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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 3556 p4p, 394 weight class) and Judge LaCrosse (ranked 1731 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge LaCrosse!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCrosse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkules.
LaCrosse checks the leg kick.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkules thinks about countering with a body kick.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LaCrosse wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkules.
Perkules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkules thumps LaCrosse with a low kick.
Perkules moves into range and connects with a jab.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LaCrosse has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
LaCrosse clinches.
Perkules lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaCrosse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
LaCrosse throws an elbow that misses.
LaCrosse lands an elbow inside that Perkules shrugs off.
Perkules dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaCrosse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkules lands a left hand that snaps the head of LaCrosse backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
LaCrosse lands a nice elbow.
LaCrosse pushes off an throws an elbow but Perkules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
LaCrosse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
LaCrosse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
LaCrosse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules pushes LaCrosse back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perkules dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Perkules works on LaCrosse's body with a couple of short punches.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
LaCrosse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
LaCrosse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
LaCrosse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkules.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by LaCrosse.
Perkules blocks the elbow strike.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the ropes.
Perkules takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
A shot in the inside from Perkules.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perkules unloads a knee to the mid-section. LaCrosse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
LaCrosse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Perkules.
LaCrosse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LaCrosse prevents a body shot from Perkules.
Perkules scores with a nice hook to the head.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkules.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but LaCrosse blocks with his arms.
Perkules working aggressively here.
Perkules makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkules.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it misses.
Perkules lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of LaCrosse backwards.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perkules throws a hook but LaCrosse blocks it.
Perkules circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkules.
Perkules with a nice cross.
LaCrosse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkules.
LaCrosse throws a fast counter high kick but Perkules manages to duck under it in time.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch.
Perkules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaCrosse instigates a clinch.
Perkules lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkules.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkules's brow.
Perkules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaCrosse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkules.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by LaCrosse.
Perkules pushes LaCrosse back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkules working aggressively here.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
LaCrosse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules pushes LaCrosse back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Perkules blocks the elbow strike.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Perkules.
Perkules lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perkules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LaCrosse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut is getting worse.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perkules obliges.
Perkules swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LaCrosse lands an elbow inside that Perkules shrugs off.
Perkules softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perkules lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down LaCrosse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules throws a head punch that misses.
Perkules dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow strike.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the ropes.
Perkules blocks the elbow strike.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Perkules tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaCrosse's elbow.
Perkules tries to work over LaCrosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkules misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaCrosse lands a damaging elbow.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but LaCrosse blocks it.
Perkules lands a knee to the head.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
LaCrosse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LaCrosse can do to turn this around?
LaCrosse throws an elbow that misses.
Perkules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
Perkules dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but LaCrosse blocks with his arms.
Perkules looking to throw knees to the head but LaCrosse is blocking nicely.
Perkules gets through LaCrosse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkules dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by LaCrosse.
Perkules misses with an uppercut.
Perkules fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkules tries a head kick but it misses.
LaCrosse fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkules. LaCrosse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkules throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow LaCrosse down.
Perkules misses with a kick to the body.
LaCrosse moves into range and clinches up with Perkules.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the ropes.
Judge LaCrosse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules is leaning against LaCrosse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
Perkules misses with a punch to the body.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkules.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perkules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkules.
Perkules is leaning against LaCrosse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
LaCrosse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Perkules scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkules lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Perkules.
Perkules throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perkules pushes LaCrosse back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules tries a knee to the head but LaCrosse blocks it.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perkules lands a shoulder strike.
Perkules has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops LaCrosse to the canvas! Can LaCrosse beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
LaCrosse is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Perkules. Beautiful body shot.
LaCrosse is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkules finish him?
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Perkules.
Donk. Perkules catches LaCrosse right on the button with a cross.
LaCrosse walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Veli Ilkka Perkules!
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