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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mala Ika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Diefendorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ika kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crazy Train. Diefendorf has chosen Go Go Gadget Gospel as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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138 lbs
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144 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mala Ika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wendell Diefendorf!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diefendorf throws a big shot that misses.
Diefendorf scores with a body shot.
Diefendorf tries to move into range but Ika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ika.
Diefendorf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ika sprawls well initially but Diefendorf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like Diefendorf is going to stand back up.
Diefendorf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ika controlling the position well.
Diefendorf escapes and gets back to his feet.
Diefendorf misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Diefendorf scores with a four punch combination!
Diefendorf clinches up against the cage.
Diefendorf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diefendorf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diefendorf throws a punch but it's blocked by Ika.
Ika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diefendorf avoids it.
Ika misses with an elbow over the top.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf missing with knees to the body.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
Ika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diefendorf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Diefendorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf avoids the elbow strike from Ika, against the cage.
Diefendorf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ika.
Diefendorf avoids a wild elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
Diefendorf lands a shot to the body.
Diefendorf tries to land a knee to the head but Ika blocks with his arms.
Ika cracks Diefendorf with a nice body shot.
Ika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ika blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
A short uppercut from Ika.
Diefendorf lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf blocks an uppercut.
Diefendorf throws an elbow but it misses.
Diefendorf lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ika is defending well for now.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
Diefendorf avoids the elbow strike from Ika, against the cage.
Ika lands a knee to the body.
Ika is working Diefendorf over against the cage.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diefendorf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ika lands a shot to the body.
Diefendorf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diefendorf looks gassed!
Ika is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ika utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ika lands a right hand.
Diefendorf lands with a right to the head.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf managing to block the knees to the body from Ika.
A short body shot lands from Diefendorf as the two fighters clinch.
Ika misses with an elbow strike.
Ika scores with a hook to the body.
Ika creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diefendorf's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Ika creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diefendorf's defenses.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ika tries to land a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
Ika putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diefendorf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf pushes off an throws an elbow but Ika leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ika lands a knee to the body.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ika.
Diefendorf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ika avoids the elbow strike from Diefendorf, against the cage.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diefendorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diefendorf misses with some punches.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diefendorf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Diefendorf.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diefendorf can't find room to land a body shot as Ika controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Ika working Diefendorf over with knees to the body.
Ika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diefendorf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diefendorf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ika.
Ika blocking some punches.
Ika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diefendorf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ika lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf throws a head punch that misses.
Ika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ikas head.
Ika lands an elbow that stopped Diefendorf in his tracks for a moment.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Ika avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf tries a knee to the head but Ika blocks it.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf misses with a punch to the body.
Ika throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
Ika presses Diefendorf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diefendorf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diefendorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ika blocks it with crossed arms.
Ika lands an elbow inside that Diefendorf shrugs off.
Ika works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ika trying to stall but Diefendorf improves his position.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diefendorf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diefendorf working aggressively here.
Diefendorf missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wendell Diefendorf will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy body kick from Ika
and Diefendorf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diefendorf lands with a cross.
Diefendorf throws a hook but Ika blocks it.
Ika ducks under a wild hook from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the side of Ika's head but Ika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ika drops his hands momentarily and Diefendorf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ika wants to clinch up but Diefendorf keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Ika.
Diefendorf throws a looping overhand right but Ika ducks down to avoid it.
Diefendorf swats away the attempt to clinch by Ika.
A head kick misses from Ika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diefendorf throws a jab when Ika was well out of range.
Ika tries to work over Diefendorf's front leg with a kick but Diefendorf checks it.
Diefendorf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ika moves out of range as Diefendorf strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf misses with an uppercut.
Ika listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diefendorf misses with a kick to the body.
Diefendorf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Diefendorf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diefendorf.
Nice uppercut lands for Ika. That snapped Diefendorf's head back.
A punch combination from Diefendorf misses.
Diefendorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Ika circles away.
Ika lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ika throws a leg kick but Diefendorf moved away.
Ika throws a jab but it's blocked by Diefendorf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ika.
A telegraphed right hand from Diefendorf misses the target.
Diefendorf throws a looping overhand right but Ika ducks down to avoid it.
Diefendorf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the side of Ika's head but Ika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ika takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diefendorf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ika motions for Diefendorf to come forward. Ika throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ika moves out of range of the strikes.
Ika attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wendell Diefendorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ika throws a push kick but Diefendorf slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Diefendorf misses
and Ika counters with a stiff right hand.
Diefendorf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ika ducks under a wild hook from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with a looping right.
Diefendorf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice leg kick lands there from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick which misses Ika's front leg but catches the back leg as Ika tries to avoid it.
Ika misses with the combination.
Ika scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ika misses the jab.
Diefendorf throws the kick towards the body but Ika avoids it.
Ika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ika moves into the clinch successfully.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefendorf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ika avoids it.
Diefendorf taking a breather.
Diefendorf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diefendorf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ika's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ika obliges.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf works on Ika's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ika.
Diefendorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ika lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diefendorf lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diefendorf lands a knee to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diefendorf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diefendorf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ika blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
Ika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diefendorf.
Ika lands an elbow that stopped Diefendorf in his tracks for a moment.
Ika putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diefendorf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
Mala Ika has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ika throws an elbow that misses.
Diefendorf tries a body shot but Ika blocks it.
Diefendorf tries to stall but Ika uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diefendorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diefendorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Ika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Ika trying to control the position but instead, Diefendorf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ika into the cage.
Ika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ika working Diefendorf over with knees to the body.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Ika avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike from Ika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mala Ika will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Ika slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Ika.
Diefendorf thows a body shot but no joy.
Ika looks to land a right hand but Diefendorf moved out of range.
Ika moves out of range of the body kick.
Diefendorf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ika. Ika obviously looking to wear him down.
Diefendorf checks the leg kick.
Diefendorf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Diefendorf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ika misses with a straight left.
Diefendorf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diefendorf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diefendorf checks a low kick from Ika.
Ika closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ika blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Ika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Diefendorf on the inside.
Diefendorf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diefendorf trying to land knees to the body.
Ika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ika misses with an elbow over the top.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Diefendorf is looking to control Ika's arms but Ika gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diefendorf has his back to the cage.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
Diefendorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Ika avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diefendorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ika misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ika throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ika.
Diefendorf stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diefendorf lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ika lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
Diefendorf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ika misses with an elbow strike.
Diefendorf presses Ika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ika scores with a knee to the head.
Diefendorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diefendorf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Ika throws an elbow but it misses.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Diefendorf.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Diefendorf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diefendorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
Diefendorf pushes Ika back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ika lands a knee to the head.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefendorf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diefendorf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
A right hand to the body from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike.
Diefendorf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ika.
Diefendorf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diefendorf cracks Ika with a nice body shot.
Diefendorf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diefendorf pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diefendorf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ikas head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diefendorf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Ika lands an elbow inside.
Diefendorf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diefendorf avoids it.
Ika with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diefendorf.
Ika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diefendorf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diefendorf lands a knee to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf digs a right hand underneath Ika's ribcage. Ika let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diefendorf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Ika misses with some punches.
Diefendorf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diefendorf's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Ika trying to control the position but instead, Diefendorf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ika into the cage.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Ika avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a short shot to the head.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ika throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diefendorf looking to stall.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf stalling in the clinch but Ika improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Diefendorf really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ika will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ika lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ika tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diefendorf is able to avoid easily.
Ika checks a low kick from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf rushes Ika and presses him up against the cage.
Diefendorf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ika throws an elbow but misses.
Ika is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diefendorf takes an elbow to the temple.
Ika blocks the elbow strike.
Ika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diefendorf managing to block the knees to the body from Ika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diefendorf takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
Diefendorf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ika's elbow.
Ika cracks Diefendorf with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diefendorf pushes Ika back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike from Ika.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Ika lands an elbow just above Diefendorf 's eye.
Diefendorf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diefendorf lands a right hand.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diefendorf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf is leaning against Ika and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diefendorf leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diefendorf.
Ika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diefendorf gets through Ika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Diefendorf.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ika throws an elbow but misses.
Diefendorf presses Ika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diefendorf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diefendorf misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Ika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Diefendorf.
Ika lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Ika misses with an elbow over the top.
Diefendorf misses with a knee strike.
Diefendorf throws a punch but it's blocked by Ika.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ika throws an elbow but misses.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Diefendorf blocking some punches.
Diefendorf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
Ika's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diefendorf lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ikas head.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ika tries to stall but Diefendorf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diefendorf gets through Ika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diefendorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ika.
Ika blocks a body shot from Diefendorf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diefendorf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ika tries a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks it.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diefendorf lands an uppercut.
Ika lands an elbow just above Diefendorf 's eye.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
Ika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diefendorf avoids a wild elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf avoiding damage.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
Ika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diefendorf tries to land a knee to the head but Ika blocks with his arms.
Diefendorf lands a hook that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Ika lands a good knee to the midsection. Diefendorf won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf lands a good knee to the midsection. Ika won't want to take too many of those.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
Ika wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ika throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf crunches a lovely knee into Ika's ribcage.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Diefendorf lands a body shot.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ika lands a left hand.
Diefendorf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Diefendorf.
Ika using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ika as Diefendorf tries to tie him up.
Diefendorf throws a punch but it's blocked by Ika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Diefendorf dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diefendorf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf connects with a solid leg kick.
Diefendorf throws a combination that misses
and Ika counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diefendorf loads up on a big right hand but Ika slips the punch.
Ika takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diefendorf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ika can pounce on him.
Diefendorf misses the jab.
Diefendorf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diefendorf misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick
and Ika counters with an outside leg kick.
Diefendorf slips a jab from Ika.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ika.
Diefendorf is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ika slips a straight right by Diefendorf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ika tries to clinch but Diefendorf moves out of range.
Diefendorf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ika is out of range and Diefendorf settles back down.
Ika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Diefendorf is looking to clinch.
Diefendorf misses with the body kick
and Ika moves into the clinch.
Diefendorf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Diefendorf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ika avoids the elbow strike from Diefendorf, against the cage.
Ika misses with a knee strike.
Diefendorf digs a right hand into Ika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ika's gas tank.
Diefendorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf scores with a knee to the head.
Ika misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Diefendorf.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ika.
Ika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ika crunches a lovely knee into Diefendorf's ribcage.
Ika scores a nice knee to the body.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
Ika is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ika.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ika lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diefendorf backwards.
Diefendorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Ika.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diefendorf digs a right hand underneath Ika's ribcage. Ika let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diefendorf lands a hook that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Ika takes an elbow to the temple.
Diefendorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf trying to stall but Ika improves his position.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Diefendorf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf presses Ika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diefendorf as Ika tries to tie him up.
Diefendorf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefendorf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Diefendorf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf lands with a short shot to the head.
Ika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diefendorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ika blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
Ika misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diefendorf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diefendorf misses with some punches.
A short left from Diefendorf.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ika obliges.
Ika tries a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks it.
Diefendorf lands a knee to the head.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ika tries to land a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks with his arms.
Diefendorf lands with a right to the head.
Diefendorf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ika misses with an elbow strike.
Diefendorf throws an elbow that misses.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
Ika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diefendorf blocks it with crossed arms.
Diefendorf lands with a right to the head.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diefendorf lands an uppercut.
Ika pushes off an throws an elbow but Diefendorf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diefendorf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ika's face.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Ika blocks a body shot from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Ika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diefendorf is keeping busy.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefendorf wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
Diefendorf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diefendorf misses with some punches.
Diefendorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ika looking to slow down the pace here.
Diefendorf slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mala Ika.
I think Diefendorf 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Wendell Diefendorf!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Wendell Diefendorf!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Wendell Diefendorf!
Wendell Diefendorf wins by unanimous decision!
Wendell Diefendorf is the new bantamweight champion!
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