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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 803 p4p, 745 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 82 p4p, 76 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcotte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkele doesn't seem bothered though.
Turcotte lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Perkele is looking to slow Turcotte down with leg kicks.
Turcotte throws a nice looking combination but Perkele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Perkele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Perkele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turcotte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte works the jab nicely.
Turcotte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Perkele does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele lands a really nice looking cross but Turcotte seems unphased.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte swinging wildly here.
Turcotte throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele misses the jab.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from Turcotte.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele lands a jab to Turcotte's midsection.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Turcotte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turcotte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Perkele has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Turcotte.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turcotte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands with a right hand.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Perkele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Perkele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perkele misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele cracks Turcotte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Turcotte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turcotte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turcotte 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.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Perkele misses with the body kick
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Perkele moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Perkele throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Turcotte throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Perkele lands with a cross.
Turcotte scores with a nice head shot.
Perkele defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Perkele tenderised Turcotte's leg. Turcotte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Turcotte moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Turcotte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turcotte tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte scores with a shot to the body.
Turcotte throws out a powerful jab.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
That's time! Perkele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Turcotte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turcotte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perkele's head.
Turcotte jabs Perkele right on the nose. Perkele blinks but takes it well.
Turcotte lands with a straight right. Perkele didn't see that one coming.
Turcotte throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
Turcotte checks a leg kick.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Perkele lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Turcotte moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele lands with a cross.
Perkele lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele digs a good hook to Turcotte's body.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
A bone on bone clash there as Turcotte blocks the leg kick.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a right hand
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele works Turcotte's body with a nice hook.
Turcotte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turcotte! But no joy.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Perkele counters with a quick kick to the body but Turcotte blocks it.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Turcotte swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turcotte misses the body punch
and Perkele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turcotte is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Turcotte's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Turcotte moved out of range.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turcotte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkele backs up against the cage.
Turcotte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perkele throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.
Perkele works the jab nicely.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Turcotte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Turcotte's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Perkele throws a sloppy body shot
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele lands a nice hook to Turcotte's body. Turcotte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turcotte slips a jab from Perkele.
Nice defenses there by Turcotte.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turcotte swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Turcotte. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Turcotte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Turcotte.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Turcotte.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele looks to throw a body kick
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Turcotte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turcotte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Turcotte cracks Perkele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Turcotte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turcotte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte looks to land a combination but Perkele avoids it well.
Perkele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkele.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turcotte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turcotte defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte misses with the combination.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte lands a jab.
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Turcotte saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turcotte checks a low kick from Perkele.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turcotte!
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Turcotte.
Turcotte misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Perkele walks into a jab.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele is looking to score with low kicks.
Turcotte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Turcotte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Turcotte as he checks the leg kick.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Turcotte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turcotte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!
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