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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marx da Silva (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 That Smell. da Silva has chosen Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Mix) as his entrance music. Levi Zimmerman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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235 lbs
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259 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Levi Zimmerman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman misses with a low kick as da Silva jumps back.
Some wild striking there from da Silva.
Zimmerman scores with a leg kick.
Zimmerman checks the leg kick.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick but da Silva checks it.
Zimmerman moves in looking to clinch but da Silva pushes him off.
da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levi Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman rushes da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zimmerman scores a nice knee to the body.
da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zimmerman lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Marx da Silva has been cut.
da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow.
Zimmerman tries for a takedown. No joy.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zimmerman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimmerman's face.
It looks like Levi Zimmerman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but da Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Zimmerman avoids the damage to the body.
Zimmerman wants the takedown. da Silva is fighting it off but Zimmerman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in da Silva's guard against the cage.
Zimmerman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zimmerman wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
da Silva controls Zimmerman momentarily but Zimmerman frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
Zimmerman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zimmerman with the ground and pound but da Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is looking for a sweep. Zimmerman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zimmerman throws a strike but da Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zimmerman is looking to work some ground and pound but da Silva has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zimmerman wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
Zimmerman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zimmerman landing with the ground and pound.
Zimmerman advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Zimmerman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Zimmerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zimmerman tries to clinch there but da Silva circles away.
Good work by da Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Zimmerman doesn't manage to clinch there - da Silva circles away.
da Silva lands a nice hook to Zimmerman's body. Zimmerman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
da Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zimmerman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zimmerman throws a sloppy head kick and da Silva moves out of range easily.
da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is looking to clinch but da Silva is avoiding it.
Zimmerman has da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimmerman avoids it.
Zimmerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Zimmerman.
da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside that da Silva shrugs off.
da Silva wants to stall.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws an elbow that misses.
da Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zimmerman just misses with a elbow thrown towards da Silva's brow.
da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zimmerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Silva avoiding damage as Zimmerman throws knees to the body.
da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Zimmerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zimmerman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Zimmerman, against the cage.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zimmerman throws an elbow that misses.
Zimmerman throws an elbow that misses.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zimmerman just misses with a elbow thrown towards da Silva's brow.
Zimmerman blocking some punches.
da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zimmerman has da Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. da Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from da Silva.
Levi Zimmerman's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman dodges an elbow strike from da Silva.
Zimmerman misses with an elbow strike.
da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zimmerman blocks the elbow strike.
da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Zimmerman tries a knee to the head but da Silva blocks it.
da Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimmerman won't want to take too many of those.
da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
da Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zimmerman as da Silva tries to tie him up.
Zimmerman avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zimmerman.
da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marx da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zimmerman.
da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Zimmerman.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zimmerman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zimmerman tries for a takedown. No joy.
da Silva lands a nice elbow.
Levi Zimmerman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Zimmerman is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Silva looking to stall.
da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman being controlled against the cage.
Zimmerman pushes off an throws an elbow but da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimmerman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimmerman avoids it.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimmerman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zimmerman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zimmerman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zimmerman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zimmerman wants a takedown.
Zimmerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marx da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
da Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
da Silva throws a push kick but Zimmerman slaps the foot to one side.
da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range.
da Silva checks a low kick from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zimmerman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zimmerman closes the distance and pushes da Silva back into the cage.
Zimmerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Zimmerman is blocking nicely.
da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zimmerman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Zimmerman gets an underhook and turns da Silva into the cage.
Zimmerman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zimmerman avoids a wild elbow strike from da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by da Silva.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Zimmerman struggles to land a body shot inside as da Silva controls his hands.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zimmerman misses with an elbow strike.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Zimmerman.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman letting da Silva take a breather here.
da Silva tries to stall but Zimmerman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Zimmerman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zimmerman managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Zimmerman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman avoids a wild elbow strike from da Silva.
da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Zimmerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
da Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Zimmerman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Levi Zimmerman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Zimmerman goes for a takedown in the clinch but da Silva prevents it.
Zimmerman goes for a takedown in the clinch but da Silva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmerman working da Silva over with knees to the body.
Zimmerman tries to land knees in the clinch but da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmerman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Zimmerman.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zimmerman is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zimmerman throws an elbow but misses.
da Silva lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Levi Zimmerman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marx da Silva! Marx da Silva retains his heavyweight title!
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