▁the ▁first ▁round ▁and ▁all ▁with ▁strik es . ▁Roth well ▁then ▁faced ▁future ▁two - time ▁U FC ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁and ▁fellow ▁M ile t ich ▁Fight ing ▁Systems ▁f ighter , ▁Tim ▁Syl via . ▁Roth well ▁was ▁handed ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁loss ▁in ▁a ▁decision . ▁However , ▁he ▁b ounced ▁back ▁and ▁won ▁his ▁next ▁seven ▁f ights , ▁all ▁by ▁submission ▁or ▁T K O , ▁before ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁decision ▁loss ▁to ▁Mike ▁White head . ▁ ▁After ▁defe ating ▁former ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁C age ▁Super ▁He avy weight ▁Champion , ▁Dan ▁Bob ish ▁by ▁knock out , ▁Roth well ▁was ▁soon ▁invited ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Fight ▁League ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁City ▁Silver back s , ▁co ached ▁by ▁the ▁legend ary ▁Pat ▁M ile t ich . ▁Like ▁several ▁other ▁f igh ters ▁in ▁the ▁promotion , ▁Roth well ▁was ▁compet ing ▁for ▁the ▁coach ▁who ▁he ▁trained ▁with ▁regularly . ▁ ▁International ▁Fight ▁League ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Roth well ▁made ▁his ▁I FL ▁debut ▁against ▁future ▁U FC ▁veter an , ▁the ▁Polish - Can ad ian ▁f ighter , ▁Kr z ysz to f ▁S osz yn ski . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁S osz yn ski ▁surprising ly ▁decided ▁to ▁exchange ▁strik es ▁with ▁Roth well , ▁and ▁land ed ▁a ▁left ▁upper cut ▁and ▁held ▁his ▁own ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down