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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothschild's entrance music is The Light. A fine choice. Takka has chosen Kavinsky - Nightcall as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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192 lbs
36 - 18 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Takka 's knee but Takka avoids it well.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takka .
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Takka is just out of range.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Takka 's front leg but catches the back leg as Takka tries to avoid it.
Rothschild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
Rothschild misses with a low kick as Takka jumps back.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Takka moves out of range easily.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takka throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rothschild sprawls well. Rothschild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takka gets slowly back to his feet.
Rothschild looks for the body kick but Takka saw that one coming.
Takka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takka avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Takka is out of range.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takka misses with the combination.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Takka 's belly button to the back.
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild misses with a wild combination.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Takka throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Takka .
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Takka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Takka moved away.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Takka misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Takka .
Rothschild is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rothschild keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rothschild keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takka stalling away here and it's allowed Rothschild to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rothschild preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takka wants to stand but Rothschild is controlling his posture from full guard.
Takka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka throws a big elbow that misses.
Takka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takka tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothschild is retaining full guard.
Rothschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takka is one step ahead there.
Rothschild trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bancroft Rothschild dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takka tries to keep at a distance but Rothschild has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rothschild lands a nice elbow.
Rothschild misses with an elbow over the top.
Takka tries to score a body lock takedown but Rothschild shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Takka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takka .
Rothschild utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rothschild lands an elbow that stopped Takka in his tracks for a moment.
Rothschild throws an elbow that misses.
Rothschild misses with an elbow over the top.
Rothschild throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rothschild tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takka 's defenses.
Takka avoids a wild elbow strike from Rothschild.
Takka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothschild lands a jab to Takka 's midsection.
Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takka 's head.
Takka throws a nice looking combination but Rothschild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Takka throws a right hand that Rothschild ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothschild also avoids with ease.
Takka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild scores with a punch to the head.
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takka was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takka to score with a decent uppercut.
Bancroft Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a quick inside leg kick.
Timo Takka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rothschild moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takka misses with a wild body shot.
Takka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takka .
Takka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rothschild paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takka 's calf.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Takka lands a leg kick that knocks Rothschild off balance momentarily.
Takka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takka misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Takka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Takka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. Takka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Takka is breathing heavily.
Rothschild connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Takka is just out of range.
Rothschild connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild rushes Takka and presses him up against the cage.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothschild.
Takka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothschild.
Takka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bancroft Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takka connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takka .
Takka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Takka 's front leg but catches the back leg as Takka tries to avoid it.
Takka 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bancroft Rothschild dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rothschild cracks the inside of Takka 's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rothschild working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takka tries to break the clinch but Rothschild is controlling the position.
Takka has had enough of the clinch but Rothschild keeps him there for the moment.
Takka wants to break free but Rothschild has control.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takka blocks the elbow strike.
Rothschild lands an elbow just above Takka 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rothschild throws an elbow but misses.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takka backwards.
Takka can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Takka 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rothschild lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Takka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Takka 's front leg but catches the back leg as Takka tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to wear down Takka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the head.
Rothschild throws a good cross that connects.
Rothschild misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Rothschild.
Takka thuds his shin into the meat of Rothschild's side.
Takka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rothschild lands a jab to the nose.
Rothschild is looking to chop away at Takka 's legs.
Rothschild moves out of range as Takka strikes.
Rothschild finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Takka slaps the foot to one side.
Rothschild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takka counters with a thumping low kick.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takka .
Takka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takka misses with a head kick.
Takka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
A jab lands there for Takka .
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Takka moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takka .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild dodges the punch combination from Takka .
Timo Takka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takka .
Takka is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild is controlling him.
Takka tries to circle away but Rothschild has him pinned against the cage.
Rothschild trying to land knees to the body.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the side of Takka 's head.
Rothschild tries to land knees in the clinch but Takka avoids the damage to the body.
Takka wants a takedown but no success here.
Rothschild tries to land knees in the clinch but Takka avoids the damage to the body.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Takka blocks it.
Rothschild connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rothschild pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rothschild landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takka wants to get back to striking at distance but Rothschild won't allow it.
Takka blocks an elbow strike.
Rothschild prevents Takka from breaking the clinch.
Takka managing to block the knees to the body from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takka backwards.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with an elbow over the top.
Takka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothschild works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takka tries to land a knee to the head but Rothschild blocks with his arms.
Rothschild misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka controlling the action here for a moment.
Takka avoiding damage as Rothschild throws knees to the body.
A short left from Takka .
And that's the end of the fight!
Bancroft Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rothschild, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bancroft Rothschild!
Bancroft Rothschild took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want Dwight ekins next iv fought some of the best so has he. I want to prove I'm the best and a win over him gets me closer to my belt'.
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