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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barnabas Ungar (ranked 1201 p4p, 150 weight class) and Zulu Zulu (ranked 2447 p4p, 275 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Zulu Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Ungar as he checks the leg kick.
Ungar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zulu Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ungar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ungar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zulu misses with a right hand
and Ungar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been informed that Zulu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ungar jabs Zulu right on the nose. Zulu blinks but takes it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ungar.
Ungar closes the distance and clinches.
Ungar jumps guard but Zulu stands there with Ungar around his waist. Ungar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Ungar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ungar avoids it.
Ungar lands a left hand.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar fails to pull guard.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Ungar is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungar blocking some punches.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar lands with a right to the head.
Zulu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar gets through Zulu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zulu tries to land knees in the clinch but Ungar avoids the damage to the body.
Zulu is trying to break the clinch but Ungar is controlling him.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zulu to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabas Ungar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulu can't break the clinch.
Ungar working aggressively here.
Ungar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Ungar.
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Zulu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zulu lands a shoulder strike.
Zulu is trying to break free.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ungar scores with a shot to the side of Zulu's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ungar tries a body shot but Zulu blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zulu obliges.
Zulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
Ungar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zulu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ungar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ungar's face.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu scores with a knee to the head.
Ungar is pushing Zulu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ungar's face.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar blocks an uppercut.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Zulu can't break the clinch.
Zulu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ungars head.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Ungar blocks it.
Ungar avoiding damage as Zulu throws knees to the body.
Ungar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zulu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Zulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar working aggressively here.
Zulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Zulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Ungar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zulu smiles and moves away.
Zulu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Ungar is predictable there
and Zulu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ungar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zulu.
Ungar moves out of range as Zulu strikes.
Ungar tries to counter by clinching up but Zulu breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Zulu - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Zulu.
Ungar tries to counter by clinching up but Zulu breaks away and moves out of range.
Zulu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ungar takes a step back to recover.
Zulu moves out of range as Ungar throws a body kick.
Ungar darts in and clinches Zulu up against the cage.
Ungar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ungars head.
Zulu misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu lands with a left to the head.
Ungar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ungar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ungar blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulu prevents a body shot from Ungar.
Ungar working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zulu Zulu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ungar slips a jab from Zulu.
Zulu scores with a jab. Ungar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ungar jabs Zulu right on the nose. Zulu blinks but takes it well.
Ungar tries to keep at a distance but Zulu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ungar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Zulu.
Zulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ungar.
Zulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulu.
A short body shot lands from Zulu as the two fighters clinch.
Zulu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ungar avoids it.
A short left from Ungar.
Ungar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar avoiding damage as Zulu throws knees to the body.
Ungar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ungar blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulu trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulu.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zulu to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ungar.
Zulu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ungar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ungar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ungar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ungar.
Zulu Zulu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ungar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Zulu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabas Ungar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulu trying to land knees to the body.
Ungar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but Zulu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zulu blocking some punches.
Ungar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulu lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu manages to break the clinch.
Ungar tries to close the distance and clinch but Zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zulu tries to clinch up.
Ungar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zulu.
Ungar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zulu connects with a single shot there.
Ungar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zulu Zulu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zulu cracks the inside of Ungar's front leg.
A jab from Zulu finds it's way through Ungar's defenses.
Ungar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zulu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ungar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zulu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zulu throws a leg kick
and Ungar counters by clinching up.
Ungar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Ungar is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zulu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zulu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zulu lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Zulu breaks from the clinch.
Zulu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu needs to keep his hands up - Ungar had a free shot at his head there.
Ungar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zulus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut lands for Ungar. That snapped Zulu's head back.
A good leg kick by Ungar.
Zulu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ungar counters with a straight right hand.
Zulu tries to work over Ungar's front leg with a kick but Ungar checks it.
Ungar doesn't manage to clinch there - Zulu circles away.
Zulu ducks under a wild hook from Ungar.
Ungar lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick and Ungar moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zulu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ungar tries to counter by clinching up but Zulu breaks away and moves out of range.
Ungar catches Zulu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ungar clinches up against the cage.
Zulu trying to land knees to the body.
Zulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
Ungar lands a right hand.
Ungar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ungar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ungar fails to pull guard.
Zulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
Zulu working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ungar pushes Zulu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zulu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that second round.
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!
Ungar keeps the fight on the outside.
Ungar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zulu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zulu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zulu motions for Ungar to come forward. Zulu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu thows a leg kick but Ungar checks it
and Ungar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ungar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zulu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ungar.
Zulu tries to land a leg kick but Ungar saw it coming and moves away.
Ungar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ungar avoids a kick to the body.
Ungar throwing a counter right hand but Zulu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ungar can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ungar.
Ungar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ungar dips to his left and cracks Zulu with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Ungar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zulu has time to react.
Zulu throws a hook to the side of Ungar's head but Ungar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ungar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zulu throws a nice head kick!
Ungar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zulu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ungar throws out the jab.
It seemed like Zulu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ungar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ungar dips to his left and cracks Zulu with an uppercut!
Ungar misses with an uppercut.
Zulu moves out of range as Ungar strikes.
Ungar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zulu checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ungar.
Zulu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ungar misses with a low kick as Zulu jumps back.
Ungar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Zulu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ungar wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zulu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zulu checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zulu, right into the meat.
Zulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ungar cracks Zulu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ungar connects with the punch.
Zulu slips under a jab from Ungar.
Zulu stuns Ungar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ungar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zulu unleashes a big counter combination but Ungar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulu.
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zulu throws a leg kick which misses Ungar's front leg but catches the back leg as Ungar tries to avoid it.
Ungar swats away the attempt to clinch by Zulu.
Zulu throws a jab when Ungar was well out of range.
Ungar has managed to clinch.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Ungar is blocking nicely.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ungar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
Zulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ungar jumps guard and drags Zulu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ungar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zulu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu with a jab.
Ungar dodges the punch combination from Zulu.
Zulu keeps Ungar at a distance using the push kick.
Zulu misses with a body kick.
Ungar is looking to counter the offense by Zulu and move into the clinch.
Ungar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ungar is looking to clinch.
Ungar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Ungar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ungar blocks a leg kick.
Zulu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zulu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ungar's sensitive parts.
Zulu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ungar's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabas Ungar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ungar 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 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabas Ungar!
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