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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Scotty Doesn't Know. A fine choice. Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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192 cm
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195 lbs
46 - 24 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott tries to clinch but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the body.
Scott tests Kuusela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuusela looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuusela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuusela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scott lands with a hook. Kuusela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuusela takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Scott tenderised Kuusela's leg. Kuusela is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuusela but Kuusela pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuusela checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kuusela does it's job there.
Nice shot by Scott.
Kuusela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Kuusela settles back down.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scott.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuusela misses.
Scott lands with a slapping head kick.
Scott misses with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Scott throws a hook but Kuusela blocks it.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scott delivers a nice body kick.
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusela doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuusela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuusela is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Kuusela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuusela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Kuusela fakes the leg kick and cracks Scott in the body.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Kuusela moved away.
Kuusela tries to counter with a clinch but Scott shakes him off and moves away.
Scott swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Scott throws a body punch but Kuusela moves out of range.
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusela doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott tries to clinch but Kuusela moves away
and Kuusela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Kuusela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esteban Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott misses with a hook.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Kuusela thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters with a good low kick that Kuusela was not able to check.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Kuusela saw that one coming.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Kuusela counters with a nice body shot.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Kuusela slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusela missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuusela is looking to score with low kicks.
Scott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuusela is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
Scott misses with an uppercut
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuusela blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuusela tries a quick counter leg kick but Scott is wise to it.
Nice uppercut there from Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Kuusela counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kuusela enables Scott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kuusela manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kuusela wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott works over Kuusela with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Scott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuusela looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Esteban Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott clobbers Kuusela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scott throws a good cross that connects.
Scott misses with a hook to the body
and Kuusela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Kuusela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuusela moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuusela has him pressed against the cage.
Kuusela has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Kuusela manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
Scott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott pushes Kuusela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Kuusela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusela working aggressively here.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Kuusela controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Scott tries a body shot but Kuusela blocks it.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scott rushes Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusela.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuusela as he jumps to the side.
Kuusela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Kuusela off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuusela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scott.
A good leg kick by Scott.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuusela.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuusela blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott 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 appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuusela throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott blocks the body kick.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuusela can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Kuusela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuusela tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scott is able to avoid easily.
Kuusela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
Scott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kuusela is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott misses the jab.
Scott has closed the distance and engaged Kuusela in a clinch.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuusela seems to have recovered his senses.
Scott has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kuusela clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Kuusela's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Scott scores with punches to the body.
Scott is raining down hard shots and and Kuusela has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Esteban Scott!
Esteban Scott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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