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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jone has chosen If you smell! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
25 - 10 - 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jone!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jone loads up on a big right hand but Perälä slips the punch.
Jone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perälä.
Jone misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perälä.
Jone throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jone's corner calls for a 1-2. Jone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Jone misses the body punch
and Perälä counters with a nice uppercut.
Perälä lands a jab.
A jab from Perälä misses.
Jone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Perälä.
Perälä walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perälä throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perälä's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perälä scrambles back to his feet.
Perälä fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone throws a poor cross that misses
and Perälä counters with a right hand to the body.
Perälä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jone.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perälä.
Jone misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Jone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jone. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perälä misses with a looping left.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jone! But no joy.
Perälä slips a straight right by Jone.
Jone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perälä stuns Jone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jone stuns Perälä with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jone misses with an uppercut
and Perälä counters with a right hand to the body.
Perälä is looking to slow Jone down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Jone.
Perälä has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Perälä connects with a body shot that sends Jone's belly button to the back.
Perälä staying out of range there.
Perälä fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jone just manages to avoid it.
Perälä tries to land a leg kick but Jone saw it coming and moves away.
Jone misses with an uppercut.
Jone is looking to slow Perälä down with leg kicks.
Jone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perälä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Perälä wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jone misses with a lunging right hand
and Perälä counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perälä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perälä scores with the left hand. Jone knows he should have avoided that one.
Perälä misses with a kick to the body
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jone cracks Perälä with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perälä ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jack Jone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jone throws a lazy uppercut
and Perälä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jone misses with an uppercut.
Jone misses with a looping left.
Perälä throws a body punch but Jone moves out of range.
Perälä wants to slow Jone down by chopping away at his legs.
Perälä dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perälä is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jone's half guard.
Jone manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Perälä misses with a kick to the body
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jone checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Jone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jone throws a body shot but no joy.
Jone checks a low kick from Perälä.
Nice straight punches there by Perälä. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perälä.
Perälä walks into a jab.
Perälä lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jone.
Perälä misses with a jab to the body
and Jone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jone misses with the body kick
and Perälä counters with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Jone catches Perälä right on the button with a cross.
Jone misses with a hook. Perälä ducked under it nicely.
Perälä throws out a leg kick but Jone moves out of range and Perälä only half commits.
Jone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. Jone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perälä slips under a jab from Jone.
Perälä is looking to counter punch.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perälä cracks a nice hook into Jone's ribs.
Jone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perälä had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jone.
Jone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perälä counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jone throws a right hand that misses
and Perälä counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taisto Perälä will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perälä fakes the leg kick and cracks Jone in the body.
Jone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jone thumps Perälä with a low kick.
Perälä bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jone's face as Perälä controls the position.
Jone is trying to get back to his feet.
Perälä is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jone is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Perälä is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Perälä throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jone misses with a right hand
and Perälä counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jone keeping full guard, as Perälä tries to pass.
Jone is looking to stand up but Perälä isn't so interested in that idea.
Jone is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä wants to control from the top but Jone keeps moving.
Perälä is standing up over Jone. Jone looks to escape but Perälä dives into side control.
Perälä controls the position from side control.
Jone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Perälä wants to control but Jone is keeping him busy.
Jone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Perälä has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jone tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jone is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Perälä has taken his back!
Perälä wants to control but Jone is keeping busy.
Perälä is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jone defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jone is trying to stand back up.
Perälä is looking for the choke from the back position but Jone is controlling his hands well.
Jone is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Perälä off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Perälä throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Jone is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone is trying to stand back up.
Jone is keeping busy.
Jone is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perälä. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Jone. That snapped Perälä's head back.
Perälä doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perälä scores with a nice right hand.
Jone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taisto Perälä is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Jone is predictable there
and Perälä counters with a good low kick that Jone was not able to check.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perälä lands a leg kick that knocks Jone off balance momentarily.
Jone moves away from the strike by Perälä.
Jone lands with an uppercut that bounces Perälä off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jone throws a body punch but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perälä is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jone can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä works Jone's body with a nice hook.
Perälä with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perälä thinking.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Perälä takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jone scores with a jab. Perälä acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perälä is defended easily by Jone.
Nice shot lands for Jone.
Jone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Perälä misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jone can pounce on him.
Perälä wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perälä throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
Jone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perälä connects with a jab.
Jone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perälä pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jone is out of range and Perälä settles back down.
Perälä lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perälä.
Jone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perälä manages to avoid it.
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jone moves away.
A big right from Jone misses.
Perälä blocks a jab.
Perälä attempts a counter takedown but Jone avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä throws a body kick that misses.
Jone throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Jone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perälä.
Jone throws the left hand but Perälä avoids the punch easily.
Perälä lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jone's sensitive parts.
Jone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
Jone blocks a low kick nicely.
Jone 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perälä checks a leg kick.
Jone avoids a kick to the body.
Jone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
Perälä with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perälä throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone throws a low kick but Perälä moves out of range easily.
Jone throws a low kick but Perälä avoids it.
Jone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perälä throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perälä.
Good shot there by Perälä.
Perälä slips a jab from Jone.
Perälä moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perälä pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perälä has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä misses with a hook. Jone ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Jone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jone scores with a body shot.
Perälä bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perälä throws a body punch but Jone moves out of range.
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 cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A good leg kick by Perälä.
Perälä scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jone doesn't seem bothered though.
Jone moves out of range of the body kick.
Perälä looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jone scores with a hook to the body. Perälä takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Jone.
Perälä appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jone throws a good cross that connects.
Jone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jone tries to move into range but Perälä moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perälä shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jone lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perälä with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone throws a body punch but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jone will feel that in the morning.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Jone works Perälä's body with a nice hook.
Perälä moves out of range as Jone strikes.
Jone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perälä turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perälä connects with a body shot.
Perälä throws a body punch but Jone moves out of range.
Jone walks into a jab.
Perälä chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jone works the jab nicely.
Perälä walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Perälä.
Perälä moves forwards but Jone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Jone there.
Perälä looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perälä lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jone's sensitive parts.
Jone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perälä takes one to the side of the head.
Jone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perälä connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jone misses with a straight left.
Perälä dips to his left and cracks Jone with an uppercut!
Perälä connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jone. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Perälä misses
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jone throws a poor cross that misses
and Perälä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jone scores with a nice right hand.
Jone loads up on a big right hand but Perälä slips the punch.
Perälä scores with a nice head shot.
Jone misses with a wild body shot.
Jone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, jab by Perälä - just one landing.
Jone misses the jab.
Jone 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.
A big left from Jone misses.
Perälä swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jone looks to land a right hand but Perälä moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Jone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perälä 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!
Perälä connects with a solid leg kick.
Jone connects with a body shot that sends Perälä's belly button to the back.
Perälä lands with an overhand left.
Perälä ducks under a wild hook from Jone.
Perälä looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
Jone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Perälä.
Perälä drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jone wants to get back to his feet but Perälä drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perälä is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jone's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jack Jone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jone swings for the body but Perälä moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jone misses the target.
Perälä takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jone leaves Perälä with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jone lands with a nice body kick.
Jone moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
Jone scores with a nice body kick.
Perälä throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jone manages to avoid it.
Perälä throws a right hand that misses
and Jone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jone tries to land a front kick but Perälä steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perälä swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jone misses with a body kick.
Perälä drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perälä finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Jone misses.
Jone throws a hook but Perälä blocks it.
Perälä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jone.
Perälä takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jone catches Perälä with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jone thows a leg kick but Perälä checks it
and Perälä counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jone is looking to escape.
Jone is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perälä tries to pass to full mount but Jone defends it.
Perälä is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jone is trying to stand up here but Perälä is controlling him well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jone throws a right hand that misses
and Perälä counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perälä.
Jack Jone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jone misses with a jab to the body
and Perälä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perälä.
Jone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Perälä.
Jone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perälä is out of range.
Perälä with a nice cross.
Jone throws a body kick that misses
letting Perälä counter with a right hand.
Jone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Perälä jabs Jone right on the nose. Jone blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Jone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perälä misses with a hook
and Jone counters with a right hand to the body.
Perälä moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. Jone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perälä connects with a single shot there.
Jone is rocked!
Perälä staying out of range there.
Jone is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
Perälä fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jone checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice side step and Jone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Perälä drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jone seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Perälä.
Jone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perälä.
Nice takedown defense from Jone. No joy for Perälä on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Jone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Taisto Perälä.
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 Steven Brown scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taisto Perälä!
Taisto Perälä bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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