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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beta Tua (ranked 21791 p4p, 21495 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 570 p4p, 584 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tua 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 Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rothschild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tua lands a nice hook to Rothschild's body. Rothschild takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rothschild misses with a straight right.
Tua fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rothschild just manages to avoid it.
Tua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a jab.
Rothschild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rothschild checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rothschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
Tua lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Tua moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild lands a jab to the nose.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothschild moves out of range of the leg kick from Tua.
As Tua backs off Rothschild throws a huge counter combo but Tua manages to avoid it all.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tua. Tua obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with a hook. Tua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tua moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tua.
A left and a right from Rothschild both land. Nice combination.
Tua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rothschilds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Rothschild.
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!
Tua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rothschild checks it well.
A low kick from Rothschild misses
and Tua counters with a right hand to the body.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Tua avoids it.
Rothschild checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tua.
Rothschild replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tua blocks it well.
Tua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothschild has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rothschild connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tua is rocked!
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tua had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tua.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Tua avoids it.
Rothschild misses with the combination.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Tua avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild lands an overhand right.
Rothschild blocks a low kick nicely.
Tua lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Rothschild goes down! The ref sends Tua to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Rothschild is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
That has opened up Theodore Rothschild's cut even more.
Tua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Tua should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
Tua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tua.
Tua dips to his left and cracks Rothschild with an uppercut!
Rothschild sizes up Tua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rothschild misses the jab.
Tua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
Rothschild slips a straight right by Tua.
Tua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua fakes the leg kick and cracks Rothschild in the body.
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Tua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tua, as that shot connected.
The cut above Theodore Rothschild's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Tua thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rothschild's corner calls for a 1-2. Rothschild obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothschild has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tua checks a leg kick nicely.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua throws a wild body kick that Rothschild sees coming a mile off.
Rothschild moves out of range of the leg kick from Tua.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tua walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
A nice leg kick from Tua, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tua wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Tua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rothschild is able to avoid easily.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Tua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild tries to clinch up.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tua staying out of range there.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Tua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tua throws a good cross that connects.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Theodore Rothschild's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beta Tua!
Beta Tua retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Beta Tua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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