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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between OMG Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mala Ika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulud's entrance music is Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. A fine choice. Ika has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Mala Ika will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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138 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
14 - 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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mala Ika!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ika tries to clinch but Zulud is having none of it.
Zulud misses with a low kick.
Ika slips a straight right by Zulud.
Zulud throws a sloppy head kick and Ika moves out of range easily.
Ika turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zulud connects with a solid leg kick.
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.
Zulud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zulud is looking to land body kicks.
Zulud scores with a spinning back kick!
Zulud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Ika blocks the low kick.
Zulud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ika sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zulud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zulud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Ika.
Ika throws a body kick that misses.
Zulud throws a nice head kick!
Zulud scores with a jab to the head.
Ika lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zulud tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
OMG Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Ika.
Ika fakes the leg kick and cracks Zulud in the body.
Zulud throws a body kick the misses
and Ika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zulud misses with a few strikes there.
Zulud misses with a leg kick
and Ika counters with a big head kick but Zulud shrugs it off.
Zulud throws a head kick that half lands.
Zulud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zulud controlling the action here for a moment.
Zulud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulud.
Zulud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zulud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zulud misses with a leg kick.
Ika tries to clinch but Zulud is having none of it.
Ika avoids a kick to the body.
Zulud throws a sloppy head kick
and Ika makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zulud really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ika tries a low kick but Zulud avoids it.
Zulud clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
Zulud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ika.
Zulud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ika avoiding damage.
Zulud slows down the pace here.
Zulud tries to land a knee to the head but Ika blocks with his arms.
Zulud lands a nice uppercut.
Zulud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ika blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulud slowing the pace effectively.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulud misses with a punch on the inside.
Zulud misses with a body punch.
Ika pushes off an throws an elbow but Zulud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Zulud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ika misses with an elbow strike.
Zulud is trying to maintain a safe position but Ika gets an underhook and turns Zulud into the cage.
Zulud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulud managing to block the knees to the body from Ika.
Zulud tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zulud is breathing heavily.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulud.
Ika comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud scores with a hook to the body.
Ika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zulud avoids it.
A hook to the body from Ika.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ika managing to block the knees to the body from Zulud.
Zulud avoids the elbow strike from Ika, against the cage.
Ika lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulud backwards.
Zulud blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ika.
Ika is working Zulud over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Zulud.
Ika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zulud lands with a light punch inside.
Ika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zulud blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zulud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zulud tries to break free but Ika pushes him back against the cage.
Zulud dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Ika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ika prevents a body shot from Zulud.
Ika taking a breather.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulud.
Zulud misses with a punch to the body.
Ika lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zulud tries to land a knee to the head but Ika blocks with his arms.
Zulud lands a body shot.
Ika takes a shot to the head.
Zulud is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ika pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Zulud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud avoids a wild elbow strike from Ika.
Ika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Ika.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulud.
Ika struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulud controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Zulud.
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.
Zulud misses with some punches.
Ika throws an elbow that misses.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulud.
Ika throws an elbow that misses.
Ika 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.
Zulud slows down the pace here.
Zulud lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulud.
Zulud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulud landing knees to the body.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Zulud avoids the damage to the body.
Ika trying to stall but Zulud improves his position.
Zulud blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Zulud to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zulud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that OMG Zulud will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zulud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zulud misses with a low kick.
Ika chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ika is looking to clinch but Zulud is avoiding it.
A big left from Zulud misses.
Zulud scores with a nice right hand.
Zulud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ika lands a head kick!
Zulud fails to land with a series of punches.
Zulud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zulud tries to land a front kick but Ika steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ika throws a head kick that half lands.
Zulud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zulud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ika.
Zulud throws a head kick that misses
and Ika counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ika tries to clinch but Zulud moves away
and Zulud counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud throws a sloppy head kick and Ika moves out of range easily.
Ika throws a hook but Zulud avoids it easily.
Ika wants to clinch up but Zulud keeps it at a distance.
Zulud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ika fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zulud, pushing him back against the cage.
Ika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulud.
Zulud is trying to maintain a safe position but Ika gets an underhook and turns Zulud into the cage.
Zulud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zulud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ika just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zulud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulud trying to stall but Ika improves his position.
Ika scores with a shot to the side of Zulud's head.
Zulud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ika is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Zulud.
Zulud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Zulud - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zulud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zulud avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
Zulud lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud lands a damaging elbow.
Ika throws a head punch that misses.
Zulud managing to block the knees to the body from Ika.
Zulud holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Zulud.
Zulud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zulud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zulud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zulud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zulud has Ika pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zulud pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ika tumbling to the mat - Zulud dives into Ika's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulud trying to control the position from guard on top but Ika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zulud.
Ika preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws and elbow that misses. Ika uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zulud's guard. Nice move by Ika!
Ika throwing strikes but missing.
Zulud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ika throws a strike but Zulud rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ika not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zulud lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zulud looking to sit in guard and control but Ika gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zulud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Ika scoring with some ground and pound.
Zulud keeping moving, preventing Ika from controlling successfully.
Ika pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zulud is keeping the position for now.
Ika trying to control but Zulud is working from the bottom.
Ika preventing the sweep.
Ika trying to control but Zulud is working from the bottom.
Ika postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zulud lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OMG Zulud dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ika misses with an uppercut.
Ika has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zulud.
Ika defending well as Zulud loads up on a big left hand.
Zulud keeps the fight on the outside.
Zulud darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ika is controlling Zulud's trapped leg to prevent Zulud from advancing to side control.
Zulud is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ika taking some punishment here, with Zulud in his half guard.
Zulud has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zulud is trying to control the action in half guard but Ika is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zulud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zulud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ika is refusing to be controlled, as Zulud sits in half guard.
Ika is trying to control but can't.
Ika moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ika is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zulud wants to control from the top but Ika keeps moving.
Zulud is pushing down on Ika's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ika is fighting to maintain full guard but Zulud has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ika keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ika wants to control but Zulud is keeping busy.
Zulud throwing shots but Ika is blocking nicely.
Zulud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ika keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud is just content to waste time from the top position. Ika takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ika controls Zulud momentarily but Zulud frees himself.
Ika is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zulud throws and elbow that misses. Ika uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zulud's guard. Nice move by Ika!
Ika postures up in Zulud's guard and throws a big left but Zulud blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zulud misses with the body kick
and Ika makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zulud throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ika.
Ika checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zulud.
Zulud throws a lazy head kick
and Zulud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ika throws a sloppy head kick and Zulud moves out of range easily.
Zulud tries to close the distance and clinch but Ika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zulud tries a low kick but Ika avoids it.
Zulud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ika takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zulud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ika thows a body shot but no joy.
Zulud throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulud.
Zulud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
OMG Zulud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zulud, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for OMG Zulud!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for OMG Zulud!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for OMG Zulud!
OMG Zulud wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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