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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Rothko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin Worner told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Rothko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Worner!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Worner. Beautiful body shot.
Worner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rothko tries to clinch up
and Worner counters with a good, hard body kick but Rothko shrugs it off.
Worner tries to clinch there but Rothko circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worner misses with a body kick.
Rothko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rothko doesn't manage to clinch there - Worner circles away.
Worner lands with a shot to the body.
Worner lands a head kick!
Rothko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner tries to clinch there but Rothko circles away.
Worner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rothko clinches with his opponent.
Worner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rothko manages to break the clinch.
Worner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Worner tries to clinch but Rothko moves out of range.
Worner is looking to clinch but Rothko is avoiding it.
Worner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rothko counters by moving into the clinch.
Rothko can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothko throws a right hand that misses
and Worner counters with a three punch combo that has Rothko backing up. Rothko nods at Worner to acknowledge the strikes.
Rothko is breathing heavily.
Rothko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worner tries to clinch but Rothko moves out of range.
Rothko tries to clinch there but Worner circles away.
Rothko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worner moves into range and clinches up with Rothko .
Worner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Worner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothko 's efforts to push away.
Rothko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worner has Rothko pressed against the cage, preventing Rothko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Worner is trying to push Rothko away but Rothko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rothko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Worner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Worner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Worner scores with a four punch combination!
Worner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothko tries to clinch there but Worner circles away.
Rothko moves in looking to clinch but Worner pushes him off.
Worner wants to clinch up but Rothko keeps it at a distance.
Worner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rothko 's head.
Rothko lands with a kick to the temple. Worner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Worner has managed to clinch.
Worner stalling in the clinch but Rothko improves position.
Rothko takes a shot to the head.
Rothko stalling in the clinch but Worner improves position.
Worner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rothko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Worner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothko trying to stall but Worner improves his position.
Rothko blocks a body shot from Worner.
Rothko working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Worner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Worner connects with the punch.
Worner wants to clinch.
Worner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Worner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rothko if he has to take too many more of those.
Worner jabs Rothko right on the nose. Rothko blinks but takes it well.
Rothko tries to clinch but Worner is having none of it.
Worner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rothko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worner wants to clinch.
Worner fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rothko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Worner misses with a low kick.
Rothko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin Worner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worner is looking to clinch.
Rothko moves into range and clinches up with Worner.
Worner is looking to control Rothko 's arms but Rothko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Worner has his back to the cage.
Worner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Worner trying to stall but Rothko improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothko managing to block the knees to the body from Worner.
Rothko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Worner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rothko is trying to maintain a safe position but Worner gets an underhook and turns Rothko into the cage.
Rothko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rothko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rothko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Worner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rothko s head.
Rothko taking a breather.
Worner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rothko has him pressed against the cage.
Rothko slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rothko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Worner is trying to push Rothko away but Rothko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothko breaks from the clinch.
Worner lands a high kick!
Worner tries to clinch there but Rothko circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Worner.
Worner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Worner cracks Rothko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothko throws a body punch but Worner moves out of range.
Rothko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Worner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worner lands with a nice body kick.
Worner avoids the head kick by Rothko .
Worner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rothko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Worner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rothko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Worner's efforts to push away.
Worner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rothko blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothko is trying to break free.
Worner gets through Rothko 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Worner leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Worner 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Worner wants to clinch up but Rothko keeps it at a distance.
Rothko swats away the attempt to clinch by Worner.
Rothko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Worner.
Worner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Worner. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Worner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rothko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worner tries to clinch up but Rothko circles away and keeps his distance.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worner keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Worner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rothko .
Worner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Worner has Rothko pressed against the cage, preventing Rothko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worner misses with a head kick.
Rothko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Worner breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Rothko .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rothko tries to close the distance and clinch but Worner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Worner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothko swings widly with a right hand
and Worner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walter Rothko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rothko tries to clinch but Worner is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worner moves into range and clinches up with Rothko .
Rothko has Worner pressed against the cage, preventing Worner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Worner trying to stall but Rothko improves his position.
Worner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Worner is trying to break the clinch but Rothko is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rothko up against the cage.
Worner prevents Rothko from breaking the clinch.
Rothko tries to work over Worner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worner taking a breather.
Rothko 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rothko has Worner pressed against the cage, preventing Worner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothko swings wildly with an uppercut but Worner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worner wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothko breaks the clinch.
Rothko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothko throws a series of punches but Worner moves out of range.
Worner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rothko rather than just go for the knockout.
Worner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Worner scores with a shot to the body.
Worner lands with a nice body kick.
Worner throws a leg kick which misses Rothko 's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothko tries to avoid it.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worner gets a clinch.
Worner breaks from the clinch.
Walter Rothko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin Worner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Worner moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Worner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Worner!
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