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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andres Machete (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. 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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157 lbs
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154 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Andres Machete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete drives through and clinches with Retale against the cage.
Retale crunches a lovely knee into Machete's ribcage.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Machete avoids the damage to the body.
Machete misses with the head strike.
Retale trying to control the position but instead, Machete has worked for underhooks and has pushed Retale into the cage.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
Retale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machete avoids it.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machete on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machete misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Retale has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Machete swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Retale scores with a shot to the side of Machete's head.
Retale swings wildly with an uppercut but Machete uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Retale.
Retale scores with a shot to the side of Machete's head.
Machete swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machete pushes Retale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Retale is trying to maintain a safe position but Machete gets an underhook and turns Retale into the cage.
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Retale blocking some punches.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machete misses with some punches.
Retale content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Machete blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Machete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
Retale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machete misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete working aggressively here.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Retale.
Machete blocks the elbow strike.
Machete misses with some punches.
Machete lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machete scores with a shot to the side of Retale's head.
Machete misses with the head strike.
Machete throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Machete throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Machete lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Retale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machete avoids a wild elbow strike from Retale.
Stalling in the clinch from Retale.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machete lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machete swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Retale scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Machete fails to land.
Machete misses with the head strike.
Retale lands a good knee to the midsection. Machete won't want to take too many of those.
Machete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machete misses with some punches.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Retale lands a shoulder strike.
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Machete throws a head punch that misses.
Retale trying to land knees to the body.
Retale lands with a right to the head.
Retale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Machete misses with the head strike.
Retale lands with a right to the head.
Machete blocking some punches.
Machete pushes Retale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Machete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Machete.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machete misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machete misses with the head strike.
Retale can't find room to land a body shot as Machete controls the action.
Retale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Retale.
Machete's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Retale misses with the head strike.
Machete managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Machete misses with a short punch on the inside.
Retale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machete misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machete working aggressively here.
Machete misses with the head strike.
Machete misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machete's defenses.
Retale blocking some punches.
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 Andres Machete will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale'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.
Retale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Retale stuffs the takedown.
Retale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machete shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Retale defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andres Machete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machete working aggressively here.
Retale effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Retale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machete's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retale looking to throw knees to the head but Machete is blocking nicely.
Retale blocking some punches.
Retale lands a hook that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Machete blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Retale lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machete blocking some punches.
Machete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
Machete misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machete avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
Machete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machete working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Retale blocking some punches.
Retale lands a hook that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Machete throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
A short right from Machete.
Retale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machete is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Retale.
Retale taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale displaying some good clinch control by pressing Machete up against the cage.
Retale trying to control the position but instead, Machete has worked for underhooks and has pushed Retale into the cage.
Machete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale can't find room to land a body shot as Machete controls the action.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
Andres Machete has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
Machete lands a right hand that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
Retale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Retale lands a shoulder strike.
Retale lands a body punch.
Machete throws a head punch that misses.
Retale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Machete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machete misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Machete fails to land.
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machete throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Retales head.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Retale effectively controlling the action here.
Machete misses with a short punch on the inside.
Retale blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Machete misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
A body shot lands from Retale.
Retale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Retale.
Retale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Machete blocks an uppercut.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Machete.
Machete misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Retale.
Retale is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Retale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale lands a good knee to the midsection. Machete won't want to take too many of those.
Machete gets through Retale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Retale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machete misses with the head strike.
Machete misses with a punch on the inside.
Machete throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machete.
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.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale'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. This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Retale.
Machete keeps Retale at a distance using the push kick.
Machete tries to score a power double leg takedown but Retale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Machete somewhat.
Retale misses with a straight right.
Retale loads up on a big right hand but Machete slips the punch.
Machete slips under a jab from Retale.
Retale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machete lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retale darts in and clinches Machete up against the cage.
Machete misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Machete fails to land.
A short left from Retale.
Retale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
Retale scores with a shot to the side of Machete's head.
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Machete working aggressively here.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Retale lands a shot to the body.
Machete misses with some punches.
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Machete misses with a hook from the clinch.
Retale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machete misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machete as Retale tries to tie him up.
Retale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machete misses with a short punch on the inside.
Retale blocking some punches.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale is pushing Machete up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Retale is looking to control Machete's arms but Machete gets an underhook and turns him. Now Retale has his back to the cage.
Retale lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machete lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Retale presses Machete against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machete misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Retale on the inside.
Machete working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Retale.
Retale taking a breather.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Machete swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machete dodges an elbow strike from Retale.
Machete lands a right hand that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
Machete swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Machete blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machete avoids a wild elbow strike from Retale.
Machete throws a head punch that misses.
Machete scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Retale working aggressively here.
Retale misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete avoids the elbow strike from Retale, against the cage.
Machete's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Retale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete lands with a light punch inside.
Machete lands an uppercut.
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Retale lands an uppercut.
Machete takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machete as Retale tries to tie him up.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
Machete misses with a hook from the clinch.
Retale pushes Machete back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machete has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machete has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Machete swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machete is defending well for now.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
A victorious Reiska Pekka Retale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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