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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 44 p4p, 157 weight class) and Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 6 p4p, 19 weight class). Yrkje has chosen As Good As I Once Was as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yrkje counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perkele thows a leg kick but Yrkje checks it
and Yrkje counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yrkje misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yrkje keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkele's efforts to push away.
Perkele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Yrkje throws a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Yrkje had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yrkje tries a quick counter leg kick but Perkele is wise to it.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Perkele there.
Perkele throws a body punch but Yrkje moves out of range.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Yrkje counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Yrkje moved out of range.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Yrkje throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Yrkje only half commits.
Yrkje looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perkele half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perkele misses with the combination.
Perkele backing away here, and Yrkje unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Yrkje down.
Yrkje with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yrkje fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yrkje swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yrkje will feel that in the morning.
Yrkje looks to clinch
and Perkele counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Perkele misses
and Yrkje counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Perkele as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Crunch! Yrkje slams his shin into Perkele's torso.
Yrkje thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele misses with a low kick as Yrkje jumps back.
Yrkje darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perkele misses with a hook. Yrkje ducked under it nicely.
Yrkje has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yrkje throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yrkje 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 Perkele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Yrkje is out of range.
Yrkje clinches with his opponent.
Yrkje misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yrkje makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Perkele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkele.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Yrkje struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yrkje.
Perkele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Yrkje wants to counter with a clinch but Perkele pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yrkje moves away.
Yrkje buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yrkje has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Yrkje coming out on top.
Yrkje misses with a low kick.
Perkele feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crunch! Yrkje slams his shin into Perkele's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Yrkje misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yrkje throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkele doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yrkje moves away.
Perkele takes one to the side of the head.
Yrkje throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Yrkje clinches up against the cage.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yrkje blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yrkje tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkele avoids it.
Perkele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perkele breaks the clinch.
Yrkje tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Yrkje throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Perkele.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
Yrkje swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yrkje misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkele misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yrkje lands the left hand.
Yrkje feints and then cracks Perkele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perkele down.
Perkele works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a combination that misses
and Yrkje counters with a thumping low kick.
Yrkje moves out of range of the body kick from Perkele.
Yrkje misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele throws a shot to the body.
Yrkje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yrkje is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Yrkje lands a slapping body shot.
Yrkje lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele misses with a hook. Yrkje ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Toby Keith Yrkje's cut even more.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yrkje counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Perkele tests Yrkje's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yrkje is rocked!
Perkele ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Yrkje's jaw. Yrkje's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Perkele does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Perkele!
During a confident post fight interview, Ispa Perkele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep 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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