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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Redbone- Come And Get Your Love. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perälä throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mclovin moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Mclovin.
Mclovin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mclovin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mclovin misses with a looping left.
Mclovin connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Mclovin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perälä checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perälä feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Perälä seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Perälä walks into a stiff left hand from Mclovin.
Mclovin tries to work over Perälä's front leg with a kick but Perälä checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perälä.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Taisto Perälä seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perälä throws a lazy right hand but Mclovin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perälä gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perälä moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mclovin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perälä pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perälä misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perälä turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mclovin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perälä on the side of the head.
Mclovin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Perälä wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perälä scores with a push kick.
Perälä dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mclovin. That did some damage!
Mclovin throws a big shot that misses.
As Mclovin backs away, Perälä returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä throws a leg kick
and Mclovin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mclovin throws a combination that misses
and Perälä counters with a low kick, right behind Mclovin 's knee.
Mclovin thumps Perälä with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mclovin.
Mclovin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perälä circles away quickly and effectively.
Perälä misses with a hook.
Mclovin tries a head kick but it misses.
Perälä swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Perälä finds it's target.
Perälä lands a leg kick that knocks Mclovin off balance momentarily.
Mclovin slips under a jab.
Mclovin feints a counter leg kick.
Perälä ducks under a wild hook from Mclovin.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä throws a jab when Mclovin was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä moves out of range of the strikes.
Perälä jabs at Mclovin's body.
Perälä throws the left hand but Mclovin avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perälä. That's going to slow Mclovin down.
Perälä ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perälä thows a leg kick but Mclovin checks it
and Mclovin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perälä attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mclovin wants to slow Perälä down by chopping away at his legs.
Perälä swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mclovin tries to land a body kick
and Perälä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perälä moves out of range of the body kick from Mclovin.
Mclovin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perälä's head backwards.
Perälä takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick and Perälä moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin takes a swing at Perälä's ribcage but misses.
Mclovin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perälä feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mclovins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perälä bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mclovin's head backwards.
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!
Perälä dodges the punch combination from Mclovin.
Perälä thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perälä throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perälä changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mclovin misses with a low kick as Perälä jumps back.
Perälä throws a solid leg kick but Mclovin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perälä.
Despite the aggression on Mclovin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A lazy left from Perälä finds it's target.
Perälä throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclovin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perälä lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mclovin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Perälä misses with a body kick.
Perälä looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Perälä lands a leg kick that knocks Mclovin off balance momentarily.
Perälä looks to score with a jab to the body but Mclovin is just out of range.
Mclovin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perälä with a body shot.
Taisto Perälä is winning the standup battle so far.
Perälä connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Perälä misses.
A jab from Perälä misses.
Perälä is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclovin can do to turn this around?
Perälä lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perälä lands a head shot.
Mclovin tries to land a front kick but Perälä steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perälä misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä wants to land a leg kick but Mclovin is out of range.
Mclovin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perälä is able to avoid easily.
Perälä thuds a left hand into Mclovin's body.
Mclovin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perälä.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
Mclovin is looking for the big counter here.
Mclovin looks to land a body kick but Perälä moved away.
Mclovin looks to land a combination but Perälä avoids it well.
As Mclovin backs away, Perälä returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Perälä lands a jab to Mclovin's midsection.
Perälä misses with the body kick
and Mclovin counters with a one-two to the body.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mclovin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perälä - the referee stops the clock and Mclovin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perälä. Mclovin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä looks to score with a jab to the body but Mclovin is just out of range.
Mclovin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mclovin throws a low kick, looking for Perälä's leg but Perälä calmly moves out of range.
Mclovin looks to throw a body kick
and Perälä counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perälä.
Perälä stays in close to Mclovin's body and controls the position.
Perälä preventing the sweep.
Mclovin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Perälä trying to control but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä forces his way into half guard.
Perälä is controlling the pace.
Perälä is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mclovin!
Mclovin is desperately trying to improve his position but Perälä has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mclovin is surviving well by controlling Perälä's body position as best he can.
Mclovin is squirming around, avoiding Perälä's attempts to control the action.
Perälä moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mclovin has worked his arm free - good work by Mclovin!
Mclovin struggling a bit here.
Perälä has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mclovin!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mclovin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Perälä.
Perälä looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Perälä misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Mclovin.
Perälä chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mclovin can pounce on him.
Perälä lands a nice looking body shot.
Mclovin checks a low kick from Perälä.
Perälä moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mclovin is out of range.
Perälä throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mclovin moves away.
Perälä throws a chopping leg kick but Mclovin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä lands with a hook. Mclovin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perälä drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mclovin is looking to reverse the position.
Perälä wants to control but Mclovin is keeping him busy.
Perälä working away.
Perälä wants to control but Mclovin is keeping him busy.
Mclovin is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mclovin's legs.
Taisto Perälä overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perälä tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perälä has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Perälä wants to control but Mclovin is keeping him busy.
Mclovin is letting Perälä control him for a moment.
Perälä working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
Mclovin is looking to land body kicks.
Mclovin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perälä's calf.
Perälä throws a hook but Mclovin avoids it easily.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut. Perälä saw that one coming.
Mclovin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perälä stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mclovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Mclovin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perälä misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mclovin counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclovin. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclovin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. Mclovin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perälä misses with a body kick.
Mclovin 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.
Perälä tries to score with a low kick but Mclovin moves his leg out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Perälä 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mclovin scores with a head kick. Perälä tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perälä is looking to chop away at Mclovin's legs.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perälä.
Perälä lands with a right hand.
Perälä throws a body shot but no joy.
Mclovin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perälä steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mclovin. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Taisto Perälä did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mclovin misses with a body shot.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. Mclovin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mclovin misses with a kick to the body.
Perälä half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Perälä.
Perälä lands a glancing blow to the side of Mclovin's head.
Perälä throws a shot from downtown. Mclovin moves away and avoids it.
Mclovin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mclovin throws a front kick that sends Perälä stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclovin blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin lands with an overhand left.
Perälä misses with a wild body shot.
Perälä throws an overhand right that lands on Mclovin's shoulder, as Mclovin tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Perälä on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Mclovin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perälä pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but Perälä moved away.
Perälä thows a leg kick but Mclovin checks it
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand.
Mclovin jabs Perälä right on the nose. Perälä blinks but takes it well.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perälä lands with a good body shot.
Perälä closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mclovin did well to prevent Perälä getting side control.
Perälä tries to pass to full mount but Mclovin defends it.
Perälä seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Perälä looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä is looking for a kimura here.
Mclovin is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danga de danga de dang - Mclovin scores with a four punch combination!
Mclovin fails to land with a series of punches.
Perälä tried to counter with a leg kick but Mclovin avoided it.
Pony Mclovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä moves out of range as Mclovin throws a body kick.
Perälä with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perälä with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perälä.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perälä just misses with a punch to the body.
Perälä thuds his right hand into Mclovin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mclovin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perälä looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mclovin is fending him off so far but Perälä persists. Nope, Mclovin circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by Perälä there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick
and Perälä counters with an inside leg kick.
Perälä takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Mclovin is predictable there
letting Perälä counter with a right hand.
Mclovin is rocked!
Perälä swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
A leg kick checked by Mclovin.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Perälä gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä had his way with Pony Mclovin in that round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Perälä looks to throw the jab but Mclovin is out of range.
Mclovin throws a front kick aimed at Perälä's knee but Perälä avoids it well.
Perälä thows a leg kick but Mclovin checks it
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Mclovin.
Perälä misses with a looping right.
Perälä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mclovin.
Perälä tries to land a leg kick but Mclovin saw it coming and moves away.
Mclovin swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mclovin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perälä.
Perälä swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä throws a body kick that misses.
Perälä tries to land a leg kick but Mclovin saw it coming and moves away.
Perälä connects with a body shot.
Mclovin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perälä misses with a body punch
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perälä closes the distance and clinches up with Mclovin, looking for a takedown. Perälä pushes Mclovin against the cage but Mclovin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mclovin is looking for the big counter here.
An inside leg kick from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perälä. Perälä obviously looking to wear him down.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
Mclovin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perälä.
Mclovin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pony Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclovin takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Perälä.
Mclovin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perälä manages to avoid it.
Mclovin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mclovin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mclovin clobbers Perälä with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perälä looks to throw the jab but Mclovin is out of range.
Mclovin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Perälä's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mclovin under the eye.
Perälä misses with a leg kick.
Mclovin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
Mclovin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perälä manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Perälä on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Perälä tenderised Mclovin's leg. Mclovin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perälä throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mclovin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perälä.
Jab by Perälä.
Mclovin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perälä closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mclovin is not content to let Perälä control the position.
Perälä seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä wants to take a breather but Mclovin is having none of it.
Perälä uses his free foot to push down on Mclovin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mclovin.
Mclovin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mclovin is staying active underneath Perälä, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mclovin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mclovin is striking off his back. Perälä thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Perälä showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perälä 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Perälä!
An out of breath Taisto Perälä thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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