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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Zuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braxton Darius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Zuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braxton Darius!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darius.
Darius misses with a looping right.
Darius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Darius.
Darius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Darius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darius scores with a hook.
Zuka is looking to chop away at Darius's legs.
Zuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darius throws a jab when Zuka was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darius checks a leg kick.
Darius lands with a hook. Zuka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zuka throws a leg kick which misses Darius's front leg but catches the back leg as Darius tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zuka feints and then cracks Darius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darius down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Darius.
A big left from Darius misses.
Zuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darius.
Darius blocks a head kick by Zuka.
A swing and a miss from Darius.
Zuka scoring well with a low kick there.
Darius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zuka.
Braxton Darius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuka tries to land a front kick but Darius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darius throws a lazy right hand but Zuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darius lands a jab to the nose.
Zuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Braxton Darius has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zuka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darius just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Darius - just one landing.
Darius throws a low kick, looking for Zuka's leg but Zuka calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zuka, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zuka.
Darius looks gassed!
Darius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuka manages to avoid it.
That kick from Zuka tenderised Darius's leg. Darius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darius takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zuka takes the fight into the clinch.
Zuka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka has Darius pushed against the cage.
Zuka misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zuka.
Darius working hard to break the clinch.
Darius avoiding damage as Zuka throws knees to the body.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zuka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zuka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zuka connects with a knee to the head.
Darius breaks from the clinch.
Zuka misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka misses with a body kick.
Zuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Darius.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darius cracks Zuka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zuka wants to land a leg kick but Darius is out of range.
Zuka throws out a leg kick but Darius moves out of range and Zuka only half commits.
Zuka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darius.
Darius is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zuka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zuka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darius will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuka blocks a leg kick.
Zuka throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braxton Darius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darius throws out a leg kick but Zuka moves out of range and Darius only half commits.
Darius scores with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zuka.
Good leg kick by Zuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zuka scores with a head kick.
Darius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Zuka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuka connects with a solid leg kick.
Zuka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darius's sensitive parts.
Darius is breathing heavily.
Zuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Darius moves out of range easily.
Darius throws a solid leg kick but Zuka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darius.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Darius moved away.
Amir Zuka is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Darius blocks the leg kick.
Zuka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zuka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zuka wants to clinch up but Darius keeps it at a distance.
Zuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Darius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darius checks a low kick from Zuka.
Zuka scores with a push kick.
Zuka pushes Darius away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zuka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darius is out of range.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darius checks the leg kick.
A combination from Darius does no damage.
Darius avoids the head kick by Zuka.
Zuka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darius avoids the head kick by Zuka.
Darius tries to keep at a distance but Zuka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Darius avoids the damage to the body.
Darius wants to get back to striking at distance but Zuka won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius pushes Zuka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darius.
Darius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuka moves out of range as Darius strikes.
Zuka slips under a jab.
Zuka slips a jab and a cross from Darius.
A clash of legs there as Darius blocks the low kick.
Darius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zuka is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zuka, right into the meat.
Zuka has Darius up against the cage in a clinch.
Zuka connects with a knee to the head.
Zuka trying to stall but Darius improves his position.
Zuka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka lands an elbow that stopped Darius in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuka lands a knee to the head.
Darius wants to stall.
Zuka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Darius up against the cage.
Zuka lands an elbow inside that Darius shrugs off.
Darius misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amir Zuka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zuka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Darius avoids the damage to the body.
Zuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darius.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zuka keeps control of Darius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zuka controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braxton Darius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zuka cracks the inside of Darius's front leg.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darius blocks a leg kick.
Zuka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darius just misses with a punch to the body.
Darius misses with a hook.
Zuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darius throws out the jab.
Darius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zuka.
Good work by Zuka as he checks the leg kick.
Zuka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius moves out of range of the body kick from Zuka.
Darius takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zuka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darius can do to turn this around?
Zuka throws a leg kick but Darius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuka wants to land a leg kick but Darius is out of range.
Zuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Zuka thumps Darius with a low kick.
Darius 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.
Zuka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Zuka looks to land a body kick but Darius moved away.
Zuka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darius is rocked!
That has opened up Braxton Darius's cut even more.
Zuka lands a leg kick that knocks Darius off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zuka.
Zuka throws a solid leg kick but Darius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zuka.
Zuka misses with a kick to the body.
Zuka instigates a clinch.
Darius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braxton Darius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Darius fails to land.
Zuka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darius's face.
Zuka looking to stall.
Zuka lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zuka lands a damaging elbow.
Darius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zuka landing knees to the body.
Zuka missing with knees to the body.
Darius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuka's elbow.
Darius letting Zuka take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zuka for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Zuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zuka misses with an elbow strike.
Zuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zuka is trying to stall.
Zuka misses with a knee strike.
Zuka lands an elbow that stopped Darius in his tracks for a moment.
Zuka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darius tries to break the clinch but Zuka is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darius.
Zuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darius breaks from the clinch.
Zuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zuka slips a jab from Darius.
Darius misses with a low kick.
Zuka looks to land a body kick but Darius moved away.
Amir Zuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zuka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darius 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.
Darius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darius misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Zuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zuka 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Zuka!
A victorious Amir Zuka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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