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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rockmeteller Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd comes to the cage accompanied by Jeeves and Wooster. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rockmeteller Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
Todd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaunismieli scores with a shot to the body.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaunismieli looks to clinch
and Todd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaunismieli.
Todd pushes Kaunismieli away with a front kick.
Todd avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaunismieli as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Kaunismieli. Those never looked like landing.
Todd tried to counter with a leg kick but Kaunismieli avoided it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd looks to land a left hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range nicely.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaunismieli lands with a good body shot.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaunismieli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Todd rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaunismieli scores with a hook.
Todd works the jab nicely.
Kaunismieli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaunismieli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaunismieli gets a clinch.
Kaunismieli tries to stall but Todd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaunismieli scores with a shot to the side of Todd's head.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Todd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Todd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Todd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaunismieli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Todd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaunismieli should have avoided that one.
Kaunismieli wants to slow Todd down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli clinches up against the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Todd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Kaunismieli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kaunismieli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Todd's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Todd!
Todd throws a push kick but Kaunismieli slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Todd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaunismieli throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up but Todd circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Todd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Todd slips a jab from Kaunismieli.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
Todd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Todd connects with a solid leg kick.
Todd jabs at Kaunismieli's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
Todd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaunismieli works Todd's body with a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Todd.
Kaunismieli missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd jabs Kaunismieli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaunismieli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaunismieli's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
Todd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kaunismieli throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Todd lands a jab.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaunismieli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Todd takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Todd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Todd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Kaunismieli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Todd throws a series of punches but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
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 Rockmeteller Todd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kaunismieli lands with a shot to the body.
Todd misses the jab.
Todd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaunismieli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Todd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Todd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaunismieli.
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli scores with a jab to the body.
Todd clobbers Kaunismieli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaunismieli throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Kaunismieli
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Kaunismieli misses with a right hand
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaunismieli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaunismieli throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd blocks a head kick by Kaunismieli.
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
Todd lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaunismieli off the cage and back into range.
Todd moves out of range as Kaunismieli throws a body kick.
Todd slips a jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Rockmeteller Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
Kaunismieli lands an overhand right.
Todd 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.
A shot to the body from Kaunismieli misses
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaunismieli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaunismieli scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
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!
Todd lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Todd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaunismieli blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Kaunismieli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaunismieli wants to land a leg kick but Todd is out of range.
Kaunismieli thuds a left hand into Todd's body.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but Todd moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Kaunismieli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands with a right hand.
Kaunismieli connects with a single shot there.
Todd moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
It looked like Todd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd digs a good hook to Kaunismieli's body.
Kaunismieli missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kaunismieli misses
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Kaunismieli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd misses with a left hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Todd slams his shin into Kaunismieli's torso.
Kaunismieli swings widly with a right hand
and Todd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd cracks Kaunismieli with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todd connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
A jab lands there for Todd.
Nice uppercut there from Todd.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but Todd checks it.
Todd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaunismieli is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut.
Todd is looking to counter punch.
Todd walks into a jab.
Kaunismieli misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
Kaunismieli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kaunismieli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Todd.
Kaunismieli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but Kaunismieli moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Kaunismieli misses.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaunismieli.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli looks to land a combination. Todd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rockmeteller Todd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Todd lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
Kaunismieli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli slips a straight right by Todd.
Todd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kaunismieli looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Kaunismieli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Todd.
Kaunismieli keeps Todd at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd looks to land a body kick but Kaunismieli moved away.
Todd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Todd scores with a jab. Kaunismieli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Todd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd motions for Kaunismieli to come forward. Todd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Todd takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Todd moves away from the strike by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch there but Todd circles away.
Todd avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Kaunismieli wants to counter with a clinch but Todd pushes him away.
Todd cracks Kaunismieli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Todd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Todd.
Kaunismieli misses with a left hand
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaunismieli throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Todd is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kaunismieli wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Todd.
Todd throws a leg kick which misses Kaunismieli's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaunismieli tries to avoid it.
Kaunismieli wants to land a leg kick but Todd is out of range.
Kaunismieli doesn't manage to clinch there - Todd circles away.
Todd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaunismieli.
Todd misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Kaunismieli throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Kaunismieli wants to land a leg kick but Todd is out of range.
Kaunismieli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to Todd's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd moves out of range as Kaunismieli throws a body kick.
Todd throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Kaunismieli tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Todd 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.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Kaunismieli forces Todd back against the cage and clinches.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
Todd digs a good body shot into Kaunismieli's ribs.
Kaunismieli moves into the clinch.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Todd avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Todd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Todd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Todd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaunismieli throws a head kick but Todd moves out of range.
Todd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kaunismieli just manages to avoid it.
Todd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kaunismieli defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd throws an overhand right that lands on Kaunismieli's shoulder, as Kaunismieli tries to avoid the shot.
Todd walks into a left hand.
Kaunismieli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Kaunismieli backs away, Todd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd scores with a hook.
Todd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Todd's shoulder, as Todd tries to avoid the shot.
Todd is looking to counter punch.
Kaunismieli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Todd fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaunismieli in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockmeteller Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Todd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rockmeteller Todd!
A less than humble Rockmeteller Todd misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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