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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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147 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Malverde.
Malverde throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
John tries to counter by clinching up but Malverde breaks away and moves out of range.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malverde misses with a head kick.
Malverde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malverde connects with a nice looking jab.
Malverde swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John checks a leg kick nicely.
Malverde throws a body shot but no joy.
Malverde checks a low kick from John.
John throws a head kick but Malverde moves out of range.
Malverde throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John throws a shot to the body.
John lands with a hook. Malverde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malverde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
John tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malverde is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from John misses.
John throws out a leg kick but Malverde moves out of range and John only half commits.
Malverde throws a low kick but John moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Malverde throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malverde throws a lazy head kick
letting John counter with a right hand.
Malverde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John instigates a clinch.
John blocks a body shot from Malverde.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Our sources have told us that John has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Malverde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malverde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John misses with an elbow strike.
Malverde tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Malverde back against the cage.
Malverde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Malverde controls the action.
Malverde misses with some punches.
Malverde avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Malverde is blocking nicely.
Malverde has John pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malverde's brow.
Malverde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Malverde lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malverde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malverde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John blocks a body shot from Malverde.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malverde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John walks into a left hand.
John cracks Malverde with an open hand slap.
John lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malverde throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ola John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from John misses.
John cracks a nice hook into Malverde's ribs.
A punch combination from Malverde misses.
John looks to land a body kick but Malverde moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde is looking to score with low kicks.
John checks a leg kick.
Malverde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malverde tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
A little feinted left hand from John on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malverde.
Malverde throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malverde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malverde drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malverde lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
John moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malverde moves away.
Malverde 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 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Malverde moves out of range easily.
Malverde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malverde lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malverde.
Malverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malverde has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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 John.
John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malverde swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malverde looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
Malverde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malverde scores with a shoulder strike.
Malverde tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Malverde back against the cage.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Malverde avoids the damage to the body.
Malverde landing knees to the head.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Malverde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Malverde will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
John throws a hook to the side of Malverde's head but Malverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malverde slips a jab from John.
Malverde scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John moves into range and clinches up with Malverde.
John scores with a shot to the side of Malverde's head.
John stalling in the clinch.
Malverde takes a knee to the side of the body.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malverde avoids it.
Malverde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malverde throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John throwing a counter right hand but Malverde manages to avoid it.
Malverde throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malverde. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John takes one to the side of the head.
John throws a solid leg kick but Malverde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at John.
Malverde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throws a solid leg kick but Malverde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at John.
Ola John is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
Malverde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malverde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malverde gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malverde.
Malverde tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malverde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malverde avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malverde missing with knees to the body.
Malverde trying to stall but John improves his position.
Malverde has a couple of punches blocked by John.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John blocks a body shot from Malverde.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
John lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malverde is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Malverde.
Malverde lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malverde blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John missing with knees to the body.
Malverde misses with a knee strike.
Malverde landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malverde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malverde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malverde is trying to maintain a safe position but John gets an underhook and turns Malverde into the cage.
Malverde cracks John with a nice body shot.
John scores a nice knee to the body.
Malverde digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
Malverde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
John lands a left hand.
Malverde avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malverde is defending well for now.
John lands a shoulder strike.
Malverde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malverde lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is looking to control Malverde's arms but Malverde gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
Malverde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malverde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malverde looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Malverde swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Malverde avoids the damage to the body.
Malverde trying to stall but John improves his position.
Malverde can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has John in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Malverde manages to break the clinch.
Malverde keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malverde pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
John missing with knees to the body.
Malverde working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malverde letting John take a breather here.
John tries to stall but Malverde uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malverde looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malverde avoids it.
Malverde lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde has John pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from John.
John lands a left hand.
Malverde dodges an elbow strike from John.
Malverde pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Malverde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Malverde works over John's head and body with a nice combination.
John misses with a leg kick.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body punch from John.
Malverde misses with an attempted mid kick.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malverde. That did some damage!
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malverde throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
Malverde scores with a spinning back kick!
Malverde swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Malverde scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Malverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malverde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Malverde throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John moves into range and connects with a jab.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malverde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John moves into the clinch successfully.
John blocks a body shot from Malverde.
John misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus Malverde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malverde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malverde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John lands an elbow inside that Malverde shrugs off.
Malverde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malverde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malverde tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Malverde lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by John.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malverde.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malverde's face.
Malverde is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malverde tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
John tries to stall but Malverde uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malverde lands a knee to the head.
John avoiding damage as Malverde throws knees to the body.
Malverde blocks an elbow strike.
Malverde pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malverde tries to stall but John uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malverde tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John tries a knee to the head but Malverde blocks it.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malverde trying to stall but John improves his position.
Malverde tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Malverde.
Malverde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malverde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malverde.
Malverde scores with a nice hook to the head.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malverde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malverde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malverde lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malverde lands with a left to the head.
Malverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malverde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malverde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Malverde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malverde.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Malverde. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John blocks a leg kick.
Malverde is looking to score with low kicks.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John misses with a leg kick.
Malverde wants to counter with a clinch but John pushes him away.
A good leg kick by John.
John scores with the left hand. Malverde knows he should have avoided that one.
Malverde lands a jab to John's midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malverde swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John blocks a body shot from Malverde.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Malverde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malverde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Malverde!
Jesus Malverde seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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