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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolfe Leiberwitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marcus zigman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolfe Leiberwitz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolfe Leiberwitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, marcus zigman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zigman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
zigman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Rolfe Leiberwitz has been cut.
Leiberwitz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. zigman did well to prevent Leiberwitz getting side control.
Leiberwitz prevents zigman from standing back up.
Leiberwitz stalling.
Leiberwitz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
zigman tries to kick Leiberwitz off but Leiberwitz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leiberwitz working over zigman with some ground and pound. zigman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leiberwitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leiberwitz winds up and cracks zigman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
zigman pushes Leiberwitz off looking to stand but Leiberwitz dives back in and keeps control.
Leiberwitz controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zigman looks like he's trying to stand up.
zigman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leiberwitz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leiberwitz 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.
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.
zigman tries to kick Leiberwitz off but Leiberwitz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
zigman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leiberwitz scores with a couple of nice shots.
zigman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leiberwitz winds up and cracks zigman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leiberwitz stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zigman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leiberwitz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leiberwitz controlling the action here.
Leiberwitz slips a nice elbow through zigman's hands, connecting with zigman's forehead.
Leiberwitz lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leiberwitz lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
zigman scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Leiberwitz manages to mount him!
zigman really wants to buck Leiberwitz off and get back to his feet.
zigman looks gassed!
Leiberwitz unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leiberwitz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish zigman?
Leiberwitz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leiberwitz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Leiberwitz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leiberwitz with good strikes from the mount here!
Leiberwitz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leiberwitz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Leiberwitz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can zigman hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leiberwitz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Leiberwitz landing strikes from the mount and zigman is in trouble!
Leiberwitz punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leiberwitz landing shots from mount.
Leiberwitz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
zigman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolfe Leiberwitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rolfe Leiberwitz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leiberwitz.
zigman tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Leiberwitz landing punches.
zigman is in a horrible position here. Leiberwitz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leiberwitz with good strikes from the mount here!
Leiberwitz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You get the feeling that zigman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Leiberwitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiberwitz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
zigman is breathing heavily.
Leiberwitz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Leiberwitz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Leiberwitz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leiberwitz landing shots from mount.
Leiberwitz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Leiberwitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that zigman can do to turn this around?
zigman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Leiberwitz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leiberwitz controlling the pace for now.
Leiberwitz lands a heavy elbow.
Leiberwitz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leiberwitz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leiberwitz landing punches.
Leiberwitz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Leiberwitz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Leiberwitz lands a heavy elbow.
Leiberwitz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leiberwitz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leiberwitz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Leiberwitz is landing with some decent strikes but zigman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leiberwitz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leiberwitz won't let zigman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Leiberwitz raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
zigman taking shots to the head.
Leiberwitz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leiberwitz content just to control the position here.
zigman is bucking up trying to escape but Leiberwitz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leiberwitz landing strikes, looking to finish!
zigman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leiberwitz controlling from mount.
zigman is in a horrible position here. Leiberwitz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolfe Leiberwitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rolfe Leiberwitz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
zigman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leiberwitz.
Rolfe Leiberwitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
zigman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from zigman. No joy for Leiberwitz on that attempt.
Good leg kick by zigman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leiberwitz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for zigman!
Leiberwitz cracks zigman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
zigman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
zigman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiberwitz looking to finish zigman with some ground and pound. This is bad for zigman!
zigman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Leiberwitz controlling from the full mount.
Leiberwitz is landing with some decent strikes but zigman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leiberwitz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
zigman tries to buck Leiberwitz off but he can't manage it.
zigman is bucking up trying to escape but Leiberwitz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leiberwitz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish zigman?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leiberwitz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Leiberwitz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leiberwitz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rolfe Leiberwitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leiberwitz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. zigman looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Leiberwitz landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Leiberwitz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leiberwitz looking to finish zigman with some ground and pound. This is bad for zigman!
zigman is bucking up trying to escape but Leiberwitz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz lands a big elbow.
Leiberwitz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
zigman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Leiberwitz working zigman over with strikes here.
Leiberwitz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns zigman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Leiberwitz controlling from the full mount.
Leiberwitz with good strikes from the mount here!
zigman taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiberwitz with good strikes from the mount here!
Leiberwitz with good strikes from the mount here!
Leiberwitz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Leiberwitz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down zigman for as long as he can get away with.
Leiberwitz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leiberwitz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. zigman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
zigman tries to buck Leiberwitz off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Leiberwitz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolfe Leiberwitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leiberwitz, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolfe Leiberwitz!
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