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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 116 p4p, 215 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 15 p4p, 25 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen slips under a jab from Perkele.
Matikainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick lands for Matikainen.
Matikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkele. That did some damage!
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Perkele dodges the punch combination from Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the head.
Perkele ducks right into an uppercut from Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a looping left.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Matikainen avoids it with no problem.
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkele misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Matikainen throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
Perkele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matikainen, as that shot connected.
Matikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkele. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matikainen.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Matikainen loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Perkele throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Matikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matikainen throws a front kick aimed at Perkele's knee but Perkele avoids it well.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkele counters with a left to the body.
Perkele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkele counters with a low kick, right behind Matikainen 's knee.
Matikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele feints a counter leg kick.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body. Perkele takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Perkele throws out a powerful jab.
A solid body kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a jab.
Perkele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perkele slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Perkele was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matikainen throws a low kick but Perkele moves out of range easily.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matikainen.
Perkele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Matikainen.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perkele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Matikainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Matikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matikainen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Perkele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a left hand
and Perkele counters with a leg kick.
Matikainen takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Perkele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Matikainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perkele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a thumping low kick.
Matikainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Matikainen.
Matikainen connects with a crisp jab.
Matikainen moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matikainen throws a combination. Perkele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matikainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perkele connects with a body shot that sends Matikainen's belly button to the back.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matikainen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perkele will feel that in the morning.
Perkele walks into a jab.
DaMatti Matikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
Matikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Matikainen finds it's target.
Perkele throws a hook but Matikainen avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matikainen!
Matikainen dips to his left and cracks Perkele with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matikainen throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Matikainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Matikainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Matikainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Matikainen avoids it with no problem.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matikainen has time to react.
Matikainen throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Matikainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matikainen lands with a cross.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matikainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matikainen throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Matikainen slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick.
Matikainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perkele's head backwards.
Matikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matikainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Matikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Matikainen saw that one coming.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Matikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Matikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele drops his hands momentarily and Matikainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matikainen jabs Perkele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matikainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkele moves forwards but Matikainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perkele moves out of range as Matikainen throws a body kick.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matikainen. That did some damage!
Perkele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perkele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
Matikainen throws a head kick that Perkele semi-blocks.
Matikainen lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele blocks a leg kick.
Perkele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Matikainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Matikainen is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matikainen. That's going to slow Perkele down.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matikainen.
Perkele throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Matikainen backs off Perkele throws a huge counter combo but Matikainen manages to avoid it all.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Matikainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Matikainen had a free shot at his head there.
Matikainen defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkele throws a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Matikainen is out of range.
Matikainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perkele might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Matikainen has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab, jab by Matikainen - just one landing.
Matikainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Perkele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Perkele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Matikainen avoids it with no problem.
Perkele avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen lands a front kick.
Matikainen misses with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele throws a head kick but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Matikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Matikainen as he connects with a hook.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkele momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen thows a leg kick but Perkele checks it
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Matikainen lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Matikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perkele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Matikainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matikainen with a nice calf kick.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Perkele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matikainen.
Matikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele tries a quick counter leg kick but Matikainen is wise to it.
Matikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matikainen with a jab.
Matikainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick.
Matikainen backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen slips under a jab from Perkele.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele defending well as Matikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Matikainen.
Matikainen tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaMatti Matikainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matikainen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
After the fight, DaMatti Matikainen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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