PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Shamrock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kalervo Kaunismieli's chin.

Kaunismieli
vs
Shamrock

183 cm
29
192 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

180 cm
29
179 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Do you even lift BRO? in the buildup to the fight.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick.
Donk. Kaunismieli catches Shamrock right on the button with a cross.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamrock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaunismieli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
That kick from Kaunismieli tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaunismieli misses with a jab to the body
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Shamrock counters by clinching up.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Good body shot from Kaunismieli.
We've been informed that Shamrock 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 blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Kaunismieli stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaunismieli just leaning against Shamrock, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Kaunismieli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Shamrock.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kaunismieli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaunismieli lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot.
Kaunismieli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Kaunismieli throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shamrock. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Kaunismieli avoids it with no problem.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaunismieli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Kaunismieli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaunismieli throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaunismieli misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Kaunismieli scores with a sloppy right hand. Shamrock should have avoided that one.

Shamrock gets tackled into the cage by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli maintains the clinch.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaunismieli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli lands with a right to the head.
Bobby Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaunismieli tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaunismieli's elbow.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Kaunismieli controls the action.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Kaunismieli tries to tie him up.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaunismieli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Kaunismieli scores with a hook to the body.
Shamrock pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaunismieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Kaunismieli won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamrock pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock gets through Kaunismieli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Shamrock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli wants to stall.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands with a left to the head.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaunismielis head.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kaunismieli scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaunismieli.
A frustrated look appears on Kaunismieli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock is working Kaunismieli over against the cage.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli pushes Shamrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Shamrock really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kaunismieli thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kaunismieli is rocked!
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Kaunismieli tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaunismieli.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Kaunismieli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli seems to have got his legs back now.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock cracks Kaunismieli with a nice body shot.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli is looking to control Shamrock's arms but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaunismieli has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kaunismieli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli lands with a left to the head.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shamrock tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Kaunismieli breaks from the clinch.
Kaunismieli drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaunismieli misses the target.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaunismieli thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Shamrock dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Kaunismieli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kaunismieli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock wants to counter the offense by Kaunismieli and move into the clinch position.
Kaunismieli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.
Shamrock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaunismieli.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaunismieli throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Kaunismieli lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaunismieli.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaunismieli misses with a left hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Kaunismieli tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaunismieli throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaunismieli.

Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock scores with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock works on Kaunismieli's body with a couple of short punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaunismielis head.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamrock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Shamrock!
Bobby Shamrock is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Bobby Shamrock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.