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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Whitewash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitewash is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: New Divide. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 cm
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194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jyrki Katainen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Whitewash! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Katainen throws a hook but Whitewash blocks it. Katainen connects with the punch. Whitewash swats away the attempt to clinch by Katainen. Katainen moves out of range as Whitewash strikes. Katainen dodges the punch combination from Whitewash.
Katainen slips a jab and a cross from Whitewash.
Whitewash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katainen moves away. Katainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitewash.
Katainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Katainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitewash misses with a double jab.
Whitewash throws a combination that misses and Katainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A nice combination there by Whitewash.
Whitewash with a hook. Whitewash looks to land a combination but Katainen avoids it well. Katainen looks to land a combination. Whitewash sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Whitewash misses the shot to the body. Katainen instigates a clinch. Whitewash jumps guard.
Whitewash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Katainen tries to stand but Whitewash is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Whitewash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitewash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Katainen stands and steps away. Whitewash gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Katainen has managed to clinch.
Whitewash is trying to trip Katainen. He has hold of a leg but Katainen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Whitewash persists though and gets the takedown into guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Katainen holds on and takes a little breather. Whitewash stops Katainen from standing up. Whitewash thows a big elbow that misses. Whitewash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Whitewash postures up in Katainen's guard and throws a big left but Katainen blocks it. Katainen wants to stand and escape but Whitewash is having none of it. Whitewash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Whitewash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Katainen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. A left and a right from Katainen both land. Nice combination. Whitewash misses with the combination.
Katainen defending well as Whitewash loads up on a big left hand. Katainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Katainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whitewash lands a head shot. 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 ducks under a wild hook from Whitewash. Katainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Some wild striking there from Katainen.
Whitewash throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Whitewash throws a right hand that Katainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Katainen also avoids with ease. Whitewash throws a jab but it's blocked by Katainen. Katainen wants to clinch up but Whitewash keeps it at a distance. Katainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whitewash backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Katainen.
A big right from Whitewash misses. Katainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitewash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katainen circles away quickly and effectively. Katainen misses with a few strikes there.
Katainen slips a jab and a cross from Whitewash.
Katainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Whitewash throws a big shot that misses. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A left and a right from Whitewash both land. Nice combination. Nice shot by Katainen. Whitewash lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whitewash lands a jab to Katainen's midsection. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Whitewash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitewash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Whitewash misses the shot to the body. Katainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Katainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitewash keeps the fight on the outside. Whitewash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Whitewash is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Katainen. Whitewash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katainen scores with a one two! Whitewash had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whitewash is rocked! Katainen moves away from the strike by Whitewash. Whitewash misses with a combination
and Katainen counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Whitewash! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jyrki Katainen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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