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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itse Perkele (ranked 232 p4p, 9 weight class) and Charles DaCoca (ranked 220 p4p, 8 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Itse Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles DaCoca!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped DaCoca's head back.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DaCoca.
DaCoca defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
DaCoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DaCoca keeps Perkele at a distance using the push kick.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and DaCoca moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from DaCoca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
DaCoca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DaCoca jabs at Perkele's body.
Perkele is breathing heavily.
DaCoca misses with a body shot.
DaCoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
DaCoca tries a head kick but it misses.
DaCoca misses the shot to the body.
Perkele throws a quick counter kick to the body but DaCoca avoids it.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DaCoca manages to avoid it.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of DaCoca's head but DaCoca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele tries to work over DaCoca's front leg with a kick but DaCoca checks it.
DaCoca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
DaCoca misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele counters with a nice low kick that buckles DaCoca's knee momentarily.
DaCoca misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DaCoca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DaCoca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DaCoca throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
DaCoca misses with a hook.
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perkele misses with an uppercut. DaCoca saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from DaCoca.
DaCoca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DaCoca walks into a straight right hand from Perkele.
DaCoca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DaCoca throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
DaCoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
DaCoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DaCoca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
DaCoca lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DaCoca there as he acknowledges the shot.
DaCoca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DaCoca looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Perkele misses.
DaCoca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but DaCoca moved out of range nicely.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from DaCoca. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for DaCoca. That snapped Perkele's head back.
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Perkele.
DaCoca is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perkele with a body shot.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
DaCoca 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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses DaCoca's sensitive parts.
DaCoca throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Perkele.
DaCoca misses with a wild body shot.
DaCoca is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perkele rather than just go for the knockout.
Perkele throws a body punch but DaCoca moves out of range.
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Perkele.
DaCoca connects with a body shot that sends Perkele's belly button to the back.
Perkele with a jab.
Perkele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DaCoca.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - DaCoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DaCoca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele swinging wildly here.
DaCoca misses with a body shot.
Donk. Perkele catches DaCoca right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Perkele blocks the body kick.
Perkele lands with a nice body punch.
DaCoca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
DaCoca needs to keep his hands up - Perkele had a free shot at his head there.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but DaCoca ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and DaCoca counters with a nice body kick.
DaCoca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele connects with a right hand. DaCoca shakes it off.
DaCoca misses the body punch
and DaCoca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DaCoca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele lands a jab to the nose.
DaCoca cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perkele clobbers DaCoca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perkele connects with a right hand. DaCoca shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itse Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles DaCoca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DaCoca.
Perkele lands with a slapping head kick.
DaCoca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DaCoca can do to turn this around?
DaCoca throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
DaCoca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DaCoca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele misses with a looping left.
DaCoca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perkele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DaCoca avoids the head kick by Perkele.
DaCoca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perkele looks for the body kick but DaCoca saw that one coming.
Perkele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DaCoca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. DaCoca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Itse Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele moves out of range as DaCoca strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for DaCoca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of DaCoca's head but DaCoca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DaCoca misses with a head kick.
DaCoca gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Perkele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DaCoca cracks a nice hook into Perkele's ribs.
DaCoca moves away from the strike by Perkele.
A countering left hand to the body from DaCoca misses.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from DaCoca misses.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but DaCoca is out of range.
DaCoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but DaCoca 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.
DaCoca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DaCoca throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
DaCoca punishes Perkele's body with a nice straight punch.
DaCoca throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as DaCoca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though.
DaCoca looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DaCoca's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DaCoca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DaCoca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DaCoca throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele throws a hook but DaCoca avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DaCoca on the side of the head.
DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of DaCoca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkele misses with a hook.
And DaCoca responds with a good body kick, but Perkele manages to step out the way in time.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DaCoca doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by DaCoca.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DaCoca.
Perkele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from DaCoca. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
DaCoca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perkele finds it's way round the side to connect with DaCoca's head.
Perkele connects with a single shot there.
DaCoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by DaCoca.
It looks like Itse Perkele has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele 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 nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DaCoca.
DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele lands a nice shot that snaps DaCoca's head back.
That has opened up Charles DaCoca's cut even more.
DaCoca slips under a jab.
DaCoca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perkele to score with a decent uppercut.
Perkele lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
DaCoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
DaCoca takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Perkele avoids the body shot from DaCoca.
DaCoca jabs Perkele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DaCoca moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele moves out of range as DaCoca throws a body kick.
DaCoca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DaCoca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut lands for DaCoca. That snapped Perkele's head back.
Perkele lands a slapping body shot.
DaCoca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DaCoca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DaCoca ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
DaCoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but DaCoca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DaCoca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DaCoca pushes Perkele away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Itse Perkele will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
DaCoca lands a high kick!
DaCoca looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
DaCoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele scores with a nice body kick.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perkele duly obliges.
Perkele avoids a kick to the body.
DaCoca throws a body kick that misses.
Perkele misses with a hook.
DaCoca misses with a body shot.
A jab from DaCoca misses.
Perkele is looking to counter punch.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DaCoca.
Perkele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele avoids the body shot from DaCoca.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but DaCoca slips the punch.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele tests DaCoca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
DaCoca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DaCoca slips under a jab from Perkele.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DaCoca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Perkele catches DaCoca right on the button with a cross.
Perkele throws a hook but DaCoca avoids it easily.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for DaCoca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DaCoca finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkele's head.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
DaCoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Perkele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DaCoca throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
DaCoca digs a good body shot into Perkele's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DaCoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Charles DaCoca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by DaCoca.
Perkele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice defenses there by DaCoca.
DaCoca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Perkele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkele catches DaCoca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
DaCoca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DaCoca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DaCoca swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from DaCoca. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
DaCoca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkele's hands are dropping dangerously low here and DaCoca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perkele scrambles back to his feet.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DaCoca loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
DaCoca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DaCoca digs a good hook to Perkele's body.
DaCoca throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Perkele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for DaCoca. That snapped Perkele's head back.
DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick from DaCoca.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DaCoca.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on DaCoca's shoulder, as DaCoca tries to avoid the shot.
DaCoca feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DaCoca misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from DaCoca misses
and Perkele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Perkele works DaCoca's body with a nice hook.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles DaCoca. DaCoca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perkele lands a glancing blow to the side of DaCoca's head.
Perkele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
DaCoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele punishes DaCoca's body with a nice straight punch.
DaCoca slips under a jab.
Perkele looks for the body kick but DaCoca saw that one coming.
DaCoca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
DaCoca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perkele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Itse Perkele.
Well Perkele 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itse Perkele!
Itse Perkele decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Charles DaCoca spoke after the fight, saying 'That was unexpected.. Well done.'.
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