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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by . Zimmerman has chosen Linkin Park-- What Ive Done as his entrance music. Eric Zimmerman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
31 - 4 - 0 |
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177 cm
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152 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
31 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zimmerman misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Zimmerman fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Zimmerman keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Zimmerman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Zimmerman.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeremy Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Eric Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zimmerman tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zimmerman hang on?
Zimmerman is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson looking to control but Zimmerman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson lands with some strikes.
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!
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Zimmerman tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zimmerman is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson controlling from mount.
Zimmerman regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Zimmerman wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jeremy Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zimmerman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zimmerman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zimmerman tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Zimmerman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmerman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zimmerman misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Zimmerman has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Zimmerman misses with a double jab
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Zimmerman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Zimmerman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zimmerman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zimmermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zimmerman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zimmerman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Zimmerman fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Zimmerman.
Johnson stands up over Zimmerman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zimmerman keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson 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 throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Zimmerman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jeremy Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Zimmerman's head.
Zimmerman gets back to full guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zimmerman has wrist control.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Zimmerman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Zimmerman keeps moving.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Zimmerman has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmerman is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zimmerman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A punch lands to the side of Zimmerman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zimmerman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Zimmerman backing up. Zimmerman nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Zimmerman fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Zimmerman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zimmerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Zimmerman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Zimmerman tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Zimmerman can't escape the position.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control but Zimmerman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimmerman tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson tries to control but Zimmerman wriggling away.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zimmerman tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Zimmerman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson tries to control but Zimmerman wriggling away.
Zimmerman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zimmerman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson trying to control but Zimmerman is having none of it.
Eric Zimmerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimmerman is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jeremy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Zimmerman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmerman is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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