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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huone has chosen RMB - Spring as his entrance music. Kaivo Huone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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167 cm
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143 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Rothstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothstein throws a leg kick which misses Huone's front leg but catches the back leg as Huone tries to avoid it.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huone was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huone. Rothstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rothstein.
Rothstein misses the shot to the body.
Huone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rothstein eats them both and turns towards Huone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Huone stuffs the takedown attempt from Rothstein. Rothstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Huone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothstein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Huone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rothstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rothstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rothstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huone manages to avoid it.
Rothstein wants to slow Huone down by chopping away at his legs.
Huone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huone was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
Rothstein ducks under a wild hook from Huone.
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!
Rothstein cracks a nice hook into Huone's ribs.
Nice cross by Huone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone throws a body punch but Rothstein moves out of range.
Huone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Huone.
Rothstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rothstein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rothstein throws a hook but Huone avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Huone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rothstein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huone.
Huone tries a body shot but Rothstein blocks it.
Rothstein is trying to maintain a safe position but Huone gets an underhook and turns Rothstein into the cage.
Huone working aggressively here.
Huone gets through Rothstein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huone as Rothstein tries to tie him up.
Huone misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone tries to work over Rothstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Huone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huone presses Rothstein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huone being controlled against the cage.
Huone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huone stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arnold Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rothstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein lands with a nice body punch.
Rothstein misses with a body kick.
Rothstein thows a body shot but no joy.
Huone lands a two punch combo.
Rothstein is rocked!
Huone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rothsteins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Rothstein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huone steps in with a hook that catches Rothstein right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Huone follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rothstein looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaivo Huone!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaivo Huone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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