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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Lefebvre (ranked 2149 p4p, 235 weight class) and Andy Rothschild (ranked 2338 p4p, 249 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rothschild's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden- Wrathchild. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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177 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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183 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Lefebvre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rothschild looks to land a combination. Lefebvre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lefebvre throws out a powerful jab.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild motions for Lefebvre to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lefebvre is looking to slow Rothschild down with leg kicks.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Rothschild lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lefebvre doesn't seem phased though.
Lefebvre jabs at Rothschild's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lefebvre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lefebvre moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Lefebvre's head but Lefebvre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lefebvre takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild misses with a left hand
and Lefebvre counters with a nice leg kick.
Lefebvre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Rothschild was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lefebvre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lefebvre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
Lefebvre misses the body punch
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
Lefebvre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lefebvre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Rothschild.
Lefebvre throws a body shot but no joy.
Lefebvre cracks Rothschild with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild throws an overhand right that lands on Lefebvre's shoulder, as Lefebvre tries to avoid the shot.
Lefebvre tries to counter by clinching up but Rothschild breaks away and moves out of range.
Rothschild's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rothschild duly obliges.
It looks like Ludo Lefebvre has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lefebvre. That's going to slow Rothschild down.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and Lefebvre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lefebvre throws a low kick, looking for Rothschild's leg but Rothschild calmly moves out of range.
Lefebvre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lefebvre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Lefebvre.
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Lefebvre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rothschild lands a jab to Lefebvre's midsection.
Lefebvre lands a jab to the head.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Lefebvre.
Rothschild takes a swing at Lefebvre's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefebvre moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lefebvre was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Lefebvre is looking to wear down Rothschild with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rothschild walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lefebvre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lefebvre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rothschild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lefebvre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lefebvre lands a leg kick that knocks Rothschild off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Lefebvre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Lefebvre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lefebvre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lefebvre.
Rothschild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lefebvre fails with the takedown.
Lefebvre throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Lefebvre. That snapped Rothschild's head back.
Lefebvre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lefebvre throws a lazy body kick
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rothschild's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lefebvre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy right hand. Lefebvre should have avoided that one.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothschild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefebvre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludo Lefebvre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
Lefebvre scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefebvre is looking to counter the offense by Rothschild and move into the clinch.
Andy Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lefebvre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lefebvre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Lefebvre. That snapped Rothschild's head back.
Lefebvre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lefebvre misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lefebvre.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Lefebvre avoids it with no problem.
Lefebvre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rothschild! But no joy.
Lefebvre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Lefebvre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lefebvre.
Lefebvre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild misses with a hook
enabling Lefebvre to counter with a crisp jab.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lefebvre clinches.
Lefebvre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild lands an uppercut.
Rothschild throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lefebvres head.
Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
Lefebvre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It looks like Lefebvre has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
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!
Lefebvre is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a hook but Lefebvre avoids it easily.
Lefebvre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lefebvre is looking to clinch.
Rothschild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.
Lefebvre connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lefebvre is looking to chop away at Rothschild's legs.
Lefebvre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
Lefebvre throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Lefebvre thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Lefebvre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lefebvre throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rothschild.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Lefebvre moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefebvre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Lefebvre steps away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lefebvre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Lefebvre ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefebvre. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lefebvre throws out a leg kick but Rothschild moves out of range and Lefebvre only half commits.
Lefebvre throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lefebvre throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild blocks a leg kick.
Rothschild let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothschild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lefebvre backs up against the cage.
Rothschild scores with a jab. Lefebvre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lefebvre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Lefebvre moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lefebvre in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludo Lefebvre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rothschild wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lefebvre throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Lefebvre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefebvre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothschild's calf.
A left lands for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Rothschild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lefebvre. That did some damage!
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Rothschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rothschild throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Lefebvre's body.
Lefebvre tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Rothschild's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lefebvre.
Rothschild throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefebvre moves away.
Lefebvre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lefebvre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lefebvre manages to avoid it.
Lefebvre jabs Rothschild to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothschild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lefebvre moves forwards but Rothschild connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lefebvre misses with a straight right.
Lefebvre lands a head kick. Rothschild smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rothschild takes a swing at Lefebvre's ribcage but misses.
Lefebvre misses with a wild body shot.
Ludo Lefebvre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre rushes Rothschild and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefebvre lands a body punch.
Rothschild wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lefebvre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lefebvre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothschild's calf.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but Rothschild moves away
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rothschild misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Lefebvre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Lefebvre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lefebvre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rothschild getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Lefebvre doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild swings for the body but Lefebvre moves out of range.
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lefebvre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Rothschild finds it's target.
Andy Rothschild is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lefebvre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lefebvre closes the distance and pushes Rothschild back into the cage.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Rothschild blocks it.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Rothschild wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre working aggressively here.
Lefebvre tries to throw a body punch but Rothschild avoids it by throwing Lefebvre back against the cage.
Lefebvre misses with the head strike.
Lefebvre throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Lefebvre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lefebvre fails to land.
Lefebvre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lefebvre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ludo Lefebvre.
I think Rothschild has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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