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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rolling Stones - Paint It Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arne Riseman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keijo Richards's chin.
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Richards!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards throws a jab but it's blocked by Riseman.
Richards misses with a hook. Riseman ducked under it nicely.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been informed that Richards 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.
Nice uppercut there from Richards.
Sloppy strikes from Riseman. Those never looked like landing.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman avoids the head kick by Richards.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Riseman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riseman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riseman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richards avoids the head kick by Riseman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Richards blocks the leg kick.
Riseman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riseman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riseman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richards moves out of range of the leg kick from Riseman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Riseman off balance momentarily.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Keijo Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riseman is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Richards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riseman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Richards prevents Riseman from breaking the clinch.
Riseman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Riseman.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riseman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riseman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards lunges at Riseman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riseman's hand.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riseman.
Riseman lands with a nice body punch.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Richards lands with a good body shot.
Richards checks a leg kick.
Riseman staying out of range there.
Richards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riseman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Riseman throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riseman. That did some damage!
Riseman stuffs the takedown.
Richards takes a swing at Riseman's ribcage but misses.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
Richards lands with a nice body kick.
Richards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Richards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Riseman is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards catches Riseman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riseman is rocked!
Riseman leaves his chin hanging out and Richards seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Riseman crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keijo Richards!
Keijo Richards very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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