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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Joker's Wild. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaalikorva.
A big right from Rivaldi misses.
A big left from Kaalikorva misses.
Kaalikorva misses with a low kick.
Rivaldi ducks under a wild hook from Kaalikorva.
A head kick misses from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a body punch but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kaalikorva.
Rivaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Kaalikorva misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivaldi counters with a good low kick that Kaalikorva was not able to check.
Rivaldi throws a right hand that Kaalikorva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaalikorva also avoids with ease.
Kaalikorva loads up on a big right hand but Rivaldi slips the punch.
Kaalikorva throws an overhand right that lands on Rivaldi's shoulder, as Rivaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Rivaldi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaalikorva looks to land a right hand but Rivaldi moved out of range.
Rivaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi lands a nice hook to Kaalikorva's body. Kaalikorva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivaldi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaalikorva misses with a low kick.
Rivaldi lands a jab to the head.
Kaalikorva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rivaldi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kaalikorva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivaldi lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaalikorva throws out a loose jab but Rivaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivaldi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaalikorva slips under a jab.
Kaalikorva misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Rivaldi tenderised Kaalikorva's leg. Kaalikorva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva throws a leg kick
and Rivaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominick Rivaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivaldi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaalikorva avoids the head kick by Rivaldi.
Kaalikorva lands with a good body shot.
Kaalikorva throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
Kaalikorva scores with the left hand. Rivaldi knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaalikorva's sensitive parts.
Rivaldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaalikorva should have avoided that one.
Rivaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaalikorva loads up on a big right hand but Rivaldi slips the punch.
Rivaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivaldi scores with a punch to the head.
Kaalikorva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rivaldi. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva throws a right hand that Rivaldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivaldi also avoids with ease.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook
and Rivaldi counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivaldi takes one to the chin there.
Rivaldi throws a wild body kick that Kaalikorva sees coming a mile off.
Kaalikorva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaalikorva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaalikorva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivaldi closes the distance and pushes Kaalikorva back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi has Kaalikorva pressed against the cage, preventing Kaalikorva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivaldi lands a body shot.
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!
Rivaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Kaalikorva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kaalikorva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Kaalikorva tries for a takedown but Rivaldi manages to get underhooks.
Rivaldi breaks from the clinch.
Kaalikorva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivaldi.
A good leg kick by Rivaldi.
Kaalikorva lands a jab to Rivaldi's midsection.
Rivaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A leg kick checked by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a left hand
and Rivaldi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horrible takedown by Kaalikorva or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivaldi which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauno Kaalikorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaalikorva is breathing heavily.
Kaalikorva throws a leg kick
enabling Rivaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi avoids the head kick by Kaalikorva.
Rivaldi tries to clinch but Kaalikorva is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Rivaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rivaldi lands a body shot.
Kaalikorva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaalikorva just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaalikorva throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivaldi lands a jab to the head.
Kaalikorva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaalikorva throws a big shot that misses.
Kaalikorva misses with an uppercut.
Rivaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaalikorva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaalikorva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaalikorva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaalikorva throws the left hand but Rivaldi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaalikorva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaalikorva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaalikorva throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rivaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaalikorva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaalikorva misses with a right hand
and Rivaldi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rivaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivaldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. Kaalikorva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaalikorva misses with a right hand
and Rivaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaalikorva keeps the fight on the outside.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaalikorva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaalikorva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaalikorva throws a leg kick but Rivaldi checks it.
Rivaldi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaalikorva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaalikorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaalikorva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaalikorva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivaldi's waist but Rivaldi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaalikorva off to one side.
Rivaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivaldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rivaldi lands with a hook. Kaalikorva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kaalikorva is rocked!
Rivaldi throws a quick head kick that knocks Kaalikorva silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Rivaldi is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dominick Rivaldi!
Dominick Rivaldi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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