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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen 8 Foot Sativa - The Shadow Masters as his entrance music. 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.
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192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Savage!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kaunismieli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli scores with a body shot.
Savage throws a jab when Kaunismieli was well out of range.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the body kick from Savage.
Savage takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Savage avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Savage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kaunismieli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Kaunismieli moves out of range easily.
Kaunismieli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage scores with a nice body kick.
Savage takes one to the chin there.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage takes one to the chin there.
Savage is rocked!
Kaunismieli has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
I was talking to Kaunismieli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Savage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Kaunismieli blocks with his arms.
Savage blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaunismieli finish him?
Savage misses with an elbow over the top.
Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaunismieli is defending well for now.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands a big right hand that drops Savage! The killer instinct kicks in and Kaunismieli finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kaunismieli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
After winning the bout, Kalervo Kaunismieli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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