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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrari's entrance music is Single Ladies - Brazilian Version. A fine choice. 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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191 lbs
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194 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
15 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyrki Katainen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katainen swings widly with a right hand
and Ferrari counters with a thumping low kick.
Katainen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ferrari counters by moving into the clinch.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katainen misses with a right hand
letting Ferrari counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Katainen coming out on top.
Ferrari clinches with his opponent.
Ferrari is stalling here.
Katainen misses with a punch to the body.
Katainen tries to throw a body punch but Ferrari avoids it by throwing Katainen back against the cage.
Ferrari landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Katainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Katainen can't break the clinch.
Katainen leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Katainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferrari taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Katainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katainen connects with a body shot.
Ferrari wants to clinch up but Katainen keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Katainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Katainen swings widly with a right hand
and Ferrari counters with a head kick.
Ferrari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Katainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrari controls the action.
Ferrari wants to stall.
Katainen has had enough of the clinch but Ferrari keeps him there for the moment.
Katainen tries to work over Ferrari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Katainen as Ferrari tries to tie him up.
Ferrari missing with knees to the body.
Katainen is trying to break the clinch but Ferrari is controlling him.
Ferrari missing with knees to the body.
Ferrari stalling.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari blocks a body shot from Katainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage.
Ferrari keeps control of Katainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Katainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Katainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferrari won't allow it.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Katainen as the two fighters clinch.
Katainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferrari or not.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari tries to land knees in the clinch but Katainen avoids the damage to the body.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferrari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Katainen misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferrari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katainen's efforts to push away.
Katainen leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Katainen.
Ferrari scores with a knee to the head.
Katainen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferrari up against the cage.
Katainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferrari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katainen's efforts to push away.
Katainen tries to throw a body punch but Ferrari avoids it by throwing Katainen back against the cage.
Katainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Katainen is trying to break free.
Katainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jyrki Katainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jyrki Katainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Katainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferrari counters with a good, hard body kick but Katainen shrugs it off.
Ferrari throws a head kick that half lands.
Katainen misses with a hook
and Ferrari counters with a head kick.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Katainen moves out of range.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Katainen is having none of it.
Katainen digs a good body shot into Ferrari's ribs.
Katainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrari was well out of range. Poor timing from Katainen.
Ferrari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferrari tried to score with a low kick but Katainen checks it.
Katainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Katainen is having none of it.
Katainen throws a series of punches but Ferrari moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ferrari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Katainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferrari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Katainen counters with a series of strikes. Ferrari will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Ferrari.
Jyrki Katainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrari. Katainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katainen lands a jab to the nose.
Katainen throws a right and a left that Ferrari avoids nicely.
Katainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferrari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Katainen avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
Ferrari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Katainen. Beautiful body shot.
Katainen misses with a right hand
and Ferrari counters with a low kick, right behind Katainen 's knee.
Ferrari scores with a body shot.
Katainen throws an off balance right hand
and Ferrari counters with a good, hard body kick but Katainen shrugs it off.
Ferrari lands with a nice body punch.
Katainen is breathing heavily.
Katainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Katainen counters with a left and a right that stings Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch but Katainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katainen misses with a hook. Ferrari ducked under it nicely.
Ferrari wants to clinch.
Katainen throws an off balance right hand
and Ferrari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marcus Ferrari is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferrari is looking to land body kicks.
Katainen checks a low kick from Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Katainen is having none of it.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferrari can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Katainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferrari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferrari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katainen manages to avoid it.
Katainen misses with a right hand
and Ferrari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick and Katainen moves out of range easily.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Katainen moves out of range.
Ferrari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katainen tries to bum rush Ferrari with a series of wild strikes but Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferrari.
Katainen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ferrari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ferrari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jyrki Katainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Katainen digs a good body shot into Ferrari's ribs.
Katainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrari throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferrari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferrari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferrari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Katainen.
Katainen throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katainen misses with an uppercut
and Ferrari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Katainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferrari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferrari counters with a low kick, right behind Katainen 's knee.
Katainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferrari counters with a nice leg kick.
Katainen throws a series of punches but Ferrari avoids them all with ease.
Katainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Katainen throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferrari tries to clinch up but Katainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Katainen misses with a body punch
and Ferrari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katainen connects with a looping right hand.
Ferrari throws a leg kick which misses Katainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Katainen tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferrari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katainen misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katainen misses with a double jab
and Ferrari counters with a nice body kick.
Katainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferrari.
Katainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferrari.
Katainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Katainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Katainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari throws a low kick but Katainen moves out of range easily.
Katainen blocks a head kick by Ferrari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katainen misses with a left hand
and Ferrari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Katainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Katainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ferrari is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Katainen.
Katainen throws the left hand but Ferrari avoids the punch easily.
Ferrari is looking to wear down Katainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferrari connects with a high kick.
Ferrari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferrari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Katainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Katainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferrari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katainen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ferrari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Katainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Ferrari.
Katainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
Katainen throws a lazy right hand but Ferrari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferrari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ferrari motions for Katainen to come forward. Ferrari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katainen.
Ferrari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Ferrari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferrari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Ferrari!
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