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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duch has chosen John Cage's 4'33" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryszard Duch!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ryszard Duch has been cut.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duch blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Perkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Duch shoots in but Perkovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duch blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Duch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perkovic pinned against the cage. Perkovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duch avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Duch moves out of range.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Duch moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Perkovic lands but Duch takes it in his stride.
Perkovic cracks the inside of Duch's front leg.
We've been hearing reports that Perkovic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Perkovic.
Duch blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Duch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duch tries for a takedown but Perkovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikhail Perkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryszard Duch.
Duch blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
A head kick misses from Perkovic.
Perkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Duch moves out of range easily.
Duch is trying desperately to land a takedown but Perkovic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Duch.
Perkovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Duch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duch is controlling him.
Duch drops back looking for a leg! Perkovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perkovic manages to kick Duch off! Duch jumps back into Perkovic's guard.
Duch drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Perkovic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Duch has Perkovic in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic looking to pass the guard.
Perkovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Duch dives on top into guard.
Perkovic wants to stand but Duch is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duch drops back looking for a leg! Perkovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perkovic manages to kick Duch off! Duch jumps back into Perkovic's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perkovic is working an open guard so Duch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Duch takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkovic throws a head kick but Duch moves out of range.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Duch or perhaps it was just good defense by Perkovic, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Perkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Duch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Perkovic.
Duch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duch avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Duch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perkovic defends it nicely.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duch avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perkovic pinned against the cage. Perkovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mikhail Perkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryszard Duch.
Perkovic instigates a clinch.
Perkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mikhail Perkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duch fails to land the takedown.
Perkovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duch's head.
Perkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkovic lands a head kick. Duch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Duch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perkovic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Perkovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Duch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Duch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet.
Duch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perkovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic pushes Duch away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Duch gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Duch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Duch is trying to get an arm triangle but Perkovic is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic pushes Duch away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Duch gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Duch goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Perkovic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Duch but great work by Perkovic.
Perkovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duch, who protects the arm well.
Perkovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Duch is defending well.
Perkovic wants to control but Duch is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Perkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Duch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Duch shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkovic tries to sprawl out of it but Duch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perkovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Duch moves out of range.
Duch wants to clinch.
Duch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkovic circles away.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perkovic's waist but Perkovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duch off to one side.
Mikhail Perkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryszard Duch.
Duch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkovic defends well and Duch ends up having to push Perkovic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perkovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Perkovic manages to break the clinch.
Perkovic thumps Duch with a low kick.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Perkovic.
Perkovic lands a head kick!
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duch closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
Perkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Duch. Duch gets slowly back to his feet.
Perkovic tries to work over Duch's front leg with a kick but Duch checks it.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duch checks a leg kick.
Perkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duch's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duch avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Duch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Duch.
Perkovic misses with a body kick.
Perkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Perkovic.
Duch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duch looks for a takedown but Perkovic sprawls well.
Duch moves out of range of the body kick.
Ryszard Duch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhail Perkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Duch moves out of range easily.
Perkovic throws a wild body kick that Duch sees coming a mile off.
Duch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Duch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkovic.
Perkovic misses with a body kick.
Duch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkovic moves away.
Perkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkovic misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic pushes Duch away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Perkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perkovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Perkovic!
Our winner, Mikhail Perkovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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