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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class) and Chris Coath (ranked 32 p4p, 7 weight class). Coath has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! 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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189 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaunismieli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coath throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaunismieli counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
Coath has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kaunismieli uses from the top position.
Coath had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaunismieli defends it easily.
Coath is looking for a triangle but Kaunismieli pushes his legs off easily.
Kaunismieli trying to control but Coath is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath wants to sweep here but Kaunismieli controlling him for the moment.
Coath is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coath working for a triangle but Kaunismieli defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kaunismieli escapes and throws Coath's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kaunismieli is trying to get an arm triangle but Coath is defending well.
Coath sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kaunismieli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coath does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coath trying to control here.
Coath is looking for a sweep. Kaunismieli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kaunismieli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coath does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coath looking for submissions off his back.
Coath with the active half guard here but Kaunismieli passes nicely into side control.
Coath is trying to improve his position.
Coath is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kaunismieli's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Coath is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaunismieli trying to control the action but Coath is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kaunismieli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaunismieli passes into half guard.
Coath is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaunismieli pulls his head out easily.
Kaunismieli wants to control but Coath is keeping him busy.
Kaunismieli is thwarting Coath's attempts to control the position.
Coath tries to get to full guard but Kaunismieli has control of the leg.
Kaunismieli works his way into full mount!
Coath tries to improve his position but instead Kaunismieli has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli doesn't have the hooks in and Coath manages to turn into his guard.
Kaunismieli wants to improve his position but instead Coath has moved into half guard.
Kaunismieli trying to hold on to Coath's head to control him but Coath postures up.
Coath is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coath slips a nice elbow through Kaunismieli's hands, connecting with Kaunismieli's forehead.
Coath is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kaunismieli is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaunismieli wants to get back to full guard but Coath has passed into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coath scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kaunismieli to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Coath will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kaunismieli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coath throws a right and a left that Kaunismieli avoids nicely.
Coath misses with a left hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coath throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli connects with a body shot that sends Coath's belly button to the back.
Coath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaunismieli is looking to clinch but Coath is avoiding it.
Coath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coath throws a chopping leg kick but Kaunismieli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kaunismieli missing with a left hand there. Coath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coath throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Kaunismieli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coath scores with a hook to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coath scores with a jab. Kaunismieli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coath scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Coath.
A jab lands there for Coath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaunismieli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kaunismieli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coath throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
Coath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coath lands a body shot.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
Coath tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaunismieli smiles and moves away.
Coath misses with a kick to the body
and Coath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coath misses with an uppercut
and Kaunismieli counters with a thumping low kick.
Coath is breathing heavily.
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!
Coath takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli connects with a right hand. Coath shakes it off.
Kaunismieli stalks Coath and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coath's face. Coath staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaunismieli lands with a nice body punch.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy uppercut
and Coath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coath shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coath misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Kaunismieli misses.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaunismieli throws a right hand that misses
and Coath counters with a slapping leg kick.
Coath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot.
Coath shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Coath misses
and Kaunismieli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Coath fails to land.
Coath prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Coath misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath jumps guard and drags Kaunismieli to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Coath keeping moving, preventing Kaunismieli from controlling successfully.
Coath pulls Kaunismieli in close to prevent any damage.
Kaunismieli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaunismieli controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Coath working a defensive guard but Kaunismieli manages to pass into side control anyway.
Chris Coath has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaunismieli is trying to get an arm triangle but Coath is defending well.
Kaunismieli trying to control the position but Coath is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coath is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kaunismieli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coath tries to improve position but can't.
Kaunismieli controlling the position.
Kaunismieli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Kaunismieli dominated that second round.
That's time! Kaunismieli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kaunismieli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coath.
Coath throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Coath looks to throw the jab but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Coath has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaunismieli.
Coath changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coath throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter the offense by Coath and move into the clinch.
Coath scores with a decent looking hook.
Coath throws a leg kick that misses.
Kaunismieli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kaunismieli throws out a loose jab but Coath uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaunismieli.
Coath throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaunismieli counters with a left and a right that stings Coath.
It looks like Chris Coath has been cut.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Coath.
Coath lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaunismieli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Coath.
Coath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coath takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kaunismieli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Coath.
Kaunismieli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coath.
Coath ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Coath takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coath misses with a looping right.
Kaunismieli slips a straight right by Coath.
Coath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coath jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaunismieli throws a head kick but Coath moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaunismieli wants to clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut. Coath saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli jabs at Coath's body.
An inside leg kick from Kaunismieli misses.
Coath missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Coath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Coath.
Good work by Kaunismieli as he checks the leg kick.
Coath looks to land a left hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range nicely.
Coath looks to throw the jab but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Coath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coath looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coath. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kaunismieli misses.
Kaunismieli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaunismieli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Coath backs away, Kaunismieli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coath tries a head kick but it misses.
Coath finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaunismieli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaunismieli blocks a jab.
It looked like Kaunismieli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice head shot.
Kaunismieli pushes Coath up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaunismieli gets through Coath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Coath.
Kaunismieli works on Coath's body with a couple of short punches.
Coath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Kaunismieli.
Coath jumps guard but Kaunismieli stands there with Coath around his waist. Coath gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Coath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaunismieli lands a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
The referee calls for Kaunismieli to work.
Coath has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaunismieli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaunismieli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coath misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Coath as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kalervo Kaunismieli did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Chris Coath's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Coath's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli avoids a kick to the body.
Coath keeps Kaunismieli at a distance using the push kick.
Coath jabs Kaunismieli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaunismieli.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kaunismieli!
Jab, jab by Kaunismieli - just one landing.
Coath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coath scores with a jab to the body.
Coath lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily.
Kaunismieli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coath cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaunismieli drives through and clinches with Coath against the cage.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Kaunismieli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coath ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coath no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli trying to control but Coath is working from the bottom.
Coath has his foot on Kaunismieli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaunismieli works his way back into a safe position though.
Coath keeping full guard, as Kaunismieli tries to pass.
Kaunismieli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kaunismieli drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kaunismieli as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Coath screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kaunismieli! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
Kalervo Kaunismieli retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Kalervo Kaunismieli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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