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Event:
TWGC 31 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 13, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Andy Rothschild! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Rothschild clinches up with Bates and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD2#
Bates gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rothschild regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rothschild (0) vs (2) Bates
Rothschild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bates is pushing down on Rothschild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rothschild is fighting to maintain full guard but Bates has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rothschild is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rothschild won't allow Bates to pass to mount.
Rothschild trying to control but Bates postures up.
Rothschild is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rothschild is trying to control but can't.
Bates is pressing down on Rothschild's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rothschild is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Rothschild is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rothschild is working hard here to advance position.
Bates looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1##SUB2#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rothschild is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold.
Rothschild is looking to control Bates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rothschild avoid being mounted?
Rothschild is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rothschild's coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rothschild is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Bates is working for a kimura but Rothschild is defending it quite comfortably.
Rothschild is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bates passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Rothschild (0) vs (5) Bates
Rothschild working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Bates working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Rothschild turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bates off and cradles Rothschild's limp body as Bates celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Armad Bates!
A very excited looking Armad Bates made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (185lbs, D2): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 04, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kerim Mansiz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Mansiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mansiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rothschild walks away with a smile on his face. Mansiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mansiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rothschild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothschild has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mansiz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kerim Mansiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mansiz tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it.
Mansiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mansiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rothschild steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mansiz.
Mansiz with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Rothschild moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Rothschild has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mansiz regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mansiz (0) vs (2) Rothschild
Rothschild passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mansiz is in trouble now - Rothschild has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Mansiz (0) vs (5) Rothschild
Mansiz working to try and regain half guard.
Rothschild tries to control but Mansiz wriggling away. #T1#
Rothschild looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mansiz is looking to get to half guard.
Mansiz is controlling an arm, preventing Rothschild from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansiz has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Mansiz (0) vs (8) Rothschild
Rothschild really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mansiz.
Rothschild doesn't have the hooks in and Mansiz manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mansiz (2) vs (8) Rothschild
Rothschild pulls Mansiz in to control the position.
Rothschild looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rothschild has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
Rothschild manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mansiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mansiz (2) vs (10) Rothschild
Rothschild passes Mansiz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rothschild trying to mount his opponent but Mansiz defends it.
Rothschild prevents Mansiz from improving his position.
Rothschild is looking to advance position but Mansiz won't allow it.
Mansiz moves into full guard.
Rothschild content to stall in guard here.
Rothschild must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like Rothschild might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T3#
Rothschild advances to half guard. #SUB2#
Rothschild is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rothschild looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mansiz is looking to improve his position.
Rothschild is pressing down on Mansiz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mansiz is holding on for now. #SUB#
Mansiz looking for submissions off his back.
Rothschild tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mansiz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T4#
Rothschild wants to control but Mansiz is keeping him busy.
Mansiz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mansiz.
Mansiz is trying to control the position but Rothschild postures up.
Rothschild controlling from the top position.
Mansiz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rothschild trying to control but Mansiz is working from the bottom.
Rothschild looking to pass the guard.
Rothschild trying to control but Mansiz is working from the bottom. #T5#
Rothschild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothschild controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rothschild is continuing to stall.
Rothschild trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rothschild trying to control but Mansiz is working from the bottom.
Rothschild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothschild stands and throws Mansiz's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mansiz (2) vs (13) Rothschild#SUB2#
Rothschild tries for a kimura but Mansiz is defending well.
Mansiz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rothschild's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T6#
Mansiz gets back to full guard.
Rothschild wants to control from the top but Mansiz keeps moving.
Rothschild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothschild is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mansiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rothschild's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mansiz (4) vs (13) Rothschild
Mansiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rothschild wants to sweep here but Mansiz controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Rothschild escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mansiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T7#
Mansiz stopping the sweep attempt from Rothschild.
Rothschild manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mansiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mansiz (4) vs (15) Rothschild
Rothschild pushing down on Mansiz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rothschild frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Mansiz (4) vs (18) Rothschild
Rothschild wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Rothschild looking to control but Mansiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rothschild wants to take Mansiz's back but he can't do it this time. #T8#
Mansiz is working to get back to half guard.
Rothschild trying to control but Mansiz is having none of it.
Mansiz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rothschild is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rothschild controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mansiz controls Rothschild momentarily but Rothschild frees himself.
Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mansiz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rothschild controls the pace.
Rothschild pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mansiz is keeping the position for now. #T9#
Mansiz working a defensive guard here.
Rothschild content to stall in guard here.
Rothschild slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Mansiz (4) vs (21) Rothschild
Mansiz can't do much from the bottom here.
Rothschild takes a little break here. Mansiz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mansiz tries to improve position but can't.
Rothschild works to advance to full mount. Mansiz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mansiz (4) vs (23) Rothschild
Mansiz wants to hold on but Rothschild pushes him away.
Rothschild moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Mansiz (4) vs (26) Rothschild
Rothschild slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#T10##SUB2#
Mansiz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rothschild.
Rothschild controls the action.
Rothschild trying to control.
Mansiz is really stuck here.
#SUB2#
Mansiz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rothschild's arms.
Mansiz is keeping busy.
Mansiz wants to control his opponent's hands but Rothschild gets his hands free.
Good control from Rothschild.
Mansiz trying to control but not successfully.
Rothschild controlling from the back.#T11#
Rothschild keeps control of the position as Mansiz tries to break free.
Mansiz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rothschild's guard. Nice work there by Mansiz.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mansiz (6) vs (26) Rothschild
Mansiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Rothschild looking for a guillotine here but Mansiz defends easily.
Rothschild is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rothschild is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mansiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothschild wants to sweep but no luck.
Rothschild wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T12#
Mansiz trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Rothschild wants to sweep but no luck.
Mansiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Rothschild throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mansiz is pushing down on Rothschild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rothschild is fighting to maintain full guard but Mansiz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mansiz wants to control but Rothschild is keeping him busy.
Mansiz slows the pace down in half guard.
Rothschild wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Mansiz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mansiz prevents Rothschild from improving his position.#T13#
Mansiz works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Mansiz (9) vs (26) Rothschild
Mansiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rothschild is looking to escape.
Rothschild wants to hold on but Mansiz pushes him away.
Mansiz fails to take his opponent's back. #T14#
Rothschild is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rothschild tries to hold on but Mansiz postures up.
Rothschild tries to reverse the position but Mansiz maintains control.
Mansiz trying to control but Rothschild is having none of it.
Rothschild can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Mansiz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rothschild regains half guard.#SUB2#
Rothschild looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mansiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mansiz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rothschild wins on points by 26 to 9.
A victorious Andy Rothschild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Rothschild moves into range and clinches up with Jurmu.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurmu.
Jurmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurmu.
A head punch on the inside from Jurmu fails to land.
Jurmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rothschild.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothschild.
Jurmu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurmu blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a shot to the body.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Jurmu blocks it.
Jurmu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurmu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jurmu throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Jurmu lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Rothschild.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jurmu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Jurmu lands an uppercut.
Rothschild gets through Jurmu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rothschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurmu's elbow.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jurmu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rothschild seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jurmu can turn it around.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jurmus head.
Still in the clinch, Rothschild scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Jurmu controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jurmu.
Jurmu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#Jurmu is rocked!
Jurmu lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Jurmu is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Jurmu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurmu seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Jurmu.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
#T2#
Rothschild lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jurmu misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a body punch.
Jurmu blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurmu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Jurmu controls his hands.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Jurmu manages to break the clinch.
Jurmu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Jurmu.
Rothschild connects with a single shot there.
Jurmu scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
Rothschild lands with an uppercut that bounces Jurmu off the cage and back into range.#CL2#
Jurmu has closed the distance and engaged Rothschild in a clinch.
Rothschild pushes Jurmu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Jurmu scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothschild pushes Jurmu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jurmu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild works on Jurmu's body with a couple of short punches.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Jurmu.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jurmu misses with the head strike.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Jurmu misses with some punches.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Jurmu controls the action.
Jurmu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jurmu working aggressively here.
#T4#
Jurmu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Jurmu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild works on Jurmu's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Rothschild.
Jurmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jurmu throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Jurmu has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
Jurmu blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jurmu blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurmu misses with the head strike.
Jurmu misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild lands with a short shot to the head.
Jurmu lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jurmu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rothschild misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurmu.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Jurmu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild throws a poor cross that misses
and Jurmu counters with a two punch combo.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Jurmu slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a right hand
and Jurmu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Jurmu finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Jurmu slips a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a jab when Jurmu was well out of range.
Jurmu looks for the body kick but Rothschild saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurmu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rothschild connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jurmu scrambles back to his feet.
Rothschild with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Jurmu.
Jurmu throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jurmu counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Jurmu throws a shot to the body.
Jurmu misses with a double jab
and Rothschild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jurmu misses the jab.
Jurmu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Jurmu takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Jurmu ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Rothschild.
Jurmu throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jurmu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jurmu. That's going to slow Rothschild down.
Jurmu throws a push kick but Rothschild slaps the foot to one side.
Jurmu looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild throwing a counter right hand but Jurmu manages to avoid it.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Jurmu saw that one coming.#T2#
Jurmu staying out of range there.
Jurmu misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL#
Rothschild instigates a clinch.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Jurmu blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Rothschild.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jurmu.
Jurmu lands with a light punch inside.
Jurmu has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Jurmu throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Jurmu blocks it.
Jurmu misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild works on Jurmu's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurmu.
A short uppercut from Rothschild.
Jurmu swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Rothschild lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jurmu backwards.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Jurmu blocks it.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
A short left from Rothschild.
Rothschild works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to work over Jurmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jurmu fails to land.
Rothschild tries to work over Jurmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jurmu misses with some punches.
Rothschild tries to work over Jurmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothschild digs a right hand into Jurmu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jurmu's gas tank.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Jurmu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Jurmu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Jurmu controls the action.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jurmu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Rothschild lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Jurmu avoids it by throwing Rothschild back against the cage.
Jurmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurmu swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jurmu throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jurmu misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jurmu scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurmu's elbow.
Jurmu misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jurmu misses with some punches.
Jurmu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurmu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurmu swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and Jurmu counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Jurmu.
An attempted straight right counter from Rothschild misses the target.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jurmu! But no joy.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Jurmu's head but Jurmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild misses with a straight left.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Jurmu ducks down to avoid it.
Jurmu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild defending well as Jurmu loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Jurmu moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Jurmu's head but Jurmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Jurmu saw that one coming.
Jab from Jurmu.
Jurmu scores with a hook to the body. Rothschild takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Jurmu.
#T1#
Jurmu ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Jurmu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Jurmu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Jurmu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jurmu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jurmu wants to counter the offense by Rothschild and move into the clinch position.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Jurmu is having none of it.
Jurmu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jurmu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Jurmu avoids the punch easily.
Jurmu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jurmu slips under a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Jurmu moves away and avoids it.
Jurmu tries to counter with a clinch but Rothschild shakes him off and moves away.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild slips a straight right by Jurmu.
Jarttu Jurmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jurmu.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jurmu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jurmu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurmu moves out of range of the strikes.
Jurmu misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Jurmu's head but Jurmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jurmu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rothschild throws an off balance right hand
and Jurmu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rothschild's knee momentarily.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Jurmu ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jurmu.#T3#
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Jurmu ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Rothschild checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Jurmu moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Jurmu lands with a straight right. Rothschild didn't see that one coming.
Jurmu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rothschild finds it's way round the side to connect with Jurmu's head.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild sets himself, and Jurmu steps forward looking for the clinch! Rothschild avoids it this time.
Jurmu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Jurmu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jurmu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
Jurmu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jurmu throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
Jurmu throws a leg kick
and Jurmu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurmu.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Jurmu ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Jurmu staying out of range there.
Jurmu connects with a right hand. Rothschild shakes it off.
Rothschild takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jurmu moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Jurmu moved out of range.
Jurmu blocks a jab.
Rothschild moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jurmu throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Jurmu.
Andy Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Jurmu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC2#Rothschild is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy Rothschild.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
GC 328 Steve vs Phoenix
Date: Jan 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Rothschild gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Sirakanian saw it coming and moves away.
Sirakanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot that snaps Rothschild's head back.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Sirakanian moves out of range easily.
Sirakanian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
Sirakanian tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Sirakanian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Sirakanian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Sirakanian's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Sirakanian scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one. #T1#
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sirakanian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Sirakanian.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Sirakanian moved out of range.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a combination. Rothschild tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sirakanian moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Sirakanian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirakanian misses with a lunging right hand
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Rothschild throws out a powerful jab.
Sirakanian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Sirakanian avoids it.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild tries to move into range but Sirakanian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Sirakanian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sirakanian throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirakanian works Rothschild's body with a nice hook.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Sirakanian moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirakanian throws out the jab. #T3#
Sirakanian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sirakanian there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sirakanian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sirakanian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the body.
Sirakanian thuds a left hand into Rothschild's body.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
letting Sirakanian counter with a right hand.
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!
Sirakanian scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
Rothschild will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sirakanian is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Sirakanian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirakanian lands the left hand.
Sirakanian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sirakanian.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian misses with a straight left.
Sirakanian lands with an uppercut that bounces Rothschild off the cage and back into range.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian lands a nice looking body shot.
Sirakanian throws a good cross that connects.
Rothschild takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Rothschild ducks right into an uppercut from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Sirakanian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sirakanian checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sirakanian connects with a looping right hand.
Sirakanian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sirakanian thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Sirakanian misses the shot to the body.
Sirakanian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sirakanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothschild can do to turn this around?
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sirakanian counters with a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rothschild in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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!
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sirakanian avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
A good leg kick by Rothschild. #T1#
Sirakanian throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Sirakanian lands with a nice body punch.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothschild lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sirakanian at a distance.
Sirakanian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sirakanian with a jab.
Sirakanian connects with a body shot.
Sirakanian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Rothschild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sirakanian dips to his left and cracks Rothschild with an uppercut!
Sirakanian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T2#
Sirakanian connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rothschild might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sirakanian has got the better of the exchanges.
Sirakanian jabs at Rothschild's body.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Rothschild misses
and Sirakanian counters with a nice uppercut.
Narek Sirakanian is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirakanian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sirakanian lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Sirakanian.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild misses with a double jab
letting Sirakanian counter with a right hand.
Sirakanian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sirakanian.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sirakanian stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
Sirakanian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sirakanian with a jab.
Sirakanian scores with a nice strike.#ROC#
Rothschild is rocked!
Rothschild gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sirakanian gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Narek Sirakanian!
During a confident post fight interview, Narek Sirakanian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Andy Rothschild had this to say: 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
GC 325 Bianchi vs Mayer
Date: Dec 07, 2019 |
#R1#
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harden throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Harden throws a one two combo.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harden. Harden obviously looking to wear him down.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harden's head.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Harden slips the punch.
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Harden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the body
and Harden counters with a stiff right hand.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Harden avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harden takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harden throws a low kick, looking for Rothschild's leg but Rothschild calmly moves out of range.
Harden throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Rothschild staying out of range there.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
Rothschild lands a head kick. Harden smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harden lands a nice shot that snaps Rothschild's head back.
#KD#
Rothschild lands a big head kick that sends Harden tumbling to the mat! Rothschild takes a step backwards and waves Harden back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Harden is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harden. That did some damage!
Harden is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Rothschild walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Harden drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rothschild swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Harden's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
A victorious Andy Rothschild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
GC 321 Coco vs Starker
Date: Nov 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Murrdock moves out of range easily.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murrdock throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rothschild scores with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Sid Murrdock has been cut.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Murrdock avoids it.
Murrdock cracks a nice hook into Rothschild's ribs.
Rothschild feints and then cracks Murrdock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murrdock down.
Rothschild ducks right into an uppercut from Murrdock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murrdock. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Murrdock's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murrdock scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
Rothschild lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Murrdock moves out of range. #T1#
Rothschild moves out of range as Murrdock strikes.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Murrdock checks it.
As Rothschild tries to get set, Murrdock tries to push him back and clinch up but Rothschild manages to avoid the attempt.
Rothschild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murrdock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murrdock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Murrdock moves out of range.
Murrdock is looking to counter the offense by Rothschild and move into the clinch.
Murrdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rothschild throws a head kick but Murrdock moves out of range.
Murrdock walks into a straight right hand from Rothschild.
Murrdock slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
As Rothschild tries to get set, Murrdock tries to push him back and clinch up but Rothschild manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Murrdock instigates a clinch.
Murrdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murrdock letting Rothschild take a breather here.
Murrdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murrdock pushes Rothschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Murrdock.
Murrdock misses with some punches.
A short right from Murrdock.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild tries to work over Murrdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murrdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothschild stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Murrdock.
Murrdock blocks an uppercut.
Murrdock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to work over Murrdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Murrdock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murrdock as Rothschild tries to tie him up.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Murrdock.
Murrdock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murrdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Murrdock controls his hands.
#T3#
Murrdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothschild taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murrdock.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rothschild.
Murrdock takes a shot to the head.
Rothschild takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murrdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murrdock.
Murrdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Murrdock controls the action.
Murrdock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild looking to slow down the pace here.
Murrdock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murrdock blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murrdock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T4#
Murrdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Murrdock.
Murrdock missing with knees to the body.
Murrdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murrdock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rothschild avoiding damage as Murrdock throws knees to the body.
Rothschild misses with a punch on the inside.
Murrdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Murrdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rothschild blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murrdock.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murrdock misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murrdock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
Rothschild lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothschild just leaning against Murrdock, taking a breather.
Murrdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Murrdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sid Murrdock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Murrdock loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Murrdock wants to clinch.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Murrdock moves into the clinch.
Rothschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murrdock's elbow.
Murrdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Murrdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rothschild avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rothschild.
Sid Murrdock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothschild taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murrdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T1#
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murrdock as Rothschild tries to tie him up.
Murrdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murrdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murrdock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rothschild lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murrdock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rothschild stalling in the clinch but Murrdock improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murrdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Murrdock.
Murrdock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murrdock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murrdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rothschild.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murrdock.
Rothschild is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murrdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothschild lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murrdock pushes Rothschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Murrdock.
Murrdock throws an elbow but it misses.
Murrdock lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Murrdock lands with a left to the head.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Murrdock controls the action.
Murrdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murrdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Murrdock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Murrdock.
Murrdock lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land. #T3#
Murrdock lands a body punch.
Murrdock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rothschild blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Murrdock on the inside.
A short right from Murrdock on the inside.
Murrdock digs a right hand underneath Rothschild's ribcage. Rothschild let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rothschild avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Murrdock.
Murrdock lands an elbow that stopped Rothschild in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the side of Murrdock's head.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Murrdock.
Murrdock lands a nice uppercut.
Murrdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murrdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Murrdock controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murrdock throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murrdock is leaning against Rothschild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murrdock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Murrdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the side of Murrdock's head.
Murrdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rothschild avoids the damage to the body.
Murrdock pushes Rothschild back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rothschild is breathing heavily.
Rothschild takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Andy Rothschild has been cut.
Murrdock pushes Rothschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murrdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murrdock trying to land knees to the body.
Murrdock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rothschild's face.
#ROC#
Rothschild is rocked!
Murrdock blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild is still on wobbly legs! Can Murrdock finish him?
A short right from Murrdock on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murrdock has Rothschild pressed against the cage. He pushes Rothschild back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Murrdock throws a beautiful elbow that sends Rothschild crashing to the floor! Murrdock piles on the pressure with more strikes! Rothschild is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sid Murrdock!
Sid Murrdock bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Andy Rothschild had this to say: 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
GC 319 De Barros vs Bianchi
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Pierno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Pierno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rothschild takes one to the side of the head.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
As Rothschild tries to get set, Pierno tries to push him back and clinch up but Rothschild manages to avoid the attempt.
Rothschild misses the body punch
letting Pierno counter with a right hand. #CL#
Pierno has managed to clinch.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild avoiding damage.
Rothschild wants to stall.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Rothschild is looking to control Pierno's arms but Pierno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rothschild has his back to the cage.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Rothschild forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1#
Pierno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with a left to the head.
Pierno fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Pierno.
Pierno jumps guard but Rothschild stands there with Pierno around his waist. Pierno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
Rothschild just leaning against Pierno, taking a breather.
Rothschild lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC2#
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Rothschild gets tackled into the cage by Pierno. Pierno maintains the clinch.
Come on Rothschild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#TD#
Pierno drags the fight down to the ground.
Pierno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierno wants to improve his position but instead Rothschild has moved into half guard.
#T2#
Pierno moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Pierno is looking for a triangle but Rothschild pushes his legs off easily.
Rothschild won't allow Pierno to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Pierno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rothschild defends it easily.
Pierno tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3##SUB#
Pierno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Pierno looking for subs off his back but Rothschild has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rothschild tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rothschild performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pierno is trying to get back to full guard.
Rothschild is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierno works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Pierno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rothschild won't allow Pierno to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
That's time! Pierno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Pierno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pierno with a body shot.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
Pierno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierno misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pierno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierno checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Pierno. #CL#
Pierno has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierno jumps guard but Rothschild turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Rothschild.
#T1#
Rothschild dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rothschild is looking to control Pierno's arms but Pierno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rothschild has his back to the cage.
Pierno tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno lands a left hand.
Rothschild just leaning against Pierno, taking a breather.
Tim Pierno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andy Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Pierno saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierno connects with a body shot.#T2#
Pierno throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierno is looking to counter the offense by Rothschild and move into the clinch.
Pierno defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Pierno closes the distance and clinches.
Rothschild trying to stall but Pierno improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno fails to pull guard.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the side of Pierno's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
#T3#
A short right from Rothschild.
Rothschild stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Rothschild trying to control the position but instead, Pierno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rothschild into the cage.
Pierno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pierno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rothschild walks away with a smile on his face. Pierno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Tim Pierno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Pierno's knee but Pierno avoids it well.
Pierno misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Pierno instigates a clinch.
Rothschild has Pierno pushed against the cage.
Rothschild stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Rothschild's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rothschild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
Rothschild scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothschild dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rothschild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild throws the left hand but Pierno avoids the punch easily.
Pierno doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Pierno finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Tim Pierno is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rothschild closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pierno is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Rothschild on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Pierno moved away.
Rothschild throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Pierno digs a good body shot into Rothschild's ribs.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Pierno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierno.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Rothschild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierno circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
Rothschild stuns Pierno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierno.
Pierno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
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!
Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Pierno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rothschild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierno.
Sloppy strikes from Rothschild. Those never looked like landing.
Rothschild closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pierno tries to clinch up but Rothschild circles away and keeps his distance.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Rothschild dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Rothschild takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierno's calf.
Pierno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Rothschild punishes Pierno's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pierno throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Rothschild forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pierno fails to pull guard.
Pierno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD#
Pierno pulls Rothschild into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rothschild puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T4#
Rothschild passes the guard and advances to mount! #SU2#
Rothschild stands up from mount. Strange move.
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!
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pierno momentarily.
Pierno wants to clinch.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Tim Pierno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rothschild works Pierno's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rothschild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rothschild has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andy Rothschild!
Andy Rothschild thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GC 316 Nurmy vs Machida
Date: Oct 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Aurora Borealis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild digs a good hook to Borealis's body.
Borealis 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.
Borealis misses with a low kick.
Borealis clobbers Rothschild with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borealis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Borealis checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Borealis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rothschild takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Borealis blocks the low kick.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Borealis moves out of range.
Borealis shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD2#
Borealis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Borealis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rothschild has wrist control.#T1#
Rothschild has control of Borealis's left arm, preventing Borealis from doing any damage.
Borealis trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Borealis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borealis wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
Borealis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borealis wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
Rothschild is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2#
The fighters are battling for position here. Borealis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rothschild stopping the sweep attempt from Borealis.
Borealis wants to control but Rothschild passes easily into half guard.
Borealis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rothschild looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Borealis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borealis keeps trying to improve his position.
Rothschild controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Borealis trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Rothschild controlling his opponent.
Borealis is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Borealis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Borealis tries to get to full guard but Rothschild has control of the leg. #SU#
Rothschild stands up out of the half guard.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borealis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothschild is looking to wear down Borealis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Borealis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borealis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rothschild slaps away a takedown attempt from Borealis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy left from Rothschild finds it's target.
Borealis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borealis misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
That's time! Rothschild's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Borealis shoots in and drives through. Rothschild sprawls well.
Borealis is looking to land body kicks.
Borealis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range and Borealis settles back down.
Borealis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borealis on the side of the head.
Borealis closes the distance and clinches up with Rothschild, looking for a takedown. Borealis pushes Rothschild against the cage but Rothschild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Borealis misses with a takedown
and Rothschild counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurora Borealis.
Borealis throws out a powerful jab.
Nice sprawl there from Rothschild as Borealis shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Borealis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild lands a jab to the nose.
Rothschild digs a good body shot into Borealis's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild jabs at Borealis's body.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borealis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
Borealis darts in looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets double underhooks and turns Borealis into the cage.
Borealis is breathing heavily.
Borealis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Borealis misses with a head kick.
Borealis misses with the combination.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borealis shoots in but Rothschild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aurora Borealis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Borealis has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothschild stops a takedown attempt from Borealis.
Borealis is looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Rothschild.
#T2#
Rothschild stalling in the clinch.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
Rothschild lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild effectively controlling the action here.
Rothschild digs a right hand into Borealis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borealis's gas tank.
Rothschild stops a takedown attempt from Borealis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rothschild avoiding damage.
#TD2#
Borealis jumps into guard, dragging Rothschild to the mat.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borealis can do to turn this around?
Rothschild is looking to stand up but Borealis won't let him. #SU#
Rothschild gets to his feet. Borealis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T3#
Borealis misses with a head kick.
Borealis fails with a takedown attempt.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothschild scores with a head kick.
#CUT#
It looks like Aurora Borealis has been cut.
Rothschild connects with a solid leg kick.
Borealis slips a jab from Rothschild.
Borealis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rothschild misses with a few strikes there.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borealis.
Borealis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borealis.
Rothschild cracks Borealis with an open hand slap.#T4##TD2#
Borealis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rothschild did well to prevent Borealis getting side control.#ES#
Rothschild kicks off Borealis and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borealis shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borealis moves in looking to clinch but Rothschild pushes him off.
Borealis misses with a double jab.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Rothschild finds it's way through Borealis's defenses.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borealis moves away.
Borealis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rothschild defends it well.
Borealis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borealis shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC#
Borealis is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Borealis moves out of range easily.
Borealis is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothschild cracks Borealis with a hook to the temple - Borealis is on wobbly legs here! Rothschild swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Borealis falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rothschild wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andy Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Andy Rothschild thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GC 313 Starker vs Suckerpunch
Date: Sep 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
Skog slips a jab from Rothschild.#KD#
Rothschild lands a big head kick that sends Skog tumbling to the mat! Rothschild takes a step backwards and waves Skog back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Skog is rocked!
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Skog lunges at Rothschild with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rothschild's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Good exchange - Skog coming out on top.
Skog scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skog doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Skog connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild lands a right hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Skog throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Rothschild lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch lands to the side of Rothschild 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rothschild looks to land a combination but Skog avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Skog misses.
Skog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donk. Rothschild catches Skog right on the button with a cross.
Skog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skog takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skog manages to avoid it.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skog manages to avoid it.
Skog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Skog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skog. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skog throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothschild slips a straight right by Skog.
Skog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothschild digs a good body shot into Skog's ribs.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
Skog moves out of range of the body kick.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Skog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Rothschild checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rothschild is looking to wear down Skog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with the combination.
Skog drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rothschild defends it well.
Skog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rothschild momentarily.
Rothschild misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Skog takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skog.
Skog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skog.
Skog lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
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!
Rothschild misses with a lunging right hand
and Skog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skog.
Skog connects with a single shot there.
Skog is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rothschild had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Skog stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skog with a jab.
Skog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skog throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD2#
Skog looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rothschild!
Rothschild taking a bit of punishment here - Skog scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Skog will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rothschild tries a low kick but Skog avoids it.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Skog with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Skog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skog's head.
Skog cracks a nice hook into Rothschild's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Rothschild lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Skog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Skog avoids them all with ease.
Skog tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rothschild lands a glancing blow to the side of Skog's head.
Skog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rothschild looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Skog closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rothschild to the mat! Rothschild manages to get full guard.
Skog trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom. #T1#
Skog looking to sit in guard and control but Rothschild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Rothschild preventing the sweep.
Skog is trying to control the position but Rothschild postures up.
Skog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rothschild wants to pass the guard but Skog is keeping the position.#T2#
Skog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but Skog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Skog pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rothschild back to the cage. Skog follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dan Skog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild tests Skog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Skog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T3#
Skog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Skog changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Skog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skog misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Skog fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rothschild on the side of the head.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Skog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skog checks it well.
Skog drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rothschild defends it well.
Skog misses with a low kick.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skog on the side of the head.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skog tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T4#
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Skog with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Skog.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Skog lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skog is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Skog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skog seems to have recovered his senses.
Rothschild takes a swing at Skog's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild looks for the body kick but Skog saw that one coming.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Skog ducked under it nicely.
Skog let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Skog.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Rothschild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Skog throws a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Skog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Rothschild looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Skog with a nice cross.
Skog checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skog looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Skog lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skog connects with an inside leg kick.
Skog scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skog lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skog lands with a hook. Rothschild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T1#
A combination from Rothschild does no damage.
Rothschild swings for the body but Skog moves out of range.
Skog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skog jabs at Rothschild's body.
Skog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
Skog punishes Rothschild's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Skog.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Rothschild catches Skog right on the button with a cross.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Skog slips the punch.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skog misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Rothschild misses its target.
Skog smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
Skog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skog swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skog.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skog scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Skog moved out of range nicely.
Skog looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Skog moves away and avoids it.
Skog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rothschild with a body shot.
Skog throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Skog moves out of range of the body kick.
Skog looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skog on the side of the head.
Skog tried to score with a low kick but Rothschild checks it.
Rothschild chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skog can pounce on him.
Skog misses the jab.
Skog just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRothschild.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Skog slips the punch.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothschild doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skog punishes Rothschild's body with a nice straight punch.
Skog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rothschild but Rothschild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skog lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Dan Skog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Skog moves out of range of the body kick from 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!
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skog lands a leg kick that knocks Rothschild off balance momentarily.
Skog misses with a low kick as Rothschild jumps back.
Skog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothschild. Rothschild circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skog scores with a jab to the body.
Skog thuds a left hand into Rothschild's body.
Rothschild misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Skog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Skog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skog has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Skog!
Andy Rothschild spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
GC 309: Hussein v Heimer
Date: Aug 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild walks into a stiff left hand from Noir.
Noir misses with a body shot.
Jab by Noir.
Noir avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
It seemed like Noir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Noir does it's job there.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothschild swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
Noir is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Noir shoots in and drives through. Rothschild sprawls well.
Noir slips a jab from Rothschild.
Noir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Noir counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Noir.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Noir.
Rothschild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Noir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Rothschild.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
A right hand to the body from Noir.
#BC#
Rothschild breaks from the clinch.
Rothschild walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rothschild misses with a right hand
and Noir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothschild has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Noir misses with a series of wild punches.
Noir punishes Rothschild's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Noir throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and Noir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noir.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Rothschild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noir shoots for a double leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls well. He's pushed Noir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Noir.
Noir walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
Noir thuds a left hand into Rothschild's body.
Rothschild scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a head kick that half lands.
#TD2#
Rothschild gets caught napping as Noir dives in and scores a takedown. Rothschild manages to retain guard.
Rothschild wants to stand and escape but Noir is having none of it.
Noir slips nicely into half guard.#T3#
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rothschild is refusing to be controlled, as Noir sits in half guard.
Noir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Noir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Noir wants to free his trapped foot but Rothschild is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Noir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rothschild sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Noir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rothschild trying to control from the bottom.
Noir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Noir trying to control from half guard but Rothschild is working away.
Noir is looking to pass Rothschild's guard but actually Rothschild recovers to full guard.
Noir won't allow Rothschild to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Noir will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Noir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Noir misses with a takedown attempt
and Rothschild counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Noir.
A cross from Noir lands.
Noir avoids the head kick by Rothschild.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothschild as he connects with a hook.
Noir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andy Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Noir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Rothschild tried to score with a low kick but Noir checks it.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Noir's leg. Noir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noir missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a body kick.
Noir scores with a one two! Rothschild had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the body
and Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noir staying out of range there.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Noir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Rothschild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Noir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rothschild to the ground. Noir is now in Rothschild's guard.#T2#
Noir throws a strike but Rothschild rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Noir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rothschild gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Noir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rothschild defends well.
Rothschild wants to get up but he can't break Noir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Noir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Noir keeping moving, preventing Rothschild from controlling successfully. #T3##SU#
Rothschild stands up and waves to Noir to follow him.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Noir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rothschild throws a hook but Noir avoids it easily.
Noir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Noir connects with a crisp jab.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Noir moves out of range easily.
Rothschild takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rothschild tries to land a front kick but Noir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rothschild misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4#
Noir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rothschild momentarily.
Noir misses with a wild combination.
Rothschild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noir in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
Noir doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rothschild. Noir shrugs it off though.
Noir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rothschild defending well as Noir loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Noir avoids the head kick by Rothschild.
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.
Rothschild needs to keep his hands up - Noir had a free shot at his head there.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Noir moves out of range as Rothschild throws a body kick.
Noir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Noir checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir connects with a right hand. Rothschild shakes it off.
Rothschild swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild slips under a jab.#T1#
Rothschild digs a good body shot into Noir's ribs.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noir bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothschild's head.
Noir looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild lands a head kick. Noir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Noir closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rothschild wants to slow Noir down by chopping away at his legs.
Rothschild throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Noir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noir takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC2#
Rothschild is rocked!
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!
Noir fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rothschild to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rothschild looks to clinch but Noir throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rothschild taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Noir!
Our winner, James Noir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Andy Rothschild spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
GC 304
Date: Jul 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Skog ducks down to avoid it.
Skog tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skog. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild cracks Skog with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Skog lands with an overhand left.
Skog goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skog swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Skog's head but Skog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild walks into a left hand.
Skog goes for a double leg but Rothschild avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rothschild continues to drive forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skog.
Skog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skog digs a good body shot into Rothschild's ribs.
A jab from Rothschild finds it's way through Skog's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skog. Skog circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rothschild connects with a single shot there.#ROC2#
Skog is rocked!
Rothschild digs a good body shot into Skog's ribs.
Oh Skog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skog.
Skog seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Rothschild cracks Skog with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Skog looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rothschild finish him?
Skog throws a front kick aimed at Rothschild's knee but Rothschild avoids it well.
Skog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Skog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skog scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Skog's head but Skog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild throws a good cross that connects.
Skog scores with a body shot.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Skog slips the punch.
Skog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skog moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRothschild.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Skog is out of range.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Rothschild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and Skog counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skog.
Skog throws a solid leg kick but Rothschild takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skog.
Rothschild tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skog's hands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Skog or perhaps it was just good defense by Rothschild, which made it look bad.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild takes a swing at Skog's ribcage but misses.
Skog throwing a counter right hand but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Skog on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rothschild is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Skog had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skog swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skog lands with a hook. Rothschild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rothschild. Skog shrugs it off though. #T3#
Rothschild throws a right and a left that Skog avoids nicely.
Good work by Skog as he checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skog, as that shot connected.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Skog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Skog catches Rothschild right on the button with a cross.
Skog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skog looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Skog to counter with a crisp jab.
Skog lands a jab to the head.
Rothschild circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Skog drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rothschild follows Skog to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Andy Rothschild thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GC 298
Date: Jun 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Rothschild shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGuire but McGuire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McGuire defends it well.
Rothschild tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGuire swivels and escapes.
McGuire stuffs the takedown attempt from Rothschild. Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Rothschild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild misses with a takedown attempt - McGuire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGuire throws a quick counter head kick but Rothschild was just out of range.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Rothschild didn't see that one coming.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
Rothschild tries for a takedown but McGuire circles away easily
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like McGuire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rothschild throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire.
McGuire lands a body shot.
Rothschild fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Rothschild misses.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rothschild circles away quickly and effectively.
McGuire throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild shoots in but no luck this time.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
No luck for Rothschild with that takedown attempt. #T2#
McGuire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild shoots in for a takedown but McGuire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD#
McGuire shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rothschild manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McGuire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGuire wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
McGuire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McGuire is looking to work some ground and pound but Rothschild has wrist control.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving. #T3#
Rothschild looking for a sweep. Not yet Rothschild, not yet.
Rothschild pulls McGuire in close to prevent any damage.
McGuire looking to sit in guard and control but Rothschild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McGuire is pulling down on Rothschild's head. It's preventing any offense from Rothschild, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Rothschild drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rothschild jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McGuire working a defensive guard here.
Rothschild won't allow McGuire to get back to his feet.
Rothschild trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rothschild controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rothschild loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
McGuire scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to clinch.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McGuire throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Rothschild moves out of range easily.
McGuire keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire thuds his shin into the meat of Rothschild's side.
McGuire with a nice cross.
McGuire works over Rothschild's head and body with a nice combination.
McGuire slaps away a takedown attempt from Rothschild, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T1#
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Rothschild shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGuire as he jumps to the side.
Mike McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Rothschild.#CL2#
Rothschild clinches up against the cage.#TD#
McGuire lands a takedown into guard.
#ES2#
Rothschild kicks McGuire off and gets to his feet.
Mike McGuire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
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!
McGuire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rothschild chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rothschild.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild tries to counter with a clinch but McGuire shakes him off and moves away.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rothschild.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Mike McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As McGuire backs off Rothschild throws a huge counter combo but McGuire manages to avoid it all.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rothschild.
Rothschild fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rothschild is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGuire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Rothschild avoids them all with ease.
Rothschild moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Rothschild's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothschild tries to avoid it. #T4##TD#
McGuire gets the takedown into side control.
Rothschild tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
McGuire is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Rothschild is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McGuire off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Rothschild tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McGuire raining down hammerfists from mount.
McGuire with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McGuire working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rothschild tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGuire's waist but McGuire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rothschild off to one side. #TD#
McGuire shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rothschild napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rothschild is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McGuire's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McGuire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rothschild wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild is trying to control but can't.
Rothschild is refusing to be controlled, as McGuire sits in half guard. #T1#
McGuire is thwarting Rothschild's attempts to control the position.
McGuire has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGuire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rothschild is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire avoids the attempt from Rothschild to control.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGuire with a couple of short strikes.
Rothschild throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McGuire lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGuire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rothschild wants to control but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rothschild looks a forlorn figure.
Rothschild squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rothschild regains half guard.#T3#
Rothschild wants to get back to full guard.
McGuire is trying to control. Rothschild wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGuire is really struggling to control Rothschild but he's trying to hold on to the position.
McGuire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rothschild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rothschild wants to stand but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rothschild throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothschild can do to turn this around?
McGuire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McGuire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild tries to strike from the bottom.
Rothschild being controlled here, momentarily.
Rothschild throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuire, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
Mike McGuire seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Andy Rothschild was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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GC 288
Date: Apr 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothschild slips a jab from Rocker.
Rothschild thumps Rocker with a low kick.
Rocker defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Rocker connects with a crisp jab.
Rothschild throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rothschild lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothschild throws a shot to the body.
Rocker misses with a few strikes there.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocker is looking for the big counter here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild cracks the inside of Rocker's front leg.
Rothschild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rothschild!
#CUT#
It looks like Ram Rocker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothschild.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T1#
Rothschild connects with a nice looking jab.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
and Rocker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild misses with a two punch combination.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
Rocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothschild throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
Rothschild looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T2#
Rothschild lands with a good body shot.
Rocker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rothschild defends well and Rocker ends up having to push Rothschild into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Rocker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rothschild takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rocker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rothschild shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rocker fakes the leg kick and cracks Rothschild in the body.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocker as he connects with a hook.
Rocker misses with a takedown attempt - Rothschild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ram Rocker.#CL2#
Rocker clinches with his opponent.
#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Rothschild gets underhooks to prevent Rocker's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rocker.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Rocker throws a head punch that misses.
Rocker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rocker misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Rothschild.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocker.
Rocker misses with some punches.
Rocker throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Rocker throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Rocker breaks from the clinch.
Rothschild lands with a hook. Rocker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rocker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Rocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild is looking to counter punch.
Rocker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from 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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rothschild darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rothschild takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rocker scores with a body shot.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
Rocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild misses with a few strikes there.
Rocker shoots in looking for a takedown. Rothschild tries to sprawl out of it but Rocker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rothschild manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ram Rocker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Rocker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rocker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rothschild.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
We've been told by Rothschild's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Rocker with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Andy Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rocker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Rocker's front leg but catches the back leg as Rocker tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothschild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothschild misses with a combination
and Rocker counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocker! But no joy.#T1#
Nice cross by Rothschild.
Rothschild fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rocker is out of range.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothschild scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rothschild takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rocker drops his hands momentarily and Rothschild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense.
Rothschild throwing a counter right hand but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Rocker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rocker lands a body shot.
Rocker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.#T2#
A leg kick checked by Rocker.
Rocker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rocker misses with a takedown attempt - Rothschild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild misses with a double jab
and Rocker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rocker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rocker lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Rothschild moves out of range of the body kick from Rocker.
Rocker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild throws a poor cross that misses
and Rocker counters with a right hand to the body.
Rocker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rothschild scores with a spinning back kick!#T3#
Rothschild needs to keep his hands up - Rocker had a free shot at his head there.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Rocker moved out of range.
It seemed like Rocker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
A lazy left from Rocker finds it's target.
Rocker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Rothschild misses its target.
Rothschild scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rothschild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rocker finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothschild's head.
Rocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rothschild appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
#T4#
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocker throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocker misses the target.
Rocker misses with a few strikes there.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Rothschild clinches up against the cage.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Rocker.
Rothschild tries to work over Rocker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rocker.
Rocker working aggressively here.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocker.
Rothschild lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Rothschild.
Rocker misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ram Rocker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rocker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Rocker.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Rocker loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rocker connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Rocker feints the counter takedown.
Rocker connects with a single shot there.#ROC2#
Rothschild is rocked!
Rocker flashes Rothschild a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Rothschild's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Rothschild crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Rocker punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ram Rocker!
A very excited looking Ram Rocker rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Andy Rothschild had this to say: 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
GC 279
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
We've been informed that Wilkinson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkinson swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilkinson lands a leg kick that knocks Rothschild off balance momentarily.
A jab from Wilkinson finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Wilkinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rothschild finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilkinson's head.
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilkinson throws a series of punches but Rothschild avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Wilkinson instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Rothschild's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the side of Rothschild's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothschild wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Wilkinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Wilkinson.
Rothschild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rothschild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson saw that one coming.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Wilkinson's belly button to the back.
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
Wilkinson closes the distance and pushes Rothschild back into the cage.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson prevents Rothschild from breaking the clinch.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
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!
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.#T2#
Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilkinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rothschild off the cage and back into range.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild throws a jab when Wilkinson was well out of range.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wilkinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Rothschild throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Rothschild cracks Wilkinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilkinson slips under a jab.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Wilkinson ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Wilkinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Wilkinson moves away and avoids it.#T3#
A combination from Rothschild does no damage.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Wilkinson's head but Wilkinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rothschild misses the target.#CL2#
Rothschild tries to keep at a distance but Wilkinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rothschild slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Wilkinson is leaning against Rothschild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Rothschild avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the cage.
Rothschild working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
A short body shot lands from Wilkinson as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Wilkinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkinson scores with a nice right hand.
Wilkinson slips a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rothschild sets himself, and Wilkinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Rothschild avoids it this time.
Rothschild swinging wildly here.
Rothschild sets himself, and Wilkinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Rothschild avoids it this time.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Wilkinson closes the distance and pushes Rothschild back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Wilkinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Rothschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilkinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilkinson. #CL2#
Wilkinson forces Rothschild back against the cage and clinches.
Wilkinson lands a damaging elbow.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Wilkinson pushes Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
#T1#
Rothschild tries to bum rush Wilkinson with a series of wild strikes but Wilkinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Wilkinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rothschild, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilkinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rothschild's defenses. #BC#
Rothschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rothschild misses with the combination.
Wilkinson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Wilkinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rothschild, pushing him back against the cage.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rothschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Rothschild lands an uppercut.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Wilkinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
Rothschild jabs Wilkinson right on the nose. Wilkinson blinks but takes it well.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Wilkinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Wilkinson. #TD2#
Wilkinson pulls guard effortlessly.
Wilkinson is looking to sweep but instead, Rothschild has passed into half guard.
Wilkinson has his hands clasped together around Rothschild's back. He's all about the action.#T3#
Wilkinson trying to control from the bottom.
#SU#
Rothschild gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Wilkinson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilkinson tries to counter with a clinch but Rothschild shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Wilkinson misses.
Rothschild takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilkinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rothschild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rothschild's defenses.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
Rothschild stalling against the cage.
A short left from Wilkinson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Wilkinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Wilkinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rothschild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Wilkinson thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Wilkinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rothschild can't break the clinch.
Rothschild is trying to break free.
Wilkinson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rothschild is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilkinson won't allow it.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkinson.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothschild's efforts to push away.
Rothschild leaning against his opponent.
#T1#
Wilkinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothschild moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilkinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothschild's calf.
Rothschild moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rothschild looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Rothschild gets tackled into the cage by Wilkinson. Wilkinson maintains the clinch.
Wilkinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rothschild is trying to break the clinch but Wilkinson is controlling him.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Wilkinson lands a leg kick that knocks Rothschild off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Wilkinson clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild blocks an elbow strike from Wilkinson.
#BC#
Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
Wilkinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Wilkinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild. #BC#
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Wilkinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Wilkinson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rothschild.
Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Wilkinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilkinson lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Wilkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild is trying to push Wilkinson away but Wilkinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wilkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilkinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rothschild or not.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilkinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilkinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Rothschild.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Rothschild blocks it.
#T4#
Rothschild wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothschild is trying to break the clinch but Wilkinson is controlling him.
Wilkinson has Rothschild pressed against the cage, preventing Rothschild from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Rothschild breaks from the clinch.
Rothschild takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilkinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothschild's sensitive parts.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Rothschild misses the target.
Wilkinson wants to clinch up but Rothschild keeps it at a distance.
Wilkinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rothschild connects with a looping right hand.
#CL2#
Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
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!
Rothschild is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rothschild wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilkinson has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Wilkinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilkinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Wilkinson!
During a confident post fight interview, Timothy Wilkinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Andy Rothschild stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
DUEL 208
Date: Feb 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Cleary lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rothschild at a distance.
Rothschild misses with a few strikes there.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cleary.
Cleary needs to keep his hands up - Rothschild had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Rothschild.
Cleary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cleary misses with a shot to the body
and Rothschild counters with a good low kick that Cleary was not able to check.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothschild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cleary in his tracks.
Cleary goes for a double leg but Rothschild avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rothschild continues to drive forward.
Rothschild motions for Cleary to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cleary unleashes a big counter combination but Rothschild bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cleary takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleary tries to move into range but Rothschild moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cleary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cleary throws a sloppy body shot
and Rothschild counters with a one-two to the body.
Rothschild takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Cleary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleary walks into a left hand.
Rothschild is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cleary.
Cleary moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cleary on the side of the head.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cleary.
Cleary postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cleary in side control, throwing shots but Rothschild defends.
Rothschild is looking for a sweep.
Rothschild taking a bit of punishment here - Cleary scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cleary.
#T2#
Cleary misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cleary is trying to move to mount but Rothschild reverses beautifully and ends up in Cleary's guard.
Cleary is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Cleary working for a triangle but Rothschild defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Cleary looking for a guillotine here but Rothschild defends easily.
Cleary wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Cleary is trying to keep Rothschild in close.
#SUB2#
Cleary looking for a guillotine here but Rothschild defends easily.
Rothschild trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cleary's guard.
Cleary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Cleary looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rothschild has picked Cleary up and slammed him! Cleary can't keep hold of the triangle and Rothschild manages to pass to side control!
Cleary tries to buck Rothschild off but Rothschild is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Cleary's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cleary is trying to get back to half guard.#SU#
Rothschild decides to stand back up.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cleary is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Cleary is looking to slow Rothschild down with leg kicks.
Rothschild misses with a jab, cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Rothschild blocks the leg kick.
Rothschild was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cleary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild swinging wildly here.
Rothschild misses with a double jab.
Cleary changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rothschild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cleary.
Rothschild slips under a jab from Cleary.
Cleary 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Cleary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild jabs Cleary right on the nose. Cleary blinks but takes it well.
Rothschild throws a hook but Cleary blocks it.
Rothschild throws a combination. Cleary tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.
Andy Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cleary 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.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Rothschild misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Cleary's front leg but catches the back leg as Cleary tries to avoid it.
Cleary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleary.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Cleary's head but Cleary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild scores with a nice head shot.
Cleary is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rothschild sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T2#
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cleary.
Cleary with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleary just misses with a punch to the body.
As Cleary looks to move away, Rothschild throws a big counter combo but Cleary just gets out of the way.
Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body. Cleary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleary looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cleary takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cleary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cleary misses with a low kick.
Rothschild stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rothschild wants it to stay on the feet.
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cleary misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Cleary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cleary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Cleary.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Cleary slips the punch.
Rothschild lands a nice shot that snaps Cleary's head back.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleary avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cleary has time to react.
A head kick misses from Cleary.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleary can do to turn this around?
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
Rothschild staying out of range there.
Cleary closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothschild connects with a single shot there.
Cleary connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T4#
Cleary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleary misses with a series of wild punches.
Cleary walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cleary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Cleary with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Cleary ducks right into an uppercut from Rothschild.
Cleary gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rothschild makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Cleary.
Rothschild throws a head kick that Cleary semi-blocks.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rothschild tries to bum rush Cleary with a series of wild strikes but Cleary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rothschild paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that second round.
That's time! Rothschild's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cleary.
Cleary with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cleary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cleary.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rothschild displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cleary.
A shot to the liver by Cleary. Beautiful body shot.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild lands a jab.
Cleary tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cleary with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.#T1##TD2#
Cleary decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Patrick Cleary has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cleary wants to pass the guard but Rothschild is defending well.
Rothschild keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rothschild is not content to let Cleary control the position.#SUB2#
Cleary is looking for a kimura but Rothschild is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cleary to get the leverage.
Cleary not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleary misses with a head shot. Rothschild uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cleary throws an elbow that misses. Rothschild uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cleary's guard. Nice move by Rothschild!#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Cleary tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU#
Rothschild decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cleary takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cleary misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Cleary.
Cleary fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cleary lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Cleary.
#T3#
Rothschild takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Cleary's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cleary throws a leg kick that misses.
Cleary throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Cleary is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rothschild rather than just go for the knockout.
Cleary takes one to the chin there.
Rothschild lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cleary misses with a body kick.
Cleary throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Andy Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bone on bone clash there as Rothschild blocks the leg kick.
Rothschild swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Cleary fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild avoids it really well and circles away.
Cleary throws a right hand that Rothschild ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothschild also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Rothschild misses the target.
A punch combination from Rothschild misses. #T4#
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cleary doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cleary under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild throwing a counter right hand but Cleary manages to avoid it.
Cleary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Cleary with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Cleary shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rothschild counters with a two punch combo.
Rothschild throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cleary on the side of the head.
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Cleary does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rothschild!
A victorious Andy Rothschild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
DUEL 203
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Lefebvre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rothschild looks to land a combination. Lefebvre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lefebvre throws out a powerful jab.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild motions for Lefebvre to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lefebvre is looking to slow Rothschild down with leg kicks.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Rothschild lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lefebvre doesn't seem phased though.
Lefebvre jabs at Rothschild's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lefebvre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lefebvre moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Lefebvre's head but Lefebvre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lefebvre takes one on the button.#T1#
Lefebvre misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild misses with a left hand
and Lefebvre counters with a nice leg kick.
Lefebvre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Rothschild was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lefebvre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lefebvre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
Lefebvre misses the body punch
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
Lefebvre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lefebvre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Rothschild.
Lefebvre throws a body shot but no joy.
Lefebvre cracks Rothschild with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild throws an overhand right that lands on Lefebvre's shoulder, as Lefebvre tries to avoid the shot.
Lefebvre tries to counter by clinching up but Rothschild breaks away and moves out of range.
Rothschild's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rothschild duly obliges. #CUT2#
It looks like Ludo Lefebvre has been cut.#T2#
Rothschild misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lefebvre. That's going to slow Rothschild down.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and Lefebvre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lefebvre throws a low kick, looking for Rothschild's leg but Rothschild calmly moves out of range.
Lefebvre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lefebvre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Lefebvre.
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Lefebvre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rothschild lands a jab to Lefebvre's midsection.
Lefebvre lands a jab to the head.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Lefebvre.
Rothschild takes a swing at Lefebvre's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefebvre moves away.#T3#
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lefebvre was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Lefebvre is looking to wear down Rothschild with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rothschild walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lefebvre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lefebvre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rothschild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lefebvre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lefebvre lands a leg kick that knocks Rothschild off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Lefebvre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Lefebvre 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.
Lefebvre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lefebvre.
Rothschild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lefebvre fails with the takedown.
Lefebvre throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Lefebvre. That snapped Rothschild's head back.
Lefebvre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lefebvre throws a lazy body kick
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rothschild's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lefebvre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy right hand. Lefebvre should have avoided that one.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothschild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefebvre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludo Lefebvre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
Lefebvre scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefebvre is looking to counter the offense by Rothschild and move into the clinch.
Andy Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lefebvre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lefebvre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Lefebvre. That snapped Rothschild's head back.
Lefebvre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lefebvre misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lefebvre.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Lefebvre avoids it with no problem.
Lefebvre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rothschild! But no joy.
Lefebvre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Lefebvre.#T1#
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lefebvre.
Lefebvre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild misses with a hook
enabling Lefebvre to counter with a crisp jab.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Lefebvre clinches.
Lefebvre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild lands an uppercut.
Rothschild throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lefebvres head. #BC2#
Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
Lefebvre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It looks like Lefebvre has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
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!
Lefebvre is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Rothschild. #T2#
Rothschild throws a hook but Lefebvre avoids it easily.
Lefebvre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lefebvre is looking to clinch.
Rothschild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.
Lefebvre connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lefebvre is looking to chop away at Rothschild's legs.
Lefebvre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
Lefebvre throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Lefebvre thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Lefebvre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lefebvre throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rothschild.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Lefebvre moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefebvre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Lefebvre steps away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lefebvre.
#T4#
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Lefebvre ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefebvre. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lefebvre throws out a leg kick but Rothschild moves out of range and Lefebvre only half commits.
Lefebvre throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lefebvre throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild blocks a leg kick.
Rothschild let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothschild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lefebvre backs up against the cage.
Rothschild scores with a jab. Lefebvre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lefebvre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Lefebvre moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lefebvre in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludo Lefebvre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lefebvre throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Lefebvre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefebvre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothschild's calf.
A left lands for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Rothschild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lefebvre. That did some damage!
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Rothschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rothschild throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Lefebvre's body.
Lefebvre tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Rothschild's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lefebvre.
Rothschild throws a shot to the body.
#T1#
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefebvre moves away.
Lefebvre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lefebvre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lefebvre manages to avoid it.
Lefebvre jabs Rothschild to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothschild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lefebvre moves forwards but Rothschild connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lefebvre misses with a straight right.
Lefebvre lands a head kick. Rothschild smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rothschild takes a swing at Lefebvre's ribcage but misses.
Lefebvre misses with a wild body shot.
Ludo Lefebvre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##CL#
Lefebvre rushes Rothschild and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefebvre lands a body punch.
Rothschild wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lefebvre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards. #BC2#
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lefebvre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothschild's calf.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but Rothschild moves away
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rothschild misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Lefebvre 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.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Lefebvre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lefebvre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rothschild getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it. #T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Lefebvre doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild swings for the body but Lefebvre moves out of range.
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lefebvre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Rothschild finds it's target.
Andy Rothschild is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lefebvre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CL#
Lefebvre closes the distance and pushes Rothschild back into the cage.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Rothschild blocks it.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Rothschild wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T4#
Lefebvre working aggressively here.
Lefebvre tries to throw a body punch but Rothschild avoids it by throwing Lefebvre back against the cage.
Lefebvre misses with the head strike.
Lefebvre throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Lefebvre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lefebvre fails to land.
Lefebvre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lefebvre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ludo Lefebvre.
I think Rothschild has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Andy Rothschild thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
DUEL194 Wrexham v Experiment
Date: Nov 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Debble misses the jab.
Debble has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rothschild is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rothschild takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Debble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Debble shoots for a double leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls well. He's pushed Debble's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Debble.
A quick step to the side and Rothschild tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Debble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Debble shoots in looking for a takedown. Rothschild tries to sprawl out of it but Debble keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rothschild manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Debble tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debble slips a jab from Rothschild.
Debble works Rothschild's body with a nice hook.
Debble shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A counter left hand to the body from Rothschild misses its target.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dum Debble.
Debble shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Rothschild was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Debble.
Debble misses the jab.#T1#
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
A big right from Debble misses.
Dum Debble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild lands a jab to Debble's midsection.
Debble tries for a takedown but Rothschild circles away easily
and Rothschild counters with a low kick, right behind Debble 's knee.
Debble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Debble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Debble moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Debble connects with a right hand. Rothschild shakes it off.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rothschild tried to score with a low kick but Debble checks it.
A jab from Debble misses.
Debble tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rothschild sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Debble somewhat.
Rothschild wants to slow Debble down by chopping away at his legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Debble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rothschild circles away.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothschild.#T2#
Jab by Debble.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Debble's head but Debble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Debble dives in for a single leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Debble connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rothschild momentarily.
Rothschild walks into a straight right hand from Debble.
A left lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a low kick as Debble jumps back.
A low kick from Rothschild misses
and Debble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothschild tries to land a front kick but Debble steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Debble now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Debble might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Debble scores with a decent looking hook.
Debble just misses with a punch to the body.
Debble is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rothschild had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Debble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothschild.
Debble fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Debble.
Debble shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rothschild sprawls well. Rothschild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Debble gets slowly back to his feet.
Debble looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range. #T3#
Rothschild finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Debble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Debble misses with a straight right.
Debble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
Rothschild turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Debble's belly button to the back.
Debble checks the leg kick.
Debble keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Debble connects with a body shot that sends Rothschild's belly button to the back.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Debble checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Debble defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Debble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Debble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Debble walks into a straight right hand from Rothschild.#T4#
Rothschild scores with a nice strike.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Debble on the side of the head.
Debble on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Debble throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Debble is just out of range.
Debble throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rothschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rothschild tried to score with a low kick but Debble checks it.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Debble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rothschild to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothschild will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Debble shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rothschild as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Debble darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Debble shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rothschild sprawls well. Rothschild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Debble gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Debble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Debble tries for a takedown but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Debble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Debble is out of range.
Andy Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothschild takes a swing at Debble's ribcage but misses.
Debble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and Debble takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Debble. Beautiful body shot.
Debble shoots and misses
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Debble throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Debble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Debble missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Debble.
Rothschild is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild catches Debble with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Debble shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Debble misses with a body shot.
Rothschild swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Debble moves away and avoids it.
Debble's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Debble throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Debble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rothschild digs a good hook to Debble's body.
Debble moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Debble's belly button to the back.
Rothschild jabs at Debble's body.
Debble just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. Debble looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Debble 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.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Debble avoids it.
Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Debble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Debble might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rothschild has got the better of the exchanges.
A lazy left from Debble finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rothschild thows a leg kick but Debble checks it
and Debble counters with a straight right hand.
Debble throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.#T2#
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Debble misses with a takedown attempt - Rothschild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dum Debble.
Debble is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Debble.
Rothschild connects with a single shot there.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Debble closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rothschild did well to prevent Debble getting side control.
Debble wants to control but Rothschild is keeping him busy.
Rothschild is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rothschild gets back to full guard.
#T3#
Debble trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Debble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Debble wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
Debble is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Debble controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Debble looking to pass the guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Debble from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Debble slips under a jab.
Debble with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild with a jab.
Debble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild motions for Debble to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Debble tries to counter it with a takedown but Rothschild pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Debble moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick.
Debble shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense.
Rothschild tries to work over Debble's front leg with a kick but Debble checks it.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Debble moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Debble misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a nice low kick that buckles Debble's knee momentarily.
Rothschild motions for Debble to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rothschild.
Debble takes one to the chin there.
Rothschild cracks Debble with a right hand to the side of the head.
Debble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Debble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Debble checks a leg kick.
Debble fails with the takedown.
Debble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rothschild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Debble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Debble scores with a jab to the body.
Debble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild lands with an uppercut that bounces Debble off the cage and back into range.
Debble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rothschild circles away.
Debble takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Debble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Debble.#T1#
Rothschild misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown attempt from Debble. Debble gets slowly back to his feet.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dum Debble.
Horrible takedown attempt by Debble or perhaps it was just good defense by Rothschild, which made it look bad.
Rothschild catches Debble with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rothschild thumps Debble with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a shot to the body.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Debble saw that one coming.
Debble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rothschild misses its target.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Debble throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a two punch combination.
Rothschild motions for Debble to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Debble takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T2#
Debble shoots in looking for a takedown but Rothschild manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Debble's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rothschild. Debble shrugs it off though.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothschild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Debble can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Debble avoids it.
Debble misses with a body shot.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Debble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Debble moves forwards but Rothschild connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the body
enabling Debble to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Debble shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Debble moves away.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Debble.
Debble moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Debble.
Dum Debble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild lands with a straight right. Debble didn't see that one coming.
Andy Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Debble takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rothschild lands a nice shot to the body.
Debble throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild scores with a nice strike.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Debble manages to avoid it.
Debble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Debble looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.#T4#
Rothschild jabs Debble to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothschild lands a nice leg kick that just misses Debble's sensitive parts.
Debble scores with a jab to the head.
Debble misses with a hook to the body
and Rothschild counters with a low kick, right behind Debble 's knee.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Debble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rothschild lands with an uppercut that bounces Debble off the cage and back into range.
Debble scores with a jab. Rothschild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Debble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Debble.
Rothschild attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Debble throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Debble misses its intended target.
Rothschild cracks Debble with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Debble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rothschild cracks Debble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rothschild!
Andy Rothschild decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
MMMA 90 Take Vs Moors
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Rothschild checks a low kick from Distacio Jr.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Distacio Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Distacio Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Distacio Jr checks a leg kick.
Distacio Jr misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Distacio Jr's calf.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Distacio Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Distacio Jr tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Distacio Jr.
Rothschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild pivots, looking for a leg kick but Distacio Jr is out of range and Rothschild settles back down.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Distacio Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Distacio Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rothschild counters with a good low kick that Distacio Jr was not able to check.
Distacio Jr throws a low kick, looking for Rothschild's leg but Rothschild calmly moves out of range.
Distacio Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Distacio Jr is just out of range.#T1#
Distacio Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Distacio Jr checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Distacio Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Distacio Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothschild.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Distacio Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Rothschild tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Distacio Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rothschild - the referee stops the clock and Distacio Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rothschild. Distacio Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
Distacio Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Distacio Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Distacio Jr ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Distacio Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Distacio Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Distacio Jr 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.
Distacio Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Distacio Jr misses with a straight left.
Distacio Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Rothschild manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Distacio Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Distacio Jr misses with a combination
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Distacio Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rothschild wants to land a leg kick but Distacio Jr is out of range.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Distacio Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
A head kick by Distacio Jr misses
and Rothschild counters with a nice low kick that buckles Distacio Jr's knee momentarily.#T3#
Rothschild slips a jab from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild with a nice cross.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looks like Rothschild has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Distacio Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Distacio Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Distacio Jr's coach down at The Takeover was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Distacio Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Distacio Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild cracks Distacio Jr with an open hand slap.
Distacio Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Distacio Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rothschild with a body shot.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Distacio Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Distacio Jr throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Distacio Jr tries to move into range but Rothschild moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T4#
Distacio Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rothschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rothschild connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Distacio Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Distacio Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Distacio Jr 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.
Distacio Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Distacio Jr's leg. Distacio Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Distacio Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Distacio Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild fires out a quick counter leg kick but Distacio Jr just manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Distacio Jr is just out of range.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Distacio Jr walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild is looking to counter punch.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild scores with a body shot.
Rothschild motions for Distacio Jr to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr misses with a body kick.
Distacio Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Distacio Jr.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Distacio Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Distacio Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Rothschild moves out of range easily.
Andy Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Distacio Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rothschild is looking to slow Distacio Jr down with leg kicks.
Distacio Jr misses with a combination
and Distacio Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rothschild.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rothschild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rothschild tries to land a front kick but Distacio Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild takes a swing at Distacio Jr's ribcage but misses.
Distacio Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Distacio Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Rothschild tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Distacio Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Distacio Jr tries to avoid it.
Rothschild lands a glancing blow to the side of Distacio Jr's head.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr throws a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Rothschild catches Distacio Jr right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick. #T2#
Rothschild throws a chopping leg kick but Distacio Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rothschild lands a jab.
Distacio Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Distacio Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Distacio Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Distacio Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild takes a swing at Distacio Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Distacio Jr slips the punch.
Distacio Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rothschild attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Rothschild backs off Distacio Jr throws a huge counter combo but Rothschild manages to avoid it all.
Distacio Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Harry Distacio Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Distacio Jr throws a right hand that Rothschild ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothschild also avoids with ease.
Rothschild with a nice cross.
Distacio Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Distacio Jr's leg. Distacio Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Distacio Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Distacio Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild avoids it really well and circles away.
Distacio Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rothschild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Distacio Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Distacio Jr. That's going to slow Rothschild down.
Rothschild attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Distacio Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
A combination from Distacio Jr does no damage.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Distacio Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rothschild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild scores with a jab.
Distacio Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothschild. Rothschild circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T4#
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Distacio Jr's head but Distacio Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Distacio Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Distacio Jr can do to turn this around?
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Distacio Jr misses with a wild combination.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Distacio Jr saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.
Distacio Jr throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Distacio Jr moves away and avoids it.
Distacio Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr slips a jab from Rothschild.
Distacio Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Distacio Jr's leg. Distacio Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Distacio Jr. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild is looking to counter punch.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Distacio Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rothschild counters with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Distacio Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothschild.
No joy there for Distacio Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Distacio Jr throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Distacio Jr's calf.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
and Distacio Jr counters with a series of strikes. Rothschild will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Distacio Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Rothschild misses with a shot to the body
and Distacio Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Distacio Jr slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Distacio Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Distacio Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rothschild avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild blocks a leg kick.
Rothschild throws a good cross that connects.
Rothschild wants to land a leg kick but Distacio Jr is out of range.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Distacio Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rothschild has got the better of the exchanges.
Rothschild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Distacio Jr.
Nice uppercut lands for Rothschild. That snapped Distacio Jr's head back.
Distacio Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothschild.
Distacio Jr throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Distacio Jr wants to land a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range. #T2#
Distacio Jr misses with the combination.
Rothschild moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Distacio Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Distacio Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rothschild jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild throws a chopping leg kick but Distacio Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rothschild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Distacio Jr in his tracks.
Distacio Jr takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Harry Distacio Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild scores with a nice head shot.
Distacio Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T3#
Distacio Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Distacio Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Distacio Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A left lands for Distacio Jr.
Nice straight punches there by Distacio Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Distacio Jr.
Andy Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild misses with a body shot
and Distacio Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Rothschild backing up. Rothschild nods at Distacio Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Rothschild jabs Distacio Jr right on the nose. Distacio Jr blinks but takes it well.
Distacio Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
A jab from Distacio Jr misses.
It looked like Rothschild wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Distacio Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Distacio Jr with a nice cross.
Distacio Jr throws a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Distacio Jr blocks a jab.
Distacio Jr misses the body punch
and Rothschild counters with a low kick, right behind Distacio Jr 's knee.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Distacio Jr.
Rothschild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Distacio Jr cracks Rothschild with a good jab.
Distacio Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Distacio Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rothschild cracks Distacio Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild scores with a nice head shot.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Distacio Jr misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Distacio Jr backs away, Rothschild returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rothschild!
Andy Rothschild seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
MMMA Fright Night 7
Date: Jun 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Rothschild lands with a nice combination. Dovah-Kinn backs away looking to recover.
Rothschild slips a straight right by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
Rothschild connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dovah-Kinn moves away.
Rothschild misses the body punch
letting Dovah-Kinn counter with a right hand.
Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothschild.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn steps away.
Dovah-Kinn 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.
A left lands for Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Dovah-Kinn ducks down to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Dovah-Kinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Dovah-Kinn as he connects with a hook.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Dovah-Kinn throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dovah-Kinn dives in for a single leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild moves forwards but Dovah-Kinn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Dovah-Kinn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Dovah-Kinn tries to clinch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Dovah-Kinn lands an overhand right.
Rothschild fakes the leg kick and cracks Dovah-Kinn in the body.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dovah-Kinn throws a series of punches but Rothschild moves out of range.
No luck for Dovah-Kinn with that takedown attempt.
Dovah-Kinn throws a nice head kick!
Dovah-Kinn lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild connects with a right hand. Dovah-Kinn shakes it off.
Dovah-Kinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dovah-Kinn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn steps away.#T3#
Rothschild misses with a hook. Dovah-Kinn ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild misses with a hook
and Dovah-Kinn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Dovah-Kinn walks into a jab.
Rothschild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dovah-Kinn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Dovah-Kinn moves away and avoids it.
Dovah-Kinn connects with the punch.
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.#T4#
Dovah-Kinn scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dovah-Kinn throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Dovah-Kinn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rothschild sprawls and moves away.
Good leg kick by Dovah-Kinn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dovah-Kinn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rothschild but Rothschild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Laat Dovah-Kinn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to counter punch.
Dovah-Kinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and Dovah-Kinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rothschild takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rothschild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dovah-Kinn counters with an outside leg kick.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dovah-Kinn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn thuds his right hand into Rothschild's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dovah-Kinn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dovah-Kinn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#TD#
Rothschild gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Rothschild wriggles free and stands up. #T1#
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Laat Dovah-Kinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dovah-Kinn throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dovah-Kinn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dovah-Kinn.
Nice uppercut there from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothschild's sensitive parts.
Dovah-Kinn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rothschild defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dovah-Kinn.
A jab from Dovah-Kinn does it's job there.
Dovah-Kinn cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dovah-Kinn - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a crisp jab.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Rothschild lands a nice shot that snaps Dovah-Kinn's head back.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dovah-Kinn manages to avoid it.
Rothschild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dovah-Kinn to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothschild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dovah-Kinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dovah-Kinn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Dovah-Kinn ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rothschild's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Dovah-Kinn moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
As Rothschild tries to get set, Dovah-Kinn tries to push him back and clinch up but Rothschild manages to avoid the attempt.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Dovah-Kinn wants to clinch.
Dovah-Kinn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dovah-Kinn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice side step and Rothschild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laat Dovah-Kinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Dovah-Kinn misses.
Dovah-Kinn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dovah-Kinn staying out of range there.
Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL#
Dovah-Kinn moves into the clinch.#T4#
Dovah-Kinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Dovah-Kinn controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dovah-Kinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Dovah-Kinn as the two fighters clinch.
Rothschild is breathing heavily.
Dovah-Kinn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Dovah-Kinn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dovah-Kinn fails to land.
Dovah-Kinn misses with some punches.
Rothschild wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a shot to the side of Rothschild's head.
Dovah-Kinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Dovah-Kinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
A short right from Rothschild on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laat Dovah-Kinn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dovah-Kinn. Dovah-Kinn obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with a jab.
Rothschild misses with a double jab.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dovah-Kinn catches Rothschild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a wild body shot.
Dovah-Kinn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
Dovah-Kinn darts in looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets double underhooks and turns Dovah-Kinn into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Dovah-Kinn blocks the low kick.
Dovah-Kinn throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn sizes up Rothschild with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a wild body shot.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the body.
Dovah-Kinn throws a front kick aimed at Rothschild's knee but Rothschild avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Dovah-Kinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild thumps Dovah-Kinn with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Dovah-Kinn ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Rothschild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild throws a leg kick #TD#
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dovah-Kinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dovah-Kinn looking to sit in guard and control but Rothschild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Dovah-Kinn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dovah-Kinn, not yet.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Dovah-Kinn has Rothschild pulled in close to control his posture. #SU2#
Rothschild gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T3#
Dovah-Kinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dovah-Kinn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dovah-Kinn with a hook.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Dovah-Kinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild lands a jab to Dovah-Kinn's midsection.
Dovah-Kinn throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Dovah-Kinn throws a big counter combination but Rothschild scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn throws the kick towards the body but Rothschild avoids it.
Dovah-Kinn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in but Rothschild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laat Dovah-Kinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Dovah-Kinn scores with a nice strike.
Dovah-Kinn looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Rothschild backs away, Dovah-Kinn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Dovah-Kinn's knee but Dovah-Kinn avoids it well.
Dovah-Kinn tries to counter with a takedown but Rothschild is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
letting Dovah-Kinn counter with a right hand.
Dovah-Kinn blocks the body kick.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left and a right from Dovah-Kinn both land. Nice combination.
Dovah-Kinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rothschild crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dovah-Kinn - the referee stops the clock and Rothschild gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dovah-Kinn. Rothschild manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Dovah-Kinn is just out of range.
Nice shot by Dovah-Kinn.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Laat Dovah-Kinn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dovah-Kinn, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laat Dovah-Kinn!
An out of breath Laat Dovah-Kinn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Andy Rothschild stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
MMMA 78 Dragovic Vs Boagrius 3
Date: May 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Rothschild misses with a shot to the body
and The Dane counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. The Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dane moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild connects with a jab.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but The Dane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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 tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Dane is able to avoid easily.
The Dane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
The Dane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Dane lands with a hook. Rothschild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Dane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rothschild momentarily.
The Dane misses with a head kick.
The Dane throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild misses the body punch
and The Dane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Dane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Dane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild tries to move into range but The Dane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by The Dane.
Rothschild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild. #T1#
The Dane checks a low kick from Rothschild.
The Dane's corner calls for a 1-2. The Dane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Dane scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from The Dane.
The Dane wants to clinch up but Rothschild keeps it at a distance.
The Dane misses with a body shot.
The Dane tries to clinch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild misses with a hook. The Dane ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild walks into a straight right hand from The Dane.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Rothschild takes one to the side of the head.
Rothschild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Dane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Dane with a body shot.
The Dane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rothschild has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothschild follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big right from The Dane misses.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Dane doesn't seem bothered though.
The Dane scores with a body shot.
#T2#
The Dane scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
The Dane misses with a straight right.
Rothschild swings for the body but The Dane moves out of range.
The Dane connects with a high kick.
The Dane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Dane scores with a shot to the body.
The Dane looks to land a combination but Rothschild avoids it well.
The Dane lands a slapping body shot.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild lands a jab to The Dane's midsection.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rothschild cracks The Dane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild lands a leg kick that knocks The Dane off balance momentarily.
Rothschild lands with an uppercut that bounces The Dane off the cage and back into range.
The Dane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Dane on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
The Dane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Dane wants to clinch.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
The Dane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Dane misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Dane thinking.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but The Dane ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild digs a good body shot into The Dane's ribs.
Rothschild finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rothschild lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Dane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
The Dane works Rothschild's body with a nice hook.
Rothschild tries to bum rush The Dane with a series of wild strikes but The Dane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
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!
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild lands a glancing blow to the side of The Dane's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dane. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
The Dane staying out of range there.
The Dane slips under a jab.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and The Dane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Dane slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
The Dane blocks a leg kick.
Rothschild misses the body punch
and The Dane counters with a nice body shot.
Rothschild throws a push kick but The Dane slaps the foot to one side.
The Dane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Dane misses with a straight right.
Rothschild cracks a nice hook into The Dane's ribs.
Nice shot by Rothschild.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
The Dane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Dane walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Dane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Dane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Dane throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Dane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Holger The Dane will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
The Dane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Dane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
The Dane avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
The Dane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rothschild throws a low kick but The Dane moves out of range easily.
The Dane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
The Dane looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Dane. That did some damage!
The Dane misses with a looping left.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from The Dane.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but The Dane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from The Dane misses.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but The Dane is wise to it.
Rothschild throws a hook but The Dane blocks it.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by The Dane.
The Dane throws the kick towards the body but Rothschild avoids it.
The Dane throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
The Dane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
The Dane throws a right hand that Rothschild ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothschild also avoids with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Dane checks a leg kick.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Dane moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Dane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by The Dane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Dane.
The Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
The Dane lands a front kick.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. The Dane saw that one coming.
Rothschild walks into a left hand.
The Dane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Dane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Dane throws a series of punches but Rothschild avoids them all with ease.
The Dane walks into a left hand. #T2#
Rothschild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Dane throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Dane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Dane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Dane moves out of range of the body kick.
It appears The Dane was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slow jab from The Dane misses its intended target.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild throws a push kick but The Dane slaps the foot to one side.
The Dane looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The Dane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and The Dane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Dane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Dane tries a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
The Dane thinks about countering with a head kick.#T3#
The Dane blocks a jab.
The Dane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothschild. Rothschild circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by The Dane.
The Dane defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Holger The Dane is winning the standup battle so far.
The Dane blocks a leg kick.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rothschild 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 The Dane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Dane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Dane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Dane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
The Dane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
The Dane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rothschild looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. The Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from The Dane misses its target.
The Dane is looking to land body kicks.
The Dane scores with a jab to the body.
The Dane misses with a two punch combination.
The Dane lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Dane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rothschild checks the leg kick nicely there.
#T4#
A jab lands there for The Dane.
The Dane checks a leg kick.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by The Dane.
Rothschild looks for the body kick but The Dane saw that one coming.
The Dane blocks a leg kick.
The Dane throws out a powerful jab.
The Dane throws a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild lands a jab to the head.
Rothschild connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Dane. The Dane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but The Dane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and The Dane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. The Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Dane slips a straight right by Rothschild.
The Dane misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Holger The Dane will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Rothschild 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it.
The Dane lands a nice shot to the body.
The Dane scores with a nice strike.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by The Dane.
Rothschild cracks the inside of The Dane's front leg.
The Dane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Rothschild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Dane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dane misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
The Dane misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from The Dane does no damage.
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!
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and The Dane counters with a good, hard body kick but Rothschild shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
The Dane defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
The Dane appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Dane throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Rothschild throws the left hand but The Dane avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rothschild lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rothschild swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Dane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rothschild connects with the punch.
The Dane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Rothschild takes one to the side of the head.
The Dane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Dane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Dane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
The Dane is looking to counter punch.
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and The Dane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothschild takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but The Dane ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild takes one on the button.
The Dane misses with a body shot.
Rothschild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Dane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for The Dane.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut
and The Dane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothschild takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Dane.
Rothschild slips under a jab from The Dane.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
The Dane misses with a shot to the body
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rothschild takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Dane lands with a hook. Rothschild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Dane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Dane scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
The Dane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Dane throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rothschild scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild lands with a good body shot.#T3#
The Dane looks for the body kick but Rothschild saw that one coming.
Rothschild misses with a hook.
The Dane scores with a push kick.
The Dane scores with a nice body kick.
Rothschild takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Dane catches Rothschild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Dane.
The Dane lands a jab to the nose.
The Dane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Dane moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Dane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rothschild sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Dane.
Holger The Dane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The Dane cracks Rothschild with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Dane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothschild throws the left hand but The Dane avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild is looking to slow The Dane down with leg kicks.
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Dane checks it well.
The Dane cracks Rothschild with a good jab.
Rothschild throws a hook but The Dane blocks it.
The Dane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Dane swinging wildly here.
The Dane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Holger The Dane has been cut.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Dane lands with a nice body punch.
Rothschild's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Dane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rothschild scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holger The Dane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Dane 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holger The Dane!
Holger The Dane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Andy Rothschild had this to say: 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
UFC 6-The Horror Show
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Rothschild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merel counters with a one-two to the body.
Rothschild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merel.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body kick.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy right hand. Merel should have avoided that one.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Merel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Merel misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothschild takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rothschild circles away quickly and effectively.
Merel throws a lazy head kick
and Rothschild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rothschild lands a nice shot that snaps Merel's head back.
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Merel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Merel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
A leg kick checked by Rothschild.
Merel throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Rothschild moves out of range of the leg kick from Merel.
Rothschild moves out of range as Merel strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothschild.#ROC#
Merel is rocked!
Rothschild throws an uppercut from hell that sends Merel clean off his feet! He's out cold! Rothschild stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Rothschild!
Andy Rothschild retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Andy Rothschild made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
UFC 5-The Grudge
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sepulveda throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Rothschild lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sepulveda doesn't seem phased though.
Sepulveda connects with a body shot.
Sepulveda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rothschild throws a hook but Sepulveda avoids it easily.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#TD#
Sepulveda throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rothschild was covering up waiting for the punch and Sepulveda finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild keeping full guard, as Sepulveda tries to pass.
Sepulveda trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom. #T1#
Sepulveda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rothschild keeping full guard, as Sepulveda tries to pass.
Rothschild is pulling down on Sepulveda's head to control his posture.
Sepulveda trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Rothschild can't keep his opponent in guard - Sepulveda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rothschild won't allow Sepulveda to pass to mount.
Sepulveda slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB#
Sepulveda seems to be working for a kimura but Rothschild defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Sepulveda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rothschild sees it coming and defends easily.
Sepulveda wants to take a breather but Rothschild is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Rothschild scores with a punch to the head.
Sepulveda moves forwards but Rothschild connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rothschild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sepulveda to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothschild connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Sepulveda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Rothschild.
Sepulveda throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Rothschild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice uppercut there from Rothschild.
Sepulveda misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Sepulveda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sepulveda's head backwards.
Rothschild smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Rothschild has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Sepulveda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sepulveda scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Sepulveda misses.
Sepulveda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Sepulveda defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rothschild delivers a nice body kick.
Sepulveda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rothschild is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sepulveda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rothschild tried to score with a low kick but Sepulveda checks it.
Sepulveda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sepulveda attempts a counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it well and moves away.
Sepulveda digs a good hook to Rothschild's body.
Sepulveda has been working on his balance at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rothschild.
Rothschild takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Rothschild needs to keep his hands up - Sepulveda had a free shot at his head there.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the body kick.
Sepulveda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild lands a jab.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Sepulveda slips the punch.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Sepulveda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sepulveda appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sepulveda avoids a kick to the body.
Sepulveda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Sepulveda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#TD#
Sepulveda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rothschild's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Sepulveda seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1#
Rothschild is positioning himself well to prevent Sepulveda advancing to mount. #SUB#
Sepulveda is looking for a kimura but Rothschild is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sepulveda to get the leverage.
Rothschild is refusing to be controlled, as Sepulveda sits in half guard.
Rothschild tries to roll over but Sepulveda keeps him under control.
Rothschild gets full guard.
Rothschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Sepulveda has gone for a leg lock! Rothschild slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sepulveda's guard.#REVB#
Sepulveda looking to control.
Sepulveda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sepulveda trying to keep a closed guard but Rothschild is proving a slippery customer.
Sepulveda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rothschild is one step ahead there.
Rothschild tries to stand but Sepulveda is controlling from the bottom. #T3#
Sepulveda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rothschild is one step ahead there.
Sepulveda pulls Rothschild in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rothschild fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sepulveda is out of range.
Sepulveda cracks Rothschild with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothschild throws a chopping leg kick but Sepulveda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sepulveda slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
#T4#
Rothschild scores with a push kick.
Sepulveda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rothschild! But no joy.
Sepulveda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sepulveda lunges at Rothschild with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rothschild's hand.
Rothschild connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sepulveda. Sepulveda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rothschild scores with a nice body kick.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rothschild connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Sepulveda's head but Sepulveda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sepulveda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andy Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
Rothschild paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sepulveda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a jab.
Sepulveda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild defending well as Sepulveda loads up on a big left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Sepulveda scores with a four punch combination!
Rothschild explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice jab there from Rothschild.
Rothschild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Sepulveda shoots and misses
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sepulveda on the side of the head.#ROC2#
Sepulveda is rocked!
Rothschild cracks Sepulveda with a left hook right on the temple and Sepulveda goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Rothschild lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Sepulveda is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Rothschild!
Andy Rothschild is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Andy Rothschild, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
UFC-Fright Night 7
Date: Nov 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Kuznetsov misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuznetsov.
Rothschild cracks Kuznetsov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuznetsov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Kuznetsov misses.
Rothschild throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuznetsov's head backwards.
Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kuznetsov counters with a left and a right that stings 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!
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuznetsov on the side of the head.#ROC#
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Rothschild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Kuznetsov leaves his chin hanging out and Rothschild seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kuznetsov crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Andy Rothschild thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
UFC-Fright Night 5
Date: Oct 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Bowman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowman.
Rothschild looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Bowman slips the punch.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Bowman.
Rothschild misses with a double jab.
Bowman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense.
Rothschild tries to work over Bowman's front leg with a kick but Bowman checks it.
Bowman avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Bowman avoids them all with ease.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rothschild darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bowman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rothschild pinned against the cage. Rothschild gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Bowman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##TD#
Bowman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rothschild scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bowman manages to mount him!
Bowman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bowman dominating with strikes here.
We've been hearing good reports from Bowman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bowman landing punches.
BOOM! Bowman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#SUB#
Bowman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rothschild turns into him and now he's in Bowman's guard.
Rothschild wants to get up but he can't break Bowman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T2#
Bowman is trying to control the position but Rothschild postures up.
Rothschild stopping the sweep attempt from Bowman.
Bowman has a closed guard, preventing Rothschild from standing up.
Rothschild must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rothschild being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Bowman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SU2#
Rothschild gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rothschild scores with a nice head shot.
Bowman blocks a low kick nicely.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rothschild sprawls well. Rothschild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bowman gets slowly back to his feet.#T4#
Bowman shoots in but Rothschild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bowman shoots in looking for a takedown but Rothschild manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bowman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown.
Rothschild connects with a looping right hand.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Bowman walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.#ROC2#
Bowman is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Tom Bowman has been cut.
Rothschild lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bowman falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rothschild dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
Andy Rothschild thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Tom Bowman was interviewed post fight and said 'He is a great fighter and tonight he had the better of me and won fair and square.'.
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Event:
UFC 3-Devil's Night
Date: Sep 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
White misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rothschild's head backwards.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
White misses with an uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rothschild scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from White misses.
White lands with a straight right. Rothschild didn't see that one coming.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rothschild if he has to take too many more of those.
Danny White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Rothschild misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rothschild slips a jab from White.#T1#
White throws a big shot that misses.
White scores with a punch to the head.
White works the jab nicely.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothschild moves away.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothschild.
Nice jab there from Rothschild.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Rothschild connects with a jab.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rothschild looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rothschild defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White tests Rothschild's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from White.#T2#
Rothschild slips a jab from White.
White scores with a one two! Rothschild had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Rothschild takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from White.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White slips a straight right by Rothschild.
White misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White blocks a leg kick.
Rothschild moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Jab by White.
Rothschild dodges the punch combination from White.
#T3#
Rothschild throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White tries to bum rush Rothschild with a series of wild strikes but Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
White throws a nice looking combination but Rothschild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
White scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rothschild takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rothschild cracks White with an open hand slap.
White takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
#T4#
White needs to keep his hands up - Rothschild had a free shot at his head there.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White dips to his left and cracks Rothschild with an uppercut!
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Rothschild avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White tests Rothschild's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothschild swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from White.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rothschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but White checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rothschild misses with a straight right.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild delivers a nice body kick.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White misses with a kick to the body.
White 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 just misses with a punch to the body.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Rothschild moves out of range as White strikes.
Rothschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Danny White is winning the standup battle so far.
White misses with a looping right.#T1#
Rothschild sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rothschild back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild lands a lovely overhand right.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rothschild.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
White throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from White.
#T2#
White misses with an uppercut.
Rothschild lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White tries a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Rothschild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rothschild slips a straight right by White.
White misses with a looping right.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but White is wise to it.
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Rothschild slips a jab from White.
Rothschild lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White connects with the punch.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but White steps away.
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White digs a good hook to Rothschild's body.
#T3#
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
White needs to keep his hands up - Rothschild had a free shot at his head there.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White digs a good hook to Rothschild's body.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from White.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by White.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Rothschild lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
Rothschild sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from White misses.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but White is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the ribs.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Rothschild throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White keeps Rothschild at a distance using the push kick.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
White throws a nice looking combination but Rothschild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for White.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
White missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the 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!
White misses with a few strikes there.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rothschild counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC2#
White is rocked!#T1#
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White misses with an uppercut.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rothschild drops White with a big left hand! White is injured, injured bad! Rothschild jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
Our winner, Andy Rothschild, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Danny White spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries. I'm confident this fight will be ruled a 'no-contest' after my opponent here tests positive for drugs, once again.'.
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Event:
Pulse 85 - Taranin vs Shojo
Date: Jul 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothschild throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pink is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothschild.
Rothschild finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rothschild has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rothschild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rothschild needs to keep his hands up - Pink had a free shot at his head there.
Pink showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothschild.
We've been informed that Pink has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pink misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Pink.
Pink goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pink.
Pink connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pink lands the left hand.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pink throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Pink showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothschild.
Pink lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rothschild scores with a nice head shot.
Pink misses with a looping left.
Rothschild half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pink with a hook.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Pink.
Pink lands with a slapping head kick.
Rothschild cracks the inside of Pink's front leg.
Pink throws a sloppy head kick
and Rothschild counters with a nice uppercut.
Pink scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rothschild in his tracks.
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!
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Pink.
Pink jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
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.
Pink looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Pink moved out of range.
Rothschild connects with a solid leg kick.
Pink avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pink moves away.
Rothschild swings for the body but Pink moves out of range.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pink avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild swings for the body but Pink moves out of range.
#T3#
The fighters circling - Pink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pink swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Pink moves out of range.
Rothschild takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
BOOM! Pink lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rothschild. Rothschild tries to recover but Pink is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rothschild lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rupert Pink!
Rupert Pink really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Andy Rothschild was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Event:
Pulse 80 - Kromog vs Yuesheng
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yonglong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothschild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Li lands a body shot.
Li throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rothschild let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothschild ducks right into an uppercut from Li.
Li lands a lovely overhand right.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Rothschild throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Li cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Li throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
Rothschild scores with a body shot.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.#T2#
Li getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rothschild moves out of range as Li strikes.
Rothschild throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Li stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Li thinking.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Li coming out on top.
Rothschild works Li's body with a nice hook.
Rothschild lands a head kick. Li smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Li tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Li misses
and Rothschild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Rothschild works Li's body with a nice hook.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Rothschild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rothschild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li cracks Rothschild with an open hand slap.
Li misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Rothschild on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Li avoids it.
Li is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Li moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Li on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Li throws a leg kick but Rothschild checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Li there.
Rothschild works Li's body with a nice hook.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Rothschild now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Li tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Li throws a solid leg kick but Rothschild takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li.
Li misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but Li is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Li digs a good body shot into Rothschild's ribs.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothschild throws a counter combo.
Yonglong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li cracks Rothschild with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rothschild working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rothschild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li working aggressively here.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothschild can do to turn this around?#T1#
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Rothschild avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
The referee calls for Li to work.
Rothschild wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Li.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Li misses with some punches.
Li prevents Rothschild from breaking the clinch.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rothschild tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li. #BC2#
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Li throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a right hand to the body.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Li misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Rothschild replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Li blocks it well.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
#T4#
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Li looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Li.
Li misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li is looking to counter punch.
Li throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Li is predictable there
and Rothschild counters with a straight right hand.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Li fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Li takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Li.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
Li walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li cracks Rothschild with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Rothschild's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothschild tries to avoid it. #T1#
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Li misses
and Rothschild counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rothschild. Those never looked like landing.
Li throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild scores with a punch to the head.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rothschild slips a jab from Li.
Rothschild doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Li.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Li lands a body shot.
#T2#
Li misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rothschild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Li on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
As Li backs off Rothschild throws a huge counter combo but Li manages to avoid it all.
Li connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rothschild counters with a nice body shot.
Li misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
An attempted straight right counter from Li misses the target.#T3#
Rothschild shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Li connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothschild. Rothschild circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Li digs a good hook to Rothschild's body.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Rothschild was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li misses with a body shot.
Yonglong Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Li with a body shot.
Li misses the jab.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Li fakes the leg kick and cracks Rothschild in the body.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
#T4#
Rothschild throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li lunges at Rothschild with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rothschild's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li throws an off balance right hand
and Rothschild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothschild.
Li scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Rothschild.
Li was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Good leg kick by Li 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 fight!
Yonglong Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonglong Li!
Yonglong Li decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
PFN - 1 - Wednesday Beatdown
Date: May 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Magnaron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rothschild scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magnaron throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
Magnaron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rothschild's hands.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild works the jab nicely.
Magnaron slips under a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Magnaron dodges the punch combination from Rothschild.
Magnaron throwing a counter right hand but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Magnaron fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Magnaron.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Rothschild lands a high kick!
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Magnaron slips the punch.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magnaron checks it well.
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Rothschild connects with a right hand. Magnaron shakes it off.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Rothschild's coach down at Double XX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rothschild's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rothschild as Magnaron shoots in.
Magnaron takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and Magnaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magnaron's head.#T2#
Magnaron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnaron moves away.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Magnaron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothschild's head.
Magnaron connects with a crisp jab.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Magnaron's head but Magnaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild thumps Magnaron with a low kick.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magnaron misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Magnaron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
Magnaron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild lands a head shot.#TD#
Magnaron looking to score a takedown here. Rothschild is defending well but Magnaron drives through and ends up in Rothschild's guard.
Rothschild working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magnaron.
Rothschild keeping full guard, as Magnaron tries to pass.
Rothschild tries to strike from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Magnaron has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Magnaron with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magnaron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rothschild trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Magnaron looking to pass the guard.
Magnaron stays in close to Rothschild's body and controls the position.
Rothschild trying to strike off his back.
Magnaron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
Rothschild doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Magnaron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rothschild striking off his back but it's not causing Magnaron any problems.
Rothschild throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rothschild scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Rothschild doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rothschild trying to strike off his back.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Rothschild.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Magnaron or perhaps it was just good defense by Rothschild, which made it look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Von Magnaron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
enabling Magnaron to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Magnaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andy Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Magnaron down.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Magnaron moved out of range.#TD#
Magnaron shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Magnaron showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magnaron connects with a nice short shot to Rothschild's temple.
Magnaron blocks the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to get back to full guard here but Magnaron has managed to pass to side control instead.
Magnaron working the ground and pound.
Magnaron in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rothschild striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Magnaron is looking to take a break and control but Rothschild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magnaron avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rothschild.
Von Magnaron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Magnaron just content to control the position.
Magnaron blocks the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothschild throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Rothschild is trying to strike from the bottom but Magnaron has passed into full mount.
Magnaron raining down shots from the mount!
Rothschild throwing hammer fists to the chest of Magnaron. What's that going to do exactly?
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rothschild keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Magnaron lands a heavy elbow. #T2#
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magnaron breaks from Rothschild's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Magnaron cracks Rothschild with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magnaron takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rothschild is looking to improve his position but Magnaron isn't that keen on the idea.
Rothschild flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Magnaron has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rothschild's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magnaron with good strikes from the mount here!
Magnaron unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Magnaron.#ROC#
Rothschild is rocked!
Magnaron with a couple of short strikes.
Rothschild is still in real trouble! Can Magnaron finish him?
Magnaron loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rothschild scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Magnaron land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Magnaron stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Magnaron!
In his post fight interview, Von Magnaron started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Pulse 70 - Rram vs Date
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Ja 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.
Ja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ja throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ja doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ja works Rothschild's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Rothschild's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ja thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Ja tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it.
Ja throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ja avoids it.#CL2#
Ja moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Ja controls his hands.
Ja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Ja working aggressively here.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rothschild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rothschild prevents the takedown attempt.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rothschild as the two fighters clinch.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Ja pushes Rothschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothschild.
Ja tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ja misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild gets through Ja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ja lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ja misses with some punches.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ja misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ja. #BC#
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
A head kick from Ja lands but Rothschild takes it in his stride.
Ja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ja lands a jab-cross combination.
Ja lands a lovely overhand right.#CL2#
Ja moves into the clinch.
Ja is working for takedown but Rothschild is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Ja.
Ja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Ja fails to land.
Rothschild is trying to break the clinch but Ja has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ja.
A short left from Ja.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Ja.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ja. #BC#
Rothschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ja tries to clinch up
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hwai Ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ja misses with a double jab.
Rothschild lands with a cross.
Ja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ja just manages to avoid it.
Ja missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Ja throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Rothschild was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Ja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ja.
Rothschild scores with a kick to the midsection.#CL2#
Ja clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Ja on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hwai Ja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
The fighters circling - Ja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Rothschild wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ja throws a combination that misses
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Rothschild lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ja will feel that in the morning.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hwai Ja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rothschild's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ja has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Ja struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Ja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Ja lands with a right to the head.
Ja working aggressively here.
Ja throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ja 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.
Ja lands a right hook to the body.
Ja misses with a right hand
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#
Ja is rocked!
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothschild counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ja is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Ja misses with a low kick.
Ja seems to have recovered his senses.
Ja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Ja does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Rothschild does it's job there.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild 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.
A cross from Ja lands.
Rothschild throws a low kick, looking for Ja's leg but Ja calmly moves out of range.
Ja is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Rothschild was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ja! But no joy.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Ja's leg. Ja is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ja moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Ja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothschild takes a swing at Ja's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Ja swinging wildly here.
Rothschild fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ja just manages to avoid it.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ja was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ja! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ja.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Ja 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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild throws a low kick but Ja moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Ja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Ja's body.
Ja scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Ja walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Ja moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Ja.
Ja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Ja uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
#BC#
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hwai Ja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
No joy there for Ja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Ja.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ja. That did some damage!
Ja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ja throws a leg kick which misses Rothschild's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothschild tries to avoid it.
Ja misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
Ja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ja throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ja misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#KD#
Rothschild lands a big head kick that sends Ja tumbling to the mat! Rothschild takes a step backwards and waves Ja back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Hwai Ja has been cut.#T1#
A shot to the body from Rothschild misses
and Ja counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Ja catches Rothschild right on the button with a cross.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ja. Ja obviously looking to wear him down.
Rothschild slips a jab from Ja.
Ja thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Ja throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Ja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ja misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a nice body kick.
Rothschild with a nice cross.
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Ja.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rothschild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ja finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothschild's head.
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!
Rothschild stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Ja.
Rothschild walks into a straight right hand from Ja.
Rothschild throws a low kick, looking for Ja's leg but Ja calmly moves out of range.
Ja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothschild as he connects with a hook.
Rothschild lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ja falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rothschild dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Andy Rothschild thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Pulse 66 - Devon vs Boyfriend
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Rothschild scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#
It looks like Abdul The Refugee has been cut.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rothschild lands a head kick. The Refugee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Refugee fails with the takedown
and Rothschild counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Refugee was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Rothschild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Refugee fails with a takedown attempt.
Rothschild throws a nice head kick!
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD2#
and The Refugee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
The Refugee throws a strike but Rothschild rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
The Refugee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rothschild uses it to pass to side control.
#T1#
The Refugee can't do much from the bottom here.
The Refugee tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rothschild presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The Refugee is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Refugee wants to control but Rothschild is having none of it.
The Refugee is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2#
Rothschild punching from mount but The Refugee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Refugee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rothschild wants to control the pace but The Refugee is squirming around nicely.
Rothschild prevents The Refugee from getting the reversal.
Rothschild tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rothschild avoids the attempt from The Refugee to control.
Rothschild prevents The Refugee from getting the reversal.#T3#
The Refugee keeps trying to improve his position.
Rothschild controlling the pace for now.
The Refugee is trying to escape the mount.
The Refugee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T4#
Rothschild content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Refugee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Refugee is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
The Refugee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rothschild wants to free his trapped foot but The Refugee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Refugee is looking to control Rothschild's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Refugee avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Refugee keeping hold of Rothschild's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul The Refugee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Refugee.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
The Refugee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
The Refugee darts in looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets double underhooks and turns The Refugee into the cage. #TD2#
The Refugee gets a takedown into half guard.
The Refugee stops Rothschild from getting back to his feet.
The Refugee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rothschild.
The Refugee preventing the sweep. #T1#
The Refugee throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rothschild is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The Refugee working a defensive guard but Rothschild manages to pass into side control anyway.
The Refugee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rothschild looking to control but instead The Refugee has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rothschild prevents The Refugee from improving his position.
The Refugee is refusing to be controlled, as Rothschild sits in half guard. #T2#
Still in half guard, Rothschild seems content to control.#SUB2#
The Refugee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rothschild pulls his head out easily.
The Refugee is looking to improve his position.
The Refugee is trying to control but can't.
The Refugee tries to roll over but Rothschild keeps him under control.
Andy Rothschild overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
The Refugee looking for subs from the bottom but Rothschild mounts him!
Rothschild tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Refugee regains half guard.#T3#
Rothschild wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Refugee keeps working.
The Refugee is trying to control but can't.
The Refugee is looking for a sweep. Rothschild is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rothschild trying to control the pace.
The Refugee wants to improve his position but Rothschild is controlling well.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SU#
Rothschild decides to stand up.
Rothschild cracks a nice hook into The Refugee's ribs.
Good work by Rothschild as he checks the leg kick.
The Refugee misses with a takedown attempt - Rothschild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Refugee can do to turn this around?
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Refugee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Refugee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rothschild is fending him off so far but The Refugee persists. Nope, Rothschild circles away and we're back to standing.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul The Refugee.
Rothschild tests The Refugee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Refugee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Rothschild.
Rothschild's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rothschild duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdul The Refugee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild throws a combination. The Refugee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rothschild.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
The Refugee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Refugee showed some decent athleticism there.
Rothschild is trying to get back to full guard.
The Refugee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Refugee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rothschild with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Refugee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
The Refugee is looking to take a break and control but Rothschild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rothschild is looking to improve his position.
The Refugee stops Rothschild from getting back to his feet.
The Refugee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rothschild wants to control but The Refugee is keeping busy.
Rothschild keeping hold of The Refugee's head, controlling as best he can. #SUB2#
The Refugee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rothschild has managed to free his arm - good work. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Refugee working over Rothschild with some ground and pound. Rothschild looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Refugee trying to pass the guard but Rothschild defending well.
The Refugee is trying to control the action in half guard but Rothschild is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Refugee throws a strike but Rothschild avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing The Refugee from controlling successfully.
The Refugee throws a big elbow that misses.
Rothschild is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Rothschild working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Refugee.
The Refugee throwing strikes from guard but Rothschild blocks nicely.
Rothschild looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of The Refugee's head but The Refugee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD2#
The Refugee shoots in and bounces Rothschild off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES#
Rothschild has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. The Refugee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The Refugee blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rothschild. #T4#
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!
Rothschild gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Refugee.
The Refugee wants a takedown but no success here.
The Refugee 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.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul The Refugee.
The Refugee jumps guard but Rothschild turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Refugee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Andy Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Refugee shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Refugee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abdul The Refugee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Refugee checks the leg kick.#TD2#
The Refugee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rothschild on his heels. He'll look to pass Rothschild's guard now, I'm sure.
Rothschild wants to get back to his feet but The Refugee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rothschild!
A victorious Andy Rothschild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Pulse 60 - Dier vs Breznhev
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Rothschild misses with a double jab.
Rothschild scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild thumps Adedji with a low kick.
Adedji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adedji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adedji looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adedji tries to close the distance and clinch but Rothschild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothschild steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Adedji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Adedji.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adedji.
Adedji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rothschild.
Adedji misses the jab.
Rothschild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adedji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adedji takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a series of wild punches.
Adedji seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adedji throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Adedji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rothschild.
A swing and a miss from Adedji.
Rothschild throws an overhand right that lands on Adedji's shoulder, as Adedji tries to avoid the shot.
Adedji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Adedji wants to clinch.
Adedji blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
The fighters circling - Adedji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rothschild on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Adedji takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adedji's calf.
Adedji throws a big shot that misses.
Adedji swinging wildly here.
Rothschild is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rothschild has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild lands a jab-cross combination.
Rothschild scores with a head kick. Adedji tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adedji.
Adedji lands with a cross.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adedji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adedji checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Adedji moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Rothschild scores with a push kick.
Rothschild takes a swing at Adedji's ribcage but misses.
Adedji tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adedji blocks a jab.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body kick.
Rothschild throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Adedji avoids it.
Adedji takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adedji moves to clinch but Rothschild breaks away
and Rothschild counters with an inside leg kick.
Adedji cracks Rothschild with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adedji wants to clinch.#T4#
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Adedji takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Adedji's front leg but catches the back leg as Adedji tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adedji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Adedji tries to counter by clinching up but Rothschild breaks away and moves out of range.
Adedji misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild feints a jab promting Adedji to slip. Rothschild then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adedji slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rothschild throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Adedji's knee but Adedji avoids it well.
Adedji takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rothschild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adedji's head.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rothschild.
Adedji throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rothschild lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adedji at a distance.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Adedji is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Adedji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adedji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Adedji moves out of range.
Adedji moves in looking to clinch but Rothschild pushes him off.
Adedji is looking to clinch.
Andy Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild slips a straight right by Adedji.
Adedji cracks Rothschild with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A lazy left from Adedji finds it's target.
Rothschild tests Adedji's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adedji doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Adedji eats them both and turns towards Rothschild to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T1#
Rothschild tries to land a front kick but Adedji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Adedji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rothschild.
Rothschild drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adedji tries to clinch up.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Adedji.
Adedji thuds his right hand into Rothschild's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adedji wants to clinch up but Rothschild keeps it at a distance.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adedji has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Adedji misses.
Adedji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothschild steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Adedji is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adedji misses with a body shot
and Rothschild counters with a nice uppercut.
Adedji displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
Rothschild lands the left hand.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adedji throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Adedji.
Adedji is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adedji scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adedji moves out of range of the body kick from Rothschild.
Adedji is looking to counter the offense by Rothschild and move into the clinch.
Rothschild scores with a jab.
Rothschild throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adedji.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rothschild.
Adedji slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Adedji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adedji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adedji takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T3#
Adedji misses with a lunging right hand
and Adedji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adedji looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adedji moves out of range of the body kick.
Adedji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adedji checks a leg kick.
Adedji tries to counter by clinching up but Rothschild breaks away and moves out of range.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but Adedji is wise to it.
Adedji misses with a looping right.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adedji avoids the head kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adedji misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Adedji walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a straight left. #T4#
Rothschild scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adedji misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rothschild! But no joy.
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!
Adedji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adedji on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Adedji moves out of range.
Adedji misses with an uppercut.
Adedji takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Adedji takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild defending well as Adedji loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adedji.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Adedji's front leg but catches the back leg as Adedji tries to avoid it.
Adedji misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Adedji's body.
Adedji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Adedji takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adedji on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adedji.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adedji moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
Adedji tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rothschild.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adedji manages to avoid it.
Adedji doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adedji wants to clinch up but Rothschild keeps it at a distance.
Rothschild 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. #T1#
Adedji doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Adedji tries to counter by clinching up but Rothschild breaks away and moves out of range.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Adedji stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Adedji misses with a looping left.
Rothschild tries to land a front kick but Adedji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adedji bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothschild's head.
Rothschild defending well as Adedji loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adedji blocks a jab.
Adedji slips under a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild cracks the inside of Adedji's front leg.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
Seun Adedji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Adedji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothschild.
Adedji thuds his right hand into Rothschild's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild scores with a jab to the body.
Adedji misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Adedji as he connects with a hook.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild scores with a one two! Adedji had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Donk. Rothschild catches Adedji right on the button with a cross.
Adedji scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adedji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adedji drops Rothschild with a big left hand! Rothschild is injured, injured bad! Adedji jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seun Adedji!
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Event:
Pulse 55 - Mercer vs Palmares
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Kormrok closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rothschild has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rothschild wants to get back to full guard but Kormrok has mounted him!
Rothschild is trying to stand up.
Kormrok tries to control but Rothschild wriggling away.
Kormrok lands a nice shot to the head.
Rothschild sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rothschild wants to get back to his feet.
Kormrok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kormrok is keen to just control but Rothschild is a slippery customer.
Rothschild is looking to improve his position.
Kormrok slips a nice elbow through Rothschild's hands, connecting with Rothschild's forehead.
Rothschild is positioning himself well to prevent Kormrok advancing to mount.
Kormrok will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Kormrok prevents Rothschild from standing back up.
Kormrok trying to control the action but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Kormrok is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kormrok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rothschild is trying to stand.
Kormrok is looking to advance position but Rothschild won't allow it.
Kormrok lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Rothschild! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kormrok jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Kormrok!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Rothschild with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Abedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abedi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abedi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abedi.
Abedi slips under a jab.
Papy Abedi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rothschild sprawls well. Rothschild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abedi gets slowly back to his feet.
Abedi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abedi darts in looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets double underhooks and turns Abedi into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papy Abedi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Abedi moves out of range.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Abedi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for 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!
Rothschild manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Rothschild tries to roll over but Abedi keeps him under control.
Abedi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rothschild avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abedi.
Abedi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rothschild does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rothschild taking some punishment here, with Abedi in his half guard.
Rothschild works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abedi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rothschild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abedi's guard. #REVB#
Abedi controls Rothschild momentarily but Rothschild frees himself.
Rothschild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abedi swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Rothschild is fighting to break Abedi's control of his arms but Abedi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rothschild looking to sit in guard and control but Abedi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Abedi throwing strikes from guard but Rothschild blocks nicely. #T3#
Rothschild is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Abedi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abedi chips away with some ground and pound.
Rothschild is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rothschild looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abedi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rothschild is looking to stand up but Abedi isn't so interested in that idea.
Abedi throwing strikes but missing.
Abedi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rothschild works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abedi won't allow Rothschild to get back to his feet. #T4#
Abedi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abedi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rothschild pulls Abedi in close to prevent any damage.
Rothschild looking for a sweep. Not yet Rothschild, not yet.
Abedi passes Rothschild's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abedi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rothschild keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abedi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Papy Abedi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Abedi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild looks for the body kick but Abedi saw that one coming.
Rothschild leaves Abedi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Rothschild
and Abedi counters with a leg kick.
Abedi wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Abedi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Abedi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rothschild's hands.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abedi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rothschild is fending him off so far but Abedi persists. Nope, Rothschild circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abedi avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Abedi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rothschild on the side of the head.#TD#
Rothschild gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Rothschild pushes Abedi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rothschild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abedi rather than just go for the knockout.#T1#
Rothschild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abedi scores with a shot to the body.
Abedi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rothschild defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papy Abedi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rothschild but Rothschild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Rothschild as Abedi shoots in.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the temple. Abedi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT2#
It looks like Papy Abedi has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Abedi or perhaps it was just good defense by Rothschild, which made it look bad. #T2#
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abedi catches Rothschild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abedi throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Rothschild is looking for the big counter here.
Abedi scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abedi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abedi manages to avoid it.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abedi tests Rothschild's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abedi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Abedi looks to land a combination but Rothschild avoids it well.
Abedi fails with the takedown.#T3#
Rothschild getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#TD#
Abedi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rothschild did well to prevent Abedi getting side control.
Rothschild wants to get back to his feet.
Papy Abedi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rothschild manages to get to full guard.
Abedi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abedi trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Abedi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Rothschild pulls Abedi in close to prevent any damage.
Abedi is pushing down on Rothschild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rothschild is fighting to maintain full guard but Abedi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rothschild is trying to stand back up but Abedi is controlling him
Abedi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rothschild is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothschild is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rothschild felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rothschild tries to get to full guard but Abedi has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Papy Abedi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Abedi fails with a takedown attempt.
Abedi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Abedi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papy Abedi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abedi lunges at Rothschild with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rothschild's hand. #TD#
Rothschild gets caught napping as Abedi dives in and scores a takedown. Rothschild manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Rothschild kicks Abedi off and gets to his feet.
Abedi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rothschild but Rothschild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abedi backing away here, and Rothschild unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Abedi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild avoids it really well and circles away.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abedi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abedi scores with a leg kick.
Abedi shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abedi shoots in and drives through. Rothschild sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abedi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rothschild connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abedi scrambles back to his feet.
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild moves out of range of the leg kick from Abedi.
Rothschild scores with a body shot.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abedi doesn't seem bothered though.
Abedi misses with a takedown attempt - Rothschild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T2#
Abedi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rothschild but Rothschild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rothschild scores with a punch to the head.
Abedi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Abedi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild lets loose with a powerful body kick. Abedi will feel that in the morning.
Andy Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Abedi shoots in and drives through. Rothschild sprawls well.
Abedi takes one on the button.
Rothschild lands a nice hook to Abedi's body. Abedi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Abedi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T3#
Rothschild lands a jab to Abedi's midsection.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense.
Abedi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rothschild sprawls well. Rothschild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abedi gets slowly back to his feet.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown attempt from Abedi. Abedi gets slowly back to his feet.
Rothschild is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abedi with a body shot.#TD#
Abedi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abedi showed some decent athleticism there. #T4#
Rothschild is trying to get back to full guard.#ES2#
Rothschild manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Abedi keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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!
Abedi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abedi slows down the pace here.
Abedi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rothschild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rothschild has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andy Rothschild!
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