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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Lee (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good elbows
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Retale ducks down to avoid it.
Retale looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Retale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Retale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Retale has managed to clinch.
Retale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Retale stalling.
Lee landing some nice looking 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!
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Retale.
Retale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Retale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ricky Lee has been cut.
Retale avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Retale blocks an elbow strike.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Retale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Retale avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Retale avoids the damage to the body.
Retale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Retale blocks an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Retale - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Retale avoids the damage to the body.
Retale lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Retale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Retale.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Retale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Retale is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee defending well as Retale loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Retale doesn't seem phased though.
Retale connects with a looping right hand.
Retale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Retale lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee is rocked!
Lee misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Retale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Retale breaks the clinch.
Retale blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Retale is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Retale takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Retale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Retale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Retale stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ricky Lee's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Retale crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Retale is stalling here.
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Retale blocks it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Retale blocks with his arms.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Retale taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Retale as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reiska Pekka Retale will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Retale lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Retale scores a takedown into full mount!
Retale controlling his opponent.
Retale avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Retale tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Retale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Retale takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Retale tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Reiska Pekka Retale.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Retale to score with a decent uppercut.
Ricky Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Retale closes the distance and clinches.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Retale misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Retale throws an elbow but misses.
Lee 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.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Retale's ribcage.
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale misses with a knee strike.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Retale avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
Retale avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Knees to the body from Retale.
Lee working Retale over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Retale lands with a left to the head.
Retale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Retale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Retale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Retale avoids the damage to the body.
Ricky Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Retale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Retale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Retale landing knees to the head.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ricky Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Retale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries to stall but Retale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee wants to stall.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Retale fails with a takedown attempt.
Retale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Retale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Retale scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Retale misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Retale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Retale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Retale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Retale darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Retale.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Retale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Retale working Lee over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Retale landing knees to the body.
Retale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
An elbow from Retale crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Retale are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lee is letting Retale control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Reiska Pekka Retale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ricky Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Reiska Pekka Retale.
Retale slips under a jab from Lee.
Retale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Retale.
Retale slips under a jab.
Retale lands an overhand right.
Lee misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Retale avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Pekka Retale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Retale 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
Reiska Pekka Retale really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fight Day Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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