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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tristram Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela comes to the cage accompanied by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman - Promontory. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, tristram Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griswold. That did some damage!
Kuusela lands a front kick.
Griswold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griswold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuusela misses with a body shot.
Kuusela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuusela cracks the inside of Griswold's front leg.
Horrible takedown by Kuusela or perhaps it was just good defense by Griswold which made him look bad.
Griswold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuusela is looking to clinch.
Griswold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuusela.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griswold manages to avoid it.
Kuusela cracks Griswold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like tristram Griswold has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela lands a lovely overhand right.
Griswold looks gassed!
Griswold misses with a leg kick
and Griswold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griswold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Griswold is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Griswold.
Griswold tries to keep at a distance but Kuusela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuusela jumps into guard, dragging Griswold to the mat.
Griswold stopping the sweep attempt from Kuusela.
Kuusela looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuusela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Griswold defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuusela looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuusela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griswold has managed to get both his arms back between Kuusela's legs - danger averted.
Kuusela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuusela being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Kuusela 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.
Kuusela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griswold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusela looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuusela, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on tristram Griswold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Griswold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armo Kuusela is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Griswold misses
and Kuusela counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuusela.
tristram Griswold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuusela tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griswold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Griswold misses.
Griswold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuusela can pounce on him.
Griswold looks to land a combination but Kuusela avoids it well.
Kuusela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuusela lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela throws a nice head kick!
Griswold is breathing heavily.
Kuusela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuusela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That has opened up tristram Griswold's cut even more.
Kuusela looks to score with a jab to the body but Griswold is just out of range.
Kuusela rushes Griswold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela lands an elbow inside that Griswold shrugs off.
Griswold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griswold avoids the elbow strike from Kuusela, against the cage.
Kuusela missing with knees to the body.
Kuusela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griswold can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuusela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Griswold's brow.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela lands an elbow just above Griswold 's eye.
Griswold avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuusela.
Griswold blocks the elbow strike.
Kuusela lands a good knee to the midsection. Griswold won't want to take too many of those.
Kuusela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Griswold smiles and moves away.
Kuusela is looking to clinch but Griswold is avoiding it.
Kuusela lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela gets a clinch.
Kuusela lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above tristram Griswold's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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 Kuusela.
Kuusela utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuusela with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griswold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuusela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuusela pushes Griswold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusela has Griswold pressed against the cage, preventing Griswold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Griswold avoids the damage to the body.
Griswold tries to circle away but Kuusela has him pinned against the cage.
Kuusela tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kuusela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griswold's efforts to push away.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuusela lands an elbow just above Griswold 's eye.
Kuusela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griswold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griswold breaks from the clinch.
tristram Griswold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuusela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuusela is looking to wear down Griswold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kuusela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuusela dodges the punch combination from Griswold.
Some wild striking there from Griswold.
Griswold throws a series of punches but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela throws a sloppy body shot
and Griswold counters with a head kick.
Kuusela lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griswold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuusela needs to keep his hands up - Griswold had a free shot at his head there.
Griswold swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuusela.
Griswold misses with a double jab
and Kuusela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griswold tries to keep at a distance but Kuusela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuusela lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griswold's defenses.
Kuusela lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuusela lands a nice elbow.
Kuusela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griswold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kuusela missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on tristram Griswold's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Griswold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusela manages to avoid it.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Griswold moves out of range.
Kuusela lands a front kick.
Griswold throws a hook to the side of Kuusela's head but Kuusela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuusela lands a jab.
Griswold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griswold misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuusela connects with a right hand. Griswold shakes it off.
Griswold takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuusela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuusela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griswold, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griswold avoids the elbow strike from Kuusela, against the cage.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griswold is defending well for now.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Griswold's ribcage. Griswold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuusela has clasped his hands together around Griswold's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Griswold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuusela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griswold looks to move to half guard but instead Kuusela has passed into mount! Damn!
Kuusela is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Griswold is surviving well by controlling Kuusela's body position as best he can.
Griswold is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griswold is desperately trying to improve his position but Kuusela has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela looking to control but Griswold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuusela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kuusela is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Griswold has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Griswold!
Armo Kuusela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griswold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold stopping the sweep attempt from Kuusela.
Griswold trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuusela's guard.
Kuusela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griswold is one step ahead there.
Kuusela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griswold wants to stand but Kuusela is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kuusela wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armo Kuusela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuusela 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armo Kuusela!
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hype
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