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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusan Kikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Rothstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dusan Kikovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothstein throws a combination that misses
and Kikovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
Rothstein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kikovic avoids the body shot from Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick and Kikovic moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Kikovic.
Kikovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothstein thuds his shin into the meat of Kikovic's side.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
Rothstein misses with a body shot
and Kikovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Rothstein thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good leg kick by Rothstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kikovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Kikovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Dusan Kikovic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothstein moves out of range as Kikovic throws a body kick.
Rothstein avoids the head kick by Kikovic.
Rothstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothstein digs a good body shot into Kikovic's ribs.
A punch combination from Rothstein misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic throws a series of punches but Rothstein avoids them all with ease.
Kikovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Rothstein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kikovic. That one must have hurt.
Kikovic lands a head shot.
Rothstein throws a head kick but Kikovic moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothstein. Kikovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothstein takes a swing at Kikovic's ribcage but misses.
Kikovic drives through and clinches with Rothstein against the cage.
Kikovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A bit of stalling here from Rothstein.
Kikovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rothstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein working aggressively here.
Kikovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kikovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothstein backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rothstein avoids the elbow strike from Kikovic, against the cage.
Kikovic wants to stall.
Kikovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kikovic throws an elbow that misses.
Kikovic breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikovic throws a body kick that misses.
Rothstein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rothstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rothstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arnold Rothstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kikovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kikovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rothstein throws a right hand that Kikovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Kikovic also avoids with ease.
Rothstein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kikovic under the eye.
Kikovic stuns Rothstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothstein jabs Kikovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kikovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kikovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kikovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Kikovic is predictable there
and Rothstein counters with a left to the body.
Rothstein moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothstein jabs Kikovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothstein pushes Kikovic away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic is looking to clinch but Rothstein is avoiding it.
Kikovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kikovic avoids the body shot from Rothstein.
Kikovic scores with a jab to the body.
Kikovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothstein.
Rothstein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kikovic checks it well.
Kikovic dodges the punch combination from Rothstein.
Rothstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kikovic.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothstein as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikovic misses the shot to the body.
Rothstein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kikovic misses with a kick to the body.
Kikovic missing with a left hand there. Rothstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Arnold Rothstein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dusan Kikovic's cut.
That's time! Rothstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rothstein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rothstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kikovic manages to avoid it.
Rothstein is looking to slow Kikovic down with leg kicks.
Rothstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kikovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kikovic keeps Rothstein at a distance using the push kick.
Rothstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Kikovic looks to land a left hand but Rothstein moved out of range nicely.
Rothstein darts in looking for a takedown but Kikovic gets double underhooks and turns Rothstein into the cage.
Kikovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kikovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kikovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kikovic as Rothstein tries to tie him up.
Kikovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kikovic.
Kikovic tries to stall but Rothstein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic pushes Rothstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothstein's efforts to push away.
Kikovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kikovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothstein wants to break free but Kikovic has control.
Rothstein has Kikovic pressed against the cage.
Rothstein has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kikovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rothstein tries to stall but Kikovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kikovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kikovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothstein is trying to break the clinch but Kikovic is controlling him.
Kikovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kikovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kikovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothstein is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein can't find room to land a body shot as Kikovic controls the action.
Oh Rothstein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kikovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kikovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kikovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kikovic lands with a left to the head.
Rothstein is trying to break the clinch but Kikovic has him pressed against the cage.
Kikovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kikovic circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rothstein drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kikovic follows Rothstein to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusan Kikovic!
Dusan Kikovic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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