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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks. Perkele is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain . Pekka Perkele told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Berry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pekka Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Berry throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berry. Berry obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Berry's head back.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berry throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Berry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Berry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berry throws out the jab.
Berry throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Berry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perkele finds it's way round the side to connect with Berry's head.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
Perkele thumps Berry with a low kick.
Berry checks a low kick from Perkele.
Berry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Berry moved away.
Berry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry misses with a looping left.
Berry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perkele is out of range and Berry settles back down.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Berry is out of range.
Perkele throws the left hand but Berry avoids the punch easily.
Berry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berry lands the left hand.
Perkele cracks Berry with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Berry saw it coming and moves away.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Berry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
Perkele scores with a nice right hand.
Berry tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele throws a solid leg kick but Berry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkele.
Pekka Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berry throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Berry checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perkele defending well as Berry loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Berry down.
Berry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berry's sensitive parts.
Perkele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Berry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Berry throws a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele throws out a powerful jab.
Berry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Berry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berry moves away from the strike by Perkele.
The fighters circling - Berry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Perkele.
Berry slips under a jab from Perkele.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perkele motions for Berry to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Perkele misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
Berry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Perkele there.
Berry avoids the body shot from Perkele.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele tests Berry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Berry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Berry misses.
A swing and a miss from Berry.
Perkele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Berry blocks the leg kick.
Berry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perkele is out of range and Berry settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands with a straight right. Perkele didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berry looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away.
Berry misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Berry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perkele pinned against the cage. Perkele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Berry throws a right hand that Perkele ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkele also avoids with ease.
Perkele feints and then cracks Berry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berry down.
Berry's corner calls for a 1-2. Berry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Berry checks a leg kick.
Berry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkele throws a solid leg kick but Berry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkele.
Berry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Berry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Berry's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkele dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perkele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perkele lands the left hand.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Berry's front leg but catches the back leg as Berry tries to avoid it.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berry.
Berry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkele throws a solid leg kick but Berry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkele.
Pekka Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Berry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
Berry staying out of range there.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Berry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Berry checks the leg kick.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berry manages to avoid it.
Berry misses with a hook.
Berry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berry misses with the combination.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Berry.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perkele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from Berry.
Perkele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Berry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
Berry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele connects with the punch.
Perkele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Berry.
Perkele connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berry throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Berry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berry. That did some damage!
Berry throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Berrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Berry tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Berry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perkele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Berry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berry takes one to the chin there.
Berry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berry.
Perkele connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Berry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Berry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks Berry with an uppercut!
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berry.
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
Berry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berry's hands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
Berry misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Berry had a free shot at his head there.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Berry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Berry misses with a looping left.
Berry lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Perkele misses with a leg kick.
Berry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkele.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Berry.
Perkele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Berry.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Berry cracks a nice hook into Perkele's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele tried to score with a low kick but Berry checks it.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Berry.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berry, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Perkele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Berry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berry misses with an uppercut.
Berry missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
Berry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Berry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Berry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkele feints and then cracks Berry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berry down.
Perkele is looking to slow Berry down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry takes one on the button.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele tries to work over Berry's front leg with a kick but Berry checks it.
Perkele throws a low kick but Berry moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perkele thumps Berry with a low kick.
Perkele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berry on the side of the head.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Berry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Berry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Berry connects with an inside leg kick.
Berry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perkele staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Berry down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Berry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Perkele to the ground. Berry is now in Perkele's guard.
Berry looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is working hard here to advance position.
Perkele looking to control.
Berry tries to free his leg and advance position but Perkele is retaining full guard.
Perkele is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Berry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berry trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Perkele manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Berry wants to hit a switch here but Perkele passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Berry there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Perkele tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berry wants to sweep but Perkele has passed to side control!
Berry tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to work for a sweep but Perkele has mounted him!
Perkele stands up from mount. Strange move.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berry.
Perkele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Berry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Berry tries to work over Perkele's front leg with a kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berry looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Berry down.
Berry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkele.
Perkele throws out a leg kick but Berry moves out of range and Perkele only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Berry.
Berry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Berry throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pekka Perkele just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkele circles away quickly and effectively.
Perkele lunges at Berry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berry's hand.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Berry knows he should have avoided that one.
Berry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Berry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkele circles away quickly and effectively.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Berry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perkele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berry lands with an overhand left.
Perkele lands with an overhand left.
Perkele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berry.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berry tries to land a leg kick but Perkele saw it coming and moves away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Berry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkele.
Berry throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berry looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berry doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berry misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berry.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
Perkele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berry under the eye.
Berry checks a leg kick.
Berry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkele.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Berry.
Berry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
Berry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Berry throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berry's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berry.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Berry checks a low kick from Perkele.
Perkele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berry.
A punch lands to the side of Perkele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berry throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele is looking to slow Berry down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berry throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Berry.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but Berry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perkele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berry.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berry.
Donk. Perkele catches Berry right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Berry jumps back.
Berry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Berry off balance momentarily.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele tries to work over Berry's front leg with a kick but Berry checks it.
Perkele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Berry throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Berry checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Berry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berry. That did some damage!
Berry throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Berry only half commits.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
Berry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkele.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
Berry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berry tries to bum rush Perkele with a series of wild strikes but Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perkele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berry.
Berry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perkele tries to score with a low kick but Berry moves his leg out of the way.
Berry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from Perkele finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot lands for Perkele.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berry.
Berry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkele dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Berry down.
Berry drives through with a takedown into Perkele's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berry advances position into side control!
Berry advances to full mount.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Berry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele gets back to half guard.
Berry trying to pass the guard but Perkele defending well.
Perkele trying to control but Berry postures up.
Berry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Perkele is just riding it out for now. Berry eventually gives up the hold.
Berry throwing shots but Perkele is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry wants to pass the guard but Perkele is defending well.
Perkele tries to kick Berry off but Berry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Berry is looking to advance position but Perkele won't allow it.
Berry wants to advance to full mount but Perkele doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perkele is keeping the position for now.
Berry forces his way into half guard.
Berry stalling away here and it's allowed Perkele to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perkele wants to stand and escape but Berry is having none of it.
Perkele keeping full guard, as Berry tries to pass.
Ash Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry prevents Perkele from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berry looking to pass the guard.
Berry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perkele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Perkele!
Pekka Perkele is the new light heavyweight champion!
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A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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FIGHT
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