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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fou Rthihovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble has chosen Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter as his entrance music. Fou Rthihovsky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fou Rthihovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rthihovsky swings for the body but Rubble moves out of range.
Rubble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubble throws out a leg kick but Rthihovsky moves out of range and Rubble only half commits.
Rthihovsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Rubble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rthihovsky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Rthihovsky misses the target.
Rthihovsky lands with a shot to the body.
Rthihovsky blocks a head kick by Rubble.
Rthihovsky throws a wild body kick that Rubble sees coming a mile off.
Rthihovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
Rthihovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubble darts in and clinches Rthihovsky up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rthihovsky blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rthihovsky.
A head punch on the inside from Rthihovsky fails to land.
Rthihovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubble.
Rthihovsky keeps control of Rubble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rubble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rthihovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rthihovsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Rthihovsky as he checks the leg kick.
Rthihovsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rthihovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble is looking to clinch but Rthihovsky is avoiding it.
Rthihovsky lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rthihovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Rthihovsky misses.
Rthihovsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rubble avoids the body shot from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky blocks a head kick by Rubble.
Rthihovsky misses with a leg kick.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky throws a shot from downtown. Rubble moves away and avoids it.
Rthihovsky throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rubble feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rthihovsky's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rubble 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 Rthihovsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rthihovsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rubble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rthihovsky.
Rubble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rthihovsky.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rthihovsky looks to land a right hand but Rubble moved out of range.
Rubble scores with a leg kick.
Rthihovsky connects with the punch.
Rthihovsky misses with a hook
and Rubble counters with a nice leg kick.
Rubble lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble moves in looking to clinch but Rthihovsky pushes him off.
Rthihovsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Rthihovsky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Rthihovsky.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rthihovsky moves away.
Rthihovsky throws a hook to the side of Rubble's head but Rubble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rthihovsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rthihovsky manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rthihovsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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 Fou Rthihovsky 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.
Rthihovsky throws a sloppy head kick and Rubble moves out of range easily.
Rthihovsky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rubble avoids it really well and circles away.
Rthihovsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rubble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rubble.
Rubble throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rthihovsky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rubble back to the cage. Rthihovsky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fou Rthihovsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Rthihovsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rthihovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rthihovsky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rubble's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble controlling Rthihovsky's posture.
Rubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rthihovsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubble trying to control the position.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Rthihovsky from controlling successfully.
Rubble trying to keep a closed guard but Rthihovsky is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Barney Rubble hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rthihovsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. Rthihovsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rthihovsky moves out of range as Rubble throws a body kick.
Rthihovsky looks to land a left hand but Rubble moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by Rthihovsky there.
Rthihovsky throws a series of punches but Rubble avoids them all with ease.
Rubble tries a low kick but Rthihovsky avoids it.
Rubble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky throws a hook but Rubble blocks it.
Rthihovsky throws a body punch but Rubble moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Rthihovsky. That snapped Rubble's head back.
Rubble scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Rubble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble tries to land a front kick but Rthihovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Rubble tenderised Rthihovsky's leg. Rthihovsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rubble throws a right hand that misses
and Rthihovsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rthihovsky lands with a nice body punch.
Rthihovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rubble misses.
Rubble throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rubble takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rubble moves out of range as Rthihovsky strikes.
Rubble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rthihovsky.
Rubble forces Rthihovsky back against the cage and clinches.
Rthihovsky lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble landing knees to the body.
Rthihovsky lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rthihovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Rthihovsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
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 Fou Rthihovsky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rthihovsky misses with a double jab.
Rubble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rubble moves away from the strike by Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rubble explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rubble will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rubble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rubble misses the shot to the body.
Rubble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rthihovsky tries to bum rush Rubble with a series of wild strikes but Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rthihovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble lands a front kick.
Rubble stuns Rthihovsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rubble clinches.
Rthihovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rthihovsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rthihovsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Rthihovsky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubble is keeping busy.
Rthihovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble prevents a body shot from Rthihovsky.
Rubble misses with a knee to the head.
Rthihovsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubble smiles and moves away.
Nice jab there from Rthihovsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
Rthihovsky with a nice cross.
Rthihovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubble.
Rthihovsky lands a right hook to the body.
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rubble takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky looks to land a left hand but Rubble moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Rthihovsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Rubble which made him look bad.
Rubble throws a front kick that sends Rthihovsky stumbling back into the cage.
Rthihovsky 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.
Rubble throws a leg kick which misses Rthihovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rthihovsky tries to avoid it.
Rubble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubble throws a head kick but Rthihovsky moves out of range.
Rthihovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubble manages to avoid it.
Rubble slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rubble.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
Rubble looks to land a body kick but Rthihovsky moved away.
Rubble connects with a body shot that sends Rthihovsky's belly button to the back.
Rthihovsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rubble throws out a loose jab but Rthihovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rthihovsky throws an off balance right hand
and Rubble counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble is looking to clinch but Rthihovsky is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rthihovsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rubble's calf.
Rubble misses with a looping left.
Rthihovsky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rubble with a nice cross.
Rthihovsky blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Rthihovsky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Rthihovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubble slips a jab and a cross from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky lands a nice hook to Rubble's body. Rubble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rubble lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rubble looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown but Rubble shows good takedown defense.
Rubble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rthihovsky throws a sloppy head kick and Rubble moves out of range easily.
Rubble ducks right into an uppercut from Rthihovsky.
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rubble thuds his right hand into Rthihovsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rubble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rthihovsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky tries to score with a low kick but Rubble moves his leg out of the way.
Rthihovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rubble is trying to control but can't.
Rubble wants to improve his position but Rthihovsky is controlling well.
Rthihovsky thows a huge punch but Rubble dodges it nicely.
Rthihovsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rthihovsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rubble is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble keeping hold of Rthihovsky's head, controlling as best he can.
Rubble wants to control but Rthihovsky is keeping busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rthihovsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rthihovsky wants to take a breather but Rubble is having none of it.
Rthihovsky looks to land a strike but Rubble avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rthihovsky trying to control but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Rthihovsky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rubble is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rthihovsky 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble has his hands on Rthihovsky's head, controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rthihovsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubble. Rubble obviously looking to wear him down.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
Rthihovsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rubble defending well as Rthihovsky loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rthihovsky throws a shot from downtown. Rubble moves away and avoids it.
Rubble throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Fou Rthihovsky will probably get the nod.
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!
A low kick from Rubble misses
and Rthihovsky counters with a three punch combo that has Rubble backing up. Rubble nods at Rthihovsky to acknowledge the strikes.
Rthihovsky throws a low kick but Rubble avoids it.
Rthihovsky lands with a straight right. Rubble didn't see that one coming.
Rthihovsky moves out of range as Rubble throws a body kick.
Rthihovsky throws a series of punches but Rubble moves out of range.
Rthihovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rubble swings for the body but Rthihovsky moves out of range.
Rubble lands a leg kick that knocks Rthihovsky off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Rubble.
Rthihovsky throws a lazy right hand but Rubble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubble fakes the leg kick and cracks Rthihovsky in the body.
Rthihovsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rubble checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky misses the jab.
Rthihovsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rubble makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rthihovsky really felt that one!
Rthihovsky blocks a head kick by Rubble.
Rubble throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rthihovsky misses the target.
Rubble throws a hook but Rthihovsky blocks it.
Rubble throws a hook but Rthihovsky avoids it easily.
Rthihovsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big left from Rubble misses.
Rthihovsky throws a hook to the side of Rubble's head but Rubble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rubble tries to land a leg kick but Rthihovsky saw it coming and moves away.
Rthihovsky punishes Rubble's body with a nice straight punch.
Rthihovsky misses with a low kick as Rubble jumps back.
Rthihovsky throws an overhand right that lands on Rubble's shoulder, as Rubble tries to avoid the shot.
Rthihovsky scores with a one two! Rubble had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rubble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rthihovsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rubble tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rubble blocks the leg kick.
Rubble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky avoids the head kick by Rubble.
Rubble misses with a body shot.
Rubble tries to clinch there but Rthihovsky circles away.
Rubble gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rubble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rthihovsky's face.
Rubble landing knees to the head.
Rthihovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubble.
Rubble connects with a knee to the head.
Rubble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rubble has him pressed against the cage.
Rthihovsky working aggressively here.
Rthihovsky trying to stall but Rubble improves his position.
Rubble missing with knees to the body.
Rthihovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Rthihovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rthihovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble wants to get back to striking at distance but Rthihovsky won't allow it.
Rthihovsky scores with a shot to the side of Rubble's head.
Rthihovsky stalling in the clinch but Rubble improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rthihovsky tries to work over Rubble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rthihovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barney Rubble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubble using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rthihovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Fou Rthihovsky.
I think Rthihovsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fou Rthihovsky!
Fou Rthihovsky retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Fou Rthihovsky started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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