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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecrusher- Neva Scared. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, LeRoy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Zimmerman, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Zimmerman against the cage but Zimmerman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Zimmerman.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zimmerman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Zimmerman is on top in guard.
Zimmerman lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Zimmerman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zimmerman controlling the action here.
Zimmerman works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Zimmerman maintains control.
Zimmerman controlling his opponent.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Zimmerman's attempts to control the action.
Zimmerman is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zimmerman scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zimmerman tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zimmerman to the ground. Zimmerman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zimmerman circles away.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Zimmerman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Zimmerman misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A low kick from Zimmerman misses
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zimmerman throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Zimmerman throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zimmerman to the mat! Zimmerman manages to get full guard.
Johnson is sitting in close to Zimmerman's body. Zimmerman has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Johnson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Johnson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Zimmerman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robert Zimmerman!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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