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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. The key to victory for Henry Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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192 cm
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197 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuusela, right into the meat.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Kuusela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuusela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Kuusela throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuusela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Kuusela misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuusela connects with a high kick.
Kuusela uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuusela lands a right hook to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuusela!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuusela pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Kuusela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuusela closes the distance and clinches.
Kuusela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Kuusela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Come on Kuusela - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kuusela tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuusela looking for a takedown.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuusela manages to break the clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Kuusela.
Kuusela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuusela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith avoids the head kick by Kuusela.
Smith throws a jab when Kuusela was well out of range.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuusela.
Kuusela moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuusela. Kuusela obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Kuusela.
Kuusela staying out of range there.
Kuusela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuusela throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Henry Smith has been cut.
Kuusela bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kuusela lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuusela. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Smith misses.
Kuusela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kuusela - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick there by Kuusela.
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Kuusela throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Kuusela thumps Smith with a low kick.
Kuusela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuusela keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Kuusela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuusela has managed to clinch.
Kuusela trying to land knees to the body.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Kuusela trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuusela dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuusela lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Kuusela displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Kuusela receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela throws an elbow that misses.
Kuusela trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
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 Henry Smith'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.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Kuusela counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armo Kuusela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith misses with a hook.
Kuusela scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuusela. Kuusela obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuusela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuusela fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela lands a with a good body shot.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Kuusela takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuusela with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Henry Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuusela lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith is rocked!
Kuusela has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuusela has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kuusela stalling.
Kuusela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuusela has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuusela trying to land knees to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Kuusela keeps him there for the moment.
Kuusela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armo Kuusela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuusela.
Kuusela lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on Kuusela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuusela scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Kuusela is controlling the position.
Kuusela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuusela as Smith tries to tie him up.
Kuusela dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Kuusela tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith tries to circle away but Kuusela has him pinned against the cage.
Kuusela is stalling here.
Kuusela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuusela.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Kuusela.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Kuusela, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuusela trying to land knees to the body.
Smith looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Kuusela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuusela misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuusela trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusela has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuusela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusela.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuusela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Kuusela.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Kuusela moved out of range nicely.
Kuusela has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
Kuusela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuusela lands a knee to the body.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuusela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Kuusela saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Kuusela.
Kuusela cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuusela counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Kuusela scores with a nice right hand.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith avoids the head kick by Kuusela.
A left lands for Kuusela.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuusela scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuusela in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kuusela scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuusela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack! Kuusela lands a heavy head kick that drops Smith. The ref tackles Kuusela to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Smith was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Armo Kuusela!
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hype
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