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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 1229 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Rivo Niskanen (ranked 145 p4p, 147 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner throws a right hand that misses
and Niskanen counters with a body kick.
Brayden Abner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abner moves into range and clinches up with Niskanen.
Abner working aggressively here.
Abner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Niskanen blocks a body shot from Abner.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niskanen's elbow.
Niskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Abner.
Abner has Niskanen pressed against the cage.
Niskanen works on Abner's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Niskanen misses with some punches.
Niskanen misses with some punches.
Abner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Niskanen is trying to break the clinch but Abner has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner lands with a light punch inside.
Abner lands an uppercut.
Niskanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niskanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niskanen presses Abner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
Abner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niskanen or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskanen.
Abner has a couple of punches blocked by Niskanen.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niskanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niskanen breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Niskanen tries a low kick but Abner avoids it.
Niskanen moves out of range as Abner throws a body kick.
Niskanen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Niskanen lands with a hook. Abner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut.
Niskanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abner's head.
Niskanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A right-left combo lands from Abner.
Niskanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Niskanen backs away, Abner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Niskanen scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Abner has knocked Niskanen down with a huge combo! Abner steps away and waves a wobbly Niskanen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Niskanen is rocked!
Niskanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Niskanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Abner finish him?
Abner throws a head kick that misses
and Niskanen counters with a two punch combo.
Niskanen seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niskanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abner thumps Niskanen with a low kick.
Niskanen connects with a looping right hand.
Abner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niskanen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner misses with a body punch.
Abner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Niskanen is keeping busy.
Niskanen fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abner.
Niskanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abner tries to work over Niskanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abner struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abners head.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen pushes Abner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niskanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niskanen prevents a body shot from Abner.
Abner scores with a shoulder strike.
Niskanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abner lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Abner - that landed with a thud.
Niskanen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abner to keep the fight standing.
Niskanen lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brayden Abner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abner closes the distance and pushes Niskanen back into the cage.
Brayden Abner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abner lands an uppercut.
Niskanen prevents a body shot from Abner.
Niskanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivo Niskanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niskanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abner counters with an inside leg kick.
Abner misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Niskanen misses.
Abner jabs at Niskanen's body.
Niskanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niskanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niskanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Rivo Niskanen's cut even more.
Abner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abner has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner lands with a short shot to the head.
Abner scores with a shoulder strike.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abner.
Abner lands a right hand.
Niskanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Abner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niskanen cracks Abner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abner scores with a shot to the body.
Abner thumps Niskanen with a low kick.
Abner cracks Niskanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niskanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abner checks a leg kick.
Abner tries to land a front kick but Niskanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abner tried to score with a low kick but Niskanen checks it.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niskanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abner throws a hook but Niskanen avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner closes the distance and clinches.
Niskanen throws a head punch that misses.
Niskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niskanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abner moves away.
Abner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abner checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Abner misses the target.
Niskanen misses with a wild body shot.
Abner wants to slow Niskanen down by chopping away at his legs.
Niskanen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Niskanen slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Abner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Niskanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niskanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Niskanen misses with a kick to the body
and Abner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abner walks into a stiff left hand from Niskanen.
Abner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niskanen manages to avoid it.
Abner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niskanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner lands a big right hand that sends Niskanen crashing to the mat! Abner stays standing though and waves Niskanen back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner swings widly with a right hand
and Niskanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niskanen lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niskanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niskanen's head backwards.
Abner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Niskanen counters with a straight right hand.
Abner darts in trying to clinch
and Niskanen counters with a straight right hand.
Abner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niskanen can do to turn this around?
Abner lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner lands with a big right hook that stumbles Niskanen - he's out on his feet here! Abner follows up with another monster hook that separates Niskanen from consciousness! Niskanen falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Abner stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brayden Abner!
Brayden Abner is the new middleweight champion!
Brayden Abner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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