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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Smashing The Opponent. The crowd seem to be enjoying Retale's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Knut Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Retale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Retale.
Retale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulsen.
Retale slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Retale throws a big shot that misses.
Retale misses with an uppercut. Paulsen saw that one coming.
Retale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulsen at a distance.
Retale moves away from the strike by Paulsen.
Retale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Retale jabs at Paulsen's body.
Paulsen swings for the body but Retale moves out of range.
Paulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Retale.
Retale misses with a body shot.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Retale moves away.
Retale looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
Paulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Retale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Retale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a jab.
Retale avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Retale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Retale looks to land a right hand but Paulsen moved out of range.
Paulsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paulsen slips a straight right by Retale.
Paulsen swings for the body but Retale moves out of range.
Retale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paulsen swings for the body but Retale moves out of range.
Retale defending well as Paulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Retale darts in and clinches Paulsen up against the cage.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulsen blocks the elbow strike.
Retale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulsen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale has Paulsen pressed against the cage, preventing Paulsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Paulsen tries to break free but Retale pushes him back against the cage.
Retale looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Retale.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale misses with a knee to the head.
Retale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulsen goes for a takedown attempt but Retale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Retale with a nice cross.
Retale slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Retale throws a hook but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale lands with a nice body punch.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Retale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Paulsen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Retale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paulsen can pounce on him.
Retale lands a jab to the head.
Retale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Retale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Retale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Retale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulsen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulsen blocks a body shot from Retale.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Retale throws a shot from downtown. Paulsen moves away and avoids it.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Retale moves out of range.
Retale lands with a right hand.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Retale was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Retale wants to clinch
and Paulsen counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Retale.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Retale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Retale moves out of range.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen is looking to wear down Retale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Retale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Retale clinches up with Paulsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Retale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Retale cracks Paulsen with a nice body shot.
Paulsen lands a shot to the body.
Retale misses with a knee to the head.
Retale struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Retale - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Retale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paulsen's defenses.
Retale crunches a lovely knee into Paulsen's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Paulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Paulsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Retale has double underhooks.
Retale lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulsen won't want to take too many of those.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Retale lands an uppercut.
Retale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Retale throws an elbow but it misses.
Retale landing knees to the head.
Retale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen wants to break free but Retale has control.
Paulsen tries to break the clinch but Retale is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Paulsen as the two fighters clinch.
Retale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paulsen up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Retale.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Retale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsen avoids it.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulsen is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Retale misses with a knee strike.
Paulsen lands a shot to the body.
Retale is breathing heavily.
Paulsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulsen blocks an elbow strike.
Paulsen letting Retale take a breather here.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulsen's efforts to push away.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Retale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen looking for a takedown.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Paulsen misses with some punches.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
Paulsen scores with a shot to the side of Retale's head.
Retale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulsen tries to work over Retale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Paulsen has Retale pushed against the cage.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Retale gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen trying to land knees to the body.
Retale using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Retale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Retale won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Paulsen fails to land.
Retale has Paulsen pushed against the cage.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Paulsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Retale was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Retale rushes Paulsen and presses him up against the cage.
Retale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulsen's efforts to push away.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulsen is defending well for now.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulsen tries to break free but Retale pushes him back against the cage.
Paulsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Retale has double underhooks.
Retale stalls.
Retale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulsen's face.
Retale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Retale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale pressing his opponent against the cage.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks with his arms.
Retale has Paulsen pushed against the cage.
Retale looking to stall.
Paulsen tries to circle away but Retale has him pinned against the cage.
Paulsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paulsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Retale is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paulsen avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
Retale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulsen's efforts to push away.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Retale prevents a body shot from Paulsen.
Retale prevents Paulsen from breaking the clinch.
Paulsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paulsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Retale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulsen's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knut Paulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Paulsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paulsen tries to circle away but Retale has him pinned against the cage.
Retale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulsen is trying to push Retale away but Retale has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reiska Pekka Retale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Retale.
Retale lands an elbow just above Paulsen 's eye.
It looks like Knut Paulsen has been cut.
Paulsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulsen manages to break the clinch.
Retale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Retale in the body.
A big right from Retale misses.
Retale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Retale moves out of range.
Retale avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Retale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paulsen misses with a head kick.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Retale slips the punch.
Paulsen throws the left hand but Retale avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen throws a body kick that misses.
Paulsen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Retale.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulsen throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Retale.
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 Knut Paulsen.
I think Retale 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
Post fight, Reiska Pekka Retale stared into the camera and said 'I would love to get some hot tight ass chicks tonight! Mr. Burn, can you make it happen? One blond and one brunett is enough for this time ;)'.
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