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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 490 p4p, 795 weight class) and James Diamond (ranked 78 p4p, 115 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diamond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perkele rushes Diamond and presses him up against the cage.
Diamond prevents a body shot from Perkele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Diamond blocks an uppercut.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Diamond drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perkele gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diamond blocking some punches.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Perkele lands a left hand.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Diamond.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diamonds head.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Diamond.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Diamond.
Perkele leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diamond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Perkele.
Diamond is looking for a takedown.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Perkele.
Diamond manages to break the clinch.
Diamond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perkele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diamond's knee momentarily.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diamond paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele with a nice calf kick.
Perkele scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like James Diamond has been cut.
Diamond 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diamond. That did some damage!
Diamond with a hook.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Diamond counter with a right hand.
Diamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diamond. That did some damage!
Diamond gets tackled into the cage by Perkele. Perkele maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Perkele.
Diamond tries to break the clinch but Perkele is controlling the position.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkele.
I was talking to Perkele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diamond looks winded!
Diamond breaks from the clinch.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkele thuds a left hand into Diamond's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perkele sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Perkele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ispa Perkele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Diamond.
Perkele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diamond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diamond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele counters with a crisp right hand that drops Diamond! Perkele lets Diamond back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Diamond is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele scores with a kick to the body.
Diamond is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Diamond seems to have recovered his senses.
Diamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perkele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Perkele instigates a clinch.
Diamond is trying to push Perkele away but Perkele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diamond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up James Diamond's cut even more.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkele stops a takedown attempt from Diamond.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perkele is struggling to control the position.
Diamond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diamond has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perkele avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diamond breaks the clinch.
Perkele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diamond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The cut above James Diamond's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Perkele.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond drops his hands momentarily and Perkele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perkele thumps Diamond with a low kick.
Diamond tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perkele sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diamond somewhat.
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 James Diamond's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perkele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diamond momentarily.
Diamond throws a one two combo.
Diamond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perkele checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Perkele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diamond.
Perkele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diamond.
Diamond misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely.
Perkele digs a good hook to Diamond's body.
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 works the jab nicely.
Diamond moves into the clinch successfully.
Perkele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diamond's efforts to push away.
Diamond is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
Perkele leaning against his opponent.
Perkele is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diamond throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Diamond wants to stall.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diamond wants a takedown but no success here.
Perkele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkele connects with a leg kick.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkele sends Diamond crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Perkele is motioning to the referee to let Diamond up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Perkele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diamond manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
James Diamond's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Diamond tries to clinch but Perkele is having none of it.
Perkele jabs Diamond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diamond shoots in but Perkele avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diamond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Diamond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Diamond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated James Diamond had this to say: 'Well shit I’m going to get my ass back to the gym but don’t worry I’ll be back with some big knock outs '.
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hype
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RATING
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