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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Nystroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joakim Nystroem will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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198 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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220 cm
18
254 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdullah Virtanen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Nystroem! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nystroem defending well as Virtanen loads up on a big left hand. Nystroem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nystroem moves away from the strike by Virtanen. Virtanen misses with a hook. Nystroem ducked under it nicely. Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick. A choreographed right hand from Virtanen misses the target. A head kick misses from Virtanen. Virtanen looks to throw the jab but Nystroem is out of range. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen lands with a nice body punch. Nystroem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Nystroem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Nystroem is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Virtanen throws a big shot that misses. Nystroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Virtanen.
Nystroem shoots in looking for a takedown. Virtanen tries to sprawl out of it but Nystroem keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Virtanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Virtanen throws a right and a left that Nystroem avoids nicely. Virtanen misses with a looping left. Nystroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
Nystroem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Virtanen. That one must have hurt. Nystroem looks gassed!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Nystroem ducks under a wild hook from Virtanen. Nystroem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A left and a right from Virtanen both land. Nice combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Virtanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtanen throws a half hearted mid kick. Virtanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Virtanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nystroem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Virtanen. Virtanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nystroem if he has to take too many more of those.
Virtanen throws a head kick that half lands.
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Nystroem is rocked!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Virtanen connects with a nice cross there... Nystroem is looking wobbly and Virtanen recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Nystroem to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Virtanen jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdullah Virtanen!
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
60% |
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