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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Mucha (ranked 5086 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rothco (ranked 5031 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Mucha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mucha keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothco lands with a right hand.
Rothco cracks the inside of Mucha's front leg.
Peter Mucha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rothco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mucha throws a nice looking combination but Rothco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mucha tries a head kick but it misses.
Mucha misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Rothco.
Mucha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothco.
Rothco lands with a good body shot.
Mucha misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mucha throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mucha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rothco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mucha throws a front kick aimed at Rothco's knee but Rothco avoids it well.
Mucha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothco misses with a body shot.
Rothco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mucha throws a right hand that Rothco ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothco also avoids with ease.
Mucha looks for the body kick but Rothco saw that one coming.
Rothco scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothco.
Mucha ducks right into an uppercut from Rothco.
Mucha looks to land a combination but Rothco avoids it well.
Mucha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mucha misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Rothco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mucha doesn't seem phased though.
Rothco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mucha misses with a wild combination.
Rothco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mucha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mucha keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mucha.
Rothco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mucha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rothco counters with a right hand to the body.
Mucha is breathing heavily.
Mucha misses with the combination.
Mucha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mucha misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Rothco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mucha throws a combination. Rothco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rothco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rothco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mucha's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Rothco coming out on top.
A punch combination from Mucha misses.
Nice shot lands for Rothco.
Rothco lands with a nice body kick.
Rothco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mucha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mucha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mucha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mucha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Rothco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mucha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rothco finds it's way round the side to connect with Mucha's head.
Rothco lunges at Mucha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mucha's hand.
Rothco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mucha on the side of the 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!
Rothco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good shot there by Rothco.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothco as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothco connects with a crisp jab.
Mucha looks to throw the jab but Rothco is out of range.
Mucha is looking to land body kicks.
Rothco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mucha's hands.
Rothco moves in looking to clinch but Mucha pushes him off.
Mucha ducks right into an uppercut from Rothco.
Mucha feints a jab promting Rothco to slip. Mucha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rothco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mucha swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mucha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mucha misses with a double jab
and Rothco counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rothco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mucha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rothco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mucha misses with a body shot.
Rothco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mucha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mucha avoids the head kick by Rothco.
Mucha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rothco.
Mucha tries to bum rush Rothco with a series of wild strikes but Rothco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mucha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mucha might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mucha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothco.
Mucha 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.
Rothco misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mucha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco throws a nice head kick!
Mucha throws a leg kick
and Rothco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mucha misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothco tests Mucha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothco cracks Mucha with a good jab.
Rothco is breathing heavily.
Rothco throws a shot from downtown. Mucha moves away and avoids it.
Mucha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothco misses with a lunging right hand
and Mucha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mucha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rothco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mucha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Mucha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mucha breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Mucha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Rothco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothco.
Mucha throws a series of punches but Rothco avoids them all with ease.
Mucha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothco.
Mucha is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Rothco lands.
Mucha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mucha throws a series of punches but Rothco moves out of range.
Rothco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothco.
Mucha throws a series of punches but Rothco moves out of range.
Rothco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mucha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peter Mucha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mucha takes one on the button.
Mucha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mucha tries to move into range but Rothco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mucha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mucha duly obliges.
A low kick from Mucha misses
enabling Rothco to counter with a crisp jab.
Rothco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mucha misses with a combination
and Rothco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothco lands with a kick to the temple. Mucha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloppy strikes from Mucha. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Rothco lands.
Mucha throws a right hand that Rothco ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothco also avoids with ease.
Frank Rothco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothco lands a jab to Mucha's midsection.
Mucha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rothco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mucha's head.
Rothco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rothco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mucha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rothco circles away quickly and effectively.
Mucha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mucha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mucha tries to bum rush Rothco with a series of wild strikes but Rothco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rothco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Rothco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rothco closes the distance but Mucha moves to the side
and Mucha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rothco's guard.
Mucha stands up and waves to Rothco to follow him.
Rothco feints and then cracks Mucha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mucha down.
Mucha tries to move into range but Rothco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rothco lands a nice hook to Mucha's body. Mucha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mucha fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mucha.
Rothco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mucha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mucha misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rothco.
Rothco throws a shot to the body.
Rothco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mucha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothco.
A good leg kick by Rothco.
Rothco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mucha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mucha throws a combination that misses
and Rothco counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothco throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rothco duly obliges.
A lazy left from Mucha finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mucha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mucha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mucha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rothco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rothco is looking to clinch but Mucha is avoiding it.
Rothco looks to land a left hand but Mucha moved out of range nicely.
Rothco throws a right hand that misses
and Mucha counters by moving into the clinch.
Mucha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothco backwards.
Mucha prevents Rothco from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mucha presses Rothco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mucha digs a right hand into Rothco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rothco's gas tank.
Mucha lands a nice shot to the body.
Mucha has Rothco pressed against the cage.
Rothco letting Mucha take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mucha struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothco controls his hands.
Mucha misses with a knee strike.
Rothco avoids a wild elbow strike from Mucha.
Rothco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mucha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Peter Mucha.
I think Rothco 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rothco!
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