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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 6926 p4p, 24098 weight class) and Theodore Cleaver (ranked 653 p4p, 693 weight class). Cleaver has chosen Methlabs & MOONSHINE as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 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 9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkules.
Cleaver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkules.
Cleaver works Perkules's body with a nice hook.
Cleaver throws a right hand that Perkules ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkules also avoids with ease.
Perkules scores with a jab to the body.
Perkules throws a chopping leg kick but Cleaver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick from Perkules, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleaver misses with a head kick.
Cleaver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkules circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perkules lands a leg kick that knocks Cleaver off balance momentarily.
Cleaver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perkules's head backwards.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleaver.
Perkules tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cleaver is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleaver missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkules thuds his right hand into Cleaver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cleaver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkules throws a chopping leg kick but Cleaver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleaver. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Perkules moves out of range.
Cleaver with a jab.
Perkules seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cleaver misses with a wild combination.
As Cleaver backs away, Perkules returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkules throws a push kick but Cleaver slaps the foot to one side.
Cleaver misses with the combination.
Cleaver walks into a jab.
Perkules ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleaver throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkules.
Perkules tests Cleaver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkules connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cleaver momentarily.
Cleaver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkules.
Cleaver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cleaver tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkules displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleaver throws out the jab.
Cleaver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Perkules.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cleaver throws a combination that misses
and Perkules makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cleaver moves into the clinch.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkules throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkules.
Cleaver lands a nice elbow.
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Cleaver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
Cleaver prevents Perkules from breaking the clinch.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Perkules in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
Perkules softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver blocks an uppercut.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules manages to break the clinch.
Cleaver misses with a looping left.
Cleaver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkules takes a swing at Cleaver's ribcage but misses.
Cleaver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cleaver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkules slips a jab and a cross from Cleaver.
Perkules was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cleaver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Perkules misses.
Cleaver tries to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkules.
Cleaver walks into a stiff left hand from Perkules.
Cleaver misses with the combination.
Cleaver misses with a double jab.
It looked like Perkules wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules scores with a sloppy right hand. Cleaver should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver misses with a straight right.
Perkules is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cleaver takes the fight into the clinch.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cleaver.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkules.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of Cleaver's head.
Cleaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
Cleaver with a knee to the head.
Perkules is trying to push Cleaver away but Cleaver has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Perkules.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Perkules in his tracks for a moment.
Cleaver tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkules.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkules.
Cleaver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Perkules lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cleaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Perkules throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cleaver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkules.
A punch combination from Perkules misses.
Cleaver is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Theodore Cleaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Perkules does it's job there.
Cleaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkules.
Cleaver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cleaver closes the distance and clinches.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Perkules tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Perkules blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Perkules lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Perkules on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Cleaver has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perkules seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cleaver can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from Cleaver, against the ropes.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkules lands with a slapping head kick.
Perkules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleaver.
Cleaver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkules.
Perkules lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cleaver moves out of range as Perkules strikes.
Perkules motions for Cleaver to come forward. Perkules throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cleaver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cleaver throws a wild body kick that Perkules sees coming a mile off.
Perkules throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cleaver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleaver looks to land a left hand but Perkules moved out of range nicely.
Cleaver connects with a body shot that sends Perkules's belly button to the back.
Cleaver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
Perkules connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleaver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkules.
Cleaver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cleaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.
Perkules scores with a jab to the head.
Cleaver scores with a three punch combo!
Perkules scores with a nice strike.
Perkules moves out of range of the body kick from Cleaver.
Perkules connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleaver moves away.
Perkules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cleaver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to bum rush Perkules with a series of wild strikes but Perkules uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cleaver cracks Perkules with a good jab.
Perkules tries to work over Cleaver's front leg with a kick but Cleaver checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkules blocks the leg kick.
Veli Ilkka Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkules swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perkules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Cleaver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkules bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cleaver's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cleaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Cleaver.
Perkules misses with a body punch.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Perkules.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkules or not.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Perkules.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Perkules can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Cleaver.
Perkules is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleaver crunches a lovely knee into Perkules's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules breaks the clinch.
Cleaver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Cleaver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleaver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleaver. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkules throws a wild body kick that Cleaver sees coming a mile off.
Cleaver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cleaver loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
Perkules misses the jab.
Cleaver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perkules throws a wild body kick that Cleaver sees coming a mile off.
Cleaver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Cleaver.
Cleaver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perkuless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theodore Cleaver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Perkules lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkules swings widly with a right hand
and Cleaver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkules scores with a nice body kick.
Cleaver misses with a few strikes there.
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cleaver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkules fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cleaver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkules takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cleaver ducks right into an uppercut from Perkules.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
Perkules clobbers Cleaver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch! Perkules slams his shin into Cleaver's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cleaver.
Cleaver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cleaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleaver misses with a double jab
and Perkules counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleaver misses with a looping left.
Cleaver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkules scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cleaver doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cleaver misses.
Cleaver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perkuless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkules lands a body shot.
Perkules takes a swing at Cleaver's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkules.
Cleaver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkules looks to land a body kick but Cleaver moved away.
Cleaver scores with a shot to the body.
Cleaver throws a hook to the side of Perkules's head but Perkules sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Cleaver.
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
Cleaver misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules cracks Cleaver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Perkules throws the left hand but Cleaver avoids the punch easily.
Perkules wants to slow Cleaver down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkules.
That kick from Perkules tenderised Cleaver's leg. Cleaver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkules shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cleaver eats them both and turns towards Perkules to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleaver.
Perkules circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cleaver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cleaver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Cleaver.
Perkules misses with a low kick as Cleaver jumps back.
Cleaver tries to counter with a clinch but Perkules shakes him off and moves away.
Cleaver takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cleaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cleaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cleaver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Perkules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkules. Cleaver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkules wants to land a leg kick but Cleaver is out of range.
Perkules throws a shot from downtown. Cleaver moves away and avoids it.
Cleaver looks to land a left hand but Perkules moved out of range nicely.
Perkules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkules throws a push kick but Cleaver slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver takes a swing at Perkules's ribcage but misses.
Cleaver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cleaver throws out a loose jab but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules takes a swing at Cleaver's ribcage but misses.
Perkules waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleaver.
Some bone on bone action there as Cleaver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cleaver is looking for the big counter here.
Cleaver misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Perkules wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleaver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleaver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkules is able to avoid easily.
Cleaver has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perkules.
Cleaver throws a body kick that misses.
Cleaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkules lands a really nice looking cross but Cleaver seems unphased.
Cleaver misses with a wild body shot.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleaver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkules lands with a shot to the body.
Cleaver misses with a double jab.
Perkules fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cleaver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Cleaver moved away.
Cleaver takes one to the chin there.
Cleaver moves out of range of the body kick.
Cleaver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cleaver has Perkules up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cleaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules can't break the clinch.
Perkules is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules misses with a body punch.
Perkules blocks a body shot from Cleaver.
Perkules breaks the clinch.
Perkules lands with a cross.
Perkules buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Veli Ilkka Perkules did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
Cleaver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cleaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Perkules moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cleaver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkules moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cleaver!
Cleaver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkules looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleaver is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Perkules, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleaver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkules on the side of the head.
Cleaver has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from Cleaver, against the ropes.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkules.
Perkules throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Perkules.
A short uppercut from Cleaver.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Cleaver avoids the damage to the body.
Perkules scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cleaver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cleaver obliges.
Cleaver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkules misses with a hook.
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Cleaver's front leg but catches the back leg as Cleaver tries to avoid it.
Cleaver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cleaver throws a shot from downtown. Perkules moves away and avoids it.
Cleaver throws out a leg kick but Perkules moves out of range and Cleaver only half commits.
Perkules wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Perkules moves out of range.
And Perkules counters with a quick kick to the body but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkules throws a combination that misses
and Cleaver counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Perkules.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
Perkules is trying to break free.
Cleaver trying to land knees to the body.
Perkules's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkules blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Perkules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cleaver blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules takes an elbow to the temple.
Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut is getting worse.
Cleaver landing knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cleaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Perkules.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Perkules.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks with his arms.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleaver presses Perkules against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cleaver lands a left hand.
Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkules.
Cleaver misses with a few strikes there.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleaver sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cleaver takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cleaver lands with an overhand left.
Perkules slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkules.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkules connects with the punch.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkules walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cleaver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleaver moves away.
Cleaver throws out a counter right but Perkules avoids it with no problem.
Cleaver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkules lands a jab to Cleaver's midsection.
A nice leg kick from Perkules, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkules throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cleaver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkules connects with a jab.
Cleaver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleaver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cleaver darts in and clinches Perkules up against the ropes.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver prevents a body shot from Perkules.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Perkules missing with a left hand there. Cleaver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cleaver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkules throws a front kick aimed at Cleaver's knee but Cleaver avoids it well.
Perkules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cleaver moves into the clinch.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Perkules avoids the damage to the body.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkules or not.
Cleaver has Perkules pressed against the ropes, preventing Perkules from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkules.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cleaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkules's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleaver throws a counter combo.
Perkules has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cleaver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perkules is rocked!
Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Perkules is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Theodore Cleaver!
Theodore Cleaver decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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