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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Only MacPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin Park-- What Ive Done. Eric Zimmerman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Only MacPherson's chin.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Only MacPherson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacPherson digs a good hook to Zimmerman's body.
Eric Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacPherson stuns Zimmerman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacPherson throws an overhand right that lands on Zimmerman's shoulder, as Zimmerman tries to avoid the shot.
MacPherson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zimmerman is defended easily by MacPherson.
Zimmerman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zimmerman is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacPherson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zimmerman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MacPherson as he jumps to the side.
MacPherson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
MacPherson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacPherson fails with the takedown
and Zimmerman counters with a series of strikes. MacPherson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zimmerman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacPherson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zimmerman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacPherson misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from MacPherson misses its intended target.
Zimmerman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacPherson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman avoids the body shot from MacPherson.
MacPherson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zimmerman rather than just go for the knockout.
Zimmerman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacPherson connects with a jab.
Zimmerman walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for MacPherson. That snapped Zimmerman's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from MacPherson.
Zimmerman misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from MacPherson.
MacPherson just misses with a punch to the body.
MacPherson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zimmerman looks to land a combination but MacPherson avoids it well.
MacPherson avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.
A jab from MacPherson misses.
MacPherson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zimmerman at a distance.
Zimmerman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zimmerman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MacPherson's waist but MacPherson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zimmerman off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Zimmerman takes a swing at MacPherson's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zimmerman is defended easily by MacPherson.
MacPherson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacPherson lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimmerman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zimmerman dives in and grabs MacPherson's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacPherson pushes down on Zimmerman's head and hops out.
MacPherson feints a jab promting Zimmerman to slip. MacPherson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zimmerman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zimmerman staying out of range there.
MacPherson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacPherson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zimmerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zimmerman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
MacPherson just misses with a punch to the body.
MacPherson connects with a nice looking jab.
Zimmerman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacPherson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zimmermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacPherson misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a two punch combo.
MacPherson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MacPherson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt - MacPherson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zimmerman throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacPherson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from MacPherson misses its intended target.
MacPherson throws a right and a left that Zimmerman avoids nicely.
Zimmerman lands a nice looking kick to the body. MacPherson takes a step back to recover.
A punch combination from Zimmerman misses.
MacPherson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimmerman lets loose with a powerful body kick. MacPherson will feel that in the morning.
Zimmerman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacPherson looks to land a left hand but Zimmerman moved out of range nicely.
Zimmerman tries a head kick but it misses.
MacPherson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacPherson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Zimmerman blocks the leg kick.
MacPherson digs a good hook to Zimmerman's body.
MacPherson scores with a nice right hand.
MacPherson jabs at Zimmerman's body.
MacPherson connects with a body shot that sends Zimmerman's belly button to the back.
MacPherson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacPherson scores with a decent looking hook.
MacPherson lands a jab to the head.
Zimmerman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacPherson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from MacPherson as Zimmerman shoots in.
MacPherson scores with a hook to the body. Zimmerman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacPherson catches Zimmerman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zimmerman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Only MacPherson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zimmerman dodges the punch combination from MacPherson.
Zimmerman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eric Zimmerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacPherson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacPherson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zimmerman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zimmerman connects with a leg kick. MacPherson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zimmerman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zimmerman tries for a takedown but MacPherson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zimmerman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacPherson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zimmerman misses with a double jab.
MacPherson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zimmerman avoids the body shot from MacPherson.
A punch combination from MacPherson misses.
MacPherson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacPherson fails to land the takedown.
Zimmerman misses with a low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zimmerman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman shoots for a takedown but MacPherson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
MacPherson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacPherson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zimmerman scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zimmerman.
MacPherson throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacPherson throws a hook to the side of Zimmerman's head but Zimmerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacPherson lands with a nice body punch.
MacPherson thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacPherson throws the kick towards the body but Zimmerman avoids it.
Zimmerman avoids the head kick by MacPherson.
MacPherson leaves Zimmerman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from MacPherson does no damage.
MacPherson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacPherson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman stuffs the takedown.
MacPherson is breathing heavily.
Zimmerman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from MacPherson misses the target.
Zimmerman misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zimmerman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into MacPherson's guard.
MacPherson has his hands on Zimmerman's head, controlling the position.
MacPherson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacPherson wants to sweep but no luck.
MacPherson has momentary wrist control but Zimmerman slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MacPherson's head.
Zimmerman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zimmerman is working MacPherson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zimmerman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zimmerman postures up in MacPherson's guard and throws a big left but MacPherson blocks it.
Zimmerman 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 is working MacPherson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zimmerman throwing strikes but missing.
Zimmerman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman trying to control but MacPherson is working from the bottom.
MacPherson wants to stand and escape but Zimmerman is having none of it.
Zimmerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MacPherson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimmerman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zimmerman cracks MacPherson with a solid left hand.
Zimmerman preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacPherson controls Zimmerman momentarily but Zimmerman frees himself.
Zimmerman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Zimmerman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
MacPherson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zimmerman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacPherson swivels and escapes.
MacPherson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zimmerman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Only MacPherson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zimmerman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zimmerman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zimmerman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zimmerman misses with a body shot.
MacPherson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zimmerman circles away quickly and effectively.
Zimmerman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zimmerman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zimmerman tries a head kick but it misses.
MacPherson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zimmerman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from MacPherson.
MacPherson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zimmerman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacPherson as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacPherson looks to land a combination. Zimmerman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacPherson lands a really nice looking cross but Zimmerman seems unphased.
Zimmerman gets the takedown into side control.
MacPherson is looking for a sweep.
Zimmerman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zimmerman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
MacPherson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zimmerman.
Zimmerman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
MacPherson cracks the inside of Zimmerman's front leg.
Zimmerman slips under a jab from MacPherson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacPherson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacPherson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zimmerman swivels and escapes.
Zimmerman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacPherson tries to get to full guard but Zimmerman has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Zimmerman there.
MacPherson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacPherson 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 throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MacPherson moves into full guard.
Zimmerman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacPherson keeping moving, preventing Zimmerman from controlling successfully.
MacPherson wants to stand but Zimmerman is controlling the position.
Zimmerman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacPherson's head.
MacPherson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zimmerman.
MacPherson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zimmerman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman trying to stand up but can't free himself from MacPherson's guard.
Zimmerman throws an elbow that misses. MacPherson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zimmerman's guard. Nice move by MacPherson!
Zimmerman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zimmerman looking for a sweep. Not yet Zimmerman, not yet.
MacPherson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zimmerman has wrist control.
MacPherson is looking to stand up but Zimmerman won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zimmerman is on top in guard.
Zimmerman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Zimmerman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zimmerman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Zimmerman!
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