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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mala Ika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mala Ika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt drops his hands momentarily and Ika takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ika fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitt shoots in for a takedown but Ika shows good takedown defense.
Ika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Ika finds it's target.
Pitt moves out of range as Ika throws a body kick.
Ika changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ika throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Ika.
Ika stuffs the takedown.
Ika throws a series of punches but Pitt moves out of range.
Ika scores with a three punch combo!
Pitt closes the distance and clinches up with Ika, looking for a takedown. Pitt pushes Ika against the cage but Ika circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mala Ika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pitt.
Ika throws a series of punches but Pitt moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pitt, right into the meat.
Pitt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ika throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ika throws a sloppy head kick and Pitt moves out of range easily.
Pitt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ika as he avoids it easily.
Pitt closes the distance and clinches up with Ika, looking for a takedown. Pitt pushes Ika against the cage but Ika circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pitt looks gassed!
No joy there for Ika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ika keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ika paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pitt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pitt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ika lands with a nice combination. Pitt backs away looking to recover.
Pitt slips a jab and a cross from Ika.
Pitt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pitt is rocked!
Ika throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pitt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pitt is still in real trouble! Can Ika finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ika holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ika trying to control from the bottom.
Pitt seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ika is not content to let Pitt control the position.
Pitt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ika tries to roll over but Pitt keeps him under control.
Ika wants to control but Pitt is keeping busy.
Pitt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pitt takes the fight into the clinch.
Pitt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ika can't find room to land a body shot as Pitt controls the action.
Ika manages to break the clinch.
Pitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitt shoots in but no luck this time.
Pitt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ika misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ika as Pitt shoots in.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ika's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ika pulls Pitt in to control the position.
Pitt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ika swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pitt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pitt wants to stand but Ika is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ika is keeping the position for now.
Ika pushes Pitt off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mala Ika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ika's waist but Ika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pitt off to one side.
Pitt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ika cracks a nice hook into Pitt's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ika lands a jab to Pitt's midsection.
Ika falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pitt counters with a thumping low kick.
Ika misses with a wild combination.
Ika throws a right hand that Pitt ducks under and follows up with a left that Pitt also avoids with ease.
Pitt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ika scores with a jab. Pitt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ika misses with a two punch combination.
Pitt dodges the punch combination from Ika.
Ika keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An inside leg kick lands from Ika.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ika misses with an uppercut.
Ika lands a jab-cross combination.
Pitt fails with the takedown.
Mala Ika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitt tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mala Ika dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Ika.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ika throws a series of punches but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ika pinned against the cage. Ika gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ika circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pitt.
Ika scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pitt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ika!
Ika tries to hold on but Pitt pushes him away.
Pitt controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ika is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitt trying to control but Ika is having none of it.
Pitt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ika kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ika really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pitt looking to control but Ika is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ika tries to hold on but Pitt pushes him away.
Pitt controlling his opponent.
Ika is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pitt thowing shots but they're missing.
Pitt goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ika is on top in guard.
Ika works over Pitt with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ika preventing the sweep.
Ika trying to control but Pitt is working from the bottom.
Pitt wants to control the position but Ika says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pitt trying to control but Ika postures up.
Pitt is not content to let Ika control the position.
Pitt is trying to maintain the position but Ika is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mala Ika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pitt.
Pitt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ika doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A punch combination from Pitt misses.
Ika throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pitt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pitt escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pitt scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ika!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ika.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ika.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ika.
No joy there for Ika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitt misses with a few strikes there.
Pitt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ika misses with a low kick.
Pitt slips a jab and a cross from Ika.
Mala Ika is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ika to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice combination there by Ika.
Ika throws a right and a left that Pitt avoids nicely.
Ika tries to bum rush Pitt with a series of wild strikes but Pitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitt has a takedown stuffed.
Pitt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pitt misses with a two punch combination.
Ika works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pitt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ika is looking for a sweep.
Ika is trying to control Pitt's posture but Pitt avoids it.
Pitt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ika tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitt wants to stand but Ika has his arm trapped.
Ika can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ika is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ika lands a right hook to the body.
Ika misses with a combination
and Pitt counters by clinching up.
Pitt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ika wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ika breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ika.
Pitt misses with a wild body shot.
Ika misses with a few strikes there.
Pitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Ika throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ika is fending him off so far but Pitt persists. Nope, Ika circles away and we're back to standing.
Pitt looks for a takedown but Ika sprawls well.
Mala Ika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pitt.
Ika swinging wilding here.
Ika stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt shoots in and drives through. Ika sprawls well.
Pitt tries to clinch but Ika moves out of range.
Pitt looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ika scores with a leg kick.
Ika paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pitt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ika throws a leg kick but Pitt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pitt moves out of range of the body kick.
Pitt tries to clinch but Ika moves out of range.
Ika scores with a nice right hand.
Ika lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ika misses with a double jab.
Ika bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pitt's head.
A head kick misses from Ika.
Ika lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pitt throws a front kick that sends Ika stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ika.
Ika misses with a few strikes there.
Ika throws a series of strikes that have Pitt backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt wants to clinch.
Ika misses with a head kick.
Pitt misses with a takedown attempt - Ika sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left and a right from Ika both land. Nice combination.
Ika slips a jab and a cross from Pitt.
Pitt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pitt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ika tries to lock up and control but Pitt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pitt cracks Ika with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ika is rocked!
Ika gets back to half guard.
Pitt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ika's head.
Ika kicks off Pitt and gets to his feet.
Ika takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ika misses with a double jab
and Pitt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ika just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ika breaks the clinch.
Ika misses with a few strikes there.
Pitt slips a jab and a cross from Ika.
Pitt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ika scores with a hook.
Mala Ika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitt clinches up against the cage.
Ika wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ika breaks the clinch.
Pitt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ika but Ika pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pitt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitt tries to clinch there but Ika circles away.
Ika lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ika throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pitt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ika pinned against the cage. Ika gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ika throws a series of punches but Pitt avoids them all with ease.
Pitt shoots in and drives through. Ika sprawls well.
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 Ika 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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