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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rivo Niskanen (ranked 654 p4p, 852 weight class) and Pedro Neto (ranked 85 p4p, 112 weight class). Pedro Neto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Neto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neto pushes Niskanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Neto lands a body shot.
Niskanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Niskanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
Neto tries to throw a body punch but Niskanen avoids it by throwing Neto back against the cage.
Neto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neto misses with a punch to the body.
Niskanen is working Neto over against the cage.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen lands an uppercut.
Neto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niskanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rivo Niskanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niskanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niskanen.
Niskanen misses with some punches.
Niskanen tries to work over Neto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niskanen breaks from the clinch.
Pedro Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niskanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niskanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Niskanen walks into a left hand.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Neto. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Niskanen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto clinches up with Niskanen and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Neto.
Neto tries to throw a body punch but Niskanen avoids it by throwing Neto back against the cage.
Niskanen is trying to force a seperation but Neto has the dominant position.
Neto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
Nice body punch from Neto - that landed with a thud.
Niskanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Neto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
Neto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niskanen's efforts to push away.
Neto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Niskanen misses with the head strike.
Neto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Niskanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neto backwards.
Niskanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niskanen is trying to break the clinch but Neto has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niskanen's elbow.
Neto is stalling here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Neto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niskanen can't find room to land a body shot as Neto controls the action.
Neto struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Niskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen misses with the head strike.
Neto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Niskanen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Neto can turn it around.
Niskanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niskanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niskanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neto is looking to clinch but Niskanen is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Niskanen.
Niskanen with a nice calf kick.
Niskanen ducks under a wild hook from Neto.
Neto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto misses with a series of wild punches.
Niskanen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neto misses with a hook.
Neto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Neto jabs at Niskanen's body.
Niskanen throws a nice looking combination but Neto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neto misses with a lunging right hand
and Niskanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neto cracks Niskanen on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Niskanen falls backwards against the cage. Neto follows up with more strikes that drop Niskanen to his knees. Neto keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Niskanen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Neto!
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Neto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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