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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 272 p4p, 140 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 39 p4p, 20 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Weismuller's choice of entrance music: Nobody Speak. Tommy Weismuller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26 - 28 - 1 |
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18 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Weismuller. That's going to slow Zimmerman down.
Weismuller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zimmerman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Weismuller sprawls and moves away.
Weismuller misses with a straight right.
Zimmerman is looking to counter the offense by Weismuller and move into the clinch.
Weismuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Zimmerman counters with a shoot takedown. Weismuller fights it but they end up in guard.
Weismuller trying to control the position.
Zimmerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weismuller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zimmerman postures up in Weismuller's guard and throws a big left but Weismuller blocks it.
Zimmerman throwing strikes but missing.
Zimmerman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zimmerman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zimmerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weismuller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmerman forces his way into half guard.
Weismuller wants to get back to his feet.
Zimmerman moves into full mount! Weismuller won't be happy about that!
Zimmerman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Weismuller is on top in guard.
Zimmerman has his foot on Weismuller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Weismuller works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is working an open guard so Weismuller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Weismuller scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Weismuller misses the target.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weismuller as he avoids it easily.
Weismuller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weismuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimmerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Weismuller.
Zimmerman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weismuller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Weismuller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weismuller misses with a body shot.
Weismuller throws a leg kick which misses Zimmerman's front leg but catches the back leg as Zimmerman tries to avoid it.
Zimmerman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weismuller is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zimmerman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Weismuller defends well and Zimmerman ends up having to push Weismuller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zimmerman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moritz Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weismuller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zimmerman wants a takedown but no success here.
Zimmerman breaks the clinch.
Weismuller jabs Zimmerman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Weismuller thows a leg kick but Zimmerman checks it
and Zimmerman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zimmerman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zimmerman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zimmerman tries to free his leg and advance position but Weismuller is retaining full guard.
Zimmerman stops Weismuller from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zimmerman drops back looking for a leg! Weismuller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Weismuller manages to kick Zimmerman off! Zimmerman jumps back into Weismuller's guard.
Weismuller is controlling Zimmerman's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zimmerman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zimmerman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zimmerman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zimmerman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Weismuller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zimmerman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weismuller is pulling down on Zimmerman's head. It's preventing any offense from Zimmerman, at least for the moment.
Zimmerman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zimmerman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zimmerman tries to free his leg and advance position but Weismuller is retaining full guard.
Zimmerman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zimmerman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Weismuller pushes Zimmerman off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Weismuller will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Weismuller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zimmerman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zimmerman avoids the body shot from Weismuller.
Weismuller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zimmerman is able to avoid easily.
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Weismuller.
Weismuller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zimmerman has time to react.
Weismuller misses with a lunging right hand
and Zimmerman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Weismuller!
Weismuller struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zimmerman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Weismuller is pushing Zimmerman's head away, looking to escape. Zimmerman manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zimmerman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Weismuller is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Weismuller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zimmerman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Weismuller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Weismuller tries to escape but Zimmerman is in control.
Weismuller struggling a bit here.
Weismuller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zimmerman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zimmerman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Weismuller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Weismuller wants to get back to his feet but Zimmerman drags him back down.
Zimmerman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zimmerman is trying to get an arm triangle but Weismuller is defending well.
Weismuller is trying to improve his position.
Weismuller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zimmerman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zimmerman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weismuller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Weismuller is looking for a sweep.
Moritz Zimmerman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range.
Zimmerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Weismuller throws a body punch but Zimmerman moves out of range.
Good shot there by Weismuller.
Zimmerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weismuller lands a jab to the head.
Zimmerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller is looking to land body kicks.
Zimmerman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Weismuller manages to circle out of the way.
Weismuller throws a body kick that misses
and Zimmerman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Weismuller's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zimmerman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zimmerman wants to pass the guard but Weismuller is keeping the position.
Zimmerman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zimmerman slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zimmerman has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Weismuller defend it? Zimmerman steps over the head and cranks it - Weismuller is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zimmerman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moritz Zimmerman!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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