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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Wewito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Ransti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wewito comes to the cage accompanied by Had Enough. Joonas Ransti will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Wewito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Ransti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wewito fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ransti sprawls well initially but Wewito persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wewito trying to control from half guard but Ransti is working away.
Wewito thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wewito is keen to just control but Ransti is a slippery customer.
Wewito moves into full mount! Ransti won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Wewito.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wewito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ransti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ransti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wewito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ransti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wewito lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ransti is rocked!
Wewito is working for a guillotine from mount but Ransti frees his head quite easily.
Wewito sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ransti blocking the ground and pound.
Wewito is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ransti has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Wewito connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wewito working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ransti is squirming around, avoiding Wewito's attempts to control the action.
Ransti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wewito.
Wewito looking to ground and pound but Ransti is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wewito lands a nice shot to the head.
Wewito with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wewito 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.
Wewito is breathing heavily.
Wewito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ransti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wewito tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wewito looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wewito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ransti?
Wewito goes for an armbar but Ransti turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ransti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransti wants to stand but Wewito is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wewito really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wewito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ransti is one step ahead there.
Wewito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ransti wants to pass the guard but Wewito is keeping the position.
Wewito keeping moving, preventing Ransti from controlling successfully.
Ransti throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Wewito dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ransti throws a right hand that Wewito ducks under and follows up with a left that Wewito also avoids with ease.
Ransti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ransti throws a series of punches but Wewito avoids them all with ease.
Ransti misses with a head kick.
Ransti slaps away a takedown attempt from Wewito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ransti moves in looking to clinch but Wewito pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Ransti misses the target.
Ransti throws a head kick that misses.
Ransti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wewito shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wewito frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ransti is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wewito misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wewito cracks Ransti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wewito lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wewito landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wewito throws some wild stikes that Ransti manages to avoid easily.
Wewito thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wewito misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wewito lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ransti hang on?
Wewito jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ransti manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ransti wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wewito is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ransti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wewito wants to control but Ransti is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ransti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wewito.
Ransti tries to escape back to his feet but Wewito has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Ransti's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Ransti is tapping! Wewito saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miguel Wewito!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Soikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmi Raikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soikio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beck - Loser. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Soikio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmi Raikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikkonen looks to land a right hand but Soikio moved out of range.
Kimmi Raikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soikio is defended easily by Raikkonen.
Raikkonen misses with the combination.
Raikkonen is looking to land body kicks.
Raikkonen misses with a body kick.
Soikio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Soikio shoots in looking for a takedown. Raikkonen tries to sprawl out of it but Soikio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raikkonen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Soikio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soikio tries for a takedown but Raikkonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soikio checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soikio is defended easily by Raikkonen.
Raikkonen cracks Soikio with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soikio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raikkonen scores with a jab to the head.
Soikio is rocked!
Soikio is breathing heavily.
Raikkonen connects with a nice cross there... Soikio is looking wobbly and Raikkonen recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Soikio to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Raikkonen jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kimmi Raikkonen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allan Von Reinar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Von Reinar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Maiden - Fear of the dark. This should be a great matchup!
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174 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allan Von Reinar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Reinar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Von Reinar instigates a clinch.
Von Reinar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Reinar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Von Reinar working some strikes from top position.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Von Reinar from controlling successfully.
Von Reinar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hunt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Von Reinar throws a big right hand that misses.
Von Reinar passes Hunt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Von Reinar is working away from the top position though.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Von Reinar has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Reinar wants to advance to full mount but Hunt doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Von Reinar wanted to stand there but Hunt had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Reinar throws a big right hand that misses.
Von Reinar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Reinar tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt shoots in and bounces Von Reinar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Von Reinar trying to control the position.
Von Reinar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Reinar has wrist control.
Von Reinar wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hunt!
Hunt is squirming around, avoiding Von Reinar's attempts to control the action.
Von Reinar get's back to his feet.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Reinar moves into the clinch.
Von Reinar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hunt is pressed up against the cage. Von Reinar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hunt down to the mat. Hunt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Reinar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunt.
Hunt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Von Reinar circles away.
Von Reinar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Reinar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Reinar moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Von Reinar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Reinar tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Von Reinar drops back down to his feet.
Von Reinar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Reinar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von Reinar jumps guard.
Von Reinar trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Von Reinar is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Von Reinar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hunt is looking to improve his position but Von Reinar isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Von Reinar controlling from mount.
Von Reinar with the ground and pound from mount.
Von Reinar breaks from Hunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hunt is looking to get to half guard.
Hunt holds on to Von Reinar as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Reinar tries to control but Hunt wriggling away.
Von Reinar 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.
Hunt is desperately trying to improve his position but Von Reinar has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Von Reinar dominated that round.
That's time! Von Reinar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt with a nice cross.
Von Reinar moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Von Reinar breaks from the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Von Reinar.
Von Reinar stands up.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Reinar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
What's Hunt going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Reinar wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Von Reinar tries to move to mount but Hunt blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reinar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Von Reinar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hunt tries to buck Von Reinar off but Von Reinar is having none of it.
Von Reinar tries for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
Hunt manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Reinar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Von Reinar is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Hunt wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Reinar postures up.
Von Reinar is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Von Reinar stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Von Reinar moves into the clinch.
Von Reinar breaks the clinch.
Allan Von Reinar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Reinar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Von Reinar from controlling successfully.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Reinar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Von Reinar wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Hunt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Reinar moves away.
Hunt misses with a takedown
so Von Reinar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Von Reinar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunt pushes Von Reinar off and gets back to his feet.
Von Reinar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunt's half guard.
Hunt is trying to control but can't.
Allan Von Reinar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Reinar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Von Reinar in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hunt tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Von Reinar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Allan Von Reinar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gai Daigouji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ash Berry told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gai Daigouji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Berry.
Daigouji looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Berry shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daigouji is trying to defend but Berry finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Berry passes to side control.
Berry trying to control the action but Daigouji is working from the bottom.
Berry advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Daigouji manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Berry has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Daigouji is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Berry yanks on the arm and Daigouji is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Berry.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ash Berry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville rantanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Path comes into the arena with Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out blaring out of the sound system. Ville rantanen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Path's chin.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Path!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville rantanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rantanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Path tries to sprawl out of it but rantanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Path manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Path shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts rantanen as he jumps to the side.
rantanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and rantanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but rantanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
rantanen tries to clinch up.
rantanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joey Path has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville rantanen.
A big left from Path misses.
Path tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
rantanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
rantanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Path.
rantanen looks gassed!
rantanen throws a front kick aimed at Path's knee but Path avoids it well.
rantanen drives through and clinches with Path against the cage.
Path's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path slaps away a takedown attempt from rantanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Path bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps rantanen's head backwards.
Path clinches with his opponent.
rantanen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Path is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Path wants to break free but rantanen has control.
Path lands a body punch.
Path breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Path ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Path is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in rantanen's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
rantanen is defending against the submission attempts here by Path.
Path is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path trying to control from half guard but rantanen is working away.
Path is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
rantanen is looking to escape.
rantanen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Path manages to move to mount!
rantanen taking shots to the head.
Path is going olschool here, as he tries to force rantanen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so rantanen shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rantanen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Path is trying to take his opponent's back.
rantanen tries to lock up and control but Path gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rantanen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
rantanen has a hand on Path's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Path takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Path goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now rantanen is on top in guard.
Path wants to stand up but rantanen is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rantanen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
rantanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Path is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Path controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rantanen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Path dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Path swings for the body but rantanen moves out of range.
Path slips a jab and a cross from rantanen.
rantanen staying out of range there.
Path shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and rantanen counters with a series of strikes. Path will be more careful next time no doubt.
A clash of legs there as rantanen blocks the low kick.
Path throws out a leg kick but rantanen moves out of range and Path only half commits.
Path tries to work over rantanen's front leg with a kick but rantanen checks it.
Ville rantanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Path misses with an uppercut.
rantanen misses with a takedown attempt
and Path counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
rantanen tries to kick Path off but Path keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Path slips a nice elbow through rantanen's hands, connecting with rantanen's forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Path is pressing down on rantanen's thigh, looking to free his foot. rantanen is holding on for now.
rantanen is pressing down on Path's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
rantanen keeping moving, preventing Path from controlling successfully.
Path prevents rantanen from getting back to his feet.
Path is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! rantanen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! rantanen has escaped and now he's on top!
rantanen controlling from the top position.
rantanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
rantanen stopping the sweep attempt from Path.
Path throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Path had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. rantanen defends it easily.
Path wants to sweep here but rantanen controlling him for the moment.
rantanen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Path manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now rantanen has Path in his guard.
rantanen wants to stand but Path is controlling the position.
That's four 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.
Path is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Path with a nice head shot there.
Path stopping the sweep attempt from rantanen.
rantanen controls Path momentarily but Path frees himself.
rantanen keeping full guard, as Path tries to pass.
Path trying to control the position from guard on top but rantanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Path dominated that second round.
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!
rantanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Path. Path gets slowly back to his feet.
rantanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Path.
Path misses with a series of wild punches.
rantanen shoots in for a double leg but Path sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joey Path seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Path missing with a left hand there. rantanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Path moves in looking to clinch but rantanen pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Path.
rantanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Path.
Path doesn't manage to clinch there - rantanen circles away.
Path tries to clinch there but rantanen circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
rantanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Path circles away.
rantanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Path paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
rantanen prevents Path from breaking the clinch.
Path wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Path is trying to break free.
Path tries to circle away but rantanen has him pinned against the cage.
rantanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
rantanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Path bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of rantanen's head.
Path darts in trying to clinch
and rantanen counters with a shoot takedown. Path fights it but they end up in guard.
rantanen wants to control from the top but Path keeps moving.
rantanen has gone for a leg lock! Path slips out almost immediately though and dives into rantanen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rantanen keeping moving, preventing Path from controlling successfully.
rantanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Path trying to control the position from guard on top but rantanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Path wants to pass the guard but rantanen is keeping the position.
Path works a leg free and moves into half guard.
rantanen is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Path wants to pass the guard but rantanen is defending well.
Joey Path overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like Path is going to stand back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Path buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Path leaves rantanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
rantanen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Path looking to pass the guard.
rantanen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Joey Path is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Path wants to control from the top but rantanen keeps moving.
rantanen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
rantanen has his foot on Path's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Path works his way back into a safe position though.
rantanen working a defensive guard here.
rantanen keeping moving, preventing Path from controlling successfully.
Ville rantanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
rantanen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Path uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Path.
Well Path 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Path!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Monfriesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Eide Buestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Monfriesz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Monfriesz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Eide Buestad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monfriesz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monfriesz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Eide Buestad manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Eide Buestad won't allow Monfriesz to get back to his feet.
Eide Buestad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Monfriesz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eide Buestad.
Monfriesz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eide Buestad is controlling him.
Eide Buestad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eide Buestad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eide Buestad throwing strikes but missing.
Eide Buestad wants to pass the guard but Monfriesz is keeping the position.
Eide Buestad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monfriesz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Monfriesz dives in and grabs Eide Buestad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eide Buestad pushes down on Monfriesz's head and hops out.
Eide Buestad cracks a nice hook into Monfriesz's ribs.
Eide Buestad throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eide Buestad leaves Monfriesz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Monfriesz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monfriesz sizes up Eide Buestad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Monfriesz misses.
Eide Buestad drops Monfriesz with a beautiful combination! Monfriesz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Eide Buestad is looking for the KO!
It looks like Johnny Monfriesz has been cut.
Monfriesz is breathing heavily.
Eide Buestad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eide Buestad tries to clinch but Monfriesz moves out of range.
Eide Buestad throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Monfriesz stumbling backwards into the cage! Monfriesz bounces back off the cage towards Eide Buestad, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Eide Buestad lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Eide Buestad celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonas Eide Buestad!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mapeed Brumdisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Runtelija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mapeed Brumdisha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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282 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mapeed Brumdisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Runtelija!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runtelija tries for a takedown but Brumdisha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brumdisha misses with a series of wild punches.
Brumdisha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Brumdisha. No joy for Runtelija on that attempt.
Brumdisha really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brumdisha lands a two punch combo.
Brumdisha misses with a double jab.
Brumdisha lands a left and a right that send Runtelija crashing to the mat, dazed. Brumdisha thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Runtelija is rocked!
It looks like Jorma Runtelija has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brumdisha misses with a double jab.
Runtelija closes the distance and clinches up with Brumdisha, looking for a takedown. Runtelija pushes Brumdisha against the cage but Brumdisha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mapeed Brumdisha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorma Runtelija.
Runtelija looks gassed!
Runtelija tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brumdisha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Runtelija somewhat.
Runtelija takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Runtelija on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Brumdisha.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brumdisha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Runtelija doesn't seem bothered though.
Runtelija takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brumdisha drops Runtelija with a beautiful combination! Runtelija stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brumdisha is looking for the KO!
Runtelija is still on wobbly legs! Can Brumdisha finish him?
It's a brutal combination of punches from Brumdisha! Runtelija is backing up but he can't get away as Brumdisha lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Runtelija and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mapeed Brumdisha!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teukka Korpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raised Fist - Friends And Traitors. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teukka Korpi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Berg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Korpi misses.
Berg throws a head kick but Korpi moves out of range.
Berg misses with a head kick.
Teukka Korpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korpi throws a right and a left that Berg avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Korpi, as that shot connected.
Berg misses with a head kick.
Korpi misses with a takedown attempt - Berg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Korpi connects with a jab.
Korpi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korpi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korpi lands a with a good body shot.
Korpi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berg in his tracks.
Berg lands a nice shot that snaps Korpi's head back.
Korpi blocks a head kick by Berg.
Berg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Korpi looks to land a combination. Berg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Berg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berg throws a head kick but Korpi moves out of range.
Korpi shoots for a double leg takedown but Berg sprawls well. He's pushed Korpi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Berg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korpi lands with a cross.
Korpi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korpi moves out of range of the leg kick from Berg.
Berg lands a big head kick that sends Korpi tumbling to the mat! Berg takes a step backwards and waves Korpi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Korpi is rocked!
It looks like Teukka Korpi has been cut.
Berg misses with an uppercut. Korpi saw that one coming.
Oh Korpi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berg lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Korpi falls backwards - clearly groggy! Berg dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Berg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohandes Ghandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghandi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Am I Demon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Dark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohandes Ghandi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ghandi misses with a few strikes there.
Ghandi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dark tries to clinch up.
Dark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghandi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dark will feel that in the morning.
Dark throws a low kick but Ghandi avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Ghandi does no damage.
Ghandi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ghandi throws a looping overhand right but Dark ducks down to avoid it.
Dark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ghandi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark tries to land a body kick
and Ghandi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ghandi.
Ghandi with a nice head shot there.
Ghandi stays in close to Dark's body and controls the position.
Ghandi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ghandi looking to pass the guard.
Ghandi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark controls Ghandi momentarily but Ghandi frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ghandi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dark throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mohandes Ghandi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghandi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dark.
Ghandi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Ghandi misses
and Dark counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ghandi.
Ghandi scores with a takedown into Dark's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi trying to control but Dark is working from the bottom.
Dark looking to control.
Ghandi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghandi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dark stopping the sweep attempt from Ghandi.
Ghandi pulls Dark in close to prevent any damage.
Ghandi is trying to keep Dark in close.
Ghandi pulls Dark in close to his closed guard and prevents Dark from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohandes Ghandi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohandes Ghandi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Ghandi is predictable there
and Dark counters with a leg kick.
Ghandi is looking to clinch.
Dark throws a sloppy head kick
and Ghandi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dark pushes Ghandi off looking to stand but Ghandi dives back in and keeps control.
Ghandi not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghandi is looking to stall here but Dark recovers full guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mohandes Ghandi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Dark misses
and Ghandi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ghandi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghandi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark throws a lazy head kick
and Ghandi moves into the clinch.
Ghandi trying to land knees to the body.
Dark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dark managing to block the knees to the body from Ghandi.
Ghandi misses with an elbow over the top.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dark looking to slow down the pace here.
Ghandi working Dark over with knees to the body.
Ghandi landing knees to the head.
Dark managing to block the knees to the body from Ghandi.
Ghandi misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Dark.
Dark has Ghandi pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark is trying to break the clinch but Ghandi has him pressed against the cage.
Dark stalls.
Dark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Ghandi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dark prevents it.
Ghandi prevents Dark from breaking the clinch.
Ghandi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dark is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ghandi as Dark tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark landing knees to the head.
Ghandi wants a takedown but no success here.
Damien Dark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohandes Ghandi.
Dark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dark blocks the elbow strike.
Dark takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Damien Dark has been cut.
Dark lands a knee to the head.
Dark avoids a wild elbow strike from Ghandi.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ghandi misses with a knee strike.
Dark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ghandi avoids it.
Ghandi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dark looking to throw knees to the head but Ghandi is blocking nicely.
Ghandi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dark regains guard.
Ghandi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghandi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dark is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ghandi, into his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ghandi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dark stopping the sweep attempt from Ghandi.
Ghandi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dark defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Dark will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dark throws a head kick that misses.
Mohandes Ghandi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Dark misses
and Ghandi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dark tries to kick Ghandi off but Ghandi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dark is trying to control but can't.
Ghandi is stalling here. Dark is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ghandi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dark has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ghandi holding on.
Dark wants to control for a moment but Ghandi uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ghandi tries to free his leg and advance position but Dark is retaining full guard.
Ghandi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ghandi trying to control but Dark is working from the bottom.
Ghandi is looking to advance position but Dark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ghandi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dark looking to control but Ghandi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ghandi wants to hold on but Dark pushes him away.
Dark controlling the position easily from mount.
Ghandi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ghandi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dark trying to control but Ghandi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi is trying desperately to improve position.
Ghandi wants to hold on but Dark pushes him away.
Dark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ghandi is working to get back to half guard.
Dark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dark is looking to stand but Dark has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's four 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.
Dark looking to control but Ghandi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ghandi wants to hold on but Dark pushes him away.
Dark tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dark prevents Ghandi from getting the reversal.
Dark controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohandes Ghandi really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ghandi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ghandi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ghandi misses with a takedown attempt - Dark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ghandi counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghandi misses with a double jab
and Dark counters with a low kick, right behind Ghandi 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghandi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mohandes Ghandi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ghandi blocks a head kick by Dark.
Dark tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghandi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dark fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Ghandi.
No joy there for Ghandi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dark throws a sloppy head kick
and Ghandi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dark throws a lazy head kick
and Ghandi counters with a two punch combo.
Ghandi tries to clinch but Dark moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ghandi.
Dark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ghandi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dark counters with a big head kick but Ghandi shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damien Dark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Dark misses
and Ghandi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dark is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dark connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ghandi.
Ghandi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ghandi throws a leg kick
and Dark counters with a good, hard body kick but Ghandi shrugs it off.
Ghandi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A head kick misses from Dark.
Dark lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ghandi will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dark misses with a head kick.
Damien Dark is winning the standup battle so far.
Dark throws a head kick that misses
and Ghandi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ghandi throws a head kick that misses
and Dark counters with a good low kick that Ghandi was not able to check.
Dark throws a head kick that misses
and Ghandi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghandi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ghandi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That has opened up Mohandes Ghandi's cut even more.
Dark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghandi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Dark had his way with Mohandes Ghandi in that 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!
Ghandi misses with a double jab
and Dark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ghandi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dark counters with a low kick, right behind Ghandi 's knee.
Ghandi throws a leg kick
and Dark counters with a big head kick but Ghandi shrugs it off.
Dark thumps Ghandi with a low kick.
Dark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ghandi if he has to take too many more of those.
Ghandi misses with a double jab.
Ghandi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dark throws a head kick that half lands.
The cut above Mohandes Ghandi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ghandi checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dark tries a head kick but it misses.
Dark misses with a head kick.
Ghandi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ghandi lands in his opponent's guard.
Ghandi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ghandi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghandi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi trying to control the position from guard on top but Dark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghandi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dark manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ghandi has Dark in his guard.
Dark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick by Dark misses
and Ghandi counters with a takedown into side control.
Ghandi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi trying to control the action but Dark is working from the bottom.
Mohandes Ghandi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghandi stands up.
Ghandi misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ghandi misses with a kick to the body
and Dark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dark.
Dark throws a lazy head kick
and Ghandi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ghandi throws a series of punches but Dark moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dark.
A low kick from Dark is predictable there
and Ghandi counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghandi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dark counters with a nice body kick.
Ghandi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Dark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Damien Dark!
Damien Dark retains his middleweight title!
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