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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arne Riseman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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277 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman misses with a double jab.
Staton misses with a wild combination.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Staton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman walks into a straight right hand from Staton.
Staton looks to throw the jab but Riseman is out of range.
Staton scores with a shot to the body.
Staton misses the jab.
Staton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riseman.
Riseman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Staton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staton misses with a hook. Riseman ducked under it nicely.
Riseman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Staton cracks Riseman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Staton checks a leg kick.
Riseman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Staton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riseman.
Staton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riseman's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staton. Riseman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton closes the distance and clinches up with Riseman, looking for a takedown. Staton pushes Riseman against the cage but Riseman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Staton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Staton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riseman staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Staton.
Staton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Staton throws the left hand but Riseman avoids the punch easily.
Staton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Staton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Staton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Staton misses with a head shot. Riseman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Staton trying to control but Riseman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riseman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riseman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Riseman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staton circles away quickly and effectively.
Riseman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staton.
Staton fails with a takedown attempt.
Riseman throws a push kick but Staton slaps the foot to one side.
Staton dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Riseman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riseman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riseman.
It looks like Jeremy Staton has been cut.
Staton slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Staton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staton checks a low kick from Riseman.
Staton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman defending well as Staton loads up on a big left hand.
Staton shoots in for a takedown but Riseman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arne Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Staton.
Staton shoots for a takedown but Riseman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and Staton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeremy Staton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staton scores a takedown into full mount!
Staton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Riseman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Staton avoids the attempt from Riseman to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton controlling his opponent.
Staton with good strikes from the mount here!
Staton lands a big shot there that rocks Riseman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riseman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Staton cracks Riseman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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 Arne Riseman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Staton's cut.
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.
Staton scores with a takedown into Riseman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Staton wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riseman is on top in guard.
Riseman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staton on the ground.
Riseman is looking to stand up but Staton won't let him.
Staton controls Riseman momentarily but Riseman frees himself.
Staton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riseman is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman wants to control from the top but Staton keeps moving.
Riseman tries to stand but Staton is controlling from the bottom.
Staton has his feet on Riseman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riseman!
Staton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riseman slips under a jab from Staton.
Riseman tries to bum rush Staton with a series of wild strikes but Staton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riseman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Staton throws out a loose jab but Riseman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riseman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staton at a distance.
Riseman misses with a combination
and Staton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Staton lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton fails with a takedown attempt.
Riseman misses with a wild combination.
Riseman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Staton throws a shot to the body.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman misses with a double jab
and Staton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staton shoots in for a takedown but Riseman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riseman scores with a one two! Staton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riseman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Staton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Staton misses.
Staton lands a nice shot that snaps Riseman's head back.
Riseman misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Staton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staton avoids the body shot from Riseman.
Riseman blocks a jab.
Riseman tries to bum rush Staton with a series of wild strikes but Staton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riseman lands with a nice combination. Staton backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Staton.
Arne Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Staton.
Riseman cracks Staton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Staton shoots in for a double leg but Riseman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Staton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Staton dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Staton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Staton is looking for a kimura but Riseman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Staton to get the leverage.
Staton is breathing heavily.
Riseman wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staton.
Riseman tries to roll over but Staton keeps him under control.
Staton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riseman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riseman wants to get back to his feet.
Staton is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Riseman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Riseman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Staton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Staton lands with a hook. Riseman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Staton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A left and a right from Riseman both land. Nice combination.
Staton misses with a double jab.
Riseman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staton throws out the jab.
Riseman misses with a combination
and Staton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riseman won't be happy with that.
The referee asks Staton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Staton prefers to stall for the moment though.
Riseman is looking to reverse the position.
Staton tries for a kimura but Riseman is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riseman keeps working.
Jeremy Staton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Staton is controlling him well.
Staton wants to control for a moment but Riseman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Riseman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riseman tries to get out of the position.
Riseman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Staton stalling.
Staton stops Riseman from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Staton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Staton seems content to control.
Riseman pushes Staton off and gets back to his feet.
Staton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Staton looks to throw the jab but Riseman is out of range.
Staton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman connects with a solid leg kick.
Staton misses with a straight left.
Staton 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 throws a combination that misses
and Staton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staton looks for a takedown but Riseman sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton throws an overhand right that lands on Riseman's shoulder, as Riseman tries to avoid the shot.
Staton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Staton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Staton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Staton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riseman really wants to buck Staton off and get back to his feet.
Jeremy Staton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riseman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Staton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riseman wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton stalling.
Riseman wants to improve his position but Staton is controlling well.
Riseman is working hard here to advance position.
Staton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Staton.
I think Riseman 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arne Riseman!
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