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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Von Magnaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Rothschild has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Magnaron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rothschild scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magnaron throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
Magnaron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rothschild's hands.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild works the jab nicely.
Magnaron slips under a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Magnaron dodges the punch combination from Rothschild.
Magnaron throwing a counter right hand but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Magnaron fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Magnaron.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a high kick!
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Magnaron slips the punch.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magnaron checks it well.
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Rothschild connects with a right hand. Magnaron shakes it off.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Rothschild's coach down at Double XX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rothschild's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rothschild as Magnaron shoots in.
Magnaron takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and Magnaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magnaron's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnaron moves away.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Magnaron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothschild's head.
Magnaron connects with a crisp jab.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Magnaron's head but Magnaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild thumps Magnaron with a low kick.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magnaron misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Magnaron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
Magnaron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild lands a head shot.
Magnaron looking to score a takedown here. Rothschild is defending well but Magnaron drives through and ends up in Rothschild's guard.
Rothschild working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magnaron.
Rothschild keeping full guard, as Magnaron tries to pass.
Rothschild tries to strike from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Magnaron has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Magnaron with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magnaron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rothschild trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Magnaron looking to pass the guard.
Magnaron stays in close to Rothschild's body and controls the position.
Rothschild trying to strike off his back.
Magnaron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
Rothschild doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Magnaron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rothschild striking off his back but it's not causing Magnaron any problems.
Rothschild throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rothschild scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Rothschild doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rothschild trying to strike off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Rothschild.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Magnaron or perhaps it was just good defense by Rothschild, which made it look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Von Magnaron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
enabling Magnaron to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Magnaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andy Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Magnaron down.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Magnaron moved out of range.
Magnaron shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Magnaron showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magnaron connects with a nice short shot to Rothschild's temple.
Magnaron blocks the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to get back to full guard here but Magnaron has managed to pass to side control instead.
Magnaron working the ground and pound.
Magnaron in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rothschild striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Magnaron is looking to take a break and control but Rothschild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magnaron avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rothschild.
Von Magnaron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron just content to control the position.
Magnaron blocks the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothschild throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Rothschild is trying to strike from the bottom but Magnaron has passed into full mount.
Magnaron raining down shots from the mount!
Rothschild throwing hammer fists to the chest of Magnaron. What's that going to do exactly?
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rothschild keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Magnaron lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magnaron breaks from Rothschild's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Magnaron cracks Rothschild with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magnaron takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rothschild is looking to improve his position but Magnaron isn't that keen on the idea.
Rothschild flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Magnaron has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rothschild's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magnaron with good strikes from the mount here!
Magnaron unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Magnaron.
Rothschild is rocked!
Magnaron with a couple of short strikes.
Rothschild is still in real trouble! Can Magnaron finish him?
Magnaron loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rothschild scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Magnaron land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Magnaron stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Magnaron!
In his post fight interview, Von Magnaron started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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