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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobbie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolfe Leiberwitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobbie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolfe Leiberwitz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leiberwitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leiberwitz shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bobbie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch there but Leiberwitz circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leiberwitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leiberwitz dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leiberwitz.
It looks like Rolfe Leiberwitz has been cut.
Leiberwitz tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Leiberwitz is having none of it.
Leiberwitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones wants to stand up but Leiberwitz is controlling him.
Leiberwitz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leiberwitz stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiberwitz works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leiberwitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leiberwitz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leiberwitz won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Leiberwitz landing with the ground and pound.
Leiberwitz chips away with some ground and pound.
Leiberwitz throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leiberwitz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leiberwitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Leiberwitz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leiberwitz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Leiberwitz from controlling successfully.
Leiberwitz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leiberwitz pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leiberwitz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leiberwitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leiberwitz throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to escape.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leiberwitz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leiberwitz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leiberwitz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leiberwitz tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones pushes Leiberwitz off and gets back to his feet.
Leiberwitz tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leiberwitz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Leiberwitz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Leiberwitz to the mat. Leiberwitz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones wanted to stand there but Leiberwitz had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Leiberwitz from standing up.
Jones wanted to stand there but Leiberwitz had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolfe Leiberwitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rolfe Leiberwitz's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leiberwitz misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leiberwitz up against the cage.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leiberwitz.
Leiberwitz is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bobbie Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolfe Leiberwitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiberwitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Leiberwitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Leiberwitz is breathing heavily.
Leiberwitz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Leiberwitz to the mat. Leiberwitz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones wanted to stand there but Leiberwitz had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leiberwitz has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Leiberwitz shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Leiberwitz circles away.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Leiberwitz pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Leiberwitz or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leiberwitz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch up but Leiberwitz keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones throws a combination. Leiberwitz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones tries to clinch but Leiberwitz moves out of range.
Jones drives through and clinches with Leiberwitz against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Leiberwitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leiberwitz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch there but Leiberwitz circles away.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Leiberwitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Leiberwitz tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Leiberwitz circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up but Leiberwitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leiberwitz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leiberwitz with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Leiberwitz shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Leiberwitz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leiberwitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobbie Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rolfe Leiberwitz's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Leiberwitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones cracks Leiberwitz with a good jab.
Jones tries to clinch but Leiberwitz moves out of range.
Leiberwitz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Leiberwitz.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Leiberwitz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiberwitz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
Leiberwitz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Leiberwitz is chipping away with strikes.
Leiberwitz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Leiberwitz looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Leiberwitz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Leiberwitz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Leiberwitz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Leiberwitz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Leiberwitz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jones tries to buck Leiberwitz off but he can't manage it.
Leiberwitz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Leiberwitz landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Leiberwitz.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Leiberwitz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Leiberwitz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Leiberwitz lands a heavy elbow.
Leiberwitz scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Leiberwitz lands with some strikes.
Leiberwitz won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Leiberwitz.
Leiberwitz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Leiberwitz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Leiberwitz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leiberwitz won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Leiberwitz lands a heavy elbow.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Leiberwitz raining down shots from the mount!
Leiberwitz lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leiberwitz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolfe Leiberwitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leiberwitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rolfe Leiberwitz!
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RATING
62% |
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