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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All of the Lights. Malham is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amorphis - House of Sleep. Rodney Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holmes misses with a left hand
and Malham counters with a two punch combo.
Malham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Malham throws a head kick that misses.
Malham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Malham.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Malham.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Malham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Malham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Holmes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malham misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Malham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes takes a swing at Malham's ribcage but misses.
Holmes tries a low kick but Malham avoids it.
Malham shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmes tries to sprawl out of it but Malham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malham throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malham throws a lazy head kick
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Malham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Malham is avoiding it.
Malham tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Malham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Malham.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
Holmes regains half guard there - taking advantage of Malham's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Holmes trying to control but Malham postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
Malham keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Malham wants to take a breather but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Malham was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Malham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malham lands an overhand right.
Malham with a nice cross.
Malham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes is looking to slow Malham down with leg kicks.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Holmes duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malham.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Malham.
Malham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holmes checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Malham saw that one coming.
Holmes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
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.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Malham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malham throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Malham misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Malham is avoiding it.
Malham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malham misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Malham misses.
Malham throws a leg kick
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Malham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malham throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham misses with a body kick.
Malham tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malham.
Malham throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Malham is just out of range.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Malham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malham misses with a body kick.
Malham is looking to score with low kicks.
Malham connects with a right hand. Holmes shakes it off.
Malham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Holmes misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes doesn't manage to clinch there - Malham circles away.
Malham throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Malham lands a nice shot to the body.
Malham checks a leg kick.
Holmes throws a front kick aimed at Malham's knee but Malham avoids it well.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malham throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Malham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holmes tries to work over Malham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Malham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rodney Holmes has been cut.
Malham is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holmes is defending well.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
Holmes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malham's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham breaks from the clinch.
Malham blocks a jab.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Malham should have avoided that one.
Malham looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Malham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malham throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Holmes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malham, right into the meat.
John Malham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malham misses with a head kick.
Malham lands a high kick!
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Malham counters with a one-two to the body.
Malham cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malham misses with a double jab.
Malham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malham lands with a slapping head kick.
Malham throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Malham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malham is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes misses with a shot to the body
and Malham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malham wants to land a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham throws a front kick that sends Holmes stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Malham.
Malham throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Malham.
Malham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malham slips a straight right by Holmes.
Holmes throws a hook but Malham avoids it easily.
Malham moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Holmes tries to bum rush Malham with a series of wild strikes but Malham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Malham.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holmes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malham - the referee stops the clock and Holmes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malham. Holmes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malham throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Malham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malham is defended easily by Holmes.
Malham throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
John Malham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Malham.
Rodney Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malham throws a body kick the misses
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Malham keeps it at a distance.
Malham gets a takedown into half guard.
Malham thows a huge punch but Holmes dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Malham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holmes wants to control but Malham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holmes is just riding it out for now. Malham eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham thows a huge punch but Holmes dodges it nicely.
Holmes is staying active underneath Malham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malham is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Holmes is in trouble now - Malham has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Malham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Malham!
John Malham really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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