UMMA - TUF Semi Final PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Motherfucka Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go Hard. Motherfucka Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Matice
vs
Jones

174 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Motherfucka Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Matice misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

Matice drops Jones with a nice combination! Matice dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!

Jones is rocked!

It looks like Motherfucka Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Matice stands up over Jones, holding on to his feet. Matice throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Jones is out cold! Matice lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raymond Matice!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Hoshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Santeria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hoshall
vs
Santeria

180 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Hoshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tito Santeria!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santeria shoots in but no luck this time.
Santeria fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hoshall moves into the clinch successfully.
Santeria is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santeria trying to land knees to the body.

Hoshall manages to break the clinch.
Hoshall stuffs the takedown attempt from Santeria. Santeria gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santeria.
Santeria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoshall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santeria defends it nicely.
Santeria tries to clinch up but Hoshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Hoshall as Santeria shoots in.
Bjorn Hoshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Santeria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshall misses with an uppercut. Santeria saw that one coming.

Hoshall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoshall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoshall trying to control but Santeria is working from the bottom.
Santeria manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hoshall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santeria controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Santeria.
Hoshall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hoshall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santeria on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santeria looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santeria lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoshall tries to hold on but Santeria postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santeria controlling from mount.
Hoshall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshall tries to lock up and control but Santeria gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santeria tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santeria punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hoshall wants to control but Santeria is having none of it.
Hoshall tries to control Santeria's body but Santeria pushes him off. Hoshall squirms to his side and now Santeria has his back!

Santeria has got one arm under Hoshall's chin. This could be trouble... Hoshall trying to control the other hand but Santeria gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hoshall has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tito Santeria!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cock Blocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gemini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blocker comes to the cage accompanied by You ain't getting no pussy tonight bi..atch!!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Blocker
vs
Gemini

167 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cock Blocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Gemini!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gemini takes a swing at Blocker's ribcage but misses.
Blocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blocker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blocker has his takedown stuffed
and Gemini counters with a nice body shot.
Blocker shoots in and drives through. Gemini sprawls well.

Gemini gets caught flat footed, as Blocker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blocker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blocker looking to pass the guard.
Gemini is trying to keep Blocker in close.
Blocker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blocker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Blocker drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Blocker as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Gemini screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Blocker! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cock Blocker!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourny Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tourny Master will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nevin
vs
Master

169 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tourny Master!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master throws a chopping leg kick but Nevin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Master wants to clinch.
Master tries to clinch but Nevin moves out of range.
Master tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nevin swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Master fails with a takedown attempt.
Master fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nevin avoids it really well and circles away.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tourny Master.
Master changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nevin tries to avoid it but Master manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nevin to the ground. Nevin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Nevin circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nevin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Nevin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master is looking to clinch.
Nevin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nevin wants it to stay on the feet.
Master misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nevin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Master.
Nevin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Master finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Master has Nevin up against the cage in a clinch.

Nevin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nevin throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Master moves in looking to clinch but Nevin pushes him off.
Nevin throws a front kick aimed at Master's knee but Master avoids it well.
Nevin scoring well with a low kick there.
Master shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nevin defends it nicely.
Nevin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master fails with the takedown.

Master clinches up against the cage.

Nevin breaks from the clinch.
Master stuffs the takedown.
Master tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nevin swivels and escapes.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Nevin circles away.
Nevin misses with a right hand
and Master counters with a three punch combo that has Nevin backing up. Nevin nods at Master to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nevin misses.
Nice takedown defense from Master. No joy for Nevin on that attempt.
Master fails in his attempt to clinch.

Master gets a clinch.
Nevin is trying to break the clinch but Master is controlling him.

Nevin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master shoots in but no luck this time.

Master feints and as Nevin raises his hands in defense, Master changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nevin has his hands on Master's head, controlling the position.
Nevin wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tourny Master dominated that round.
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.

Nice uppercut lands for Nevin. That snapped Master's head back.
Nevin swings for the body but Master moves out of range.

Master shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Master was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Master tries to control but Nevin wriggling away.
Master looking to finish Nevin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nevin!
Nevin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nevin tries to get out of the position.
Nevin is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin regains half guard.
Nevin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nevin gets back to full guard.
Master must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Master trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nevin's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Master has gone for a leg lock! Nevin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Master's guard.
Master looking for a sweep. Not yet Master, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nevin forces his way into half guard.
Master is not content to let Nevin control the position.
Master really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nevin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nevin moves nicely into side control.
Nevin is putting a hurting on Master here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nevin is chipping away with strikes.
Master is looking for a sweep.
Nevin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Master to see if he's OK.
Master takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Master is not content to let Nevin control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nevin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevin looks up at the clock and then as Master takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nevin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Master is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nevin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nevin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Master?
Nevin looking to finish Master with some ground and pound. This is bad for Master!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin with the ground and pound from mount.
Nevin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nevin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Master looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Nevin dominated that second round.
That's time! Nevin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nevin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nevin misses with a hook. Master ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Master.
Nevin leaves Master with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tourny Master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Master shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nevin as he jumps to the side.
Master misses with a few strikes there.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevin moves away.
Master fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nevin is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Master gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nevin.
Tourny Master seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Master shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nevin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tourny Master.
Master takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Nevin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nevin throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
Nevin misses the jab.
Nevin digs a good hook to Master's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master shoots and misses
and Nevin counters with an outside leg kick.
Master moves out of range of the strikes.
Master moves away from the strike by Nevin.
Nevin looks to land a left hand but Master moved out of range nicely.
Master tries for a takedown but Nevin circles away easily
and Nevin counters with a straight right hand.

Nevin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Master to the ground. Nevin is now in Master's guard.
Bill Nevin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nevin stands up over Master, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Master is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nevin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nevin forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nevin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nevin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nevin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nevin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Master looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Nevin there.
Master has hold of Nevin's hands but Nevin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nevin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nevin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nevin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Master!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Master hang on?
Master wants to control but Nevin is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Nevin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nevin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Nevin!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronco Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronco Winters has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Winters
vs
Mond

183 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bronco Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winters ducks under a wild hook from Mond.
Mond throws a right hand that Winters ducks under and follows up with a left that Winters also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Mond misses
and Winters counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Mond gets a double leg takedown into Winters's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Winters is looking for a triangle but Mond pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Winters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mond slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Winters tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Mond is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winters has escaped the position, nice work there.
Winters seems a little lost for a moment, as Mond dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond tries to score with some ground and pound. Winters controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mond throws an elbow but Winters slips to the side and avoids it well.

Mond wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Winters, who protects the arm well.
Winters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mond trying to control the position but Winters is working away.
Winters avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mond.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mond misses with the ground and pound.
Mond working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond controlling the position.
Mond working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Winters is looking for a sweep.
Winters is working hard here to advance position.
Mond landing strikes.

Mond decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mond misses with a series of wild punches.
Mond lands a head kick!
Winters blocks a head kick by Mond.
Winters checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
Winters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winters throws out a leg kick but Mond moves out of range and Winters only half commits.
Winters steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mond. That one must have hurt.
Mond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mond blocks a head kick by Winters.
Winters throws a leg kick but Mond moved away.
Winters moves out of range as Mond throws a body kick.
Mond loads up on a big right hand but Winters slips the punch.
Mond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winters.
Mond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winters is out of range and Mond settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters blocks the body kick.
Mond throws a head kick that half lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mond.
Mond is looking to land body kicks.
Mond tries a head kick but it misses.
Mond misses with a kick to the body.
Mond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mond throws a leg kick which misses Winters's front leg but catches the back leg as Winters tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winters throws a body punch but Mond moves out of range.
Crunch! Winters slams his shin into Mond's torso.
Mond misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Mond dominated that round.
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.

Mond is looking to slow Winters down with leg kicks.
Mond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray Mond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winters avoids the head kick by Mond.
Winters staying out of range there.
Winters throws a hook to the side of Mond's head but Mond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Winters.
Mond will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winters moves out of range of the leg kick from Mond.
An inside leg kick lands from Mond.
Winters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Winters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mond scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mond throws a low kick but Winters moves out of range easily.
No luck for Winters with that takedown attempt.
Mond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
Mond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winters.
Winters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mond moves away.
Winters blocks a head kick by Mond.
Winters looks to land a right hand but Mond moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winters 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 Mond has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mond and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winters steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mond. That one must have hurt.
Winters throws a shot to the body.
Winters looks to score with a jab to the body but Mond is just out of range.
Winters throws a leg kick but Mond checks it.
Winters connects with a looping right hand.
Mond throws a head kick but Winters moves out of range.
Winters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mond.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick
letting Winters counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick
and Winters counters with a low kick, right behind Mond 's knee.
Mond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winters. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Mond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winters doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mond misses the target.

Mond looking to score a takedown here. Winters is defending well but Mond drives through and ends up in Winters's guard.
Mond throwing strikes but missing.
Mond working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mond slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Winters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mond defends it easily.
Mond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winters is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mond postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Winters is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mond, into his guard.
Winters looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mond keeping moving, preventing Winters from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Mond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Winters misses with a body shot.
Winters avoids a kick to the body.
Mond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winters.
Winters misses with a looping right.
Mond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick and Winters moves out of range easily.
Winters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winters avoids the head kick by Mond.
Mond throws the kick towards the body but Winters avoids it.
Mond scores with a leg kick.
Winters fails with a takedown attempt.
Mond misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Winters.
Mond tries to work over Winters's front leg with a kick but Winters checks it.
Winters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winters blocks a head kick by Mond.
Mond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winters looks to score with a jab to the body but Mond is just out of range.
Mond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winters connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mond scrambles back to his feet.
Winters throws a push kick but Mond slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Mond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mond chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond misses with a looping right.
Mond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winters takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
Winters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mond.
Mond throws a push kick but Winters slaps the foot to one side.
Mond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Winters.
Winters throws a head kick that misses.
Winters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands with a cross.
Mond misses with a head kick.
Mond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winters. That did some damage!
Mond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Winters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Winters is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winters.
Ray Mond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winters avoids the head kick by Mond.
Mond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mond checks the leg kick.
A jab from Winters misses.
Winters moves away from the strike by Mond.
Winters lands with a straight right. Mond didn't see that one coming.
Bronco Winters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mond is fending him off so far but Winters persists. Nope, Mond circles away and we're back to standing.
Winters is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mond looks for the body kick but Winters saw that one coming.
Winters tries a low kick but Mond avoids it.
Winters 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.

Mond shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Winters napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mond controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mond's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Mond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mond has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Mond!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alha Dhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smashing The Opponent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dhin
vs
Paulsen

172 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alha Dhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knut Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alha Dhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Dhin misses.
Paulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhin.
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Dhin moved out of range.
Dhin tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
Dhin tries to land a leg kick but Paulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dhin wants to clinch up but Paulsen keeps it at a distance.
Paulsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dhin's head.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen cracks Dhin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dhin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Paulsen blocks the low kick.
Dhin is looking to clinch.
Dhin tries a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Paulsen jabs Dhin right on the nose. Dhin blinks but takes it well.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dhin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dhin is looking to clinch but Paulsen is avoiding it.
Dhin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen swings for the body but Dhin moves out of range.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dhin throws a wild body kick that Paulsen sees coming a mile off.
Dhin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paulsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhin tried to score with a low kick but Paulsen checks it.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen misses with a low kick as Dhin jumps back.
Dhin closes the distance but Paulsen moves to the side
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Dhin moves in looking to clinch but Paulsen pushes him off.
Dhin wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Paulsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dhin rather than just go for the knockout.
Dhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Dhin throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Dhin tries to clinch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Dhin is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Paulsen - just one landing.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Dhin moves out of range.
Paulsen tries to land a front kick but Dhin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paulsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dhin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Dhin off the cage and back into rage.
Dhin tries to clinch up.
Dhin tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
Dhin tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
Paulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Dhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dhin drives through and clinches with Paulsen against the cage.
Dhin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paulsen walks away with a smile on his face. Dhin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dhin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paulsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen throws a jab when Dhin was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Paulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paulsen throws a front kick aimed at Dhin's knee but Dhin avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dhin is looking to land body kicks.
Paulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Dhin.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen takes a swing at Dhin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Knut Paulsen 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Dhin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dhin wants to clinch.
Paulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dhin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dhin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dhin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Dhin does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dhin momentarily.
Paulsen digs a good hook to Dhin's body.
Dhin throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dhin tries to clinch but Paulsen is having none of it.
Dhin misses with a kick to the body.
Dhin wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Dhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knut Paulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Dhin misses.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Dhin moves out of range.
Dhin tries to clinch but Paulsen is having none of it.
Paulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen digs a good hook to Dhin's body.
Dhin doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulsen circles away.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dhin circles away quickly and effectively.

Dhin darts in and clinches Paulsen up against the cage.
Dhin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulsen smiles and moves away.
Paulsen throws a leg kick that misses.

Dhin has Paulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Dhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dhin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhin misses with a knee strike.

Dhin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Paulsen uses from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Paulsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dhin is keeping the position for now.
Paulsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dhin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dhin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Paulsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dhin keeping moving, preventing Paulsen from controlling successfully.
Paulsen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dhin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Knut Paulsen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dhin blocks the body kick.
Dhin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paulsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dhin tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
Dhin is looking to clinch.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dhin has managed to clinch.
Paulsen avoids the elbow strike from Dhin, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhin jumps guard but Paulsen stands there with Dhin around his waist. Dhin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alha Dhin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhin lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alha Dhin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Paulsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dhin on the side of the head.
Dhin misses with a hook.
Dhin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paulsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paulsen jabs Dhin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paulsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Dhin tries to score with a low kick but Paulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Paulsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Dhin's head.
Paulsen throws out a powerful jab.
Paulsen lands with a shot to the body.
Paulsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dhin is looking to clinch but Paulsen is avoiding it.
Dhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhin doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulsen circles away.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Dhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dhin wants to clinch.
Dhin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paulsen throws a right and a left that Dhin avoids nicely.
Paulsen sizes up Dhin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dhin is looking to land body kicks.
Dhin misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Paulsen there.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dhin closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Paulsen fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dhin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dhin fails to pull guard.
Dhin tries to pull guard but Paulsen won't allow it.
Dhin tries to pull guard but Paulsen won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alha Dhin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhin stalling in the clinch but Paulsen improves position.
Dhin jumps guard but Paulsen stands there with Dhin around his waist. Dhin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paulsen tries to circle away but Dhin has him pinned against the cage.
Dhin fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhin tries to pull guard but Paulsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Dhin drops back down to his feet.
Dhin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paulsen walks away with a smile on his face. Dhin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paulsen throws a body kick that misses.
Paulsen throws a chopping leg kick but Dhin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Dhin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Paulsen tries to keep at a distance but Dhin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dhin tries to pull guard but Paulsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Dhin drops back down to his feet.
Dhin jumps guard but Paulsen stands there with Dhin around his waist. Dhin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dhin pulls Paulsen into guard.

Dhin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paulsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paulsen looking to pass the guard.
Dhin wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dhin keeping moving, preventing Paulsen from controlling successfully.

Dhin is looking for a triangle but Paulsen pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Knut Paulsen.
I think Paulsen 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Carver Cade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cade
vs
Pekka Retale

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.

Cade tries to keep at a distance but Retale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Retale taking a breather.
Retale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cade misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Retale on the inside.
Cade takes a shot to the head.
Retale pushes Cade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale gets through Cade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Retale lands a left hand.
Cade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Retale is defending well for now.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cade's elbow.
Cade looking to throw knees to the head but Retale is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Retale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Retale.
Retale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Cade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cade.
Cade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cade's elbow.
Cade looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carver Cade.
Retale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Retale.
Cade is looking to score with low kicks.
Retale throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
Cade has a takedown stuffed.
Retale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Cade throws a jab when Retale was well out of range.

Retale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cade, pushing him back against the cage.
Cade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Retale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Retale lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Retale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cades head.
Cade looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Retale.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Cade being controlled against the cage.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Cade.
Cade prevents a body shot from Retale.
Cade misses with an elbow over the top.
Cade looking to stall.
Retale struggles to land a body shot inside as Cade controls his hands.
Cade is stalling here.
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cade blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade tries for a takedown but Retale manages to get underhooks.
Cade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Retale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cades head.
Retale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale is working Cade over against the cage.
Retale blocks an elbow strike.
Cade missing with knees to the body.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Cade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Retale working aggressively here.
Retale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Cade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Retale throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
Retale looks to land a right hand but Cade moved out of range.
Cade tries to score with a low kick but Retale moves his leg out of the way.
Cade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cade shoots in for a takedown but Retale shows good takedown defense.
Retale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Retale moves into the clinch successfully.
Cade tries to stall but Retale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cade is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Retale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale is struggling to control the position.
Retale scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Retale.
A knee to the head by Retale.

It looks like Carver Cade has been cut.
Cade wants to stall.
Cade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Retale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cade throws an elbow but it misses.
Retale can't get the takedown.
Cade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cade tries to land knees in the clinch but Retale avoids the damage to the body.
Cade wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a knee to the head.
Cade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Retale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Retale blocks an elbow strike.
Retale can't find room to land a body shot as Cade controls the action.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Cade avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
Retale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cade.
Retale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Retale takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cade looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Retale.
A hook to the body from Retale.
Retale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cade wants to stall.
Cade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cade is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Retale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cade.
Cade tries a knee to the head but Retale blocks it.
Cade looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carver Cade.
Cade tried to score with a low kick but Retale checks it.
Retale throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt.

Cade shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cade showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
Cade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cade tries to pass to full mount but Retale defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Reiska Pekka Retale will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carver Cade's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cade blocks a jab.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Retale swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade slips under a jab from Retale.
Cade staying out of range there.
Retale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Retale.

Cade shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cade was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Retale is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Retale can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cade wants to control the pace but Retale is squirming around nicely.
Cade unloads with some shots from mount but Retale bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale is looking to get to half guard.
Cade is landing with some decent strikes but Retale is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Cade has control of Retale's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Retale regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cade is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cade with shots to the head and body - Retale looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cade landing shots from mount.
Retale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cade tries to control but Retale wriggling away.
Retale really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cade throwing strikes here but Retale is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Retale is looking to get to half guard.
Cade working Retale over with strikes here.
Retale is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cade working the ground and pound effectively.
Cade working Retale over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade unloads with some shots from mount but Retale bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Cade connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cade looking to control but Retale is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cade in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reiska Pekka Retale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Retale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cade lands with some strikes.
Cade sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Retale is in a horrible position here. Cade smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale tries to hold on but Cade postures up.
Cade controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retale tries to lock up and control but Cade gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Cade looking to secure an arm triangle but Retale defends it well.
Cade thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!