PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Newton
vs
Kaunismieli

180 cm
27
203 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

183 cm
31
192 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Newton misses.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Kaunismieli loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Newton cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as Newton blocks the low kick.
Good work by Newton as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newton can pounce on him.
Newton cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Kaunismieli lands a really nice looking cross but Newton seems unphased.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton scores with a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to Newton's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a front kick that sends Kaunismieli stumbling back into the cage.
Aaron Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Newton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Kaunismieli.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newton.
A big right from Newton misses.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
Newton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newton is looking to land body kicks.
Newton throws out a powerful jab.
Newton is looking to wear down Kaunismieli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Newton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Newton throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Kaunismieli follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kaunismieli lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Newton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton throws a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head but Kaunismieli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton cracks Kaunismieli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kaunismieli thumps Newton with a low kick.
Newton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newton.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaunismieli checks it well.
Newton tests Kaunismieli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Newton throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Newton slips under a jab from Kaunismieli.
Good shot there by Kaunismieli.
Newton looks to land a body kick but Kaunismieli moved away.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Newton.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Newton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Newton wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli throws a combination that misses
and Newton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kaunismieli really felt that one!
Kaunismieli moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaunismieli as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
Kaunismieli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaunismieli misses the shot to the body.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Newton throws a leg kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice body shot.
Newton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaunismieli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Newton tried to score with a low kick but Kaunismieli checks it.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kaunismieli moves into the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Newton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A bone on bone clash there as Newton blocks the leg kick.
Kaunismieli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newton lunges at Kaunismieli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaunismieli's hand.
Kaunismieli walks into a stiff left hand from Newton.
The crowd cheers as Newton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaunismieli doesn't seem phased though.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaunismieli can do to turn this around?
Kaunismieli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Newton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage!
Newton scores with the left hand. Kaunismieli knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaunismieli jabs Newton right on the nose. Newton blinks but takes it well.
Newton throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kaunismieli counter with a right hand.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch
and Newton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaunismieli lands with a right hand.
Kaunismieli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaunismieli defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kaunismieli misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a body kick.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaunismieli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Newton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newton.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli scores with a leg kick.
Newton connects with a leg kick. Kaunismieli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton misses with an uppercut
and Kaunismieli counters with a low kick, right behind Newton 's knee.
A shot to the body from Newton misses
and Kaunismieli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaunismieli.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Newton. That snapped Kaunismieli's head back.
Kaunismieli is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to the nose.
Newton scores with a body shot.
Kaunismieli blocks a head kick by Newton.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaunismieli.
Newton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Newton lands a jab to the head.
Newton scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Kaunismieli's defenses.
Newton throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton scoring well with a low kick there.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Newton.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
Kaunismieli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaunismieli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newton digs a good body shot into Kaunismieli's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Newton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaunismieli's calf.
Kaunismieli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Newton.

Kaunismieli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newton scores with a shoulder strike.
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Newton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Newton keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaunismieli connects with a body shot that sends Newton's belly button to the back.
Aaron Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaunismieli connects with a solid leg kick.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaunismieli throws a nice looking combination but Newton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaunismieli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newton slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
Newton lands with a nice body kick.
Kaunismieli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
Kaunismieli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaunismieli loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Newton throwing a counter right hand but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Kaunismieli throws an off balance right hand
and Newton counters with a good low kick that Kaunismieli was not able to check.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kaunismieli throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
Newton moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newton misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Kaunismieli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newton throws a solid leg kick but Kaunismieli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Newton.
Kaunismieli throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Newton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaunismieli on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses the body punch
and Kaunismieli counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaunismieli doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
Newton tries to move into range but Kaunismieli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Newton.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Newton tried to counter with a leg kick but Kaunismieli avoided it.
Newton throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli throws a push kick but Newton slaps the foot to one side.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Newton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli misses the shot to the body.
Newton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli tries to land a front kick but Newton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newton cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Kaunismieli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaunismieli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaunismieli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaunismieli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaunismieli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Kaunismieli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Newton.
Newton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaunismieli throws out a powerful jab.
Newton is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good exchange - Kaunismieli coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Newton lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily.
Newton throws out a loose jab but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Newton throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaunismieli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton staying out of range there.
Kaunismieli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
A jab from Kaunismieli does it's job there.
Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot.
Kaunismieli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight right.
Newton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaunismieli throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Aaron Newton did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli keeps Newton at a distance using the push kick.
Newton tries to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli saw it coming and moves away.
Kaunismieli lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Newton throws a good cross that connects.
Newton drops his hands momentarily and Kaunismieli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kaunismieli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes.
Kaunismieli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaunismieli lands a slapping body shot.
Kaunismieli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaunismieli, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Newton swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kaunismieli to counter with a crisp jab.
Newton lands with a nice body punch.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Newton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newton.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli lands with a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
A jab from Newton misses.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Newton throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands with a nice combination. Newton backs away looking to recover.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick.
Newton moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes.
A big left from Newton misses.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaunismieli throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
Kaunismieli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Kaunismieli. Beautiful body shot.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Newton.
Kaunismieli misses with a jab to the body
and Newton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Newton.
Newton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaunismieli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Kaunismieli instigates a clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newton.
Newton works on Kaunismieli's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaunismieli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Newton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Newton.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaunismieli's elbow.
Newton lands a body punch.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newton cracks Kaunismieli with a nice body shot.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Newton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Newton gets through Kaunismieli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand.
Newton misses with the head strike.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Newton working aggressively here.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aaron Newton 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Newton throws a good cross that connects.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Newton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaunismieli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Newton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaunismieli will feel that in the morning.
Newton misses with a jab to the body
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Kaunismieli.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
A left lands for Newton.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton tried to counter with a leg kick but Kaunismieli avoided it.
Newton lands a lovely overhand right.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kaunismieli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Kaunismieli throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Newton misses with a kick to the body
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaunismieli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up.
Newton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton lands with a good body shot.
Newton takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Kaunismieli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Kaunismieli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Newton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newton.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Newton.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Newton.
Kaunismieli is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Newton.
Kaunismieli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newtons head.
Newton misses with the head strike.
Aaron Newton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Newton misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Newton lands a right hand.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Newton prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
A short right from Kaunismieli on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Newton.
Newton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Newton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kaunismieli can turn it around.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalervo Kaunismieli.
Well Newton 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Newton!
Aaron Newton retains his middleweight title!
Aaron Newton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.