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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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133 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ren Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Booker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild stuffs the takedown attempt from Booker. Booker gets slowly back to his feet.
Booker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Booker lands a head shot.
Booker fails with a takedown attempt.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothschild tries to clinch up.
Rothschild moves in looking to clinch but Booker pushes him off.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and Booker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rothschild fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rothschild doesn't manage to clinch there - Booker circles away.
Rothschild rushes Booker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Booker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rothschild is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ren Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Booker.
Rothschild jumps guard and drags Booker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rothschild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Booker wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Booker landing some decent shots from guard.
Booker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rothschild has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Booker has managed to get both his arms back between Rothschild's legs - danger averted.
Rothschild wants to stand but Booker is controlling the position.
Booker trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Booker is one step ahead there.
Rothschild really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Booker trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Booker stays in close to Rothschild's body and controls the position.
Booker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Booker.
Rothschild tries to clinch there but Booker circles away.
Rothschild wants to clinch up but Booker keeps it at a distance.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Booker.
Booker throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Booker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Rothschild to work.
Booker tries to pull guard but Rothschild holds him up against the cage and eventually Booker drops back down to his feet.
Rothschild has Booker pushed against the cage.
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
Rothschild is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Booker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Booker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothschild is looking to clinch.
Booker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rothschild slaps away a takedown attempt from Booker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild moves in looking to clinch but Booker pushes him off.
Rothschild rushes Booker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Booker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rothschild ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rothschild no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Booker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booker slips nicely into half guard.
Booker is keen to just control but Rothschild is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Rothschild dominated that round.
That's time! Rothschild's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rothschild closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Booker is looking for a sweep.
Booker can't do much from the bottom here.
Rothschild trying to control the position but Booker is working away.
Booker can't do much from the bottom here.
Booker is trying to improve his position.
Booker is not content to let Rothschild control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ren Rothschild just wasn't active enough.
Rothschild keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothschild clinches up with Booker and pushes him back against the cage.
Rothschild stalling against the cage.
Rothschild avoiding damage as Booker throws knees to the body.
Booker wants to take the fight to the mat but Rothschild manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Booker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rothschild prevents it.
Ren Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Booker.
Booker tries to pull guard but Rothschild holds him up against the cage and eventually Booker drops back down to his feet.
Rothschild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Booker tries for a takedown but Rothschild manages to get underhooks.
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothschild clinches up with Booker and pushes him back against the cage.
Rothschild scores with a knee to the head.
Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
Booker takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Booker moves out of range.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown attempt from Booker. Booker gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Booker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rothschild under the eye.
Rothschild tries to clinch there but Booker circles away.
Booker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rothschild keeps working.
Booker seems to be working for a kimura but Rothschild defends the submission attempt.
Rothschild tries to roll over but Booker keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker trying to control the action but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Rothschild is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild works his way to full guard. Good work.
Booker postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Rothschild dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Booker thows a leg kick but Rothschild checks it
and Rothschild counters by moving into the clinch.
Rothschild scores with a knee to the head.
Rothschild leaning against his opponent.
Rothschild gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Booker trying to hold on to Rothschild's head to control him but Rothschild postures up.
Booker tries to roll over but Rothschild keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booker trying to control here.
Booker is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rothschild is staying active.
Rothschild will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rothschild trying to control from half guard but Booker is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Booker has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Booker's defenses.
Rothschild successfully pulls guard.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Booker from controlling successfully.
Booker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rothschild's guard.
Ren Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild is holding on to half guard well.
Rothschild slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rothschild is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Booker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Booker is trying to control. Rothschild wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Booker misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild tries to clinch there but Booker circles away.
Ren Rothschild is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rothschild trying to control but Booker is working from the bottom.
Booker is working an open guard so Rothschild takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker lands with a nice body punch.
Booker cracks Rothschild with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild rushes Booker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booker wants a takedown.
Booker tries to pull guard but Rothschild forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ren Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Booker.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild avoids a wild elbow strike from Booker.
Booker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rothschild has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Booker is trying to keep an underhook but Rothschild manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rothschild with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booker keeping control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ren Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rothschild, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ren Rothschild!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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