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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jestan Tsemppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jestan Tsemppu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsemppu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsemppu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsemppu won't allow Dark to sweep him here.
Tsemppu wants to control from the top but Dark keeps moving.
Dark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tsemppu wants to control but Dark is having none of it.
Dark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tsemppu wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsemppu is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Dark.
Tsemppu can't escape the position.
Tsemppu looks gassed!
Tsemppu is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Dark.
Tsemppu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dark stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tsemppu tries to keep at a distance but Dark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dark just leaning against Tsemppu, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Dark.
Dark is stalling here.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsemppu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dark lands a nice knee to the body.
Dark landing knees to the body.
Dark landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dark scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dark.
Dark lands a knee to the head.
Dark taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dark for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark scores with a knee to the head.
Dark has Tsemppu pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damien Dark.
Dark connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark scores with a head kick.
Dark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tsemppu is rocked!
Tsemppu avoids the head kick by Dark.
Tsemppu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dark's waist but Dark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsemppu off to one side.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsemppu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damien Dark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dark drives through and clinches with Tsemppu against the cage.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsemppu's face.
Dark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tsemppu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsemppu's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Dark dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsemppu tries to clinch
and Dark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dark tries to clinch up but Tsemppu circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsemppu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dark pushes Tsemppu away with a front kick.
Dark has managed to clinch.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dark.
Tsemppu is breathing heavily.
Dark misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dark.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dark stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsemppu's face.
Dark landing knees to the body.
Dark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tsemppu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dark has Tsemppu pressed against the cage.
Dark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dark scores with a knee to the head.
Dark stalling in the clinch.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsemppu's face.
Dark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damien Dark.
Dark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dark misses with a head kick.
Dark lands a head kick!
Tsemppu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsemppu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dark won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Tsemppu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dark can pounce on him.
Dark tries to clinch but Tsemppu moves out of range.
Tsemppu blocks a head kick by Dark.
Dark misses with a head kick.
Dark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dark connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsemppu blocks a head kick by Dark.
Tsemppu has a takedown stuffed.
Dark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dark has Tsemppu pressed against the cage.
Dark lands an elbow just above Tsemppu 's eye.
Dark landing knees to the head.
Dark displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tsemppu up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Dark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dark closes the distance and clinches.
Dark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dark landing knees to the head.
Tsemppu is still on wobbly legs! Can Dark finish him?
Dark jerks Tsemppu's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Tsemppu drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dark goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dark because Tsemppu was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Damien Dark!
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hype
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