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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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194 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katainen takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Calvin Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran throws a head kick but Katainen moves out of range.
Katainen misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Duran.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Katainen throws a head kick that misses.
Katainen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duran.
Katainen connects with a leg kick. Duran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duran closes the distance but Katainen moves to the side
and Katainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Duran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duran wants to clinch up but Katainen keeps it at a distance.
Duran clinches up against the cage.
Katainen taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran blocks an elbow strike from Katainen.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Katainen avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
Duran slowing the pace effectively.
Duran misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen breaks from the clinch.
Katainen needs to keep his hands up - Duran had a free shot at his head there.
Katainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duran blocks a jab.
Duran is looking to clinch but Katainen is avoiding it.
Duran wants to clinch but Katainen slips to the side
and Katainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katainen.
Duran tries to clinch there but Katainen circles away.
Duran throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katainen manages to avoid it.
Katainen darts in and clinches Duran up against the cage.
Katainen breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a nice leg kick.
Duran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Calvin Duran has been cut.
Duran thows a body shot but no joy.
Katainen lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Katainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Duran looks to land a combination but Katainen avoids it well.
Duran avoids the head kick by Katainen.
Katainen misses with a leg kick.
Katainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Duran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duran misses with an uppercut
and Katainen counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duran swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katainen throws a front kick aimed at Duran's knee but Duran avoids it well.
Katainen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duran.
Katainen scores with a nice right hand.
Duran looks to land a combination but Katainen avoids it well.
Katainen loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Duran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Katainen throws an overhand right that lands on Duran's shoulder, as Duran tries to avoid the shot.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katainen throws a leg kick but Duran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duran drives through and clinches with Katainen against the cage.
Duran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duran taking a breather.
Katainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duran blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duran has him pressed against the cage.
Duran misses with some punches.
Katainen lands an elbow just above Duran 's eye.
Katainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duran wants to stall.
Katainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duran lands with a short shot to the head.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katainen working aggressively here.
Katainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Katainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katainen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duran's brow.
Katainen lands an elbow inside that Duran shrugs off.
Duran dodges an elbow strike from Katainen.
Katainen lands an elbow just above Duran 's eye.
That has opened up Calvin Duran's cut even more.
Duran throws a punch but it's blocked by Katainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jyrki Katainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Katainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duran delivers a nice body kick.
Katainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Katainen lands a leg kick that knocks Duran off balance momentarily.
Crunch! Duran slams his shin into Katainen's torso.
Katainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katainen throws out the jab.
Duran darts in and clinches Katainen up against the cage.
Duran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duran looking to stall.
Katainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Katainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Katainen lands an elbow inside.
Duran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katainen throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
Katainen lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Calvin Duran's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Katainen leaning against his opponent.
Katainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katainen misses with a body kick.
Duran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katainen rather than just go for the knockout.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katainen moves away.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Katainen.
Katainen looks to land a combination but Duran avoids it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Katainen.
A clash of legs there as Duran blocks the low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Katainen throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran fails to land with a series of punches.
Katainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duran's sensitive parts.
Katainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Calvin Duran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katainen loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Katainen looks to land a left hand but Duran moved out of range nicely.
Duran is looking to clinch but Katainen is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Katainen.
Katainen digs a good body shot into Duran's ribs.
Katainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Katainen throws a head kick that misses.
Duran lands with a shot to the body.
Duran throws a body punch but Katainen moves out of range.
Duran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katainen doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a body punch but Katainen moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Katainen.
Calvin Duran's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Katainen throws a leg kick but Duran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Duran scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duran. Katainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Duran.
The fighters circling - Katainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katainen throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran scores with a jab to the body.
Duran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calvin Duran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jyrki Katainen!
Jyrki Katainen retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jyrki Katainen thanked Adrenaline for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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