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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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fou Rthihovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rthihovsky looks to land a right hand but Rubble moved out of range.
Rubble thumps Rthihovsky with a low kick.
Rubble slips a jab from Rthihovsky.
Rubble misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Rthihovsky misses with an uppercut.
Rthihovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rubble momentarily.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Rthihovsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Rubble which made him look bad.
Rthihovsky lands with a right hand.
Rubble slips a straight right by Rthihovsky.
Fou Rthihovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble tried to score with a low kick but Rthihovsky checks it.
Rthihovsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rubble in his tracks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rthihovsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rubble misses with a leg kick.
Rthihovsky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rubble will feel that in the morning.
Some wild striking there from Rthihovsky.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rthihovsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky looks to land a body kick but Rubble moved away.
Rubble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubble tries to land a leg kick but Rthihovsky saw it coming and moves away.
Rthihovsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rubble defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fou Rthihovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rthihovsky.
Rubble throws a front kick aimed at Rthihovsky's knee but Rthihovsky avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Rubble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rthihovsky fails with the takedown.
Rthihovsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rubble's head backwards.
Rthihovsky stalks Rubble and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rubble's face. Rubble staggers backwards, shaken.
Rthihovsky missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Rthihovsky does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky misses with a double jab
and Rubble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rthihovsky's knee momentarily.
Rubble throws a leg kick which misses Rthihovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rthihovsky tries to avoid it.
Rubble slips under a jab from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky jabs at Rubble's body.
Rubble lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rthihovsky throws a jab when Rubble was well out of range.
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rthihovsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Rubble counters with a good, hard body kick but Rthihovsky shrugs it off.
Rthihovsky with a poor takedown
and Rubble counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubble clinches up against the ropes.
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky avoids the elbow strike from Rubble, against the ropes.
Rthihovsky jumps guard but Rubble turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Rthihovsky wants to break free but Rubble has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rthihovsky.
Rubble crunches a lovely knee into Rthihovsky's ribcage.
Rubble with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rthihovsky avoids the elbow strike from Rubble, against the ropes.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Rthihovsky wants to break free but Rubble has control.
Rthihovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Rthihovsky blocks an elbow strike from Rubble.
A head punch on the inside from Rthihovsky fails to land.
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rthihovsky.
Rubble throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rthihovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rthihovsky is defending well for now.
Rthihovsky blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rthihovsky.
Rubble lands a knee to the body.
Rthihovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rthihovsky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky dodges an elbow strike from Rubble.
Rthihovsky tries to break the clinch but Rubble is controlling the position.
Rubble lands an elbow inside that Rthihovsky shrugs off.
Rthihovsky lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky looking for a takedown.
Rthihovsky takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rthihovsky blocks an elbow strike from Rubble.
Rubble looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barney Rubble will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rthihovsky is defended easily by Rubble.
Rthihovsky misses with a straight left.
Rubble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rthihovsky.
Rubble misses with a leg kick.
Fou Rthihovsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Rubble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rthihovsky scores with a jab. Rubble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rthihovsky throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
Rubble throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Rthihovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Rthihovsky as he checks the leg kick.
Rthihovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rthihovsky throws out the jab.
Rthihovsky avoids the head kick by Rubble.
Nice defenses there by Rubble.
Rthihovsky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rubble back to the ropes. Rthihovsky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rthihovsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rubble sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky misses with a low kick as Rubble jumps back.
Rthihovsky ducks right into an uppercut from Rubble.
Rubble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rthihovsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rubble thows a body shot but no joy.
Rubble throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rubble avoids a kick to the body.
Rthihovsky misses with a looping right.
Rubble throws a leg kick which misses Rthihovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rthihovsky tries to avoid it.
Rubble scores with a leg kick.
Rthihovsky shoots in and bounces Rubble off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rthihovsky works over Rubble with some ground and pound from guard.
Rthihovsky looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble looking to control.
Rthihovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rthihovsky looking to sit in guard and control but Rubble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rthihovsky 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.
Rthihovsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rubble defends well.
Rthihovsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble stands and steps away. Rthihovsky gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rubble tried to score with a low kick but Rthihovsky checks it.
Rubble swings for the body but Rthihovsky moves out of range.
Rubble moves into the clinch successfully.
Rthihovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubble pushes off an throws an elbow but Rthihovsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rubble misses with an elbow strike.
Rubble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rubble throws an elbow but misses.
Rthihovsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubble smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fou Rthihovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rthihovsky throws a leg kick but Rubble sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rthihovsky.
Rubble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rthihovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rthihovsky misses with a hook. Rubble ducked under it nicely.
Rthihovsky misses with a looping right.
Rubble doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubble misses with a head kick.
Rthihovsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rthihovsky misses with a straight left.
Rubble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Rubble should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Rthihovsky misses the target.
Rubble misses with a low kick as Rthihovsky jumps back.
Rubble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rthihovsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rubble avoids the body shot from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rthihovsky misses with a looping right.
Rubble throws a leg kick which misses Rthihovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rthihovsky tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Rubble there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Rubble there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rubble tries to land a leg kick but Rthihovsky saw it coming and moves away.
Rthihovsky misses with a low kick.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rthihovsky manages to avoid it.
Rthihovsky misses with a straight left.
Rthihovsky loads up on a big right hand but Rubble slips the punch.
Rthihovsky misses with a looping left.
Rubble fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rthihovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 leg kick.
Rubble lands a leg kick that knocks Rthihovsky off balance momentarily.
Rubble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rthihovsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Rubble's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rthihovsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rubble sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rthihovsky somewhat.
Rthihovsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rubble's waist but Rubble gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rthihovsky off to one side.
Rubble connects with a body shot.
Rthihovsky lands with an overhand left.
Rubble thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rthihovsky if he has to take too many more of those.
Rubble thumps Rthihovsky with a low kick.
Rubble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rubble takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rthihovsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rthihovsky throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rthihovsky tries to land a leg kick but Rubble saw it coming and moves away.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rthihovsky, as that shot connected.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rthihovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rubble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rthihovsky at a distance.
Rthihovsky misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rthihovsky avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble lands a head shot.
Rthihovsky misses with a straight left.
Rthihovsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rthihovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubble throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rubble is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rthihovsky misses with a hook. Rubble ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rthihovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
Rthihovsky 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.
Rthihovsky looks to land a left hand but Rubble moved out of range nicely.
Rthihovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubble.
Rthihovsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rubbles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rubble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rubble is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rubble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rthihovsky misses with an uppercut.
Rubble scores with a spinning back kick!
Rthihovsky ducks right into an uppercut from Rubble.
Rthihovsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rubble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rthihovsky avoids the head kick by Rubble.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rubble sprawls well. Rubble wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rthihovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fou Rthihovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rthihovsky throws a nice looking combination but Rubble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rubble blocks a jab.
Rubble throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rthihovsky's head.
Rubble tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rthihovsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble tries to land a front kick but Rthihovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rubble throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rthihovsky's head.
Rthihovsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Rubble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubble throws a lazy body kick
and Rthihovsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rubble's guard.
Rthihovsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubble works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rubble wants to sweep here but Rthihovsky controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Barney Rubble just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rthihovsky misses the jab.
Rubble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rthihovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rthihovsky missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubble throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rthihovsky.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rthihovsky tries to move into range but Rubble moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rthihovsky throws the left hand but Rubble avoids the punch easily.
Rubble throws a hook to the side of Rthihovsky's head but Rthihovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubble connects with a right hand. Rthihovsky shakes it off.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Rthihovsky lands with an uppercut that bounces Rubble off the ropes and back into range.
Rthihovsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rubble's hands.
Rthihovsky throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rthihovsky forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rthihovsky wants to free his trapped foot but Rubble is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rthihovsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rthihovsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rthihovsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rubble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rthihovsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rubble won't allow Rthihovsky to pass to mount.
Rthihovsky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rthihovsky lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is controlling Rthihovsky's trapped leg to prevent Rthihovsky from advancing to side control.
Rubble keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rubble is looking to improve his position.
Rthihovsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rthihovsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rthihovsky stalling away here and it's allowed Rubble to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rubble keeping full guard, as Rthihovsky tries to pass.
Rthihovsky wants to control from the top but Rubble keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rubble is trying to control. Rthihovsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rthihovsky tries to get to full guard but Rubble has control of the leg.
Rthihovsky trying to control but Rubble postures up.
Rthihovsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky manages to get to full guard.
Rubble sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rubble trying to control but Rthihovsky is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rthihovsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rubble can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rthihovsky working a defensive guard but Rubble passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fou Rthihovsky had his way with Barney Rubble in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rubble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rubble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rthihovsky checks a leg kick.
Rthihovsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rubbles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rthihovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Rubble slips a jab from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rubble as he jumps to the side.
Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky throws a right hand that Rubble ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubble also avoids with ease.
Rubble takes one on the button.
Rthihovsky tries to bum rush Rubble with a series of wild strikes but Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 throws a head kick that misses.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fou Rthihovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rthihovsky trying to move into half guard but instead Rubble has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rubble manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rthihovsky thows a huge punch but Rubble dodges it nicely.
Rubble has hold of Rthihovsky's hands but Rthihovsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rthihovsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rthihovsky is thwarting Rubble's attempts to control the position.
Rubble won't allow Rthihovsky to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky is stalling here. Rubble is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rthihovsky seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rubble has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rthihovsky is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rubble off and has taken his back!
Rthihovsky keeps control of the position as Rubble tries to break free.
Rthihovsky tightening his grip on Rubble, looking for the choke.
Rthihovsky missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky has got his arm under Rubble's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Rubble has spun round into Rthihovsky's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Rthihovsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rubble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rthihovsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Rthihovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rthihovsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rubble manages to get himself to full guard.
Rthihovsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rubble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky postures up in Rubble's guard and throws a big left but Rubble blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rthihovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rthihovsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rubble bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rthihovsky's guard.
Rthihovsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Rthihovsky, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rthihovsky holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice 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!
Rthihovsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fou Rthihovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
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 48:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fou Rthihovsky!
Fou Rthihovsky is the new bantamweight champion!
A less than humble Fou Rthihovsky misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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