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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 16246 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 23639 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rollo Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lothbrok.
Zulu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick by Zulu misses
and Lothbrok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrok avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Zulu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Lothbrok misses its target.
Lothbrok blocks a head kick by Zulu.
A head kick from Zulu lands but Lothbrok takes it in his stride.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses
and Lothbrok counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Shaka Zulu has been cut.
Lothbrok blocks a head kick by Zulu.
Lothbrok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zulu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lothbrok looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lothbrok slips a nice elbow through Zulu's hands, connecting with Zulu's forehead.
Lothbrok lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok stalling.
Zulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lothbrok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lothbrok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lothbrok stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Zulu to get to his feet.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick
and Lothbrok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zulu scores with a head kick. Lothbrok tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok blocks a head kick by Zulu.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu leaves Lothbrok with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses.
Lothbrok thinks about countering with a body kick.
Zulu tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaka Zulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lothbrok has a takedown stuffed.
Lothbrok looking to score a takedown here. Zulu is defending well but Lothbrok drives through and ends up in Zulu's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok is working Zulu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lothbrok slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zulu tries to buck Lothbrok off but Lothbrok is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok just content to control the position.
Zulu is looking for a sweep.
Lothbrok lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Lothbrok stalls from top position.
Lothbrok grinds an elbow into Zulu's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok cracks Zulu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lothbrok decides to stand back up.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Lothbrok tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulu lands a high kick!
Zulu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lothbrok.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lothbrok avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Zulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zulu throws a lazy head kick
and Lothbrok counters with a straight right hand.
Lothbrok blocks a head kick by Zulu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu throws a head kick that misses
and Lothbrok counters with a right hand to the body.
Zulu looks winded!
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaka Zulu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaka Zulu's cut.
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.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zulu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zulu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zulu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lothbrok wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lothbrok scoring with punches from side control.
Lothbrok grinds an elbow into Zulu's temple.
Lothbrok working the ground and pound.
Zulu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lothbrok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zulu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lothbrok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lothbrok scoring with punches from side control.
Zulu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok is chipping away with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lothbrok working the head and body with strikes.
Zulu being controlled for a moment.
Lothbrok's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lothbrok decides to stand back up. Lothbrok steps back and let's Zulu get back to his feet.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses
and Lothbrok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lothbrok blocks a head kick by Zulu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
Zulu slaps away a takedown attempt from Lothbrok, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses
and Lothbrok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zulu is breathing heavily.
Lothbrok manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zulu on his heels. He'll look to pass Zulu's guard now, I'm sure.
Rollo Lothbrok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lothbrok landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lothbrok 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.
Lothbrok scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lothbrok sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lothbrok passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok trying to control the pace.
Lothbrok lands with a punch from half guard.
Zulu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lothbrok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lothbrok looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zulu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lothbrok escapes and gets back to his feet.
Zulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu throws a lazy head kick
and Lothbrok counters with an inside leg kick.
Lothbrok is looking to slow Zulu down with leg kicks.
Lothbrok shoots in but Zulu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lothbrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zulu can do to turn this around?
Lothbrok fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
Zulu gets caught napping as Lothbrok dives in and scores a takedown. Zulu manages to retain guard.
Lothbrok not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zulu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lothbrok uses it to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu trying to remain calm as Lothbrok controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Lothbrok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shaka Zulu's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Zulu throws a head kick that misses
and Lothbrok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lothbrok looking to score a takedown here. Zulu is defending well but Lothbrok drives through and ends up in Zulu's guard.
Lothbrok not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Further stalling from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok gets to his feet. Zulu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Zulu tries a head kick but it misses.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick
and Lothbrok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Zulu misses
and Lothbrok counters with a crisp one two that drops Zulu! Lothbrok thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zulu to his feet! Zulu is in big trouble!
Zulu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok scores with a jab. Zulu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zulu is still on wobbly legs! Can Lothbrok finish him?
Zulu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zulu wants to stand back up but Lothbrok manages to pass into side control.
Check out the look on Lothbrok's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lothbrok is working Zulu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lothbrok taking a breather here.
Lothbrok is putting a hurting on Zulu here, landing some big shots from side control.
A big shot lands for Lothbrok! That's hurt Zulu! Will he recover? Lothbrok fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rollo Lothbrok!
An out of breath Rollo Lothbrok thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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