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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 20911 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Azor Ahai (ranked 559 p4p, 239 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild throws a shot to the body.
Rothschild lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahai slips under a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahai counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Ahai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ahai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ahai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
Rothschild thows a leg kick but Ahai checks it
and Ahai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rothschild has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Ahai slips the punch.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
It seemed like Ahai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ahai throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Rothschild was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ahai.
Rothschild fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rothschild lands with a cross.
Rothschild connects with a crisp jab.
Ahai misses with a hook
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai throws out a leg kick but Rothschild moves out of range and Ahai only half commits.
Rothschild throws a hook but Ahai avoids it easily.
Ahai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild cracks Ahai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ahai defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Ahai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ahai slips under a jab.
Ahai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rothschild throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Ahai moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
Rothschild lands a glancing blow to the side of Ahai's head.
Ahai slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Ahai moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild throws a hook but Ahai avoids it easily.
Ahai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and Ahai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Theodore Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Ahai moves out of range.
Ahai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahai can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild connects with a crisp jab.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahai looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Rothschild misses the jab.
Ahai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahai misses the target.
Rothschild swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rothschild to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the body
and Ahai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rothschild's knee momentarily.
Rothschild with a nice calf kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rothschild, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ahai takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
Rothschild catches Ahai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 lazy uppercut
and Ahai counters with a good, hard body kick but Rothschild shrugs it off.
Rothschild misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rothschild misses the jab.
Ahai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Ahai moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Ahai misses.
Ahai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rothschild keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rothschild throws a one two combo.
Ahai is rocked!
Ahai pushes Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahai throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azor Ahai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahai takes one to the side of the head.
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.
Some wild striking there from Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a head kick that Ahai semi-blocks.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Ahai counters with a straight right hand.
Ahai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Theodore Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ahai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rothschild cracks Ahai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ahai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahai manages to avoid it.
Ahai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai tries to clinch up but Rothschild circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ahai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Ahai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rothschild.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ahai slips under a jab.
Ahai walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
Rothschild with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahai moves away.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Rothschild!
Our winner, Theodore 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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