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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rivo Niskanen (ranked 1270 p4p, 605 weight class) and Brayden Abner (ranked 163 p4p, 74 weight class). Brayden Abner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm 27 188 5 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm 26 190 8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abner is looking to land body kicks. Niskanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niskanen takes a shot right to the bread basket. Niskanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Abner throws out a counter right but Niskanen avoids it with no problem. Niskanen walks into a jab.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut. Abner checks a low kick from Niskanen. Niskanen throws the kick towards the body but Abner avoids it. Abner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Abner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niskanen. Abner is looking to land body kicks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Abner misses with a head kick.
Abner throws a sloppy body shot
and Niskanen counters with a thumping low kick. Niskanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abner. Abner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niskanen is able to avoid easily. Niskanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Niskanen misses the shot to the body. Abner moves out of range of the leg kick from Niskanen. Niskanen throws a nice looking combination but Abner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Niskanen tries to work over Abner's front leg with a kick but Abner checks it. Abner lands with a good body shot. Abner throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Niskanen is looking to counter punch. Niskanen connects with an inside leg kick. Abner throws a looping overhand right but Niskanen ducks down to avoid it. Niskanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Abner off the cage and back into range. Abner misses with a left hand and Niskanen counters with a leg kick. Niskanen connects with a solid leg kick. Niskanen throws a head kick that misses and Abner counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Niskanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Niskanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Abner backwards. Niskanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Niskanen lands a right hand. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Niskanen.
Niskanen lands a body shot. Niskanen lands with a short shot to the head. Niskanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Niskanen throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niskanen, as that shot connected.
Niskanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niskanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Niskanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Niskanen. Abner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niskanen moves away. Niskanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abner.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abner on the wrong end of a nice hook. Abner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niskanen throws a jab when Abner was well out of range. Niskanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niskanen throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Abner to counter with a crisp jab. Abner looks to land a combination but Niskanen avoids it well. Niskanen misses with a hook
enabling Abner to counter with a crisp jab. Abner takes a swing at Niskanen's ribcage but misses. Niskanen scores with a kick to the midsection. An inside leg kick lands from Niskanen. Abner getting the better of the striking in that exchange. This has been an exciting period of action! Abner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Niskanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Niskanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abner.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Niskanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abner. A head kick misses from Niskanen. Niskanen misses with a leg kick and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niskanen is rocked! Niskanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Abner avoids the body shot from Niskanen.
Niskanen misses with a left hand and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand! Oh Niskanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Abner misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Niskanen is predictable there and Abner scores with a counter punch that sends Niskanen to the canvas! Abner smells blood - he's punishing Niskanen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Niskanen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brayden Abner! Our winner, Brayden Abner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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