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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwai Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Rothschild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwai Ja!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Ja has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ja throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ja doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ja works Rothschild's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Rothschild's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ja thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Ja tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it.
Ja throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ja avoids it.
Ja moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Ja controls his hands.
Ja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja working aggressively here.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rothschild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rothschild prevents the takedown attempt.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rothschild as the two fighters clinch.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Ja pushes Rothschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothschild.
Ja tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ja misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild gets through Ja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ja lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ja misses with some punches.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ja misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ja.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
A head kick from Ja lands but Rothschild takes it in his stride.
Ja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ja lands a jab-cross combination.
Ja lands a lovely overhand right.
Ja moves into the clinch.
Ja is working for takedown but Rothschild is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Ja.
Ja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ja fails to land.
Rothschild is trying to break the clinch but Ja has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ja.
A short left from Ja.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Ja.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ja.
Rothschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ja tries to clinch up
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hwai Ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ja misses with a double jab.
Rothschild lands with a cross.
Ja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ja just manages to avoid it.
Ja missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ja throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Rothschild was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Ja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ja.
Rothschild scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ja clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Ja on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hwai Ja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Ja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Rothschild wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ja throws a combination that misses
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Rothschild lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ja will feel that in the morning.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hwai Ja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rothschild's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ja has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Ja struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Ja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja lands with a right to the head.
Ja working aggressively here.
Ja throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ja 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 Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ja lands a right hook to the body.
Ja misses with a right hand
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ja is rocked!
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothschild counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ja is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Ja misses with a low kick.
Ja seems to have recovered his senses.
Ja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Ja does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Rothschild does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A cross from Ja lands.
Rothschild throws a low kick, looking for Ja's leg but Ja calmly moves out of range.
Ja is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Rothschild was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ja! But no joy.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Ja's leg. Ja is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ja moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Ja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothschild takes a swing at Ja's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ja swinging wildly here.
Rothschild fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ja just manages to avoid it.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ja was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ja! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ja.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Ja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothschild has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild throws a low kick but Ja moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Ja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Ja's body.
Ja scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ja walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ja moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Ja.
Ja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Ja uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hwai Ja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No joy there for Ja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Ja.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ja. That did some damage!
Ja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ja throws a leg kick which misses Rothschild's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothschild tries to avoid it.
Ja misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
Ja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ja throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ja misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rothschild lands a big head kick that sends Ja tumbling to the mat! Rothschild takes a step backwards and waves Ja back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Hwai Ja has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rothschild misses
and Ja counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Ja catches Rothschild right on the button with a cross.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ja. Ja obviously looking to wear him down.
Rothschild slips a jab from Ja.
Ja thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Ja throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Ja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ja misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a nice body kick.
Rothschild with a nice cross.
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Ja.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ja finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothschild's head.
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!
Rothschild stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Ja.
Rothschild walks into a straight right hand from Ja.
Rothschild throws a low kick, looking for Ja's leg but Ja calmly moves out of range.
Ja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothschild as he connects with a hook.
Rothschild lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ja falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rothschild dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Andy Rothschild thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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