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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolfe Leiberwitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolfe Leiberwitz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
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182 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Magic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolfe Leiberwitz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leiberwitz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Magic defends it nicely.
Magic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leiberwitz was covering up waiting for the punch and Magic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leiberwitz being controlled here, momentarily.
Magic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leiberwitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leiberwitz keeping moving, preventing Magic from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Magic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leiberwitz to the mat! Leiberwitz manages to get full guard.
Magic trying to control the position from guard on top but Leiberwitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Leiberwitz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Leiberwitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leiberwitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Magic lands a nice forearm strike.
Magic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leiberwitz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leiberwitz is pushing Magic's head away, looking to escape. Magic manages to hold on to the position though.
Magic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Magic scoring with punches from side control.
Magic working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magic throws a strike aimed at the side of Leiberwitz's head but Leiberwitz avoids it well.
Magic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Magic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Magic crashes against the mat.
Magic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Magic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Magic trying to control the position but Leiberwitz is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leiberwitz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magic to the mat! Magic manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz pushes down on Magic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Magic moves into full guard.
Magic wants to sweep here but Leiberwitz controlling him for the moment.
Magic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leiberwitz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magic throws a strike but Leiberwitz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Leiberwitz keeping full guard, as Magic tries to pass.
Magic trying to control but Leiberwitz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Magic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Magic jabs Leiberwitz right on the nose. Leiberwitz blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Magic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leiberwitz gets caught flat footed, as Magic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magic trying to control the position from guard on top but Leiberwitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leiberwitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magic is working Leiberwitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Magic looking to pass the guard.
Magic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leiberwitz keeping moving, preventing Magic from controlling successfully.
Magic thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magic throws a strike but Leiberwitz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Magic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Magic.
A nice elbow there by Magic.
Magic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leiberwitz looks a forlorn figure.
Magic thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leiberwitz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Magic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Magic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Magic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leiberwitz?
Leiberwitz is squirming around, avoiding Magic's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Magic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leiberwitz is looking to escape.
Magic won't let Leiberwitz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Leiberwitz is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Magic.
Magic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Magic wants to control the pace but Leiberwitz is squirming around nicely.
Magic working Leiberwitz over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magic cracks Leiberwitz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magic throws some wild stikes that Leiberwitz manages to avoid easily.
Magic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Magic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Leiberwitz is rocked!
Magic drops a big elbow. That's hurt Leiberwitz! More shots from Magic and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Magic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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