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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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198 lbs
43 - 24 - 0 |
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188 cm
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195 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
43 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keto wants to clinch up but Rivers keeps it at a distance.
Keto misses with a right hand
and Rivers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Keto moved out of range nicely.
Keto tries to clinch up.
Keto tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers throws the kick towards the body but Keto avoids it.
Rivers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers misses with a low kick as Keto jumps back.
Keto tries to clinch but Rivers moves away
and Rivers counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Keto checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto tries to clinch up but Rivers circles away and keeps his distance.
Keto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keto darts in trying to clinch
and Rivers counters with a low kick, right behind Keto 's knee.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Rivers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers thows a leg kick but Keto checks it
and Keto counters with a series of strikes. Rivers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Keto's head back.
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Keto counters with a one-two to the body.
Keto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Keto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keto's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Rivers is working Keto over against the cage.
A short right from Rivers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Rivers tries to work over Keto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto lands with a light punch inside.
Keto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keto struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Keto misses with some punches.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Keto.
Keto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Rivers.
Keto can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Rivers pushes Keto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Keto.
Rivers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keto tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Keto.
Keto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rivers tries a body shot but Keto blocks it.
Keto prevents a body shot from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a nice shot to the body.
Keto misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Keto.
Keto throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Keto lands a body punch.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Keto avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Keto lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers tries to work over Keto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Rivers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keto is working Rivers over against the cage.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Keto controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keto lands a body punch.
Keto trying to stall but Rivers improves his position.
Keto misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Keto controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dru Rivers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keto moves to clinch but Rivers breaks away
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keto tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keto takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Keto closes the distance but Rivers moves to the side
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
enabling Keto to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Keto coming out on top.
Keto tries to clinch up
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rivers keeps the fight on the outside.
Keto wants to clinch up but Rivers keeps it at a distance.
Keto tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dru Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keto wants to clinch.
Rivers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto clinches with his opponent.
Rivers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keto.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Rivers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers tries a body shot but Keto blocks it.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Keto avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keto's elbow.
Keto tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Keto back against the cage.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Keto.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Keto.
Keto misses with a body punch.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Keto controls his hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keto's elbow.
Keto tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Tuomas Keto's cut is getting worse.
Keto can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Keto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivers is keeping busy.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Keto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keto.
Keto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keto wants to stall.
A short right from Keto.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Keto avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keto misses with a punch to the body.
Keto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dru Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keto wants to clinch.
Keto tries to clinch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivers tries to move into range but Keto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Keto misses with a few strikes there.
Keto is looking to clinch but Rivers is avoiding it.
Rivers motions for Keto to come forward. Rivers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keto moves to clinch but Rivers breaks away
and Rivers counters with a body kick that stops Keto in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto tries to clinch up but Rivers circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Rivers.
Rivers wants to land a leg kick but Keto is out of range.
Keto moves to clinch but Rivers breaks away
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keto moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Keto's head back.
Keto tries to clinch up
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuomas Keto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivers counters with a good low kick that Keto was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivers defending well as Keto loads up on a big left hand.
Keto moves into the clinch.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Keto controls the action.
Keto throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Keto.
Rivers tries to work over Keto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keto has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Keto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Keto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dru Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dru Rivers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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