clinch up.
John half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola John dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuivanen moves out of range of the strikes.
John gets tackled into the cage by Kuivanen. Kuivanen maintains the clinch.
Our sources have told us that John has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuivanen is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuivanen. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John misses the shot to the body.
Ola John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuivanen lands with a nice body punch.
Kuivanen 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
John slips a straight right by Kuivanen.
Anton Kuivanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuivanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuivanen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuivanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kuivanen rushes John and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuivanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John throws a head kick but Kuivanen moves out of range.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuivanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
Ola John is winning the standup battle so far.
John throws a low kick but Kuivanen moves out of range easily.
John throws a leg kick but Kuivanen checks it.
Kuivanen with the counter takedown but John avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuivanen.
John lands with a shot to the body.
Kuivanen doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Kuivanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Kuivanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuivanen throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Kuivanen down.
John is looking to wear down Kuivanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kuivanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuivanen misses with a body shot
and John counters with a good low kick that Kuivanen was not able to check.
Kuivanen blocks a head kick by John.
Kuivanen misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen throws a jab when John was well out of range.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuivanen ducks under a wild hook from John.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuivanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from John. No joy for Kuivanen on that attempt.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuivanen moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuivanen takes a kick to the side of the head.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuivanen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by John.
John lands a head kick!
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Kuivanen coming out on top.
Kuivanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ola John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Kuivanen.
A combination from Kuivanen does no damage.
Kuivanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Ola John will probably get the nod.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danga de danga de dang - John scores with a four punch combination!
Kuivanen 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.
John looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuivanen misses with a wild combination.
Kuivanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John throws a leg kick
and Kuivanen counters with a body kick that stops John in his tracks momentarily.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuivanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuivanen.
Donk. John catches Kuivanen right on the button with a cross.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Kuivanen off balance momentarily.
John throws a push kick but Kuivanen slaps the foot to one side.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
John lunges at Kuivanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuivanen's hand.
Kuivanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
John moves out of range as Kuivanen strikes.
Kuivanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting John counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Kuivanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuivanen misses with a wild body shot.
John throws a front kick aimed at Kuivanen's knee but Kuivanen avoids it well.
John throws a front kick aimed at Kuivanen's knee but Kuivanen avoids it well.
Kuivanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuivanen misses with the combination.
John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuivanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuivanen avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to work over Kuivanen's front leg with a kick but Kuivanen checks it.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and John duly obliges.
Kuivanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuivanen in his tracks.
Kuivanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Kuivanen walks into a jab.
Kuivanen slips a jab from John.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuivanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuivanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John is looking to slow Kuivanen down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuivanen 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.
John fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kuivanen just manages to avoid it.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuivanen can do to turn this around?
Kuivanen moves out of range of the body kick from John.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen swinging wildly here.
Kuivanen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
John throws a push kick but Kuivanen slaps the foot to one side.
Kuivanen digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola John clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuivanen misses.
Kuivanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John tried to counter with a leg kick but Kuivanen avoided it.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
John throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuivanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Kuivanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuivanen blocks a head kick by John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John 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.
John misses with a head kick.
John connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuivanen's hands.
Kuivanen tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen misses with a hook
and John counters with a left to the body.
Kuivanen misses with a body shot.
John connects with a body shot.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
John throws a low kick, looking for Kuivanen's leg but Kuivanen calmly moves out of range.
Kuivanen throws a body shot but no joy.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuivanen darts in and clinches John up against the cage.
Kuivanen is trying to break the clinch but John is controlling him.
Kuivanen decides to pull guard.
John wants to control from the top but Kuivanen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John stops Kuivanen from standing up.
Kuivanen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and John is now in half guard.
Kuivanen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kuivanen is trying to maintain the position but John is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuivanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
John is nestled in close to Kuivanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
John thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuivanen's head.
John 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.
John looks to land a strike but Kuivanen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as John accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuivanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuivanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuivanen doesn't seem bothered though.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen lands with a shot to the body.
Kuivanen avoids the head kick by John.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John throws a leg kick but Kuivanen checks it.
John stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuivanen 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.
It appears John was looking to counter with a kick there.
That kick from John tenderised Kuivanen's leg. Kuivanen is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola John had his way with Anton Kuivanen in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kuivanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
John connects with a leg kick. Kuivanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Kuivanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kuivanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuivanen wants to clinch.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuivanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuivanen has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
Kuivanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the cage.
Kuivanen drags the fight down to the ground.
John is standing up over Kuivanen. Kuivanen looks to escape but John dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John wants to control but Kuivanen is keeping him busy.
Kuivanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
John looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kuivanen is avoiding damage well.
John is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuivanen has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuivanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
John working away.
Anton Kuivanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John is staying tight to Kuivanen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kuivanen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kuivanen is rocked!
John thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no John has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
John is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuivanen is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries to move to mount but Kuivanen blocks the move with his legs.
Ola John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kuivanen!
John unloads with some shots from mount but Kuivanen bucks and avoids them well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuivanen is looking to escape.
Ola John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ola John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for John, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ola John!
Ola John retains his lightweight title!
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