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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Apila!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Apila.
Apila is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Riseman.
It looks like Pertti Apila has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Apila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Apila.
Apila avoids the head kick by Riseman.
Riseman throws a lazy head kick
and Apila counters with a head kick. That will keep Riseman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Apila misses with a low kick as Riseman jumps back.
Apila slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Riseman lands with a straight right. Apila didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Riseman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Apila backs up against the cage.
Nice jab there from Riseman.
Riseman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riseman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Riseman blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riseman lands a left and a right that send Apila crashing to the mat, dazed. Riseman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Apila is rocked!
Apila thows a body shot but no joy.
Riseman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riseman misses with an uppercut. Apila saw that one coming.
Riseman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riseman jabs Apila right on the nose. Apila blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Pertti Apila's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Apila avoids nicely.
Apila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Apila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Apila is still on wobbly legs! Can Riseman finish him?
Riseman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apila seems to have recovered his senses.
A clash of legs there as Riseman blocks the low kick.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman looks to land a combination but Apila avoids it well.
Riseman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riseman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Riseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riseman misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Riseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Apila looks gassed!
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
Riseman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Apila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riseman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apila tries to close the distance and clinch but Riseman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riseman.
Riseman throws a right hand that Apila ducks under and follows up with a left that Apila also avoids with ease.
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
Riseman throws out a loose jab but Apila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riseman misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Riseman.
Riseman scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riseman.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Apila smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riseman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Riseman just misses with a punch to the body.
Apila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Apila feints and then cracks Riseman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riseman down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riseman misses with an uppercut
and Apila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Riseman. Those never looked like landing.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Riseman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Apila's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riseman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Riseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Apila moves out of range of the body kick.
Apila blocks a leg kick.
Riseman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Apila 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 double jab
and Apila counters with a low kick, right behind Riseman 's knee.
Apila slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Apila moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Apila misses.
Riseman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apila moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arne Riseman is winning the standup battle so far.
Riseman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Apila tests Riseman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riseman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Apila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apila cracks the inside of Riseman's front leg.
Riseman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riseman checks the leg kick.
Apila thumps Riseman with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riseman cracks Apila with a right hand to the side of the head.
The cut above Pertti Apila's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Apila might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Riseman has got the better of the exchanges.
Apila clobbers Riseman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apila misses with a leg kick.
Apila throws a low kick but Riseman moves out of range easily.
Riseman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Apila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Apila blocks the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Apila. Those never looked like landing.
Apila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman misses with a combination
and Apila counters by moving into the clinch.
Riseman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Apila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman tries to work over Apila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apila struggles to land a body shot inside as Riseman controls his hands.
Apila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Apila blocks a body shot from Riseman.
Riseman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Apila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riseman looks to land a body kick but Apila moved away.
Apila tests Riseman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Apila in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apila thuds his shin into the meat of Riseman's side.
Jab, jab by Riseman - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apila lands a jab to Riseman's midsection.
Riseman lands a right hook to the body.
Apila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Apila misses the shot to the body.
Apila throws a body punch but Riseman moves out of range.
Apila misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman scores with a jab 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 Arne Riseman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pertti Apila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Apila thumps Riseman with a low kick.
Riseman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riseman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Apila on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riseman cracks Apila with a good jab.
Riseman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apila.
Apila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riseman is out of range.
Apila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riseman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apila was well out of range. Poor timing from Riseman.
Apila misses the shot to the body.
Riseman lands a two punch combo.
Apila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riseman tries to bum rush Apila with a series of wild strikes but Apila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riseman throws a leg kick but Apila moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arne Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman swings for the body but Apila moves out of range.
Apila looks to score with a jab to the body but Riseman is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Apila misses.
Arne Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riseman.
Riseman is looking to wear down Apila with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman lands with a nice combination. Apila backs away looking to recover.
Riseman throws a shot to the body.
Apila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riseman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apila checks it well.
Good work by Riseman as he checks the leg kick.
Pertti Apila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apila wants to slow Riseman down by chopping away at his legs.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Apila.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Apila bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riseman's head.
Apila slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riseman throws a head kick that misses.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Apila avoids nicely.
Riseman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riseman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apila can do to turn this around?
Riseman throws a series of punches but Apila avoids them all with ease.
Riseman moves out of range as Apila strikes.
Riseman throws a right hand that Apila ducks under and follows up with a left that Apila also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Apila moves into the clinch.
Riseman avoiding damage as Apila throws knees to the body.
Riseman is looking to control Apila's arms but Apila gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riseman has his back to the cage.
Apila lands a nice knee to the body.
Apila stalling the fight.
Apila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apila tries to land knees in the clinch but Riseman avoids the damage to the body.
Apila throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Apila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riseman tries to pull guard but Apila won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Apila works Riseman's body with a nice hook.
Apila is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Apila looks to land a body kick but Riseman moved away.
Apila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Apila tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apila slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Riseman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riseman is looking to chop away at Apila's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Riseman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riseman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne Riseman!
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