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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Khripunova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malham might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Poets of the Fall - War. Sergei Khripunova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Khripunova!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khripunova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khripunova throws a head kick that misses
and Malham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khripunova's knee momentarily.
Khripunova motions for Malham to come forward. Khripunova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khripunova pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malham is out of range and Khripunova settles back down.
Khripunova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khripunova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khripunova throws a leg kick but Malham moved away.
Malham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khripunova misses with a looping right.
Khripunova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khripunova throws a body kick that misses.
Khripunova takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malham checks the leg kick.
Khripunova tries to keep at a distance but Malham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malham has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Khripunova regains guard immediately.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Malham wants to pass the guard but Khripunova is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Malham postures up.
Khripunova keeping moving, preventing Malham from controlling successfully.
Malham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khripunova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Malham looking to sit in guard and control but Khripunova gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Malham doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova controlling from the top position.
Malham is trying to control the position but Khripunova postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khripunova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malham's head backwards.
Khripunova goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khripunova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khripunova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khripunova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khripunova throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Malham counters with a stiff right hand.
Khripunova misses with a low kick.
Khripunova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malham.
Malham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malham misses with a low kick as Khripunova jumps back.
Khripunova looks to score with a jab to the body but Malham is just out of range.
A jab from Khripunova finds it's way through Malham's defenses.
Sergei Khripunova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malham connects with an inside leg kick.
Khripunova throws a combination. Malham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khripunova throws a sloppy head kick and Malham moves out of range easily.
Khripunova throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malham.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malham.
Khripunova looks gassed!
Khripunova throws a wild body kick that Malham sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malham scores with a push kick.
Malham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khripunova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khripunova falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Malham.
Malham dodges the punch combination from Khripunova.
Malham throws a nice looking combination but Khripunova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Malham misses with a head kick.
Khripunova takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malham cracks the inside of Khripunova's front leg.
Malham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khripunova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khripunova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice body kick from Malham.
Khripunova takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khripunova thows a body shot but no joy.
Malham is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malham connects with a solid leg kick.
Malham staying out of range there.
Malham digs a good hook to Khripunova's body.
Malham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khripunova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Khripunova misses.
Malham 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.
Malham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malham lands a jab to the head.
Khripunova steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Malham. That one must have hurt.
Khripunova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malham.
Malham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khripunova has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham connects with a solid leg kick.
Khripunova misses with a hook. Malham ducked under it nicely.
Malham takes a swing at Khripunova's ribcage but misses.
Malham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khripunova.
Malham misses with an uppercut.
Malham moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khripunova, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Khripunova. Those never looked like landing.
Malham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khripunova throws a lazy right hand but Malham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khripunova.
Malham connects with a body shot.
Khripunova is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malham.
Malham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sergei Khripunova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khripunova is looking to score with low kicks.
Khripunova feints a jab promting Malham to slip. Khripunova then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malham slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Malham. That's going to slow Khripunova down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Malham.
Khripunova throws a leg kick but Malham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khripunova throws out a leg kick but Malham moves out of range and Khripunova only half commits.
Malham connects with a single shot there.
Khripunova misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malham connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Khripunova.
Malham lands a leg kick that knocks Khripunova off balance momentarily.
Khripunova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malham. That's going to slow Khripunova down.
Malham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khripunova throws out the jab.
Malham scores with a body shot.
Malham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malham scores with a head kick. Khripunova tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Malham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malham lands with an overhand left.
Malham lands a head kick!
Khripunova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khripunova falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khripunova takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malham lands a slapping body shot.
Malham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khripunova takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Malham.
Khripunova is looking to chop away at Malham's legs.
Khripunova throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Malham counters with an outside leg kick.
Khripunova tries to bum rush Malham with a series of wild strikes but Malham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khripunova on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malham.
Khripunova shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malham lands a nice hook to Khripunova's body. Khripunova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John Malham is winning the standup battle so far.
Malham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malham.
Malham lands a nice looking body kick.
Khripunova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malham can pounce on him.
Malham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khripunova can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Malham. That's going to slow Khripunova down.
Khripunova takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khripunova circles away.
Malham is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khripunova swings widly with a right hand
and Malham counters with a low kick, right behind Khripunova 's knee.
A cross from Malham lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Malham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khripunova doesn't seem bothered though.
Malham throws a sloppy head kick and Khripunova moves out of range easily.
Khripunova tests Malham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malham works Khripunova's body with a nice hook.
Malham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khripunova circles away quickly and effectively.
Malham lands a nice looking body kick.
Malham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khripunova doesn't seem bothered though.
Malham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malham.
A clash of legs there as Malham blocks the low kick.
Malham throws a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Khripunova enables Malham to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Khripunova manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham looking to pass the guard.
Khripunova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunova keeping moving, preventing Malham from controlling successfully.
Malham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Khripunova wants to sweep here but Malham controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Malham wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Khripunova avoids the head kick by Malham.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malham. Khripunova does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova lands a slapping body shot.
Khripunova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malham lands with a straight right. Khripunova didn't see that one coming.
Malham moves away from the strike by Khripunova.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khripunova checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malham. That's going to slow Khripunova down.
Malham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khripunova takes a step back to recover.
Khripunova lands with a good body shot.
John Malham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malham with a hook.
Malham moves out of range of the body kick from Khripunova.
Khripunova throws the kick towards the body but Malham avoids it.
Khripunova stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khripunova has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Malham.
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!
Malham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khripunova manages to avoid it.
Khripunova is looking to land body kicks.
Khripunova throws a series of punches but Malham moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malham.
Malham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khripunova.
Malham lands a nice shot to the body.
Malham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khripunova walks into a left hand.
Khripunova takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malham throws a sloppy head kick and Khripunova moves out of range easily.
Sergei Khripunova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malham lands a head kick!
Khripunova throws the kick towards the body but Malham avoids it.
Malham lands a nice shot that snaps Khripunova's head back.
Khripunova tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khripunova takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khripunova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malham.
Malham slips a straight right by Khripunova.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova throws a chopping leg kick but Malham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khripunova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malham.
Khripunova misses with a series of wild punches.
Malham lands a nice looking body kick.
Khripunova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khripunova connects with a leg kick. Malham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khripunova tries to bum rush Malham with a series of wild strikes but Malham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khripunova misses the shot to the body.
Malham throws a good cross that connects.
Khripunova takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khripunova has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malham lands a nice shot to the body.
Khripunova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malham counters with a left to the body.
Malham lands a nice shot to the body.
Malham with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Malham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Malham!
A very excited looking John Malham made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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