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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindel comes into the arena with Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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240 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
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189 cm
35
280 lbs
29 - 24 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lindel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. We've been hearing good reports from Lindel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Lindel is trying to control the action in half guard but Riseman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Lindel prevents Riseman from standing back up.
Lindel trying to control from half guard but Riseman is working away. Lindel missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Lindel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riseman defends it well. Lindel is trying to work for a kimura but Riseman is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lindel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Lindel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riseman defending well though. Lindel missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Lindel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round. Riseman moves into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Riseman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. A short left from Riseman. Riseman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Riseman breaks from the clinch.
Lindel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut. A leg kick checked by Lindel. Riseman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lindel. Lindel goes for a double leg but Riseman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Riseman continues to drive forward. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Riseman prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindel. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lindel works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Riseman wants to stand up but Lindel is controlling him. Lindel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lindel wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving. Lindel looking to pass the guard. Riseman managing to control the position. Lindel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Riseman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arne Riseman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Lindel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riseman as he jumps to the side. Lindel shoots in looking for a takedown. Riseman tries to sprawl out of it but Lindel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riseman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Riseman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riseman wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lindel takes a swing at Riseman's ribcage but misses. Lindel throws a lazy right hand but Riseman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A combination from Riseman does no damage. Mikael Lindel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Riseman tried to score with a low kick but Lindel checks it. Riseman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riseman avoids the body shot from Lindel.
Riseman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lindel connects with a body shot. Riseman throws a leg kick that misses. Lindel gets the takedown into side control. Lindel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Riseman is trying to escape and get back to his feet. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lindel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lindel is trying to get an arm triangle but Riseman is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Riseman manages to get back to half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lindel lands a nice short elbow. Riseman moves into full guard.
Riseman trying to control the position.
Lindel wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lindel looking to sit in guard and control but Riseman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindel dominated that round. The cut man is working on Arne Riseman's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Riseman. Those never looked like landing. Lindel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Riseman throws a series of punches but Lindel moves out of range. Lindel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindel looks for a takedown but Riseman sprawls well. A punch combination from Riseman misses. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riseman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lindel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lindel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Riseman scores with a body shot.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Lindel avoids them all with ease. A looping hook to the body misses from Lindel. Riseman does a little dance to reset his feet. Lindel misses with a hook
and Riseman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Lindel shoots for a double leg takedown but Riseman sprawls well. He's pushed Lindel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindel. That's going to take a lot out of him. This has been an exciting period of action! A punch combination from Riseman misses. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lindel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lindel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riseman was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindel. Lindel fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Arne Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Riseman cracks the inside of Lindel's front leg. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Riseman lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Lindel goes down and covers up as Riseman starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arne Riseman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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