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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 199 p4p, 31 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 271 p4p, 39 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
48 - 21 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
48 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kaunismieli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kaunismieli works the jab nicely. Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage! Kaunismieli missing with a left hand there. Gravas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli moves away from the strike by Gravas . Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. Kaunismieli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gravas looks to land a body kick but Kaunismieli moved away. Gravas missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kaunismieli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gravas - the referee stops the clock and Kaunismieli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gravas . Kaunismieli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. A shot to the liver by Kaunismieli. Beautiful body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet. The crowd cheers as Kaunismieli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gravas doesn't seem phased though. Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gravas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Gravas staying out of range there. Gravas 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. Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Gravas 's shoulder, as Gravas tries to avoid the shot. Kaunismieli checks a low kick from Gravas . Gravas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice cross by Gravas . Kaunismieli throws a one two combo.
Kaunismieli misses with a leg kick. Gravas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravas . Kaunismieli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Gravas looks to land a right hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range. Gravas fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaunismieli in the body. Gravas scores with a head kick.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas misses with a body kick. A big right from Kaunismieli misses. Gravas slips a straight right by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaunismieli lands with a straight right. Gravas didn't see that one coming. Gravas slips a jab from Kaunismieli. Gravas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Gravas moves out of range of the strikes. Kaunismieli walks into a stiff left hand from Gravas . Gravas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Kaunismieli backs away, Gravas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kaunismieli tries to land a leg kick but Gravas saw it coming and moves away.
Kaunismieli avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kaunismieli has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. A chopping leg kick lands by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli moves out of range of the strikes. Gravas misses with a low kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas . Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet. Gravas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily. Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot. Gravas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas lands a slapping body shot.
Gravas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaunismieli. Gravas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kaunismieli swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli checks a leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Kaunismieli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Gravas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kaunismieli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gravas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaunismieli's calf. Gravas moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes. Gravas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kaunismieli avoids it. Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range. Kaunismieli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli tests Gravas 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range. Kaunismieli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gravas momentarily.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli throws the kick towards the body but Gravas avoids it. Kaunismieli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gravas is out of range and Kaunismieli settles back down. Gravas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Gravas pushes Kaunismieli away with a front kick. Gravas throws a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head but Kaunismieli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kaunismieli only half commits to the counter leg kick. Kaunismieli throws a hook but Gravas blocks it. Kaunismieli jabs Gravas to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kaunismieli loads up on a big right hand but Gravas slips the punch. Gravas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli tries to land a leg kick but Gravas saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet. Gravas tried to counter with a leg kick but Kaunismieli avoided it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gravas throws a half hearted mid kick. Gravas scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kaunismieli tests Gravas 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Gravas misses with a low kick. Gravas lands the left hand. Kaunismieli throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gravas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Gravas moved out of range. Kaunismieli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravas at a distance.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick. Kaunismieli misses with a hook. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli. Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kaunismieli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gravas moves away from the strike by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli avoids the body shot from Gravas .
Kaunismieli wants to slow Gravas down by chopping away at his legs. Gravas tried to counter with a leg kick but Kaunismieli avoided it. Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Good leg kick by Gravas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range. Nice uppercut lands for Gravas . That snapped Kaunismieli's head back.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it. Gravas lands a really nice looking cross but Kaunismieli seems unphased.
Kaunismieli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gravas throws a low kick but Kaunismieli avoids it. Kaunismieli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kaunismieli throws a push kick but Gravas slaps the foot to one side. Gravas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gravas misses with a leg kick. Kaunismieli throws out a counter right but Gravas avoids it with no problem. Nice cross by Kaunismieli. A head kick from Gravas lands but Kaunismieli takes it in his stride. This has been an exciting period of action! Gravas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be getting the better of the standup. Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Gravas 's head but Gravas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gravas misses with a kick to the body.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Gravas checks a low kick from Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gravas is out of range and Kaunismieli settles back down. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaunismieli. Gravas misses with a hook. Gravas 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. Nice shot lands for Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravas misses with a low kick. Kaunismieli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Kaunismieli cracks a nice hook into Gravas 's ribs. Gravas misses with a body kick. Gravas checks a low kick from Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily. Gravas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Gravas 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym. Gravas throws a solid leg kick but Kaunismieli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gravas . Gravas scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Kaunismieli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Gravas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Kaunismieli jabbing away but nothing is landing. A nice inside leg kick there by Kaunismieli. That's going to slow Gravas down. Kaunismieli throws a shot from downtown. Gravas moves away and avoids it. Kaunismieli misses with a looping left. Kaunismieli lands with a good body shot. The fighters circling - Gravas throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kaunismieli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gravas with a body shot. Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab. Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the body letting Gravas counter with a right hand. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaunismieli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gravas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kaunismieli throws a half hearted mid kick. It looked like Gravas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Gravas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaunismieli moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kaunismieli throws a combination. Gravas tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Gravas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravas . Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but Gravas sees it coming and moves out of range. Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaunismieli's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaunismieli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaunismieli cracks Gravas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Gravas misses with a body kick. Gravas misses with a low kick as Kaunismieli jumps back. Kaunismieli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Gravas blocks a leg kick. Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravas is looking to counter punch. Gravas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravas looks for the body kick but Kaunismieli saw that one coming. Kaunismieli throws a body kick that misses. Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot. Kaunismieli jabs Gravas to the body, keeping him at a distance. Gravas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range. A countering left hand to the body from Kaunismieli misses. Kaunismieli throws a head kick that misses. Kaunismieli checks a leg kick. Kaunismieli is trying to counter with his kicks. Gravas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaunismieli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gravas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaunismieli avoids a kick to the body.
Gravas throws a shot from downtown. Kaunismieli moves away and avoids it. Gravas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Gravas slips under a jab from Kaunismieli. A clash of legs there as Kaunismieli blocks the low kick. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kaunismieli throws a hook but Gravas blocks it. Kaunismieli lands with an overhand left. Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Kaunismieli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. Kaunismieli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gravas thuds a left hand into Kaunismieli's body. Nice jab there from Kaunismieli. Gravas fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaunismieli in the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gravas misses with a looping right. Gravas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaunismieli. Gravas avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Gravas moves into range and connects with a jab. 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 Latka Gravas will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravas . Nice defenses there by Gravas . Kaunismieli wants to land a leg kick but Gravas is out of range. Kaunismieli checks a leg kick nicely. Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravas walks into a straight right hand from Kaunismieli. Gravas defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand. Gravas is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Gravas misses with a leg kick. Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a nice jab. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaunismieli checks a leg kick. Kaunismieli only half commits to the counter leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Gravas . That's going to slow Kaunismieli down. Gravas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli moves out of range of the body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kaunismieli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravas . Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Gravas ducks down to avoid it. Gravas misses with a leg kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for Gravas . Gravas misses with a kick to the body and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand. Nice uppercut lands for Kaunismieli. That snapped Gravas 's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range. Gravas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas . Kaunismieli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaunismieli is looking to land body kicks. Gravas throws a low kick but Kaunismieli avoids it. Gravas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Kaunismieli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gravas if he has to take too many more of those.
Kaunismieli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravas . Kaunismieli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Gravas misses with a wild body shot. Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gravas connects with an inside leg kick. Gravas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Gravas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range and Gravas settles back down. A little jabbing left from Kaunismieli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kaunismieli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Good exchange - Gravas coming out on top. Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kaunismieli with a jab. Gravas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Gravas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Gravas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kaunismieli swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Gravas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Kaunismieli cracks Gravas with a good jab. Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses. Gravas misses with a hook. Kaunismieli ducked under it nicely. Kaunismieli tries a quick counter leg kick but Gravas is wise to it. Kaunismieli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gravas . Gravas scores with a hook to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Kaunismieli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gravas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas is looking to land body kicks. Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab. Kaunismieli looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kaunismieli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravas can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Kaunismieli throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gravas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kaunismieli avoids it. Gravas throws a body kick, spinning off balance letting Kaunismieli counter with a right hand. Kaunismieli misses with a looping left. Gravas takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses. Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli. Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaunismieli. Gravas avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Gravas throws the kick towards the body but Kaunismieli avoids it. Kaunismieli tries a quick counter leg kick but Gravas is wise to it. Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas jabs Kaunismieli to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kaunismieli misses with a jab to the body
and Gravas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range. Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gravas fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaunismieli in the body. Gravas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kaunismieli moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gravas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A jab lands there for Kaunismieli. Gravas scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kaunismieli scores with a nice right hand.
Kaunismieli checks the leg kick. Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Gravas . Kaunismieli thows a left - swing and a miss! Kaunismieli checks a leg kick. Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Gravas . Kaunismieli throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gravas counter with a right hand. Kaunismieli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravas misses with an uppercut. Gravas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kaunismieli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gravas moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gravas is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Kaunismieli throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Latka Gravas showed his dominance in that final round. Well Gravas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kalervo Kaunismieli! Kalervo Kaunismieli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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