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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between OMG Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Diefendorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zulud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. Diefendorf has chosen Go Go Gadget Gospel as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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28
144 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OMG Zulud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wendell Diefendorf!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diefendorf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulud.
Zulud takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zulud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Diefendorf looks to land a combination but Zulud avoids it well.
Zulud clinches up with Diefendorf and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zulud.
Diefendorf has a couple of punches blocked by Zulud.
A short left from Zulud.
Zulud presses Diefendorf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diefendorf tries to work over Zulud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diefendorf tries a body shot but Zulud blocks it.
Zulud manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulud. Diefendorf does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf looks for the body kick but Zulud saw that one coming.
Zulud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Diefendorf misses the target.
Zulud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Zulud as he connects with a hook.
Diefendorf throws a looping overhand right but Zulud ducks down to avoid it.
Zulud dodges the punch combination from Diefendorf.
Zulud lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zulud scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zulud misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diefendorf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zulud keeps Diefendorf at a distance using the push kick.
Zulud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zulud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diefendorf lands with a slapping head kick.
Diefendorf looks for the body kick but Zulud saw that one coming.
Zulud closes the distance and pushes Diefendorf back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zulud throws an elbow but misses.
Diefendorf is looking to control Zulud's arms but Zulud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diefendorf has his back to the cage.
Zulud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diefendorf looks gassed!
A body shot lands from Zulud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diefendorf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zulud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zulud.
Zulud breaks from the clinch.
Zulud explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zulud lands a front kick.
Zulud throws out a powerful jab.
Zulud scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diefendorf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diefendorf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zulud tries to move into range but Diefendorf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Zulud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diefendorf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick from Zulud.
Zulud lands a slapping body shot.
Zulud scores with a spinning back kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zulud. Diefendorf shrugs it off though.
Zulud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zulud looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zulud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zulud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zulud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diefendorf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zulud tries to bum rush Diefendorf with a series of wild strikes but Diefendorf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diefendorf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diefendorf on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zulud.
Zulud throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Zulud misses.
The crowd cheers as Zulud lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diefendorf doesn't seem phased though.
Zulud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diefendorf takes one on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zulud - that will leave a mark!
Zulud scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
OMG Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulud lands a head kick!
Diefendorf has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zulud.
Diefendorf tries to move into range but Zulud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zulud looks to land a body kick but Diefendorf moved away.
Diefendorf tried to score with a low kick but Zulud checks it.
A punch combination from Zulud misses.
Diefendorf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zulud scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zulud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diefendorf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diefendorf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diefendorf missing with a left hand there. Zulud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zulud slips under a jab from Diefendorf.
Zulud is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diefendorf swats away the attempt to clinch by Zulud.
Zulud blocks a leg kick.
Zulud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diefendorf tries to move into range but Zulud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a lazy right hand but Zulud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zulud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zulud throws a hook to the side of Diefendorf's head but Diefendorf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zulud - that will leave a mark!
Zulud looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zulud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diefendorf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zulud lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diefendorf will feel that in the morning.
Zulud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diefendorf misses with a hook. Zulud ducked under it nicely.
Zulud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diefendorf.
Zulud scores with a nice body kick.
A combination from Zulud does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zulud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diefendorf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zulud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diefendorf in his tracks.
Zulud blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zulud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OMG Zulud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zulud throws a leg kick which misses Diefendorf's front leg but catches the back leg as Diefendorf tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zulud - that will leave a mark!
Diefendorf walks into a left hand.
Zulud lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Zulud.
Zulud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
OMG Zulud is winning the standup battle so far.
Zulud looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diefendorf!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diefendorf wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zulud.
Zulud takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diefendorf is breathing heavily.
Zulud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zulud landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diefendorf?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diefendorf wants to control but Zulud is having none of it.
Zulud can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diefendorf is looking to escape.
Diefendorf is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulud has a good base and remains in mount.
Zulud looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zulud thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Diefendorf tries to lock up and control but Zulud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zulud trying to control but Diefendorf is having none of it.
Zulud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diefendorf can do to turn this around?
Zulud throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diefendorf blocking the ground and pound.
Zulud lands a nice shot to the head.
Zulud working the ground and pound effectively.
Zulud lands a big shot there that rocks Diefendorf but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zulud controlling from mount.
Zulud throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zulud thowing shots but they're missing.
Zulud thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Diefendorf is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zulud sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diefendorf wants to control but Zulud is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zulud lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zulud throwing strikes here but Diefendorf is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Diefendorf is squirming around, avoiding Zulud's attempts to control the action.
Diefendorf is looking to get to half guard.
Zulud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diefendorf hang on?
Zulud landing shots from mount.
Zulud can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diefendorf is looking to escape.
Zulud looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OMG Zulud dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zulud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Crunch! Zulud slams his shin into Diefendorf's torso.
Diefendorf moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diefendorf's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulud.
Diefendorf moves out of range of the strikes.
Zulud tries to move into range but Diefendorf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Diefendorf does it's job there.
Diefendorf cracks Zulud with a good jab.
No joy there for Zulud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Zulud misses its intended target.
Diefendorf moves out of range of the leg kick from Zulud.
Diefendorf throws a head kick but Zulud moves out of range.
Zulud lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diefendorf will feel that in the morning.
Zulud is looking to land body kicks.
Zulud closes the distance and clinches.
Diefendorf digs a right hand into Zulud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zulud's gas tank.
Zulud misses with a punch to the body.
Zulud trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zulud lands a shot to the body.
Diefendorf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Zulud.
Zulud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zulud stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
OMG Zulud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zulud scores with a hook to the body.
Diefendorf misses with a body punch.
Diefendorf has a couple of punches blocked by Zulud.
Zulud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zulud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diefendorf's face.
Zulud lands an elbow just above Diefendorf 's eye.
Zulud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Zulud - that landed with a thud.
Zulud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zulud.
Diefendorf throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulud.
Zulud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Zulud.
Zulud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Zulud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zulud.
Zulud lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zulud.
Diefendorf wants to stall.
Zulud tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Diefendorf has Zulud pressed against the cage, preventing Zulud from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diefendorf avoiding damage.
Diefendorf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulud backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud working Diefendorf over with knees to the body.
Diefendorf is looking to control Zulud's arms but Zulud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diefendorf has his back to the cage.
Zulud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zulud working aggressively here.
Zulud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulud blocks an elbow strike.
Zulud digs a right hand into Diefendorf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diefendorf's gas tank.
Zulud struggles to land a body shot inside as Diefendorf controls his hands.
Zulud takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zulud lands a nice knee to the body.
Diefendorf lands a shot to the body.
Zulud tries to break the clinch but Diefendorf is controlling the position.
Diefendorf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zulud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diefendorf or not.
Diefendorf lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zulud.
A right handed body shot lands from Diefendorf.
Zulud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zulud tries a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks it.
Diefendorf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zulud backwards.
Zulud blocks an uppercut.
Zulud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Zulud.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diefendorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulud uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Diefendorf as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Diefendorf.
Zulud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
OMG Zulud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zulud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diefendorf avoids it.
Diefendorf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zulud lands an elbow that stopped Diefendorf in his tracks for a moment.
Diefendorf misses with a punch to the body.
Zulud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diefendorf misses with a body punch.
Diefendorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zulud blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulud prevents a body shot from Diefendorf.
Zulud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diefendorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diefendorf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zulud blocking some punches.
Diefendorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diefendorf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zulud is defending well for now.
Diefendorf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diefendorf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wendell Diefendorf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Zulud avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
Diefendorf struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulud controls his hands.
Diefendorf working aggressively here.
Zulud blocking some punches.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike from Zulud.
Diefendorf scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulud.
Zulud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulud blocks an uppercut.
Zulud works on Diefendorf's body with a couple of short punches.
Zulud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diefendorf takes an elbow to the temple.
Zulud cracks Diefendorf with a nice body shot.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Zulud avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
OMG Zulud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zulud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for OMG Zulud!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for OMG Zulud!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for OMG Zulud!
OMG Zulud wins by unanimous decision!
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