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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Viitalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malham comes into the arena with Amorphis - House of Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Viitalainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seasons In The Abyss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Malham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jussi Viitalainen's chin.
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218 lbs
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222 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Viitalainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malham takes a swing at Viitalainen's ribcage but misses.
Malham tries a head kick but it misses.
Viitalainen cracks Malham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Viitalainen throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Malham misses.
A shot to the liver by Malham. Beautiful body shot.
Malham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Viitalainen sprawls well. Viitalainen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malham gets slowly back to his feet.
Malham throws a hook but Viitalainen avoids it easily.
Malham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viitalainen manages to avoid it.
Malham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John Malham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malham throws a body punch but Viitalainen moves out of range.
Viitalainen dips to his left and cracks Malham with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham lands a right hook to the body.
Malham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viitalainen as he jumps to the side.
Viitalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malham takes a swing at Viitalainen's ribcage but misses.
Malham throws a sloppy head kick and Viitalainen moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Viitalainen.
Some bone on bone action there as Viitalainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malham is looking to chop away at Viitalainen's legs.
Viitalainen checks a low kick from Malham.
Viitalainen dodges the punch combination from Malham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham throws a push kick but Viitalainen slaps the foot to one side.
Viitalainen looks for the body kick but Malham saw that one coming.
Malham fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Malham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Viitalainen.
Viitalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viitalainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malham throws a head kick but Viitalainen moves out of range.
Viitalainen ducks under a wild hook from Malham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham lands with a kick to the temple. Viitalainen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malham throws a hook but Viitalainen avoids it easily.
Malham misses with a hook. Viitalainen ducked under it nicely.
Malham shoots for a double leg takedown but Viitalainen sprawls well. He's pushed Malham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viitalainen moves away.
Malham is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Viitalainen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Malham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Malham is predictable there
enabling Viitalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Viitalainen blocks the body kick.
Viitalainen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch combination from Malham misses.
Viitalainen is looking to slow Malham down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viitalainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malham has time to react.
Malham fails with a takedown attempt.
Viitalainen checks a low kick from Malham.
Viitalainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jussi Viitalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malham misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Viitalainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Viitalainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viitalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malham.
A swing and a miss from Malham.
Malham throws an overhand right that lands on Viitalainen's shoulder, as Viitalainen tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Viitalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Viitalainen throws a head kick but Malham moves out of range.
Malham looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Malham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Viitalainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Viitalainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viitalainen keeping moving, preventing Malham from controlling successfully.
Malham 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.
Malham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viitalainen is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Viitalainen tries to buck Malham off but Malham is having none of it.
Viitalainen sneaks back into half guard.
Malham throwing shots but Viitalainen is blocking nicely.
Viitalainen is trying to stand back up but Malham is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malham trying to mount his opponent but Viitalainen defends it.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viitalainen keeps working.
Viitalainen pushes Malham off and gets back to his feet.
Malham digs a good hook to Viitalainen's body.
Malham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Viitalainen is breathing heavily.
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!
Viitalainen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viitalainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Malham. Malham gets slowly back to his feet.
Malham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jussi Viitalainen has been cut.
Malham takes a kick to the side of the head.
Viitalainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Viitalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malham stalks Viitalainen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Viitalainen's face. Viitalainen staggers backwards, shaken.
Viitalainen is rocked!
Malham drops Viitalainen with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Viitalainen! Malham dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Malham!
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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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