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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes comes to the cage accompanied by Raised Fist - Killing It. Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. 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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198 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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198 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kuusela has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuusela there as he acknowledges the shot. Kuusela tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Kuusela. A jab from Johannes does it's job there. Johannes just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela takes a swing at Johannes's ribcage but misses. Armo Kuusela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kuusela throws a chopping leg kick but Johannes manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Kuusela connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuusela throws a low kick but Johannes moves out of range easily. Johannes checks a low kick from Kuusela. Kuusela lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuusela looks to throw the jab but Johannes is out of range. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuusela. Johannes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johannes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick. Johannes scores with a jab to the jaw. Kuusela avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Johannes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuusela. Kuusela misses with an uppercut. Kuusela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Jab, jab by Kuusela - just one landing. Johannes slips a jab and a cross from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a low kick but Johannes moves out of range easily. Johannes misses with a looping left. Kuusela lands a leg kick that knocks Johannes off balance momentarily. Johannes moves out of range as Kuusela throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Johannes. That's going to slow Kuusela down. Johannes misses with a wild body shot. Johannes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuusela. Johannes tries to bum rush Kuusela with a series of wild strikes but Kuusela uses good footwork to avoid the assault. This has been an exciting period of action! Kuusela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johannes checks it well. Kuusela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Kuusela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johannes momentarily.
Johannes thows a leg kick but Kuusela checks it and Kuusela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Johannes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johannes misses with a low kick as Kuusela jumps back. Johannes blocks a leg kick. Johannes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johannes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kuusela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johannes moves away. Johannes lands an overhand right. Kuusela misses with a few strikes there.
Kuusela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. The fighters circling - Kuusela throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kuusela swings for the body but Johannes moves out of range.
Kuusela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johannes checks it well. Johannes throws a nice looking combination but Kuusela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick and Johannes counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kuusela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johannes sees it coming and avoids it easily. Johannes misses with a hook
and Kuusela counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johannes thinking. Kuusela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johannes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Johannes thumps Kuusela with a low kick. A punch combination from Kuusela misses. Kuusela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johannes can pounce on him.
Johannes wants to land a leg kick but Kuusela is out of range. Johannes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuusela sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kuusela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johannes misses with a hook
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand. A nice combination there by Kuusela.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A slow jab from Johannes misses its intended target. A big left from Kuusela misses. Johannes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armo Kuusela will probably get the nod. 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.
Johannes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuusela tries to avoid it but Johannes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuusela to the ground. Kuusela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Kuusela 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. Johannes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Johannes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Kuusela swings and misses with a shot to the body and Johannes counters with a low kick, right behind Kuusela 's knee. Kuusela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Donk. Kuusela catches Johannes right on the button with a cross. Johannes shoots in but Kuusela avoids the takedown attempt easily. A slow jab from Kuusela misses its intended target. Kuusela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johannes. Kuusela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kuusela sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kuusela is breathing heavily. Kuusela misses with a body shot.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Johannes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuusela. Johannes feints a jab promting Kuusela to slip. Johannes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kuusela slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Johannes misses with a two punch combination.
Johannes jabs Kuusela right on the nose. Kuusela blinks but takes it well. Kuusela throws a push kick but Johannes slaps the foot to one side. Kuusela misses with a straight right. A nice leg kick lands there from Johannes. Johannes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. This has been an exciting period of action! Johannes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johannes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johannes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johannes misses with a hook to the body
and Kuusela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Johannes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Johannes blocks a low kick nicely. Johannes digs a good hook to Kuusela's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kuusela. Kuusela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johannes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuusela. Kuusela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Kuusela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Kosti Johannes is winning the standup battle so far. Johannes moves out of range as Kuusela strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Kuusela. Johannes misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela misses with a body shot
and Johannes counters with a thumping low kick. Kuusela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuusela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Johannes throws a lazy right hand but Kuusela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Johannes slips a straight right by Kuusela. Johannes throws a series of punches but Kuusela moves out of range. Johannes has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosti Johannes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johannes misses the jab. A telegraphed right hand from Kuusela misses the target. Johannes pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A nice inside leg kick there by Johannes. That's going to slow Kuusela down. Nice defenses there by Johannes. Kuusela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Johannes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johannes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kuusela is looking to chop away at Johannes's legs. Johannes scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosti Johannes dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johannes thuds his right hand into Kuusela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Johannes throws a leg kick that misses. Johannes throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it. Kuusela misses with a straight right. Johannes tries to land a leg kick but Kuusela saw it coming and moves away.
Johannes misses with a looping right. Johannes moves out of range as Kuusela strikes. Johannes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kuusela wants to land a leg kick but Johannes is out of range. A punch combination from Johannes misses. Johannes throws a jab when Kuusela was well out of range. Johannes lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johannes ducks under a wild hook from Kuusela. Johannes 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. Johannes stalks Kuusela and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuusela's face. Kuusela staggers backwards, shaken. Johannes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johannes 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. Kuusela throws a leg kick but Johannes checks it. Kuusela looks for the body kick but Johannes saw that one coming. Kuusela scores with a jab to the jaw. Kuusela moves away from the strike by Johannes. Johannes misses with a low kick. Johannes misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kuusela avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kuusela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kuusela connects with a looping right hand.
Johannes tests Kuusela's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Johannes. Some bone on bone action there as Johannes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Kuusela thows a left - swing and a miss! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kuusela slips a straight right by Johannes. Johannes throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it. Kuusela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kuusela throws a low kick, looking for Johannes's leg but Johannes calmly moves out of range. Johannes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuusela.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johannes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kuusela scores with a head kick.
Johannes throws a quick inside leg kick. Kuusela slips under a jab from Johannes. A low kick from Kuusela is predictable there and Johannes counters with an inside leg kick. The crowd cheers as Johannes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuusela doesn't seem phased though. Johannes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A decent looking cross lands there for Kuusela. Kuusela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Kuusela misses the body punch and Johannes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A slapping leg kick lands for Kuusela.
Johannes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johannes tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela checks a low kick from Johannes. Johannes shoots in and gets a takedown into Kuusela's guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Johannes passes into half guard. Johannes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Johannes performing his best blanket impression for a moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight! Kosti Johannes showed his dominance in that final round. Well Johannes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosti Johannes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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