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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 120 p4p, 83 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 17 p4p, 11 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm 38 215 29 - 29 - 1 |
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191 cm 31 215 22 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt World class boxer Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 29 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artemis Entreri! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Entreri sprawls well. Entreri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zimmerman gets slowly back to his feet. Zimmerman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Entreri defends it nicely. Entreri throws out a counter right but Zimmerman avoids it with no problem.
 That's one minute gone in the round. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimmerman dives in and grabs Entreri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Entreri pushes down on Zimmerman's head and hops out. Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moritz Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Entreri stuffs the takedown. Entreri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Zimmerman fails with the takedown and Entreri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Moritz Zimmerman has been cut. Moritz Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zimmerman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Entreri pinned against the cage. Entreri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Entreri has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt
and Entreri counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zimmerman! Entreri lets Zimmerman back up to his feet, looking for a finish! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zimmerman has a takedown stuffed. Zimmerman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Entreri defends well and Zimmerman ends up having to push Entreri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Entreri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Zimmerman blocks a body shot from Entreri. Entreri prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zimmerman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Entreri is defending well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Zimmerman is trying to drag Entreri to the mat but Entreri just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Entreri. Zimmerman wants a takedown but no success here.
Entreri lands a body shot. Zimmerman is breathing heavily. Entreri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Entreri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zimmermans head. Entreri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimmerman or not. Entreri presses Zimmerman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Entreri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zimmermans head. Entreri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Entreri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Entreri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Entreri as the two fighters clinch.
Entreri digs a right hand underneath Zimmerman's ribcage. Zimmerman let out a lung full of air as it connected. Entreri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Entreri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short uppercut from Entreri. Entreri lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right from Entreri. Entreri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Entreri. Zimmerman tries for a takedown but Entreri manages to get underhooks.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Entreri tries to work over Zimmerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entreri breaks from the clinch.
Zimmerman shoots for a takedown but Entreri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. It seemed like Entreri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt and Entreri counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Zimmerman out cold! What a finish! Entreri is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artemis Entreri! After winning the bout, Artemis Entreri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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