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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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Great elbows
Good chin
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hranghleia Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Rothstein!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothstein circles away.
Rothstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Animai was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
Donk. Rothstein catches Animai right on the button with a cross.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Animai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothstein.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Animai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rothstein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Animai scrambles back to his feet.
Rothstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Animai moves in looking to clinch but Rothstein pushes him off.
Animai is looking to clinch but Rothstein is avoiding it.
Rothstein throws a series of punches but Animai moves out of range.
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!
A jab lands there for Rothstein.
Animai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rothstein, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rothstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothstein feints a jab promting Animai to slip. Rothstein then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Animai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rothstein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Rothstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Animai.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rothstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothstein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Animai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rothstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Animai is looking to clinch.
Animai doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothstein circles away.
Rothstein throws a looping overhand right but Animai ducks down to avoid it.
Rothstein lands a jab.
Animai wants to clinch
and Rothstein counters with a nice body shot.
Rothstein looks to land a left hand but Animai moved out of range nicely.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Animai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Animai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai tries to clinch
and Rothstein counters with a nice body shot.
Rothstein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rothstein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rothstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rothstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothstein scores with a jab to the head.
Animai clinches.
Animai misses with a knee strike.
Rothstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rothstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Animai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Animai wants to clinch
and Rothstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Animai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rothstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothstein connects with a body shot that sends Animai's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein misses with a double jab.
Rothstein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Animai is breathing heavily.
Animai wants to clinch
and Rothstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Animai moves in looking to clinch but Rothstein pushes him off.
Hranghleia Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Animai slips a jab and a cross from Rothstein.
Animai wants to clinch but Rothstein slips to the side
and Rothstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothstein lands a really nice looking cross but Animai seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothstein cracks a nice hook into Animai's ribs.
Animai wants to clinch.
Animai moves to clinch but Rothstein breaks away
and Rothstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Animai tries to clinch but Rothstein moves away
and Rothstein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Animai thinking.
Animai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rothstein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Animai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rothstein scores with a nice head shot.
Rothstein lands a high kick!
Animai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rothstein cracks Animai with an open hand slap.
Rothstein throws a head kick that misses.
Rothstein lands a slapping body shot.
Rothstein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rothstein connects with a jab.
Animai darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rothstein to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rothstein counters with a three punch combo that has Animai backing up. Animai nods at Rothstein to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Rothstein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rothstein scores with a shot to the body.
Rothstein lands an overhand right.
Rothstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rothstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rothstein defending well as Animai loads up on a big left hand.
Animai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Animai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rothstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rothstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rothstein tries to keep at a distance but Animai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rothstein managing to block the knees to the body from Animai.
Animai misses with a knee to the head.
Rothstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothstein lands with a cross.
Rothstein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothstein counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai darts in trying to clinch
and Rothstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Animai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurt Rothstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Animai wants to clinch up but Rothstein keeps it at a distance.
Animai is looking to clinch but Rothstein is avoiding it.
Animai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rothstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Animai wants to clinch.
Rothstein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Animai wants to clinch but Rothstein slips to the side
letting Rothstein counter with a right hand.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Rothstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Animai is looking to clinch.
Animai tries to clinch but Rothstein moves away
and Rothstein counters with a one-two to the body.
Rothstein lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Animai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Animai clinches with his opponent.
Rothstein breaks from the clinch.
Animai is looking to clinch.
Animai is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rothstein connects with an inside leg kick.
Animai tries to clinch up
letting Rothstein counter with a right hand.
Rothstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Animai closes the distance but Rothstein moves to the side
and Rothstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rothstein throws a body punch but Animai moves out of range.
Animai tries to clinch up.
Rothstein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Animai moves to clinch but Rothstein breaks away
and Rothstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rothstein!
Animai is rocked!
Rothstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Animai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left lands for Rothstein.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Animai seems to have got his legs back now.
Rothstein breaks the clinch.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothstein. Animai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothstein connects with a nice looking jab.
Animai moves in looking to clinch but Rothstein pushes him off.
Rothstein throws a nice looking combination but Animai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Rothstein.
Animai avoids the body shot from Rothstein.
Rothstein is breathing heavily.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rothstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai misses with a hook. Rothstein ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rothstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothstein punishes Animai's body with a nice straight punch.
Rothstein misses with a body shot.
Animai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rothstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothstein scores with a nice right hand.
Animai ducks right into an uppercut from Rothstein.
Rothstein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothstein throws a chopping leg kick but Animai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Rothstein.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai is looking to clinch.
Rothstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Animai's calf.
Rothstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rothstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Rothstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rothstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Animai is looking to clinch but Rothstein is avoiding it.
Animai tries to clinch up.
Rothstein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Rothstein finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Animai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Animai moves to clinch but Rothstein breaks away
and Rothstein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Animai's knee momentarily.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Rothstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Animai tries to clinch
and Rothstein counters with a series of strikes. Animai will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothstein cracks Animai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Animai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothstein connects with a nice looking jab.
Rothstein connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Animai's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Animai - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kurt Rothstein!
Post fight, an emotional Kurt Rothstein said 'Good opponent, said something about my weaknesses but...I think I put that to rest.'.
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