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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joensen comes into the arena with Gasolina blaring out of the sound system. Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi throws out a loose jab but Joensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joensen has a takedown stuffed.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses
and Rivaldi counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivaldi throws a shot from downtown. Joensen moves away and avoids it.
Joensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivaldi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joensen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivaldi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joensen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joensen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Joensen - that will leave a mark!
A good leg kick by Joensen.
Rivaldi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joensen shoots in for a takedown but Rivaldi shows good takedown defense.
Joensen wants to slow Rivaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joensen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivaldi throws a right hand that misses
and Rivaldi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Joensen.
Joensen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joensen manages to avoid it.
Joensen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivaldi is out of range.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
Joensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joensen.
Rivaldi lands a front kick.
Joensen stuns Rivaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joensen is looking to wear down Rivaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joensen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivaldi blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the side of Joensen's head but Joensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the side of Joensen's head but Joensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Rivaldi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joensen.
A lazy left from Joensen finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joensen on the side of the head.
Rivaldi misses with the combination.
Rivaldi stuns Joensen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivaldi lands a slapping body shot.
Joensen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivaldi's calf.
Good leg kick by Rivaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Rivaldi misses.
Joensen throws a shot from downtown. Rivaldi moves away and avoids it.
Rivaldi is looking to slow Joensen down with leg kicks.
Joensen wants to land a leg kick but Rivaldi is out of range.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joensen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Rivaldi moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivaldi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivaldi looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joensen. Rivaldi shrugs it off though.
Rivaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joensen.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joensen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joensen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rivaldi is trying to defend but Joensen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Joensen thows a huge punch but Rivaldi dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joensen tries to land a leg kick but Rivaldi saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivaldi misses the target.
Joensen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivaldi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivaldi misses with a looping left.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivaldi moves away.
Rivaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joensen wants to land a leg kick but Rivaldi is out of range.
Joensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands with a cross.
Joensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joensen dodges the punch combination from Rivaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Joensen scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivaldi. That's going to slow Joensen down.
Johann Joensen is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joensen!
Joensen misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rivaldi counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Rivaldi.
Joensen feints and then cracks Rivaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivaldi down.
Joensen takes a swing at Rivaldi's ribcage but misses.
Joensen lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivaldi off the cage and back into range.
Joensen 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.
Rivaldi misses with a body shot.
Joensen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joensen avoids the body shot from Rivaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rivaldi tests Joensen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivaldi misses the shot to the body.
Joensen loads up on a big right hand but Rivaldi slips the punch.
Joensen throws a push kick but Rivaldi slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Rivaldi finds it's target.
Rivaldi misses with a hook.
Joensen works the jab nicely.
Rivaldi checks the leg kick.
Joensen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivaldi scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Rivaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joensen moves out of range as Rivaldi strikes.
Joensen throws a shot to the body.
Joensen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivaldi misses with a right hand
and Joensen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joensen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joensen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joensen misses with a kick to the body.
Joensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivaldi swivels and escapes.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Joensen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivaldi misses with a kick to the body
and Joensen counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivaldi takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
Joensen dips to his left and cracks Rivaldi with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivaldi. Rivaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Joensen slips a jab from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick
and Joensen counters with a two punch combo.
Rivaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joensen manages to avoid it.
Joensen throws a lazy head kick
and Rivaldi counters with a right hand to the body.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Rivaldi moved away.
Rivaldi missing with a left hand there. Joensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivaldi throws a body punch but Joensen moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen throws a hook to the side of Rivaldi's head but Rivaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joensen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joensen. Rivaldi shrugs it off though.
Joensen looks to throw the jab but Rivaldi is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
That's time! Joensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Joensen takes one to the chin there.
Rivaldi swings for the body but Joensen moves out of range.
Joensen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivaldi tries to score with a low kick but Joensen moves his leg out of the way.
Rivaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joensen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joensen duly obliges.
Joensen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Joensen.
A low kick from Joensen misses
and Joensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivaldi throws a shot from downtown. Joensen moves away and avoids it.
Rivaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Joensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Joensen.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the side of Joensen's head but Joensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi lands a head shot.
Joensen misses with a wild body shot.
Joensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivaldi.
Joensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joensen lands a jab to Rivaldi's midsection.
Joensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivaldi.
Joensen slips a straight right by Rivaldi.
Joensen misses with a head kick.
Rivaldi misses with a double jab.
Joensen throws a leg kick which misses Rivaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivaldi tries to avoid it.
Dominick Rivaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi connects with a body shot.
Rivaldi throws a solid leg kick but Joensen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivaldi.
Joensen lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi misses with a right hand
and Joensen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joensen takes a swing at Rivaldi's ribcage but misses.
Rivaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Joensen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joensen lands a head kick!
Joensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivaldi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joensen.
Joensen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dominick Rivaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen swings for the body but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joensen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joensen scores with a body shot.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivaldi.
Joensen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivaldi misses with a hook to the body
and Joensen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivaldi's knee momentarily.
Joensen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joensen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joensen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot by Joensen.
Rivaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joensen on the side of the head.
Joensen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Joensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Joensen tenderised Rivaldi's leg. Rivaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joensen seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joensen.
Joensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Joensen ducks under a wild hook from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.
Joensen moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivaldi misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looks for a takedown but Rivaldi sprawls well.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivaldi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominick Rivaldi.
Well Joensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Joensen!
Johann Joensen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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