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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perkele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain . Foster has chosen Friggin In The Riggin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Foster!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
Perkele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foster is out of range and Perkele settles back down.
Perkele misses with a body punch
and Foster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
Foster checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Foster.
Foster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele connects with the punch.
Perkele wants to slow Foster down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele tries a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele is looking to chop away at Foster's legs.
Foster throws a leg kick that misses.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Foster blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foster is out of range and Perkele settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele works Foster's body with a nice hook.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foster.
Perkele tries a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Foster drops his hands momentarily and Perkele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foster slips a straight right by Perkele.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foster. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Perkele there.
Perkele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Perkele is looking to slow Foster down with leg kicks.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Foster is out of range.
Foster throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands with an overhand left.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
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!
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Perkele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.
Foster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
Perkele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Foster.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Foster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foster.
Perkele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Foster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perkele tried to score with a low kick but Foster checks it.
Perkele thumps Foster with a low kick.
Foster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Perkele is trying to defend but Foster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Perkele is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perkele defending well though.
Foster sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Foster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Foster is trying to control. Perkele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Foster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Foster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perkele's head.
Perkele is pressing down on Foster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Foster content to stall in guard here.
Perkele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster throws and elbow that misses. Perkele uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foster's guard. Nice move by Perkele!
Foster controlling Perkele's posture.
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 Pekka Perkele will probably get the nod.
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.
A leg kick checked by Foster.
A bone on bone clash there as Foster blocks the leg kick.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Foster checks a leg kick.
Foster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkele circles away.
Foster tries to land a leg kick but Perkele saw it coming and moves away.
Foster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele misses with a leg kick.
Foster moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele tries to sprawl but Foster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Perkele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele taking some punishment here, with Foster in his half guard.
Perkele is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Foster jumps into side control!
Perkele regains half guard, as Foster was trying to land strikes.
Foster thows a huge punch but Perkele dodges it nicely.
Foster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perkele's head.
Foster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perkele wants to control but Foster is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foster lands a nice short elbow.
Foster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele is staying active underneath Foster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perkele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foster.
Perkele slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perkele has his feet on Foster's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Foster throws a low kick, looking for Perkele's leg but Perkele calmly moves out of range.
Foster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekka Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Foster.
Foster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Perkele.
Foster stuns Perkele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perkele does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Foster counters with a left to the body.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foster checks the leg kick.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele moves out of range as Foster strikes.
Perkele feints and then cracks Foster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foster down.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Foster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkele on the side of the head.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to work over Foster's front leg with a kick but Foster checks it.
Foster misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Foster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perkele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Foster throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Foster checks it well.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Foster is just out of range.
Foster swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pekka Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster checks a low kick from Perkele.
Nice uppercut there from Perkele.
Perkele feints and then cracks Foster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foster down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Foster slips the punch.
Foster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Foster throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele throws a solid leg kick but Foster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeremy Foster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foster throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Foster loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.
Perkele wants to slow Foster down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foster is able to avoid easily.
Perkele lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkele gets caught flat footed, as Foster shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Foster looking to sit in guard and control but Perkele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Foster doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele trying to stand up but can't free himself from Foster's guard.
Perkele will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perkele gets to his feet. Foster looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a low kick, looking for Foster's leg but Foster calmly moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a nice right hand.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele thows a leg kick but Foster checks it
and Foster counters with a nice body shot.
Foster lands a slapping body shot.
Perkele misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Foster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perkele as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perkele misses with a hook. Foster ducked under it nicely.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkele.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Foster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Foster dives in and grabs Perkele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perkele pushes down on Foster's head and hops out.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Pekka Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster throws a push kick but Perkele slaps the foot to one side.
Foster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Foster.
Perkele tries to work over Foster's front leg with a kick but Foster checks it.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster misses with a hook.
Foster feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Foster throws a strike but Perkele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele wants to stand but Foster is controlling his posture from full guard.
Foster has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pekka Perkele 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!
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele throws a low kick, looking for Foster's leg but Foster calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Foster, right into the meat.
Foster misses with a kick to the body.
Foster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perkele to score with a decent uppercut.
Foster throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele tries a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Perkele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perkele, right into the meat.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice jab there from Perkele.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Foster lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Foster checks it.
Perkele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foster takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Foster misses with a body kick.
Foster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jeremy Foster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foster trying to control the position but Perkele is working away.
Foster sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Perkele is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Foster just content to control the position.
Foster is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perkele has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele can't do much from the bottom here.
Foster throws a strike aimed at the side of Perkele's head but Perkele avoids it well.
Foster wants to control but Perkele is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to ground and pound but Perkele uses the momentary lack of control by Foster to regain half guard.
Foster missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Foster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Foster thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Perkele to regain full guard.
Foster looking to sit in guard and control but Perkele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perkele wants to get up but he can't break Foster's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster seems keen to control Perkele's posture.
Foster is trying to keep Perkele in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeremy Foster hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Foster saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Foster dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkele throws a low kick but Foster moves out of range easily.
Perkele tries a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Foster checks a leg kick.
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 leg kick
and Foster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
Perkele takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks Foster with an uppercut!
Perkele does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perkele misses with a shot to the body
and Foster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Foster.
An inside leg kick from Foster misses.
Perkele slaps away a takedown attempt from Foster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perkele throws a solid leg kick but Foster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws the left hand but Foster avoids the punch easily.
Foster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Foster counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele lands with an overhand left.
Foster throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely.
Foster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Foster saw it coming and moves away.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Foster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Foster tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but Foster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foster. That's going to slow Perkele down.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and Foster counters with a head kick.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Foster's shoulder, as Foster tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Perkele misses
and Foster counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perkele lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Foster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Foster blocks a low kick nicely.
Foster looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Foster. That snapped Perkele's head back.
Foster blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Foster moved out of range.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Foster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Foster takes one on the button.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foster.
Foster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foster finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkele's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Foster blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster drives through with a takedown into Perkele's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Foster is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perkele keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster is looking to work some ground and pound but Perkele has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Perkele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perkele has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Perkele!
Pekka Perkele retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Pekka Perkele made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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