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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 723 p4p, 987 weight class) and Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 110 p4p, 150 weight class). Keisuke Matsuzaka has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Matsuzaka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matsuzaka lands a head shot.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuzaka.
Perkele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Matsuzaka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkele.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele misses the body punch
and Matsuzaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Perkele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka staying out of range there.
Matsuzaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuzaka's shoulder, as Matsuzaka tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Matsuzaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Matsuzaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 quick inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka slips under a jab from Perkele.
Matsuzaka 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.
Matsuzaka lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a few strikes there.
Perkele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perkele motions for Matsuzaka to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele digs a good hook to Matsuzaka's body.
Perkele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Matsuzaka feints a counter leg kick.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsuzaka is out of range.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Matsuzaka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perkele connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsuzaka. That did some damage!
Matsuzaka checks a leg kick.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a straight right.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Matsuzaka.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matsuzaka.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range nicely.
A solid body kick from Perkele.
Matsuzaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matsuzaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matsuzaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsuzaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Matsuzaka connects with a looping right hand.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matsuzaka! But no joy.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka checks a low kick from Perkele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Matsuzaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Matsuzaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perkele's knee momentarily.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perkele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Matsuzaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matsuzaka walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Matsuzaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a body punch
enabling Matsuzaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Matsuzaka ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsuzaka can do to turn this around?
Perkele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkele connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Matsuzaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matsuzaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkele throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Matsuzaka misses.
Perkele takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matsuzaka! But no joy.
Perkele slips under a jab from Matsuzaka.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Matsuzaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Matsuzaka drops his hands momentarily and Perkele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perkele misses with an uppercut
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Matsuzaka is out of range.
Matsuzaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele connects with a body shot.
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!
Matsuzaka takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Perkele catches Matsuzaka right on the button with a cross.
Matsuzaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matsuzaka swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Matsuzaka scores with a leg kick.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Perkele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body. Matsuzaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsuzaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsuzaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Perkele.
Perkele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matsuzaka throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Matsuzaka slips a jab from Perkele.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka slips a straight right by Perkele.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele digs a good hook to Matsuzaka's body.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Matsuzaka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Perkele has got the better of the exchanges.
Matsuzaka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ispa Perkele's cut is getting worse.
Perkele lands with an overhand left.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perkele has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Perkele misses with a body shot
letting Matsuzaka counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Matsuzaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight right hand.
Matsuzaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp right hand that drops Perkele! Matsuzaka lets Perkele back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Perkele is rocked!
Ispa Perkele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A jab from Perkele misses.
Matsuzaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oh Perkele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
Perkele seems to have got his legs back now.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuzaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Matsuzaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perkele tried to score with a low kick but Matsuzaka checks it.
Matsuzaka ducks right into an uppercut from Perkele.
Matsuzaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matsuzaka with a nice cross.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a good low kick that Perkele was not able to check.
Matsuzaka lands with a shot to the body.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsuzaka throws out the jab.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuzaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perkele with a body shot.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Matsuzaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsuzaka throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Perkele with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Matsuzaka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matsuzaka defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele thows a leg kick but Matsuzaka checks it
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele connects with a leg kick.
Matsuzaka slips a straight right by Perkele.
Matsuzaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perkele with a body shot.
Matsuzaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Matsuzaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matsuzaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
letting Matsuzaka counter with a right hand.
Matsuzaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Matsuzaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsuzaka tries to avoid it.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Matsuzaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matsuzaka misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkele misses the target.
Matsuzaka misses with a low kick.
Perkele catches Matsuzaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkele dodges the punch combination from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkele misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matsuzakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matsuzaka lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
It seemed like Matsuzaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsuzaka looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Matsuzaka ducks down to avoid it.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele swings for the body but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Perkele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jeez, Ispa Perkele's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Matsuzaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perkele throwing a counter right hand but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Perkele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matsuzaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matsuzaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matsuzaka works Perkele's body with a nice hook.
Matsuzaka looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp right hand that drops Perkele! Matsuzaka lets Perkele back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ispa Perkele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Ispa Perkele spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym I guess.'.
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