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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lagnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lagnus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Lagnus.
Zimmerman is looking to slow Lagnus down with leg kicks.
Zimmerman avoids the body shot from Lagnus.
Zimmerman throws a push kick but Lagnus slaps the foot to one side.
Lagnus misses with an uppercut.
Zimmerman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zimmerman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lagnus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
Lagnus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.
Both fighters circling a little - Zimmerman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zimmerman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagnus misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
Lagnus misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lagnus.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lagnus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lagnus missing with a left hand there. Zimmerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zimmerman moves out of range as Lagnus strikes.
Zimmerman misses with a head kick.
Lagnus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagnus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zimmerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zimmerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zimmerman blocks a jab.
Zimmerman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lagnus thows a body shot but no joy.
Lagnus takes a swing at Zimmerman's ribcage but misses.
Lagnus throws a big shot that misses.
Lagnus throws a hook but Zimmerman blocks it.
Zimmerman tries to land a front kick but Lagnus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lagnus throws a lazy right hand but Zimmerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman staying out of range there.
Crunch! Zimmerman slams his shin into Lagnus's torso.
Zimmerman lands with a kick to the temple. Lagnus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A shot to the liver by Lagnus. Beautiful body shot.
Zimmerman takes one on the button.
Zimmerman scores with a head kick.
Lagnus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lagnus throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zimmerman slips a straight right by Lagnus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick which misses Lagnus's front leg but catches the back leg as Lagnus tries to avoid it.
Zimmerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lagnus throws out the jab.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
Zimmerman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zimmerman scores with a head kick.
Lagnus throws a hook but Zimmerman blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmerman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lagnus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Zimmerman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lagnus swinging wildly here.
Lagnus misses the shot to the body.
Lagnus looks to land a left hand but Zimmerman moved out of range nicely.
Lagnus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lagnus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lagnus misses with a wild body shot.
Lagnus moves out of range of the body kick from Zimmerman.
Lagnus misses with a right hand
and Zimmerman counters with an inside leg kick.
Lagnus swings for the body but Zimmerman moves out of range.
A jab from Lagnus does it's job there.
Zimmerman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman defending well as Lagnus loads up on a big left hand.
Lagnus moves out of range as Zimmerman throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lagnus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zimmerman - the referee stops the clock and Lagnus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zimmerman. Lagnus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zimmerman scores with a spinning back kick!
Lagnus misses with a looping left.
Bruce Lagnus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagnus connects with a crisp jab.
Lagnus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman misses with a head kick.
Zimmerman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lagnus blocks a head kick by Zimmerman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagnus looks to throw the jab but Zimmerman is out of range.
Lagnus works the jab nicely.
Lagnus throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lagnus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lagnus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zimmerman delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zimmerman - that will leave a mark!
Lagnus throws a jab when Zimmerman was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagnus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zimmerman.
Zimmerman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lagnus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zimmerman.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zimmerman. Lagnus shrugs it off though.
Zimmerman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zimmerman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zimmerman drops his hands momentarily and Lagnus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lagnus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.
Lagnus throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman moves away from the strike by Lagnus.
Lagnus cracks Zimmerman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lagnus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lagnus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zimmerman throws a wild body kick that Lagnus sees coming a mile off.
Lagnus misses with a straight left.
Lagnus throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagnus throws a hook but Zimmerman blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmerman scores with a head kick. Lagnus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Lagnus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lagnus dips to his left and cracks Zimmerman with an uppercut!
Zimmerman staying out of range there.
Lagnus misses with an uppercut. Zimmerman saw that one coming.
Zimmerman slips a jab from Lagnus.
Lagnus throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
Lagnus looks to land a right hand but Zimmerman moved out of range.
Zimmerman scores with a head kick.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lagnus throws the left hand but Zimmerman avoids the punch easily.
Lagnus throws a hook to the side of Zimmerman's head but Zimmerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagnus misses with a looping left.
Zimmerman misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lagnus misses the target.
Lagnus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lagnus throws a big shot that misses.
Zimmerman tries to land a front kick but Lagnus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zimmerman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lagnus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zimmerman scrambles back to his feet.
Andrew Zimmerman is winning the standup battle so far.
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Lagnus.
Zimmerman pushes Lagnus away with a front kick.
Zimmerman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lagnus's head.
Lagnus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagnus throws a lazy right hand but Zimmerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zimmerman moves away from the strike by Lagnus.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman staying out of range there.
Zimmerman lands a nice looking body kick.
Lagnus misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
Lagnus lands a jab-cross combination.
Lagnus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagnus misses with a looping right.
Zimmerman slips a jab from Lagnus.
Lagnus lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagnus avoids the head kick by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zimmerman cracks the inside of Lagnus's front leg.
Zimmerman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lagnus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.
Lagnus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zimmerman misses with a body kick.
Zimmerman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lagnus misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lagnus.
A jab from Lagnus misses.
Lagnus throws the left hand but Zimmerman avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zimmerman.
Lagnus throws a looping overhand right but Zimmerman ducks down to avoid it.
Zimmerman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmerman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lagnus.
Lagnus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zimmerman.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Lagnus.
I think Lagnus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Andrew Zimmerman!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Bruce Lagnus!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Andrew Zimmerman!
Andrew Zimmerman wins by split decision!
Andrew Zimmerman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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