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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Brite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brite comes to the cage accompanied by Rainbow Brite. Zimmerman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Linkin Park-- What Ive Done. Eric Zimmerman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
30
152 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rainbow Brite! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Zimmerman! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brite feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zimmermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Brite is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. The fighters circling - Zimmerman throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Zimmerman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Zimmerman misses the jab. Zimmerman throws a big shot that misses. Zimmerman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brite can pounce on him.
Zimmerman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brite rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zimmerman counters with a leg kick. Zimmerman slips under a jab. Brite scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good shot there by Brite. Zimmerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zimmerman misses with a double jab
and Brite counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zimmerman moves out of range as Brite throws a body kick.
Brite fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Rainbow Brite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Zimmerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brite.
Brite lands a big head kick that sends Zimmerman tumbling to the mat! Brite takes a step backwards and waves Zimmerman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zimmerman is rocked! Zimmerman moves out of range of the body kick from Brite.
Zimmerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Brite finish him? Brite throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zimmerman. Zimmerman seems to have recovered his senses. Brite looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range. Brite fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brite scores with a jab to the body. Brite throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A telegraphed right hand from Zimmerman misses the target. Brite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zimmerman's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brite is looking to slow Zimmerman down with leg kicks. A swing and a miss from Zimmerman. Brite scores with a decent looking hook. Brite feints and then cracks Zimmerman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zimmerman down. Zimmerman throws a big shot that misses. Brite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brite lands a leg kick that knocks Zimmerman off balance momentarily. Zimmerman misses with an uppercut. Brite saw that one coming. Zimmerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Brite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zimmerman. Zimmerman blocks a head kick by Brite.
Brite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Zimmerman misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brite throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman. Brite scores with a jab. Brite missing with a left hand there. Zimmerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Zimmerman slips under a jab. A combination from Brite does no damage. Zimmerman looks to land a combination but Brite avoids it well. Zimmerman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brite sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Brite connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zimmerman momentarily.
Brite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zimmerman. Brite cracks the inside of Zimmerman's front leg. Brite lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Brite listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Brite slips a jab from Zimmerman. Brite moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Zimmerman looks gassed! Brite lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Zimmerman loads up on a big right hand but Brite slips the punch. Brite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brite thuds his right hand into Zimmerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Rainbow Brite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zimmerman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brite connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zimmerman scrambles back to his feet. Zimmerman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Brite connects with a solid leg kick. A punch combination from Zimmerman misses. Brite moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainbow Brite dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zimmerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brite manages to avoid it. Brite throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Good standup being displayed there by Brite as he connects with a hook. The fighters circling - Zimmerman throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Brite just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brite throws a lazy right hand but Zimmerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Zimmerman slips under a jab from Brite. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zimmerman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brite has got the better of the exchanges. Brite misses with a looping right. Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes. Brite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zimmerman can do to turn this around? Zimmerman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zimmerman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zimmerman throws a hook but Brite blocks it. Zimmerman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Zimmerman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Zimmerman throws a series of punches but Brite avoids them all with ease. Zimmerman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Zimmerman looking for a submission but Brite manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Zimmerman is breathing heavily. Zimmerman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Brite bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zimmerman's guard. Zimmerman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Brite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Brite has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brite decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. 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! Zimmerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zimmerman manages to avoid it. Zimmerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Zimmerman as he checks the leg kick. Brite drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Brite misses with a double jab.
Brite lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zimmerman misses with a wild combination.
Zimmerman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Zimmerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice body kick from Brite. Brite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brite jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zimmerman 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. Brite scores with a decent looking hook. Zimmerman misses with a leg kick. Brite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zimmerman's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brite feints and then cracks Zimmerman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zimmerman down. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zimmerman slips a jab and a cross from Brite.
Zimmerman lands a head kick!
Brite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A punch combination from Brite misses. Rainbow Brite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Brite's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zimmerman under the eye. Brite works the jab nicely. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Zimmerman takes one to the side of the head.
Brite misses the jab. Zimmerman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brite. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainbow Brite dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Zimmerman. Zimmerman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brite. Zimmerman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brite. Brite cracks Zimmerman with a good jab. Brite lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Brite lands a big head kick that sends Zimmerman tumbling to the mat! Brite takes a step backwards and waves Zimmerman back to his feet - he wants the finish! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brite cracks Zimmerman with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Zimmerman tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Brite pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Zimmerman is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rainbow Brite!
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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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