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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoatea Nuku (ranked 486 p4p, 708 weight class) and Rowan Zimmerman (ranked 67 p4p, 97 weight class). Zimmerman has chosen El Paso Del Gigante as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Aoatea Nuku has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aoatea Nuku seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoatea Nuku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rowan Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuku checks a leg kick nicely.
Nuku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zimmerman throws out the jab.
Zimmerman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zimmerman missing with a left hand there. Nuku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nuku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zimmerman with a nice cross.
Nuku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zimmerman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nuku swings widly with a right hand
and Zimmerman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zimmerman tries to counter with a clinch but Nuku shakes him off and moves away.
Nuku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aoatea Nuku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman misses with a low kick.
Zimmerman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nuku scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Rowan Zimmerman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nuku misses with a straight right.
Zimmerman cracks Nuku with an open hand slap.
Zimmerman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zimmerman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zimmerman connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Nuku.
Nuku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zimmerman connects with the punch.
Zimmerman slips under a jab from Nuku.
Nuku jabs Zimmerman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nuku tests Zimmerman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zimmerman wants to clinch
and Nuku counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuku cracks a nice hook into Zimmerman's ribs.
Nuku tests Zimmerman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zimmerman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zimmerman.
Nuku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nuku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimmerman blocks a jab.
Nuku ducks right into an uppercut from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zimmerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuku.
Zimmerman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimmerman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nuku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good exchange - Zimmerman coming out on top.
Zimmerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nuku moves away.
Zimmerman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku motions for Zimmerman to come forward. Nuku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zimmerman throws a big shot that misses.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nuku throws a body punch but Zimmerman moves out of range.
Nuku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Nuku.
The fighters circling - Nuku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nuku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zimmerman is able to avoid easily.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Nuku is having none of it.
Zimmerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nuku takes a swing at Zimmerman's ribcage but misses.
Nuku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Zimmerman.
Nuku catches Zimmerman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zimmerman in his tracks.
That has opened up Rowan Zimmerman's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuku throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
Nuku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zimmerman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zimmerman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nuku on the side of the head.
Nuku takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nuku loads up on a big right hand but Zimmerman slips the punch.
Zimmerman connects with a single shot there.
Nuku misses with a shot to the body
and Zimmerman counters with a two punch combo.
Zimmerman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zimmerman takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuku. Zimmerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zimmerman walks into a stiff left hand from Nuku.
Nuku defending well as Zimmerman loads up on a big left hand.
Nuku scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rowan Zimmerman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rowan Zimmerman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nuku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zimmerman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nuku is out of range and Zimmerman settles back down.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Zimmerman misses with a hook. Nuku ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Nuku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zimmerman doesn't seem phased though.
The cut above Rowan Zimmerman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nuku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zimmerman connects with a body shot.
Nuku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nuku with a body shot.
Nuku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Nuku misses.
Zimmerman throws out a leg kick but Nuku moves out of range and Zimmerman only half commits.
Zimmerman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nuku to score with a decent uppercut.
Nuku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zimmerman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nuku with a body shot.
Nuku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Nuku blocks the leg kick.
Aoatea Nuku is winning the standup battle so far.
Zimmerman cracks Nuku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zimmerman scores with a nice strike.
Zimmerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Nuku.
Zimmerman blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Zimmerman.
Nuku misses with a straight right.
Nuku misses with a body shot.
Nuku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimmerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nuku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zimmerman to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuku throws the left hand but Zimmerman avoids the punch easily.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
Zimmerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nuku was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Nuku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zimmerman throws a hook to the side of Nuku's head but Nuku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Zimmerman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nuku misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zimmerman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nuku has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nuku misses with a looping right.
Nuku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nuku avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.
Nuku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nuku thows a leg kick but Zimmerman checks it
and Zimmerman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku working aggressively here.
Nuku cracks Zimmerman with a nice body shot.
Zimmerman tries to work over Nuku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Nuku.
Rowan Zimmerman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nuku swings wildly with an uppercut but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuku swings wildly with an uppercut but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmerman.
Nuku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zimmerman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zimmerman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nuku takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Aoatea Nuku has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nuku tries to work over Zimmerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Zimmerman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nuku swings wildly with an uppercut but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmerman digs a right hand into Nuku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nuku's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuku has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmerman.
Nuku swings wildly with an uppercut but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku avoiding damage as Zimmerman throws knees to the body.
Nuku tries a body shot but Zimmerman blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a knee to the body.
Zimmerman scores with a knee to the head.
Zimmerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Zimmerman 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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zimmerman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zimmerman connects with a nice looking jab.
Zimmerman scores with a sloppy right hand. Nuku should have avoided that one.
Nuku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Nuku backs off Zimmerman throws a huge counter combo but Nuku manages to avoid it all.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Nuku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nuku scores with a nice head shot.
Nuku throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nukus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zimmerman checks a leg kick nicely.
A left lands for Nuku.
Zimmerman with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmerman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nuku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zimmerman manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman digs a good hook to Nuku's body.
Nuku throws a big shot that misses.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nuku misses with an uppercut
and Zimmerman counters with a stiff right hand.
Nuku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zimmerman under the eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zimmerman.
Nuku misses with an uppercut. Zimmerman saw that one coming.
Zimmerman lands a really nice looking cross but Nuku seems unphased.
Nuku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zimmerman.
Nuku throws a jab when Zimmerman was well out of range.
Zimmerman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nuku.
A nice combination there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman connects with a jab.
Nuku throws a body shot but no joy.
Zimmerman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zimmerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nuku throwing a counter right hand but Zimmerman manages to avoid it.
Zimmerman looks to land a combination but Nuku avoids it well.
Zimmerman lands a nice looking body shot.
Zimmerman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nuku on the side of the head.
Nuku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimmerman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zimmerman cracks Nuku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zimmerman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nuku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zimmerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimmerman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nuku takes a step back to recover.
Zimmerman sizes up Nuku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zimmerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuku.
Zimmerman lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuku. Zimmerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Nuku.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rowan Zimmerman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aoatea Nuku!
After winning the bout, Aoatea Nuku thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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