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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itse Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mahone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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258 lbs
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237 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itse Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Mahone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele wants to clinch up but Mahone keeps it at a distance.
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahone connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mahone checks the leg kick.
Perkele checks a low kick from Mahone.
Mahone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahone misses with a hook to the body
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahone throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele closes the distance and pushes Mahone back into the cage.
Mahone tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Mahone back against the cage.
Mahone struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Mahone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mahone blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahone.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Mahone.
Mahone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Mahone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahone throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkeles head.
Perkele is pushing Mahone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perkele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Perkele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mahone blocking some punches.
Mahone lands a body shot.
Perkele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mahone.
Mahone has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A low kick from Perkele misses
and Mahone counters with a left to the body.
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!
Mahone connects with a solid leg kick.
Mahone jabs Perkele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mahone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahone throws a low kick but Perkele moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Mahone.
Perkele throws a head kick that Mahone semi-blocks.
The fighters circling - Mahone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahone misses with a leg kick.
Mahone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahone misses with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick from Mahone.
Perkele slips under a jab from Mahone.
Mahone with a hook.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahone.
Mahone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mahone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahone thows a body shot but no joy.
Mahone misses with a body kick.
Mahone blocks the body kick.
Perkele throws a lazy head kick
and Mahone counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Itse Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahone throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Mahone connects with a nice looking jab.
Mahone tries to work over Perkele's front leg with a kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele slaps away a takedown attempt from Mahone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perkele takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Mahone down.
Mahone scores with a body shot.
Donk. Mahone catches Perkele right on the button with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Perkele as Mahone shoots in.
Perkele misses with a double jab.
Mahone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahone. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahone misses with a leg kick
and Perkele counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahone lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a few strikes there.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Mahone off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Mahone.
Mahone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mahone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Jake Mahone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahone throws a leg kick that misses.
Mahone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perkele slips a jab from Mahone.
Perkele is looking to clinch.
Mahone takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Perkele misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahone lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Mahone moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Mahone connects with a leg kick. Perkele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Mahone.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mahone dominated that round.
That's time! Perkele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahone swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkele.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahone.
A shot to the body from Mahone misses
and Perkele counters with a nice leg kick.
Mahone throws a push kick but Perkele slaps the foot to one side.
Mahone connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Mahone throws a chopping leg kick but Perkele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perkele checks a leg kick nicely.
Mahone misses with a body kick.
Perkele keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perkele throws a body kick that misses.
Mahone connects with a leg kick. Perkele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mahone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perkele is out of range and Mahone settles back down.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Mahone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahone thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahone shoots for a takedown but Perkele saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahone throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Mahone throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Mahone only half commits.
Perkele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Mahone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahone throws a big elbow that misses.
Mahone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Perkele looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Perkele looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Perkele!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mahone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A control attempt from Mahone but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahone wants to hold on but Perkele pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mahone gets back to half guard.
Mahone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perkele has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mahone pulls Perkele in close to his closed guard and prevents Perkele from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mahone working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Mahone was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Perkele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mahone throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahone digs a good hook to Perkele's body.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahone.
Mahone tries to land a leg kick but Perkele saw it coming and moves away.
Mahone is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahone misses with a straight right.
Perkele scores with a punch to the head.
Mahone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkele momentarily.
Mahone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mahone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mahone connects with a looping right hand.
Mahone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkele checks it well.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahone checks the leg kick.
Mahone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Perkele lands a front kick.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Mahone just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahone misses with an uppercut.
Mahone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mahone.
Jake Mahone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahone lands a nice shot to the body.
Good work by Perkele as he checks the leg kick.
Mahone throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mahone throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Mahone avoids it.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mahone 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 works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkele momentarily.
Perkele avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahone looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Mahone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Mahone as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahone thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahone tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahone misses with a body shot.
Mahone swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele rushes Mahone and presses him up against the cage.
Mahone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Mahone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mahone lands a head kick. Perkele smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Itse Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Mahone is predictable there
and Perkele counters with an inside leg kick.
Mahone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahone.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Mahone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Mahone.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Mahone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahone misses with the body kick
and Perkele counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Perkele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mahone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahone lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Mahone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkele.
Mahone lands with a kick to the temple. Perkele shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perkele avoids the body shot from Mahone.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Mahone counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahone throws a chopping leg kick but Perkele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mahone moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Mahone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkele - that will leave a mark!
Mahone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahone moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahone checks a leg kick.
Mahone checks a leg kick.
Mahone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahone clobbers Perkele with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Mahone avoids it.
Mahone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
Mahone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mahone swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkele.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Mahone moved out of range.
Jake Mahone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mahone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahone. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Mahone.
Well Mahone 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Mahone!
Our winner, Jake Mahone, 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.
Itse Perkele spoke after the fight, saying 'Kemist 5x160Q'.
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energy
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hype
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