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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman comes into the arena with Run This Town (Jay Z feat. Rhianna) blaring out of the sound system. Weber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 99 Problems by Jay Z. Robert Zimmerman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Levi Weber's chin.
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215 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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217 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Robert Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Levi Weber!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weber.
Weber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zimmerman moves away from the strike by Weber.
Zimmerman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zimmerman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Weber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.
Levi Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
Weber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Robert Zimmerman has been cut.
A big left from Weber misses.
Weber looks to land a left hand but Zimmerman moved out of range nicely.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zimmerman gets the takedown into side control.
Weber is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zimmerman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Weber works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weber is defending against the submission attempts here by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zimmerman looks to land a strike but Weber avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zimmerman throws and elbow that misses. Weber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zimmerman's guard. Nice move by Weber!
Zimmerman has an active guard here but Weber has managed to pass into half guard.
Zimmerman wants to control but Weber is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weber tries to stand and escape but Zimmerman is controlling the position.
Zimmerman looking for submissions off his back.
Zimmerman looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman actively working from the bottom here.
Zimmerman wants to get back to full guard but Weber has passed into side control.
Zimmerman is trying desperately to improve position.
Zimmerman is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Weber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Zimmerman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weber throws an overhand right that lands on Zimmerman's shoulder, as Zimmerman tries to avoid the shot.
Weber misses with a wild combination.
Zimmerman gets a takedown into half guard.
Zimmerman wants to take a breather but Weber is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber tries to kick Zimmerman off but Zimmerman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zimmerman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Weber 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.
Zimmerman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber is looking to escape.
Zimmerman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Weber!
Zimmerman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Weber because Zimmerman loaded up on that one.
Weber avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zimmerman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber really wants to buck Zimmerman off and get back to his feet.
Zimmerman working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Levi Weber has been cut.
Zimmerman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Weber is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Weber is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is trying to improve his position.
Zimmerman struggling a bit here.
Weber wants to stand but Zimmerman is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zimmerman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zimmerman working Weber over with strikes.
Zimmerman stops Weber from getting back to his feet.
Weber is staying active underneath Zimmerman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zimmerman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Weber has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zimmerman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weber's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman throwing shots but Weber is blocking nicely.
Zimmerman throwing shots but Weber is blocking nicely.
Weber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zimmerman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zimmerman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zimmerman looks to land a right hand but Weber moved out of range.
Zimmerman slips a jab from Weber.
Zimmerman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zimmerman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Weber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zimmerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weber throws out the jab.
Zimmerman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weber throws a right hand that Zimmerman ducks under and follows up with a left that Zimmerman also avoids with ease.
Zimmerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weber.
A big left from Zimmerman misses.
Weber throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weber throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman tries for a takedown but Weber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zimmerman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Weber scrambles back to his feet.
Weber misses with an uppercut. Zimmerman saw that one coming.
Weber might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Weber misses with a wild combination.
Levi Weber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weber misses with a series of wild punches.
Weber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Weber.
Weber just misses with a punch to the body.
Weber throws a jab when Zimmerman was well out of range.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman loads up on a big right hand but Weber slips the punch.
A combination from Zimmerman does no damage.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Weber misses.
Weber throws a hook to the side of Zimmerman's head but Zimmerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zimmerman counters with a takedown into side control.
Weber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zimmerman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zimmerman advances to mount.
Zimmerman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zimmerman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Weber because Zimmerman loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber taking shots to the head.
Zimmerman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Weber because Zimmerman loaded up on that one.
Zimmerman landing punches.
That has opened up Levi Weber's cut even more.
Zimmerman landing punches.
Levi Weber's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Levi Weber's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Zimmerman!
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hype
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RATING
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