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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivaldi under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Bracha.
Rivaldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bracha circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivaldi misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bracha misses the target.
Rivaldi misses with a double jab.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bracha throws a head kick that Rivaldi semi-blocks.
Rivaldi catches Bracha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bracha. Rivaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bracha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rivaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivaldi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bracha on the side of the head.
Rivaldi connects with a right hand. Bracha shakes it off.
Bracha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivaldi.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bracha throws a jab when Rivaldi was well out of range.
Bracha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bracha walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bracha fails to land with a series of punches.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivaldi moves out of range of the body kick.
Bracha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rivaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivaldi blocks a head kick by Bracha.
Bracha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivaldi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivaldi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bracha in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Bracha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bracha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rivaldi scores with a head kick. Bracha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.
Rivaldi scores with a shot to the body.
Rivaldi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rivaldi lands a left and a right that send Bracha crashing to the mat, dazed. Rivaldi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi with a nice cross.
Bracha is rocked!
Bracha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Bracha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivaldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Rivaldi. Beautiful body shot.
Bracha is breathing heavily.
Rivaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bracha seems to have got his legs back now.
Bracha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bracha misses the body punch
and Rivaldi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bracha looks to throw the jab but Rivaldi is out of range.
Bracha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivaldi. That one must have hurt.
Rivaldi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brachas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bracha lands a jab to Rivaldi's midsection.
Rivaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bracha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bracha misses with a body shot.
Bracha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bracha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rivaldi motions for Bracha to come forward. Rivaldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivaldi misses with a few strikes there.
Bracha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bracha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivaldi avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Bracha throws a body kick that misses.
Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bracha throws an overhand right that lands on Rivaldi's shoulder, as Rivaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivaldi swinging wildly here.
Rivaldi slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bracha is able to avoid easily.
Bracha misses with a straight left.
Rivaldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivaldi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bracha thinking.
Rivaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivaldi throws a solid leg kick but Bracha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a nice looking body shot.
Bracha misses the shot to the body.
Rivaldi misses with a head kick.
Bracha misses the jab.
Rivaldi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bracha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bracha cracks Rivaldi with an open hand slap.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses
and Bracha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivaldi scores with a push kick.
Rivaldi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rivaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivaldi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bracha ducks under a wild hook from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi connects with a body shot that sends Bracha's belly button to the back.
Rivaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bracha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick and Rivaldi moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bracha misses the target.
Rivaldi scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivaldi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Bracha.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick and Rivaldi moves out of range easily.
Rivaldi misses with an uppercut. Bracha saw that one coming.
Bracha takes one on the button.
Eli Bracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha throws a body kick that misses.
Rivaldi connects with the punch.
Bracha loads up on a big right hand but Rivaldi slips the punch.
Rivaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bracha.
Rivaldi cracks the inside of Bracha's front leg.
Bracha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi rushes Bracha with punches - Bracha moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bracha goes down! Rivaldi follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Rivaldi!
Dominick Rivaldi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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