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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tino Takala (ranked 2542 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 346 p4p, 0 weight class). Theodore Rothschild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Takala.
Takala fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takala throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Takala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takala tries to clinch there but Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild swings for the body but Takala moves out of range.
Takala dives in for a single leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
Rothschild tries to work over Takala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takala is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tino Takala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takala tries a body shot but Rothschild blocks it.
A short right from Rothschild on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rothschild stops a takedown attempt from Takala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothschild with a hook.
Rothschild wants to slow Takala down by chopping away at his legs.
Takala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Takala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takala tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild jabs Takala right on the nose. Takala blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Takala.
Good shot there by Rothschild.
Takala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rothschild is looking to score with low kicks.
Takala closes the distance and clinches up with Rothschild, looking for a takedown. Takala pushes Rothschild against the cage but Rothschild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Takala misses with the head strike.
Rothschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takala's elbow.
Rothschild has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takala is trying to maintain a safe position but Rothschild gets an underhook and turns Takala into the cage.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
Rothschild tries to break the clinch but Takala is controlling the position.
Takala tightens his grip and picks Rothschild up, before dumping him to the ground. Rothschild manages to land in guard.
Rothschild looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rothschild is controlling Takala's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Takala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Takala throws a strike but Rothschild rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Takala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takala has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rothschild has passed into side control.
Rothschild controlling from side mount.
Rothschild trying to control the action but Takala is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Takala avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takala checks it well.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown attempt from Takala. Takala gets slowly back to his feet.
Takala is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Rothschild throws a low kick, looking for Takala's leg but Takala calmly moves out of range.
Takala thinks about countering with a head kick.
Takala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Takala is just out of range.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takala shoots in but Rothschild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takala darts in and clinches Rothschild up against the cage.
Takala works on Rothschild's body with a couple of short punches.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Takala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala stalling the fight.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala breaks the clinch.
Rothschild throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takala misses with a takedown attempt - Rothschild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tino Takala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Takala tries to clinch but Rothschild moves away
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Rothschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Theodore Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takala takes a step back to recover.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takala tries for a takedown but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Takala.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Takala is just out of range.
Rothschild lands a big shot that drops Takala! Can he finish him?
Takala is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oh Takala is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takala seems to have got his legs back now.
Takala trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Takala manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rothschild manages to get himself to full guard.
Rothschild looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild pulls Takala in close to his closed guard and prevents Takala from doing any damage or advancing position.
Takala trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothschild looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Takala avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Takala changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takala shoots in and drives through. Rothschild sprawls well.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Takala.
It seemed like Rothschild was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takala takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild misses with a straight right.
Rothschild attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takala dives in for a single leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Takala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore 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. And we move into the final round!
Takala has a takedown stuffed.
Takala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rothschild is fending him off so far but Takala persists. Nope, Rothschild circles away and we're back to standing.
Takala has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tino Takala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takala throws out a leg kick but Rothschild moves out of range and Takala only half commits.
Takala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rothschild.
Rothschild takes a swing at Takala's ribcage but misses.
Takala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rothschild is fending him off so far but Takala persists. Nope, Rothschild circles away and we're back to standing.
Takala fails to land the takedown.
Rothschild appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takala misses with a lunging right hand
and Rothschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Rothschild defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takala.
Rothschild moves out of range of the body kick from Takala.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala avoids a kick to the body.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Rothschild and Takala goes tumbling to the canvas! Rothschild follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothschild keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Takala is refusing to be controlled, as Rothschild sits in half guard.
Rothschild is taking a breather. Takala says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
More stalling from Rothschild.
Tino Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild wants to take a breather but Takala is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rothschild is taking a breather. Takala says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jab from Takala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Takala misses.
Takala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Rothschild throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Takala is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Theodore Rothschild!
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energy
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hype
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