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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RIP Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the cage accompanied by Tornado of Souls - Megadeth. RIP Evan Tanner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jyrki Katainen's chin.
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195 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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187 cm
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194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, RIP Evan Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyrki Katainen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katainen misses with a few strikes there.
Katainen thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tanner is defended easily by Katainen.
Tanner's corner calls for a 1-2. Tanner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Katainen walks into a straight right hand from Tanner.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Katainen avoids it well.
Katainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanner.
Katainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Katainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katainen tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katainen throws out the jab.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
Tanner darts in and clinches Katainen up against the cage.
Tanner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Katainen up against the cage.
Tanner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanner has Katainen pressed against the cage, preventing Katainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen stalling in the clinch but Tanner improves position.
Tanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Katainen.
Katainen has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Katainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tanner works on Katainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Katainen presses Tanner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katainen works on Tanner's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Katainen's brow.
Katainen lands with a light punch inside.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Katainen blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanner.
Katainen takes a shot to the head.
Katainen digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Katainen.
Tanner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Katainen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katainen avoids it.
Tanner scores with a shoulder strike.
Katainen managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
Katainen blocks an uppercut.
Tanner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katainen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen lands a body punch.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
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!
Tanner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katainen's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Katainen.
Katainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katainen stalling in the clinch but Tanner improves position.
Tanner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RIP Evan Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Katainen.
Katainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katainen misses with a double jab
and Tanner counters with a left and a right that stings Katainen.
Tanner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Katainen is trying to defend but Tanner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tanner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katainen's head.
Tanner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Katainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanner is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Katainen wants to get back to full guard.
Tanner drops an elbow to the side of Katainen's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katainen is defending against the submission attempts here by Tanner.
Tanner seems to be working for a kimura but Katainen defends the submission attempt.
That's four 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Katainen cracks Tanner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katainen manages to avoid it.
Tanner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katainen backs up against the cage.
Tanner slips under a jab from Katainen.
Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Katainen.
Katainen lands with a right hand.
Tanner fails with the takedown.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katainen slips a straight right by Tanner.
Katainen misses with a straight right.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Katainen moves out of range.
Katainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Katainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 RIP Evan Tanner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jyrki Katainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katainen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tanner.
Katainen throws a big shot that misses.
Katainen throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katainen.
Katainen throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Katainen does no damage.
Tanner connects with a nice looking jab.
Katainen drops Tanner with a beautiful combination! Tanner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Katainen is looking for the KO!
Tanner is rocked!
It looks like RIP Evan Tanner has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner misses with a double jab
and Katainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Tanner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katainen misses with a looping left.
Tanner seems to have got his legs back now.
Katainen digs a good hook to Tanner's body.
Tanner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katainen's waist but Katainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanner off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tanner.
Katainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanner at a distance.
Tanner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Katainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Katainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen drops Tanner with a beautiful combination! Tanner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Katainen is looking for the KO!
Katainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katainen looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Katainen lands a big uppercut and Tanner crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tanner looks OK. Katainen waves Tanner back to his feet!
Katainen misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Katainen misses.
Katainen misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner throws a jab when Katainen was well out of range.
Katainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanner.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Tanner loses concentration momentarily and Katainen pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tanner crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Katainen finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jyrki Katainen!
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