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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Perkins (ranked 714 p4p, 84 weight class) and Jerry Azumah (ranked 1209 p4p, 138 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Perkins !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Azumah!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins misses with a hook. Azumah ducked under it nicely.
Azumah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azumah.
That kick from Perkins tenderised Azumah's leg. Azumah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkins takes one on the button.
Nice body punch from Azumah.
Azumah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azumah cracks Perkins with an open hand slap.
Azumah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Azumah is just out of range.
Azumah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azumah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Azumah is predictable there
and Perkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Azumah misses.
Perkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azumah.
Perkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkins avoids the body shot from Azumah.
Azumah digs a good body shot into Perkins 's ribs.
Perkins blocks a jab.
Azumah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkins checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Azumah finds it's target.
Azumah throws a leg kick
enabling Perkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Azumah throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azumah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Azumah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins .
Perkins staying out of range there.
Azumah lands with a straight right. Perkins didn't see that one coming.
Azumah misses with a looping right.
Perkins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Azumah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azumah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Azumah.
Perkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azumah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azumah lands a right hook to the body.
Azumah throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Azumah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Perkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azumah swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkins .
Perkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkins throwing a counter right hand but Azumah manages to avoid it.
Azumah throws a hook to the side of Perkins 's head but Perkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Perkins is predictable there
and Perkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azumah.
Perkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azumah to score with a decent uppercut.
Azumah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkins throwing a counter right hand but Azumah manages to avoid it.
Azumah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azumah misses with a double jab.
Azumah ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
Azumah has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A shot to the body from Azumah misses
and Perkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Azumah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azumah walks into a straight right hand from Perkins .
Azumah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azumah throws an off balance right hand
and Perkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkins slips a jab and a cross from Azumah.
Perkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azumah manages to avoid it.
Azumah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Azumah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Azumah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Azumah misses.
Azumah looks to land a left hand but Perkins moved out of range nicely.
Azumah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Azumah stuns Perkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azumah cracks Perkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perkins lands with a right hand.
Azumah misses with a body shot.
Azumah throws a lazy right hand but Perkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Perkins might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azumah looks for the body kick but Perkins saw that one coming.
Azumah just misses with a punch to the body.
Azumah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins slips a straight right by Azumah.
It looked like Perkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkins throws a solid leg kick but Azumah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkins .
Azumah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azumah cracks Perkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perkins throws a looping overhand right but Azumah ducks down to avoid it.
Azumah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azumah, right into the meat.
Azumah scores with a hook to the body. Perkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azumah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkins .
Perkins misses with a hook.
Perkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Azumah finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkins 's head.
Azumah misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a looping right.
Azumah throws a jab when Perkins was well out of range.
Azumah throws a shot from downtown. Perkins moves away and avoids it.
Azumah scores with a sloppy right hand. Perkins should have avoided that one.
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!
Perkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
Azumah misses with an uppercut. Perkins saw that one coming.
Perkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Azumah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkins .
Jerry Azumah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azumah.
The fighters circling - Azumah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkins misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Perkins .
Azumah lands a nice looking body shot.
Jerry Azumah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azumah throws a leg kick
and Perkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azumah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azumah momentarily.
Azumah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azumah.
It looked like Perkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Azumah blocks a low kick nicely.
Azumah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkins misses with a hook to the body
and Azumah counters with a nice body kick.
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Azumah misses with a hook.
Azumah moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azumah can pounce on him.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkins .
Azumah misses with a body shot.
Perkins throws a big counter combination but Azumah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Azumah!
Azumah misses the body punch
and Azumah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azumah throws an off balance right hand
letting Perkins counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Azumah. Beautiful body shot.
Azumah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Azumah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Perkins slips a straight right by Azumah.
A counter left hand to the body from Perkins misses its target.
Azumah throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Azumah misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Perkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Azumah there.
A big left from Azumah misses.
It looked like Perkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Azumah.
Perkins misses with a looping left.
Perkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azumah at a distance.
Azumah punishes Perkins 's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Perkins blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Perkins misses its intended target.
Perkins throws a shot from downtown. Azumah moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Perkins .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins blocks a jab.
Perkins throwing a counter right hand but Azumah manages to avoid it.
Azumah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkins .
Perkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
Azumah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azumah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perkins slips under a jab from Azumah.
Azumah throws a hook but Perkins avoids it easily.
Perkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azumah swings widly with a right hand
and Perkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Azumah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perkins counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azumah looks to land a right hand but Perkins moved out of range.
Azumah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azumah.
Azumah scores with a jab to the body.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azumah.
Azumah throws a hook but Perkins avoids it easily.
Azumah misses with a jab to the body
and Perkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azumah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Azumah with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins moves away from the strike by Azumah.
Azumah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkins tries to move into range but Azumah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Azumah throws a looping overhand right but Perkins ducks down to avoid it.
Perkins misses with a body shot.
Azumah throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Perkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azumah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jerry Azumah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Azumah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkins .
Nice uppercut there from Azumah.
Azumah takes a swing at Perkins 's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Azumah - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to clinch but Azumah is having none of it.
Perkins throws the left hand but Azumah avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azumah! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Perkins .
Azumah is looking to slow Perkins down with leg kicks.
Perkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Azumah throws a hook to the side of Perkins 's head but Perkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azumah throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Azumah counters with a left and a right that stings Perkins .
Azumah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Azumah ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
Kai Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Azumah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azumah.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Azumah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azumah 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Azumah!
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