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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wusan Ritori (ranked 119 p4p, 663 weight class) and Rivo Niskanen (ranked 15 p4p, 81 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ritori might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wusan Ritori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritori misses with a kick to the body.
Niskanen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Niskanen walks into a stiff left hand from Ritori.
Ritori lands a really nice looking cross but Niskanen seems unphased.
Niskanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut.
A head kick by Niskanen misses
and Ritori counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ritori. That's going to slow Niskanen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritori misses with a looping right.
Niskanen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ritori blocks it well.
Ritori throws out a loose jab but Niskanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen closes the distance but Ritori moves to the side
and Ritori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niskanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niskanen throws a hook but Ritori avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ritori misses the target.
Ritori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritori throws a chopping leg kick but Niskanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Niskanen moves forwards but Ritori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wusan Ritori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niskanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ritori.
Ritori tries a low kick but Niskanen avoids it.
Niskanen throws a counter combo.
Ritori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ritori misses with a straight right.
Niskanen throws a counter combo.
Ritori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niskanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ritori takes a swing at Niskanen's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Niskanen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ritori scores with a jab. Niskanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Niskanen slips a straight right by Ritori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Niskanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ritori.
Ritori looks to throw a body kick
and Niskanen counters with a good low kick that Ritori was not able to check.
Niskanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Niskanen pushes Ritori up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niskanen tries a body shot but Ritori blocks it.
A short right from Niskanen.
Niskanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori swings wildly with an uppercut but Niskanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen prevents a body shot from Ritori.
A short right from Ritori on the inside.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niskanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritori can't find room to land a body shot as Niskanen controls the action.
Niskanen tries to throw a body punch but Ritori avoids it by throwing Niskanen back against the cage.
Niskanen lands an uppercut.
Ritori throws a head punch that misses.
Ritori struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Ritori tries to throw a body punch but Niskanen avoids it by throwing Ritori back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Nice body punch from Niskanen.
Niskanen can't find room to land a body shot as Ritori controls the action.
Ritori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niskanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niskanen tries to throw a body punch but Ritori avoids it by throwing Niskanen back against the cage.
Niskanen tries a body shot but Ritori blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritori.
Ritori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ritori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wusan Ritori 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!
Ritori throws a hook but Niskanen avoids it easily.
Niskanen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ritori misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Ritori's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ritori tests Niskanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Ritori.
Niskanen looks to land a right hand but Ritori moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ritori scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori misses with a leg kick
and Niskanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niskanen.
Ritori tried to counter with a leg kick but Niskanen avoided it.
Ritori scores with a kick to the body.
Ritori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Niskanen darts in trying to clinch
and Ritori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Niskanen blocks the body kick.
Ritori lands with a nice body kick.
Niskanen tries to bum rush Ritori with a series of wild strikes but Ritori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niskanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ritori.
A little jabbing left from Niskanen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ritori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niskanen.
Niskanen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ritori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Niskanen counters with a nice body shot.
Niskanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen walks into a stiff left hand from Ritori.
Ritori throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from Ritori.
Ritori misses with a body shot.
Niskanen throws out a counter right but Ritori avoids it with no problem.
Niskanen looks for the body kick but Ritori saw that one coming.
Niskanen throws out a loose jab but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen lands with a straight right. Ritori didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wusan Ritori is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niskanen.
Niskanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Niskanen misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Ritori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niskanen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Niskanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wusan Ritori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Ritori finds it's target.
Rivo Niskanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick from Ritori.
Ritori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niskanen scores with a three punch combo!
Ritori ducks right into an uppercut from Niskanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ritori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritori thows a leg kick but Niskanen checks it
and Niskanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niskanen has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Niskanen as the two fighters clinch.
Ritori lands an uppercut.
Ritori has a couple of punches blocked by Niskanen.
Ritori tries to throw a body punch but Niskanen avoids it by throwing Ritori back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Niskanen.
Ritori lands with a light punch inside.
Ritori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niskanen has a couple of punches blocked by Ritori.
Ritori is working Niskanen over against the cage.
Niskanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ritori has a couple of punches blocked by Niskanen.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritori misses with a punch to the body.
Ritori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen blocks a body shot from Ritori.
Niskanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ritori blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niskanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niskanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niskanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Ritori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ritori.
Ritori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritori blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Ritori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
A short left from Ritori.
Ritori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Niskanen.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Ritori lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Ritori - that landed with a thud.
Ritori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niskanen throws a head punch that misses.
Niskanen misses with some punches.
Ritori throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Ritori.
Ritori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritori can't find room to land a body shot as Niskanen controls the action.
Niskanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritori tries to work over Niskanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritori swings wildly with an uppercut but Niskanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori pushes Niskanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niskanen.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ritori - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niskanen prevents a body shot from Ritori.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritori blocks an uppercut.
Ritori tries a body shot but Niskanen blocks it.
Niskanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Niskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritori.
Ritori swings wildly with an uppercut but Niskanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritori blocks a body shot from Niskanen.
Still in the clinch, Ritori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niskanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritori backwards.
Ritori misses with a body punch.
Ritori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niskanen scores with a shot to the side of Ritori's head.
Niskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritori.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wusan Ritori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ritori lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wusan Ritori.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ritori, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wusan Ritori!
An out of breath Wusan Ritori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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