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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein comes to the cage accompanied by Wilder Wein. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kalervo Kaunismieli enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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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
34 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Kaunismieli has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wein is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaunismieli scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Wilder Wein has been cut.
Wein throws a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head but Kaunismieli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Kaunismieli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Kaunismieli finds it's way through Wein's defenses.
Wein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Kaunismieli moves away and avoids it.
Wein lands a nice shot that snaps Kaunismieli's head back.
Wein throws a hook but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Wein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wein feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaunismieli.
Decent striking displayed by Kaunismieli there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wein 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.
Wein missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaunismieli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wein.
Kaunismieli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wein's hands.
Wein throws out a loose jab but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaunismieli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wein manages to avoid it.
Wein cracks Kaunismieli with an open hand slap.
Wein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Wein.
Kaunismieli avoids the body shot from Wein.
Kaunismieli lands with an overhand left.
Wein lands a jab.
Kaunismieli moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaunismieli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weins head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wein misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Wein controls the action.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Wein.
Wein blocking some punches.
Wein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Wein breaks from the clinch.
Wein slips a jab from Kaunismieli.
Wein misses with a double jab.
Kaunismieli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wein circles away quickly and effectively.
Wein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Wein. Beautiful body shot.
Wein thows a leg kick but Kaunismieli checks it
and Wein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wein misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein tries to move into range but Kaunismieli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wein explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wein throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Wein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaunismieli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaunismieli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaunismieli moves in looking to clinch but Wein pushes him off.
Wein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Wein scoring well with a low kick there.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaunismieli thuds his right hand into Wein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Wein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaunismieli tries to score with a low kick but Wein moves his leg out of the way.
Wein cracks a nice hook into Kaunismieli's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands a head shot.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut
and Wein finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kaunismieli tries to bum rush Wein with a series of wild strikes but Wein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wein.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Wein moves out of range.
Kaunismieli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to the nose.
Kaunismieli with a jab.
Kaunismieli misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wein lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back to recover.
Wein lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wilder Wein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wein throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wein cracks Kaunismieli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wein with a nice cross.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Wein moves out of range.
Wein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Wein.
Wein moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a body punch but Wein moves out of range.
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wein.
An attempted straight right counter from Wein misses the target.
Kaunismieli pushes Wein up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaunismieli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaunismieli lands a nice uppercut.
Wein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wein is trying to break the clinch but Kaunismieli has him pressed against the cage.
Kaunismieli stalls.
Wein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
Wein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli has Wein pressed against the cage, preventing Wein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Wein breaks the clinch.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wein throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wein slips a jab from Kaunismieli.
Wein throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
Wein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaunismieli drives through and clinches with Wein against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wein throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaunismieli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Wein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Kaunismieli as he checks the leg kick.
Wein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
Wein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wein digs a good hook to Kaunismieli's body.
Kaunismieli connects with a right hand. Wein shakes it off.
Kaunismieli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaunismieli thinking.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wein.
Kaunismieli thuds his right hand into Wein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wein is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Wein's shoulder, as Wein tries to avoid the shot.
Kaunismieli scores with a spinning back kick!
Kaunismieli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaunismieli moves out of range as Wein throws a body kick.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli moves away from the strike by Wein.
Kaunismieli is looking to chop away at Wein's legs.
Wein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaunismieli can pounce on him.
Kaunismieli throws a low kick, looking for Wein's leg but Wein calmly moves out of range.
Wein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wein misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wein looks to throw the jab but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli misses with a body kick.
Kaunismieli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wein.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kaunismieli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaunismieli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wein.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Wein ducks down to avoid it.
Wein thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kaunismieli digs a good body shot into Wein's ribs.
Wein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wein jabs at Kaunismieli's body.
Wein throws a leg kick
and Kaunismieli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Wein misses.
Wein misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaunismieli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaunismieli throws a low kick but Wein moves out of range easily.
Wein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wein throws an overhand right that lands on Kaunismieli's shoulder, as Kaunismieli tries to avoid the shot.
Kaunismieli moves out of range as Wein strikes.
Kaunismieli throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot
and Wein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wein throws a jab when Kaunismieli was well out of range.
Wein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wein misses its intended target.
Wein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wein half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kaunismieli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wein thumps Kaunismieli with a low kick.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wein.
Wein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wein defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
Kaunismieli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wein appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kaunismieli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Wein.
Kaunismieli tries to counter with a clinch but Wein shakes him off and moves away.
Wein throws an off balance right hand
and Kaunismieli holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kaunismieli pushes Wein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wein tries to circle away but Kaunismieli has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wein.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Wein.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wein's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wein's elbow.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Wein lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wein has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Wein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wein tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
A short right from Wein.
Kaunismieli gets through Wein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Wein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli is working Wein over against the cage.
Wein breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Kaunismieli finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wein lands a nice shot to the body.
Wein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Kaunismieli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaunismieli.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli throws a jab when Wein was well out of range.
Wilder Wein is winning the standup battle so far.
Wein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the body
and Wein counters with a nice body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick.
Wein is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wein takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Wein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Wein jabs at Kaunismieli's body.
Wein cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wein tests Kaunismieli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Kaunismieli moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wein!
Kaunismieli throws the left hand but Wein avoids the punch easily.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wein.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Wein throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
Wein keeps the fight on the outside.
Wein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wein slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Wilder Wein did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wein misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli throws a nice looking combination but Wein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Wein's head but Wein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wein lands a lovely overhand right.
Wein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Kaunismieli does it's job there.
Wein slips under a jab from Kaunismieli.
Wein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Wein scores with a nice strike.
Wein lunges at Kaunismieli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaunismieli's hand.
Wein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
Wein throws a leg kick which misses Kaunismieli's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaunismieli tries to avoid it.
Wein looks for the body kick but Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Wein needs to keep his hands up - Kaunismieli had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wein.
Kaunismieli throws a body shot but no joy.
Wein moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes.
Wein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Wein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaunismieli on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Wein.
Kaunismieli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaunismieli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wein. That did some damage!
Wein checks a leg kick nicely.
Wein misses with a hook
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Kaunismieli connects with a body shot that sends Wein's belly button to the back.
Wein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
Wein throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wein slips under a jab.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Wein avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli scores with the left hand. Wein knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Kaunismieli finds it's target.
Kaunismieli tries to land a leg kick but Wein saw it coming and moves away.
Wein fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kaunismieli just manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli connects with a looping right hand.
Wein connects with a crisp jab.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Wein is having none of it.
Wein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaunismieli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaunismieli in his tracks.
Kaunismieli blocks a low kick nicely.
Wein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kaunismieli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wein throws the kick towards the body but Kaunismieli avoids it.
Kaunismieli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wein misses with the body kick
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wein.
Wein throws an overhand right that lands on Kaunismieli's shoulder, as Kaunismieli tries to avoid the shot.
Wein misses with a hook. Kaunismieli ducked under it nicely.
Kaunismieli works the jab nicely.
Wein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaunismieli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wein on the side of the head.
Kaunismieli avoids the body shot from Wein.
Kaunismieli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wein at a distance.
Wein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Wein blocks it.
Wein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch there but Wein circles away.
Wein is looking to counter punch.
Wein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Wein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Wein there.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Wein lands with a cross.
A low kick from Wein is predictable there
and Kaunismieli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Kaunismieli misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein'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. This is the final round!
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Wein's shoulder, as Wein tries to avoid the shot.
Kaunismieli connects with a jab.
Wein checks a low kick from Kaunismieli.
Wein lands a nice looking body shot.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but Wein moved away.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wein.
A punch lands to the side of Kaunismieli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaunismieli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaunismieli lunges at Wein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wein's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein throws a body kick that misses.
Wein throws a jab when Kaunismieli was well out of range.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook
and Wein counters with an inside leg kick.
Wein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaunismieli with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Wein.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaunismieli throws a good cross that connects.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Wein lands the left hand.
Kaunismieli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Wein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaunismieli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wein is looking to counter punch.
Wein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage!
Kaunismieli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaunismieli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wein.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Wein moves out of range.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Wein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wein throws a body kick that misses.
Kaunismieli throws out a counter right but Wein avoids it with no problem.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut. Wein saw that one coming.
Wein slips under a jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli moves into the clinch.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaunismieli.
Wein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wein throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wein throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli instigates a clinch.
Wein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Wein.
Wein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Wein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
A short right from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Wein controls his hands.
Kaunismieli prevents a body shot from Wein.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wein.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Wein controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Kaunismieli.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Wein.
Wein digs a right hand into Kaunismieli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaunismieli's gas tank.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Wein avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Wein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wein breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Wein.
Kaunismieli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalervo Kaunismieli.
I think Kaunismieli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kalervo Kaunismieli!
Kalervo Kaunismieli is the new middleweight champion!
Kalervo Kaunismieli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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