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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Rothko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hardin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Rothko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothko misses with a shot to the body
and Rothko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothko closes the distance and pushes Hardin back into the cage.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rothko manages to break the clinch.
Rothko throws a head kick that misses
and Hardin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardin tries to clinch
and Rothko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardin looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardin being controlled against the cage.
Rothko breaks the clinch.
Hardin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin is looking to clinch.
Hardin gets tackled into the cage by Rothko . Rothko maintains the clinch.
Rothko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardin is looking to clinch but Rothko is avoiding it.
Hardin tries to clinch there but Rothko circles away.
Rothko wants to clinch up but Hardin keeps it at a distance.
Rothko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardin.
Rothko closes the distance and clinches.
Rothko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rothko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardin moves in looking to clinch but Rothko pushes him off.
Rothko throws a series of punches but Hardin avoids them all with ease.
Rothko tries to clinch there but Hardin circles away.
Rothko closes the distance and clinches.
Rothko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothko moves into the clinch.
Rothko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rothko misses its intended target.
Rothko connects with a high kick.
Rothko throws a head kick that misses.
Hardin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rothko misses with a combination
and Hardin counters with a low kick, right behind Rothko 's knee.
Rothko has Hardin up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothko pushes Hardin up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothko breaks the clinch.
Rothko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothko rushes Hardin and presses him up against the cage.
Rothko avoiding damage as Hardin throws knees to the body.
Rothko crunches a lovely knee into Hardin's ribcage.
Rothko breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rothko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Rothko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rothko clinches up with Hardin and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rothko has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rothko .
Rothko manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Rothko dominated that round.
That's time! Rothko 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rothko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardin, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Rothko to work.
Rothko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rothko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rothko manages to break the clinch.
Rothko instigates a clinch.
Rothko leaning against his opponent.
Rothko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter Rothko is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothko avoids the head kick by Hardin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardin tries to clinch up
and Rothko counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch but Rothko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardin wants to clinch
and Rothko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rothko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rothko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothko misses with a body kick.
Hardin has Rothko up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardin working hard to break the clinch.
Rothko is struggling to control the position.
Walter Rothko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rothko crunches a lovely knee into Hardin's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardin has Rothko pushed against the cage.
Rothko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothko blocks a head kick by Hardin.
Walter Rothko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardin is breathing heavily.
Hardin tries to clinch there but Rothko circles away.
Rothko takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardin looks to clinch
and Rothko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rothko clinches up with Hardin and pushes him back against the cage.
Rothko effectively controlling the action here.
Rothko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothko has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothko scores with a knee to the head.
Rothko scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardin is looking to control Rothko 's arms but Rothko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rothko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothko misses with a hook to the body
and Hardin counters with a low kick, right behind Rothko 's knee.
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!
Rothko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rothko moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothko lands a right hand.
Rothko lands a nice uppercut.
Mike Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter Rothko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardin is looking to control Rothko 's arms but Rothko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Rothko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothko 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 20:18
Judge George Francis scores the fight 20:18
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Rothko !
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FIGHT
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