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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mustajarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustajarvi comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta Rap. The key to victory for Pate Mustajarvi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Mustajarvi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustajarvi lunges at Griffin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griffin's hand.
It looks like Randy Griffin has been cut.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffin gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Pate Mustajarvi has been cut.
Mustajarvi taking a bit of punishment here - Griffin scoring with strikes.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mustajarvi keeps working.
Mustajarvi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Griffin.
Mustajarvi throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Griffin shoots in but Mustajarvi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mustajarvi pinned against the cage. Mustajarvi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mustajarvi.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Pate Mustajarvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Griffin.
Griffin looks gassed!
Mustajarvi throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustajarvi lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffin's head.
That has opened up Randy Griffin's cut even more.
Mustajarvi drops Griffin with a nice combination! Mustajarvi dives into Griffin's guard, looking to finish!
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Mustajarvi from controlling successfully.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mustajarvi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mustajarvi has passed into side control.
Mustajarvi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustajarvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi scores with a hook.
The cut above Randy Griffin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mustajarvi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi lands a slapping body shot.
Griffin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mustajarvi is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mustajarvi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffin.
No luck for Griffin with that takedown attempt.
Griffin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mustajarvi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mustajarvi tries to avoid it but Griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mustajarvi to the ground. Mustajarvi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Mustajarvi.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Mustajarvi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Mustajarvi which made him look bad.
Mustajarvi scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mustajarvi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mustajarvi.
Pate Mustajarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Mustajarvi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin shoots in and bounces Mustajarvi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mustajarvi keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
Mustajarvi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi working a defensive guard here.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustajarvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Mustajarvi sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Mustajarvi swinging wilding here.
Griffin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Mustajarvi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mustajarvi is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Mustajarvi circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mustajarvi as he avoids it easily.
Pate Mustajarvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Griffin.
Mustajarvi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Mustajarvi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mustajarvi looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mustajarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Mustajarvi.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice jab there from Mustajarvi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands a couple of elbows.
Mustajarvi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mustajarvi kicks Griffin off and gets to his feet.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mustajarvi as he avoids it easily.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mustajarvi swivels and escapes.
Mustajarvi throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mustajarvi is keeping the position for now.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Mustajarvi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mustajarvi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Griffin's guard.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mustajarvi trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mustajarvi wants to stand but Griffin is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin fails with the takedown.
Mustajarvi lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffin is pushing down on Mustajarvi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mustajarvi is fighting to maintain full guard but Griffin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Randy Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin is nestled in close to Mustajarvi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Mustajarvi is defending well.
Griffin looks to land a strike but Mustajarvi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustajarvi is retaining full guard.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mustajarvi keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Mustajarvi is keeping the position.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mustajarvi circles away.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mustajarvi swivels and escapes.
Griffin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Pate Mustajarvi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustajarvi throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Mustajarvi lands with a nice combination. Griffin backs away looking to recover.
Crunch! Mustajarvi slams his shin into Griffin's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin fails with the takedown.
Griffin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mustajarvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mustajarvi!
Griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mustajarvi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Mustajarvi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mustajarvi misses with a low kick.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Mustajarvi closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Mustajarvi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin is working for takedown but Mustajarvi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pate Mustajarvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Griffin.
Mustajarvi lands an uppercut.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Mustajarvi manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Mustajarvi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffin as Mustajarvi tries to tie him up.
Griffin blocks the elbow strike.
Mustajarvi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffin is working for takedown but Mustajarvi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mustajarvi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Mustajarvi is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mustajarvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustajarvi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustajarvi scores with a shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin is working for takedown but Mustajarvi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffin looking for a takedown.
Mustajarvi lands an elbow that stopped Griffin in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mustajarvi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Griffin avoids the elbow strike from Mustajarvi, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mustajarvi.
Griffin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mustajarvi prevents it.
Mustajarvi taking a breather.
Mustajarvi lands a right hand.
Griffin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mustajarvi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mustajarvi is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustajarvi throws an elbow but misses.
Griffin wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi lands a left hand.
Griffin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mustajarvi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griffin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mustajarvi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griffin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mustajarvi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mustajarvi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Randy Griffin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Griffin shoots in and bounces Mustajarvi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustajarvi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Mustajarvi keeps moving.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Mustajarvi is working an open guard so Griffin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mustajarvi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Griffin scoring with some ground and pound.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mustajarvi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin cracks Mustajarvi with a solid left hand.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Mustajarvi is keeping the position.
Mustajarvi wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin pushing down on Mustajarvi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Randy Griffin just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griffin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Griffin throws a strike aimed at the side of Mustajarvi's head but Mustajarvi avoids it well.
Mustajarvi is trying to get back to his feet.
Griffin working the ground and pound.
Griffin wants to control but Mustajarvi is keeping him busy.
Mustajarvi tries to escape but Griffin is in control.
Griffin lands an elbow.
Griffin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mustajarvi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustajarvi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin grinds an elbow into Mustajarvi's temple.
Griffin scoring with punches from side control.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Griffin taking a breather here.
Mustajarvi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Griffin scores with punches from side control.
Griffin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mustajarvi being controlled for a moment.
Griffin working away.
Griffin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mustajarvi struggling a bit here.
Mustajarvi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Griffin lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Griffin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mustajarvi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Griffin connects with a decent elbow.
Mustajarvi manages to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Griffin connects with a nice short shot to Mustajarvi's temple.
Mustajarvi won't allow Griffin to pass to mount.
Griffin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mustajarvi defending well though.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mustajarvi works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mustajarvi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustajarvi, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Mustajarvi as Griffin shoots in.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mustajarvi pinned against the cage. Mustajarvi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pate Mustajarvi is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mustajarvi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mustajarvi moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin scores a takedown into full mount!
Griffin landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustajarvi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffin dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Griffin dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Mustajarvi sprawls well.
Mustajarvi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi stalks Griffin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffin's face. Griffin staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Mustajarvi finish him?
Mustajarvi scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Mustajarvi.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Mustajarvi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pate Mustajarvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Griffin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Nice sprawl there from Mustajarvi as Griffin shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Mustajarvi. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mustajarvi's guard.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mustajarvi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mustajarvi wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustajarvi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mustajarvi trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Griffin postures up in Mustajarvi's guard and throws a big left but Mustajarvi blocks it.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustajarvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin cracks Mustajarvi with a solid left hand.
Mustajarvi keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Mustajarvi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Mustajarvi lands with a straight right. Griffin didn't see that one coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Griffin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pate Mustajarvi!
Pate Mustajarvi is the new super heavyweight champion!
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