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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann's entrance music is LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. 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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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hartmann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkovic blocks an elbow strike.
Hartmann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hartmann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkovic's efforts to push away.
Hartmann managing to block the knees to the body from Perkovic.
Hartmann can't find room to land a body shot as Perkovic controls the action.
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Hartmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perkovic is trying to push Hartmann away but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hartmann lands with a left to the head.
Perkovic tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the ropes.
Hartmann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Perkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Perkovic slowing the pace effectively.
Perkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann clinches.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
Good body shot from Hartmann.
Perkovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Hartmann.
Perkovic tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Hartmann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartmann has a couple of punches blocked by Perkovic.
Hartmann pushes Perkovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hartmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmann has double underhooks.
Perkovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Hartmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkovic.
Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hartmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkovic backwards.
Perkovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Perkovic breaks from the clinch.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartmann lands with a straight right. Perkovic didn't see that one coming.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkovic closes the distance and pushes Hartmann back into the ropes.
Perkovic taking a breather.
Hartmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkovic backwards.
Perkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hartmann throws a low kick but Perkovic avoids it.
Perkovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hartmann sprawls well. Hartmann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perkovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Hartmann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Perkovic.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Perkovic circles away.
Hartmann moves out of range of the body kick from Perkovic.
Perkovic blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkovic slips a jab and a cross from Hartmann.
Perkovic throws a looping overhand right but Hartmann ducks down to avoid it.
Perkovic avoids the head kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann feints a jab promting Perkovic to slip. Hartmann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perkovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Perkovic misses
and Hartmann holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hartmann tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Perkovic avoids the head kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann misses with a low kick.
Hartmann throws a lazy head kick
and Perkovic counters with a left and a right that stings Hartmann.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartmann scores with a sloppy right hand. Perkovic should have avoided that one.
Perkovic looks for the body kick but Hartmann saw that one coming.
Hartmann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Hartmann connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann tries to bum rush Perkovic with a series of wild strikes but Perkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartmann avoids the damage to the body.
Perkovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hartmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Perkovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perkovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkovic breaks from the clinch.
Hartmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartmann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Perkovic keeps it at a distance.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses
and Perkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkovic dodges the punch combination from Hartmann.
Hartmann misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartmann.
Perkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Hartmann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perkovic rushes Hartmann and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Perkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann lands a shoulder strike.
Perkovic is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling him.
Hartmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Perkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkovic backwards.
Hartmann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Perkovic won't want to take too many of those.
Perkovic is breathing heavily.
Perkovic breaks from the clinch.
Hartmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Hartmann misses with a knee strike.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
Erwin Hartmann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Perkovic avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmann has double underhooks.
Perkovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perkovic wants to break free but Hartmann has control.
Perkovic tries to break free but Hartmann pushes him back against the ropes.
Hartmann keeps control of Perkovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perkovic dodges an elbow strike from Hartmann.
Hartmann landing knees to the head.
Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hartmann is defending well for now.
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Perkovic.
Hartmann instigates a clinch.
Hartmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartmann keeps control of Perkovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic breaks from the clinch.
Hartmann explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Perkovic.
Erwin Hartmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Hartmann tries to clinch
and Perkovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Hartmann thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Perkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkovic.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Perkovic moves out of range.
Hartmann closes the distance and pushes Perkovic back into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
Hartmann moves in looking to clinch but Perkovic pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hartmann throws a push kick but Perkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Perkovic is having none of it.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Hartmann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkovic throws a hook to the side of Hartmann's head but Hartmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartmann swinging wildly here.
Hartmann misses with a looping right.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Hartmann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartmann throws a front kick aimed at Perkovic's knee but Perkovic avoids it well.
Hartmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkovic forces Hartmann back against the ropes and clinches.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkovic is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hartmann connects with a nice looking jab.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Perkovic circles away.
Hartmann rushes Perkovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Perkovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perkovic has had enough of the clinch but Hartmann keeps him there for the moment.
Hartmann lands a knee to the body.
Perkovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hartmann is defending well for now.
Hartmann tries a body shot but Perkovic blocks it.
Hartmann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartmann scores with a hook to the body.
Perkovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann looking to throw knees to the head but Perkovic is blocking nicely.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Perkovic avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
Perkovic is trying to break free.
Perkovic is trying to break free.
Perkovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
Hartmann prevents Perkovic from breaking the clinch.
Perkovic wants to break free but Hartmann has control.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perkovic's defenses.
A hook to the body from Hartmann.
Perkovic can't break the clinch.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside.
Hartmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartmann connects with a knee to the head.
Erwin Hartmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Hartmann scores with a shot to the side of Perkovic's head.
Perkovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perkovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hartmann.
Perkovic managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Perkovic fails to pull guard.
Perkovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartmann won't allow it.
Hartmann has Perkovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Perkovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perkovic wants to break free but Hartmann has control.
Perkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmann has double underhooks.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann scores with a leg kick.
Hartmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartmann misses with a low kick as Perkovic jumps back.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikhail Perkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hartmann.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann swinging wildly here.
Perkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Hartmann takes a swing at Perkovic's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Perkovic circles away.
Perkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartmann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Hartmann!
A relieved looking Erwin Hartmann thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Mikhail Perkovic was interviewed post fight and said 'No problem at all... I will get back to the top!'.
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