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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 5530 p4p, 596 weight class) and Theodore Cleaver (ranked 24977 p4p, 785 weight class). Cleaver has chosen Methlabs & MOONSHINE as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Insanely flexible
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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
16 - 5 - 1, 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
6 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver takes the fight into the clinch.
Perkules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cleaver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules digs a right hand into Cleaver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleaver's gas tank.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Perkules.
A body shot lands from Perkules.
Cleaver blocking some punches.
Cleaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Perkules avoids the damage to the body.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleaver is defending well for now.
Perkules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cleaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Perkules.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Cleaver.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cleaver.
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
Perkules swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleaver blocks an uppercut.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver trying to land knees to the body.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Perkules scores with a hook to the body.
Cleaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkules.
Perkules swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkules throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleavers head.
Perkules scores with a shoulder strike.
Cleaver pushes off an throws an elbow but Perkules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Cleaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleaver tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
Cleaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cleaver.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Cleaver.
Perkules can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules prevents a body shot from Cleaver.
Perkules doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkules avoids it.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Cleaver looking to throw knees to the head but Perkules is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkules.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cleaver blocks it with crossed arms.
Cleaver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perkules connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleaver's face.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkules.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perkules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod.
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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cleaver.
Perkules uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleaver.
Perkules delivers a nice body kick.
Cleaver motions for Perkules to come forward. Cleaver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Perkules.
Nice shot by Perkules.
Theodore Cleaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleaver scores with a shot to the body.
Perkules looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Cleaver misses the target.
Cleaver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkules throws a low kick but Cleaver avoids it.
Perkules connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cleaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cleaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
Perkules moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cleaver moves out of range as Perkules throws a body kick.
Cleaver misses with a low kick as Perkules jumps back.
Perkules lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkules.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleaver slips a jab from Perkules.
Perkules circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkules thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cleaver throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkules.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cleaver ducks right into an uppercut from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a body kick.
Perkules throws a low kick but Cleaver moves out of range easily.
Cleaver tries to counter by closing the distance.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleaver misses with a looping left.
Cleaver lands with a right hand.
Perkules tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cleaver throws a head kick that Perkules semi-blocks.
Cleaver lands with a good body shot.
Perkules swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleaver! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Perkules.
A jab lands there for Perkules.
Good leg kick by Perkules.
Perkules fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cleaver checks it well.
Perkules throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleaver. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cleaver.
Perkules misses with a body shot
and Cleaver counters with a two punch combo.
Cleaver throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Cleaver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Cleaver's front leg but catches the back leg as Cleaver tries to avoid it.
Cleaver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkules.
Perkules is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cleaver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkules.
Perkules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkules with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perkules!
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkules swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleaver rushes Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Perkules working aggressively here.
Cleaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cleaver misses with an elbow strike.
Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkules takes a swing at Cleaver's ribcage but misses.
Cleaver tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Cleaver pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perkules is out of range and Cleaver settles back down.
Perkules was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perkules takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cleaver looks for the body kick but Perkules saw that one coming.
Perkules lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cleaver takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
That's time! Perkules's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cleaver misses with a hook. Perkules ducked under it nicely.
Veli Ilkka Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
Cleaver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkules counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkules lands an overhand right.
Cleaver throws a series of strikes that have Perkules backpedaling.
Cleaver throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Cleaver backs away, Perkules returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cleaver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkules.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkules.
Jab from Perkules.
Cleaver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cleaver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cleaver throws a right hand that Perkules ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkules also avoids with ease.
Perkules lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cleaver backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules misses the shot to the body.
Perkules walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cleaver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkules tries to land a front kick but Cleaver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cleaver throws a body shot but no joy.
Cleaver 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.
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Cleaver as he checks the leg kick.
Theodore Cleaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Cleaver's front leg but catches the back leg as Cleaver tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Cleaver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cleaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cleaver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkules connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Perkules misses.
Perkules throws a low kick but Cleaver avoids it.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
Perkules wants to land a leg kick but Cleaver is out of range.
Cleaver looks to land a combination but Perkules avoids it well.
Perkules jabs Cleaver right on the nose. Cleaver blinks but takes it well.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules tries to bum rush Cleaver with a series of wild strikes but Cleaver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
Cleaver tries to clinch but Perkules moves away
and Perkules counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cleaver is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Cleaver checks the leg kick.
Perkules with a jab.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perkules!
Perkules is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleaver can do to turn this around?
Cleaver misses with an uppercut. Perkules saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules throws a push kick but Cleaver slaps the foot to one side.
Perkules tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cleaver is able to avoid easily.
Perkules lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cleaver misses with the combination.
Cleaver drives through and clinches with Perkules against the ropes.
Cleaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkules's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
A body shot lands from Cleaver.
Perkules throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkules.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from Cleaver, against the ropes.
Cleaver lands an elbow inside.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkules.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Perkules.
Cleaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Ilkka Perkules showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perkules, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Ilkka Perkules!
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