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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ren Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark McGowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rothschild might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Shikari. McGowan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The BBC Sucks O' Cock News. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ren Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark McGowan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowan stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGowan keeps the fight on the outside.
McGowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGowan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGowan ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
McGowan misses with a low kick.
McGowan missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild throws out a powerful jab.
McGowan fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from McGowan finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild looking to score a takedown here. McGowan is defending well but Rothschild drives through and ends up in McGowan's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rothschild looking to pass the guard.
McGowan keeping moving, preventing Rothschild from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rothschild throws a big elbow that misses.
Rothschild with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rothschild throws a big elbow that misses.
Rothschild throws a big right hand that misses.
Rothschild pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGowan is keeping the position for now.
Rothschild working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rothschild in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowan working a defensive guard here.
Rothschild is looking to work some ground and pound but McGowan has wrist control.
Rothschild throwing strikes from guard but McGowan blocks nicely.
Rothschild is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rothschild trying to control but McGowan is working from the bottom.
Rothschild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rothschild being controlled here momentarily.
Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but McGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but McGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ren Rothschild just wasn't active enough.
Rothschild fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGowan to the ground. Rothschild is now in McGowan's guard.
McGowan keeping moving, preventing Rothschild from controlling successfully.
Rothschild loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rothschild working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rothschild trying to control but McGowan is working from the bottom.
Rothschild wants to pass the guard but McGowan is keeping the position.
Rothschild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rothschild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but McGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild looking to sit in guard and control but McGowan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGowan postures up and lands a big shot to Rothschild's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Rothschild dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rothschild displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGowan.
McGowan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGowan thuds his right hand into Rothschild's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rothschild fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGowan to the ground. Rothschild is now in McGowan's guard.
Rothschild throws a big elbow that misses.
McGowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rothschild throws a strike but McGowan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGowan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rothschild working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McGowan has passed into half guard!
Rothschild wants to get back to full guard.
Rothschild wants to control but McGowan is keeping busy.
McGowan is trying to work for a kimura but Rothschild is defending well.
McGowan prevents Rothschild from improving his position.
Rothschild looking for submissions off his back.
Rothschild trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rothschild is trying to maintain the position but McGowan is very close to passing his half guard.
McGowan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rothschild trying to control but McGowan postures up.
Rothschild is trying to get back to full guard.
McGowan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild manages to get to full guard.
McGowan throws a big right hand that misses.
McGowan content to stall in guard here.
Rothschild working for a triangle but McGowan defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild looking for a guillotine here but McGowan defends easily.
Rothschild escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGowan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rothschild has his foot on McGowan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGowan works his way back into a safe position though.
Rothschild is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGowan is aware though and is defending well.
McGowan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rothschild working for submissions but it's allowed McGowan to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGowan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGowan is trying to work for a kimura but Rothschild is defending well.
Rothschild is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGowan scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGowan controlling the action here.
McGowan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rothschild knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGowan pulls his head out easily.
Rothschild trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGowan is nestled in close to Rothschild, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGowan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rothschild sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark McGowan 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! This is the final round!
Rothschild gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGowan can't get the takedown.
McGowan tries to break free but Rothschild pushes him back against the cage.
Rothschild jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGowan walks away with a smile on his face. Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and McGowan moves out of range easily.
McGowan misses with a double jab.
Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice combo by McGowan! Oh, that's hurt him - Rothschild falls to the canvas and McGowan follows him into side control.
Rothschild is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGowan scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Rothschild is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and McGowan can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark McGowan!
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hype
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