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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Vandelay has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man 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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154 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandelay scores with a shot to the body.
Retale doesn't manage to clinch there - Vandelay circles away.
Vandelay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vandelay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Retale is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Retale was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Retale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vandelay. That's going to slow Retale down.
Retale avoids the head kick by Vandelay.
Retale checks a low kick from Vandelay.
Sloppy strikes from Retale. Those never looked like landing.
Retale moves into range and clinches up with Vandelay.
Retale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Retale has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
Vandelay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Retale manages to break the clinch.
Vandelay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Retale lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale throws a hook but Vandelay avoids it easily.
Vandelay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Retale.
Vandelay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vandelay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Retale's calf.
Retale with a nice cross.
Retale looks to land a body kick but Vandelay moved away.
Vandelay throws a sloppy head kick and Retale moves out of range easily.
Art Vandelay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Retale tries to clinch there but Vandelay circles away.
Vandelay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Retale's sensitive parts.
Vandelay misses with a leg kick.
Vandelay tries to move into range but Retale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vandelay lands a really nice looking cross but Retale seems unphased.
Vandelay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Retale moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandelay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Retale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vandelay's brow.
Vandelay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Retale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Retale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandelay.
Vandelay misses with a body punch.
Vandelay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Retale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Retale tries to clinch there but Vandelay circles away.
Vandelay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vandelay swats away the attempt to clinch by Retale.
Retale closes the distance and clinches up with Vandelay, looking for a takedown. Retale pushes Vandelay against the cage but Vandelay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vandelay tries to land a leg kick but Retale saw it coming and moves away.
Retale instigates a clinch.
Retale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandelay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale tries to work over Vandelay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Retale lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vandelay moves into full guard.
Vandelay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Retale is one step ahead there.
Vandelay has Retale pulled in close to control his posture.
Vandelay wants to sweep but no luck.
Vandelay keeping moving, preventing Retale from controlling successfully.
Vandelay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Retale's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay wants to control from the top but Retale keeps moving.
Retale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Retale is pulling down on Vandelay's head. It's preventing any offense from Vandelay, at least for the moment.
Vandelay looking to pass the guard.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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 Reiska Pekka Retale will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vandelay throws a leg kick
letting Retale counter with a right hand.
Vandelay throws a lazy uppercut
and Retale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Retale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Retale scores with a head kick.
Retale checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Retale shoots in looking for a takedown. Vandelay tries to sprawl out of it but Retale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vandelay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vandelay staying out of range there.
Vandelay lets loose with a powerful body kick. Retale will feel that in the morning.
Retale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandelay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Retale to counter with a crisp jab.
Retale loads up on a big right hand but Vandelay slips the punch.
Retale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vandelay.
Art Vandelay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Retale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vandelay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Vandelay.
Vandelay keeps the fight on the outside.
Vandelay tries a head kick but it misses.
Retale misses with a wild body shot.
Vandelay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Retale checks it well.
Retale misses with a hook. Vandelay ducked under it nicely.
Vandelay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vandelay moves away from the strike by Retale.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Retale cracks Vandelay with an open hand slap.
Retale throws the left hand but Vandelay avoids the punch easily.
Vandelay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Retale misses with a straight right.
Retale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay throws out a leg kick but Retale moves out of range and Vandelay only half commits.
Retale blocks a head kick by Vandelay.
Retale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vandelay circles away quickly and effectively.
Vandelay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Retale misses with a right hand
and Vandelay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Retale checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale misses with a right hand
and Vandelay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Retale lands a jab to Vandelay's midsection.
Retale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandelay was well out of range. Poor timing from Retale.
Vandelay with a jab.
Retale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Vandelay.
Retale checks a low kick from Vandelay.
A swing and a miss from Retale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Retale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vandelay can pounce on him.
Vandelay clinches up with Retale and pushes him back against the cage.
Vandelay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Retale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Vandelay tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vandelay has Retale pressed against the cage, preventing Retale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Retale blocks a body shot from Vandelay.
A nice left hand lands by Vandelay.
Retale tries a body shot but Vandelay blocks it.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Vandelay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but Retale blocks with his arms.
Retale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandelay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vandelay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Retale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandelay.
Vandelay can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Retale prevents a body shot from Vandelay.
Vandelay is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Retale takes a knee right on the jaw!
Retale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Retale throws a shot to the body.
Retale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vandelay doesn't seem bothered though.
Retale looks to throw the jab but Vandelay is out of range.
Vandelay has closed the distance and engaged Retale in a clinch.
Vandelay trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vandelay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Retale fails to land.
Vandelay lands a shot to the body.
Retale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Vandelay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Art Vandelay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Retale clobbers Vandelay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Retale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Retale throws a series of strikes that have Vandelay backpedaling.
Vandelay throws a leg kick
and Retale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Retale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vandelay throws a leg kick that is checked
and Retale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Retale misses its intended target.
Retale fails to land with a series of punches.
Retale lands with an uppercut that bounces Vandelay off the cage and back into range.
Retale dips to his left and cracks Vandelay with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandelay connects with a leg kick. Retale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vandelay scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Retale throws a series of punches but Vandelay moves out of range.
Vandelay tries to keep at a distance but Retale has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
Vandelay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Retale swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandelay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vandelay misses with a punch to the body.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Vandelay avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
Retale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vandelay's efforts to push away.
Retale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Retale fails to land.
Vandelay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Retale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Retale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vandelay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Retale.
Vandelay throws a head kick but Retale moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Retale throws a sloppy head kick and Vandelay moves out of range easily.
Retale throws a jab but it's blocked by Vandelay.
Retale looks to throw the jab but Vandelay is out of range.
Retale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retale connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Retale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Retale throws a sloppy head kick and Vandelay moves out of range easily.
Retale throws a big shot that misses.
Vandelay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Retale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vandelay tries to work over Retale's front leg with a kick but Retale checks it.
Vandelay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Retale moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vandelay!
Retale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vandelay connects with a body shot.
Retale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Retale gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Vandelay.
Vandelay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale breaks from the clinch.
Retale misses with a hook.
Vandelay scores with a nice body kick.
Vandelay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Retale showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Retale passes to full mount!
Vandelay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Retale has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vandelay's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale misses with a head shot.
Retale with shots to the head and body - Vandelay looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Retale 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
Reiska Pekka Retale seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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