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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jrod Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jrod Ford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leroy Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jrod Ford!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford darts in looking for a takedown but Zimmerman gets double underhooks and turns Ford into the cage.
Zimmerman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zimmerman gets tackled into the cage by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Ford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ford tries to circle away but Zimmerman has him pinned against the cage.
Ford can't break the clinch.
Ford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zimmerman has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimmerman avoids it.
Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ford as he jumps to the side.
Ford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford misses with a takedown
and Zimmerman counters with a good low kick that Ford was not able to check.
Zimmerman really is a fat lump.
Ford wants to clinch.
Ford tries to clinch but Zimmerman moves out of range.
Zimmerman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zimmerman throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ford avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zimmerman breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ford.
Leroy Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jrod Ford.
Zimmerman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford leaves Zimmerman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ford shoots in looking for a takedown. Zimmerman tries to sprawl out of it but Ford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zimmerman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zimmerman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ford.
Zimmerman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ford tries to avoid it but Zimmerman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ford to the ground. Ford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ford shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jrod Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ford tries to score a body lock takedown but Zimmerman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zimmerman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ford tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Zimmerman manages to move to mount!
A nice elbow there by Zimmerman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Zimmerman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Zimmerman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zimmerman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zimmerman somewhat.
Ford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zimmerman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ford somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Zimmerman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zimmerman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ford will feel that in the morning.
Ford has his takedown stuffed
and Zimmerman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford looking for a takedown.
Leroy Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jrod Ford.
Zimmerman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zimmerman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zimmerman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Zimmerman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zimmerman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zimmerman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ford has a takedown stuffed.
Ford looks for a takedown but Zimmerman sprawls well.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Ford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Zimmerman scores with a takedown into Ford's guard.
Ford looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zimmerman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zimmerman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ford doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zimmerman.
Zimmerman drops an elbow to the side of Ford's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is thwarting Ford's attempts to control the position.
Zimmerman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zimmerman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ford doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Zimmerman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ford doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zimmerman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Zimmerman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ford shoots for a takedown but Zimmerman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zimmerman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leroy Zimmerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zimmerman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zimmerman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zimmerman landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford working a defensive guard but Zimmerman passes into half guard.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
Zimmerman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zimmerman looks to land a strike but Ford avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zimmerman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zimmerman 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.
Zimmerman preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford controls Zimmerman momentarily but Zimmerman frees himself.
Ford has momentary wrist control but Zimmerman slips an elbow through the middle.
Zimmerman stands up and waves to Ford to follow him.
Ford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ford with a poor takedown
and Zimmerman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zimmerman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leroy Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jrod Ford.
Ford dives in and grabs Zimmerman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zimmerman pushes down on Ford's head and hops out.
Zimmerman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ford.
Zimmerman moves into range and clinches up with Ford.
Zimmerman wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
Ford fails to pull guard.
Zimmerman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zimmerman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zimmerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zimmerman breaks from the clinch.
Ford has his takedown stuffed
and Zimmerman counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ford's half guard.
Zimmerman tries to pass to full mount but Ford defends it.
Zimmerman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zimmerman working over Ford with some ground and pound. Ford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ford flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jrod Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leroy Zimmerman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zimmerman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Zimmerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zimmerman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Zimmerman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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