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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 2496 p4p, 286 weight class) and Patrick Bower (ranked 1295 p4p, 173 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Bower!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bower takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bower looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rothco misses with a double jab.
Rothco throws an off balance right hand
and Rothco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothco defending well as Bower loads up on a big left hand.
Bower checks a leg kick nicely.
Bower goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bower looks to land a right hand but Rothco moved out of range.
Rothco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bower wants to counter with a clinch but Rothco pushes him away.
Rothco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rothco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bower connects with a crisp jab.
Bower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothco.
Rothco was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rothco lands a jab to the nose.
Bower lands with 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!
Bower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower misses with a right hand
letting Rothco counter with a right hand.
Bower lands a nice shot to the body.
Bower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bower just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Rothco misses the target.
Bower misses with a low kick.
Bower thuds his right hand into Rothco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rothco clobbers Bower with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rothco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bower scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bower.
Rothco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Rothco finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rothco scores with a nice strike.
Bower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothco misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bower. Rothco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothco lands a big head kick that sends Bower tumbling to the mat! Rothco takes a step backwards and waves Bower back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bower is rocked!
Rothco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rothco moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBower.
Bower cracks Rothco with an open hand slap.
Bower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothco connects with a leg kick. Bower looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bower throws a looping overhand right but Rothco ducks down to avoid it.
Rothco throws a sloppy body shot
and Bower counters with a straight right hand.
Rothco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bower was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothco.
Bower throws a jab when Rothco was well out of range.
Rothco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothco misses with a hook to the body
and Bower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rothco is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Rothco misses.
Bower throws a shot from downtown. Rothco moves away and avoids it.
Rothco cracks a nice hook into Bower's ribs.
Rothco is looking to wear down Bower with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bower lands a lovely overhand right.
Rothco lands with a nice body punch.
Bower misses with a lunging right hand
and Rothco counters with a straight right hand.
Bower steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rothco. That one must have hurt.
Rothco moves out of range as Bower strikes.
It looked like Rothco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothco can pounce on him.
Bower scores with a one two! Rothco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Rothco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Frank Rothco has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Bower does no damage.
Rothco seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bower scores with a jab to the body.
Bower lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bower looks to land a combination but Rothco avoids it well.
Rothco scores with a nice strike.
Rothco misses with a body shot.
Bower misses with a hook to the body
and Rothco counters with a left to the body.
Bower scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothco was well out of range. Poor timing from Bower.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rothco - that will leave a mark!
Bower stuns Rothco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bower throws out the jab.
Bower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Frank Rothco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Rothco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bower punishes Rothco's body with a nice straight punch.
Rothco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bower moves away.
Bower connects with a looping right hand.
Rothco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothco swings for the body but Bower moves out of range.
Bower takes a swing at Rothco's ribcage but misses.
Bower throws a head kick that misses
and Rothco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rothco punishes Bower's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco throws a head kick but Bower moves out of range.
Rothco blocks a low kick nicely.
Rothco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rothco takes a swing at Bower's ribcage but misses.
Bower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rothco doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower checks a low kick from Rothco.
A combination from Bower does no damage.
A shot to the body from Bower misses
and Rothco counters with a right hand to the body.
Rothco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bower throws a body punch but Rothco moves out of range.
Bower throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothco throws a shot to the body.
Bower is breathing heavily.
Rothco works the jab nicely.
Bower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothco.
Rothco sets himself, and Bower steps forward looking for the clinch! Rothco avoids it this time.
Rothco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bower takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rothco takes a swing at Bower's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Bower on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothco swings for the body but Bower moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Rothco.
Bower scores with a nice right hand.
Rothco blocks a leg kick.
Bower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Rothco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rothco connects with a single shot there.
Rothco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rothco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothco misses with a wild body shot.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothco moves away.
Bower dodges the punch combination from Rothco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothco. Bower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothco misses with a wild body shot.
Rothco misses with a body shot.
Rothco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bower manages to avoid it.
Bower fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rothco misses the shot to the body.
Rothco punishes Bower's body with a nice straight punch.
Bower just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bower.
Rothco swings widly with a right hand
and Bower counters with a nice body shot.
Bower throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rothco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bower misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bower misses with an uppercut
and Rothco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothco cracks Bower with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothco moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothco is looking to chop away at Bower's legs.
A big right from Bower misses.
Rothco scores with a punch to the head.
Bower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bower counters with a left to the body.
Bower lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bower just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothco misses with a wild body shot.
Bower looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bower lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Rothco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Rothco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rothco slips a jab from Bower.
Rothco looks to score with a jab to the body but Bower is just out of range.
Bower avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bower! But no joy.
Rothco avoids the head kick by Bower.
Rothco throws a looping overhand right but Bower ducks down to avoid it.
Bower lands with a hook. Rothco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rothco misses the shot to the body.
Bower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothco throws out the jab.
Rothco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bower dodges the punch combination from Rothco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothco throws a sloppy body shot
and Bower counters with a nice body shot.
Bower checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bower. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Rothco.
Bower misses with a body shot.
Rothco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rothco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rothco cracks Bower with a good jab.
Rothco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothco misses with a shot to the body
and Bower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bower avoids the body shot from Rothco.
Bower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bower misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Rothco.
Bower lands a nice hook to Rothco's body. Rothco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bower.
Rothco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothco lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bower.
Bower throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rothco counter with a right hand.
Bower tries to move into range but Rothco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bower.
Bower throws out a counter right but Rothco avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower throws a combination that misses
and Rothco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bower looks to land a combination. Rothco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bower takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rothco throws a lazy head kick
and Bower makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothco throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothco throws a good cross that connects.
Bower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rothco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothco moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rothco misses the target.
Frank Rothco is winning the standup battle so far.
Bower swings for the body but Rothco moves out of range.
Rothco throws a big counter combination but Bower scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rothco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bower.
Rothco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rothco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bower.
Frank Rothco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothco looks to score with a jab to the body but Bower is just out of range.
Bower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothco.
A jab from Bower misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothco.
Bower tries to bum rush Rothco with a series of wild strikes but Rothco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rothco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bower.
Patrick Bower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bower walks into a stiff left hand from Rothco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bower. Rothco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothco lands with a shot to the body.
Rothco lands with a good body shot.
Rothco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rothco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bower was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rothco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Rothco!
Frank Rothco spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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