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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 3199 p4p, 360 weight class) and Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 4023 p4p, 417 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 cm
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181 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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187 cm
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Perkules throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well. Perkules throws a jab when Caria was well out of range. Caria is looking to land body kicks. It seemed like Perkules was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Perkules has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Caria sizes up Perkules with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Perkules scores with a push kick. Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkules checks it well. Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Caria throws a hook to the side of Perkules's head but Perkules sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Perkules motions for Caria to come forward. Perkules throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Perkules uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria. Caria 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. Perkules lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow Caria down. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Perkules throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily. Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Caria drops his hands momentarily and Perkules takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Caria misses with a two punch combination.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Perkules. Caria throws a right and a left that both miss. Caria slips a straight right by Perkules. Caria lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perkules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkules. Caria throws a low kick but Perkules moves out of range easily. Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and checks it nicely. Perkules looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Perkules defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perkules, right into the meat.
Perkules keeps Caria at a distance using the push kick. Caria swings for the body but Perkules moves out of range.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Perkules tries to land a front kick but Caria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot. Caria lands with a right hand. Perkules lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The crowd cheers as Perkules lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caria doesn't seem phased though. Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and moves out of range. An inside leg kick from Caria misses. Caria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perkules at a distance.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Perkules will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Perkules. Caria takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Caria misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perkules moves forwards but Caria connects with a nice, crisp jab. Perkules misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkules throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkules slips a jab from Caria. Perkules looks like he wants to counter punch here. Perkules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Perkules connects with a solid leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Both fighters circling a little - Perkules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Caria throws out a loose jab but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it. Perkules scores with a hook. Perkules swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Perkules uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria. Caria defending well as Perkules loads up on a big left hand. A punch lands to the side of Perkules 's head but he takes it in his stride. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice body punch from Caria. Perkules feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caria's calf. Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkules. Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perkules attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caria throws a hook but Perkules avoids it easily. A jab from Caria misses. Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkules. Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Perkules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkules changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Perkules with a hook. A shot to the liver by Perkules. Beautiful body shot. Caria throws a low kick but Perkules avoids it. Caria slips a straight right by Perkules. Caria misses with an uppercut. Caria misses the jab. Caria missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Perkules throws a chopping leg kick but Caria manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Caria misses with a leg kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkules! But no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Perkules takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Caria throws a hook but Perkules blocks it. Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkules fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria. Perkules throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Caria misses with a body shot.
Perkules attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Perkules lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
Caria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkules momentarily.
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it. Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkules throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria lands a nice looking body kick. Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria cracks a nice hook into Perkules's ribs. Caria throws a body shot but no joy. Perkules takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Perkules looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely. Caria misses with a low kick. Despite the aggression on Perkules's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. A big left from Perkules misses. Perkules connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. This has been an exciting period of action! Caria misses the shot to the body. Caria throws a big shot that misses. Caria looks to land a combination but Perkules avoids it well. Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkules.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Caria loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch. Perkules misses with a low kick.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkules avoided it. A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target. Caria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Perkules finds it's way through Caria's defenses. Perkules takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses. A good leg kick by Perkules. Perkules takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Perkules swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses. Caria loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch. Perkules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria. Perkules missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it. A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Caria avoids the head kick by Perkules.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick. Caria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria throws a hook but Perkules blocks it. Caria takes a swing at Perkules's ribcage but misses. Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkules's hands. 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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Caria scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Perkules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkules looks to land a body kick but Caria moved away. Caria scores with a one two! Perkules had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Caria throws a hook but Perkules blocks it. Caria throws a jab when Perkules was well out of range. A jab from Caria misses. Perkules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkules ducks under a wild hook from Caria. Perkules looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Perkules misses with a low kick. Caria throws a body shot but no joy. Perkules looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming. Perkules has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria. Caria is looking to score with low kicks. Caria sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Caria cracks Perkules with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Perkules looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range. Perkules misses with a low kick. A swing and a miss from Caria. Perkules tries a low kick but Caria avoids it. Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkules on the side of the head. Caria throws a shot to the body.
Perkules tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Caria scores with a leg kick.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria throws a solid leg kick but Perkules takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caria. Caria swings for the body but Perkules moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria. Caria connects with a jab. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkules checks a leg kick. Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkules displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab. Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Perkules ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Caria misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Caria throws a front kick aimed at Perkules's knee but Perkules avoids it well. Perkules is looking to score with low kicks. Perkules throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it. Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkules manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perkules throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Perkules is looking to slow Caria down with leg kicks. Caria scores with a push kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow Caria down. Perkules lands a leg kick that knocks Caria off balance momentarily. Perkules scores with a nice right hand.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkules. Perkules misses with a kick to the body.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Perkules ducks down to avoid it. Good leg kick by Perkules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkules dodges the punch combination from Caria.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick. Perkules misses the shot to the body. Perkules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Perkules moves away and avoids it. A countering left hand to the body from Perkules misses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules moved away. Perkules throws a front kick that sends Caria stumbling back into the ropes. Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick. Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkules throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round. Well Caria 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria! Our winner, Melankomas Caria, 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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