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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rivo Niskanen (ranked 904 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Emberson Cabral (ranked 105 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emberson Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral rushes Niskanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niskanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabral.
Niskanen cracks Cabral with a nice body shot.
Niskanen breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Niskanen.
Cabral moves into the clinch.
Cabral lands a hook that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
A short left from Cabral.
Cabral lands an uppercut.
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niskanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niskanen pushes Cabral back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niskanen lands a right hand.
Niskanen tries to work over Cabral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Niskanen breaks from the clinch.
Cabral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabral moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niskanen.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niskanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niskanen working aggressively here.
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niskanen punishes Cabral's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Niskanen.
Cabral throws a big counter head kick but Niskanen avoids it with no problem.
Cabral moves out of range of the body kick from Niskanen.
Cabral slips under a jab.
Cabral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niskanen.
Niskanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niskanen lands the left hand.
Cabral is looking to clinch.
Cabral has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabral there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabral sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cabral dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niskanen. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral throws a wild body kick that Niskanen sees coming a mile off.
Niskanen misses with an uppercut. Cabral saw that one coming.
Niskanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cabral. Cabral circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Niskanen scores with a shot to the body.
Niskanen lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Niskanen does it's job there.
Cabral takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Niskanen misses.
Niskanen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCabral.
Niskanen throws an off balance right hand
and Cabral counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cabral takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cabral checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body kick from Niskanen.
Niskanen swings widly with a right hand
and Cabral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niskanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut.
Niskanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Niskanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niskanen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCabral.
Cabral has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niskanen.
A low kick from Niskanen misses
and Cabral counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niskanen.
The fighters circling - Niskanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabral has closed the distance and engaged Niskanen in a clinch.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niskanen blocks an uppercut.
Niskanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Niskanen.
Cabral scores with a crisp jab that stopped Niskanen in his tracks.
Niskanen throws an overhand right that lands on Cabral's shoulder, as Cabral tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Niskanen misses.
Cabral is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cabral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niskanen throws out the jab.
Cabral let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cabral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niskanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabral manages to avoid it.
Cabral pushes Niskanen up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niskanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Niskanen lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Cabral gets through Niskanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rivo Niskanen dominated that 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 circles away from the clinch attempt
and Niskanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Niskanen misses.
Rivo Niskanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niskanen misses with an uppercut. Cabral saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabral! But no joy.
Niskanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niskanen misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niskanen throws a jab when Cabral was well out of range.
Niskanen connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick from Niskanen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabral lands a jab to Niskanen's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen misses with a body shot.
Niskanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Niskanen connects with a jab.
Niskanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Niskanen.
Niskanen blocking some punches.
Niskanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niskanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cabral backwards.
Niskanen has a couple of punches blocked by Cabral.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niskanen.
Niskanen lands with a light punch inside.
Cabral's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskanen.
Niskanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Niskanen manages to break the clinch.
Niskanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Niskanen.
Cabral tries to clinch there but Niskanen circles away.
Cabral rushes Niskanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cabral has Niskanen pressed against the cage, preventing Niskanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niskanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niskanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Niskanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niskanen breaks the clinch.
Niskanen misses with a straight left.
Niskanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Cabral misses.
Niskanen scores with a head kick. Cabral tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Niskanen has knocked Cabral down with a huge combo! Niskanen steps away and waves a wobbly Cabral back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cabral is rocked!
It looks like Emberson Cabral has been cut.
Niskanen throws a jab when Cabral was well out of range.
Cabral ducks under a wild hook from Niskanen.
Cabral feints a counter leg kick.
Cabral wants to clinch.
Niskanen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Niskanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Niskanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabral can do to turn this around?
Niskanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niskanen scores with a jab to the head.
Rivo Niskanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niskanen tries to bum rush Cabral with a series of wild strikes but Cabral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabral moves out of range of the leg kick from Niskanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Niskanen misses its intended target.
Cabral looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niskanen scores with a jab. Cabral acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Niskanen misses with a head kick.
Niskanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niskanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niskanen misses with a hook.
Niskanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cabral counters with a leg kick.
Niskanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cabral chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niskanen can pounce on him.
Cabral tries to clinch up but Niskanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niskanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Emberson Cabral seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niskanen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rivo Niskanen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Niskanen looks to land a left hand but Cabral moved out of range nicely.
Cabral has managed to clinch.
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabral tries to clinch but Niskanen moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niskanen.
Niskanen misses with a body punch.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen breaks the clinch.
Niskanen tries to land a body kick
and Cabral counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral moves into the clinch successfully.
Niskanen throws a head punch that misses.
Niskanen blocks an uppercut.
Cabral has Niskanen pressed against the cage, preventing Niskanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niskanen gets through Cabral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niskanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral connects with a high kick.
Emberson Cabral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabral tries to close the distance and clinch but Niskanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabral moves out of range as Niskanen strikes.
Cabral throws a sloppy head kick and Niskanen moves out of range easily.
Cabral tries to clinch but Niskanen moves away
and Niskanen counters with a solid body kick.
Niskanen digs a good body shot into Cabral's ribs.
Cabral walks into a straight right hand from Niskanen.
A jab from Niskanen misses.
Cabral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niskanen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niskanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Niskanen thows a leg kick but Cabral checks it
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral doesn't manage to clinch there - Niskanen circles away.
Niskanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Niskanen misses
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
Niskanen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niskanen with a jab.
Oh Niskanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niskanen thuds a left hand into Cabral's body.
Nice body kick from Niskanen.
No joy there for Niskanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niskanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabral moves out of range as Niskanen throws a body kick.
Cabral appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cabral tries to clinch but Niskanen is having none of it.
Cabral misses with a left hand
and Niskanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabral chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niskanen can pounce on him.
Niskanen with a hook.
Cabral lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niskanen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabral! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral has closed the distance and engaged Niskanen in a clinch.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Cabral's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niskanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabral has closed the distance and engaged Niskanen in a clinch.
Niskanen jumps guard but Cabral turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niskanen.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Niskanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niskanen.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Niskanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabral feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niskanens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Niskanen connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen throws a shot from downtown. Cabral moves away and avoids it.
Niskanen thumps Cabral with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niskanen works the jab nicely.
Cabral walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabral wants to clinch up but Niskanen keeps it at a distance.
Niskanen throws a big counter combination but Cabral scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cabral misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Niskanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niskanen.
Cabral throws a lazy head kick
and Niskanen counters with a nice body shot.
Cabral avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niskanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niskanen.
A clash of legs there as Cabral blocks the low kick.
Cabral misses with a head kick.
It looked like Niskanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niskanen lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rivo Niskanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niskanen, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rivo Niskanen!
Rivo Niskanen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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