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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Zuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Micks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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194 lbs
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188 cm
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200 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Zuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Micks!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micks misses with a hook
and Zuka counters with an inside leg kick.
Micks misses the jab.
Micks throws a good cross that connects.
Micks misses with a hook
and Zuka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Micks's knee momentarily.
Zuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuka lands a leg kick that knocks Micks off balance momentarily.
Zuka gets a clinch.
Zuka misses with a knee strike.
Zuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Micks avoids the damage to the body.
Micks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Micks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zuka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Micks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zuka swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Micks.
Micks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Micks checks a low kick from Zuka.
Micks shoots for a takedown but Zuka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amir Zuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Micks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Micks. Zuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Micks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Micks misses with a body shot.
Micks throws a hook but Zuka blocks it.
Zuka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Micks throws an off balance right hand
and Zuka counters with a good low kick that Micks was not able to check.
Fred Micks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Micks. Zuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Micks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuka.
Amir Zuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Micks.
A telegraphed right hand from Micks misses the target.
Good work by Micks as he checks the leg kick.
Micks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zuka sprawls well. Zuka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Micks gets slowly back to his feet.
Micks thows a body shot but no joy.
Zuka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zuka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zuka.
Micks looks gassed!
Both fighters circling a little - Zuka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Micks takes a swing at Zuka's ribcage but misses.
Micks throws a big shot that misses.
Zuka lands a head kick. Micks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Micks misses with a wild body shot.
Micks throws a hook but Zuka blocks it.
Zuka has closed the distance and engaged Micks in a clinch.
Zuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Micks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Micks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zuka lands an elbow that stopped Micks in his tracks for a moment.
Zuka stalling.
Micks lands with a short shot to the head.
Zuka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka lands a knee to the body.
Zuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Zuka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zuka with a knee to the head.
Zuka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Micks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zuka is stalling here.
Zuka trying to stall but Micks improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amir Zuka.
Zuka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Micks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Micks. Those never looked like landing.
Zuka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuka moves away from the strike by Micks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zuka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Micks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zuka sprawls well. Zuka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Micks gets slowly back to his feet.
Micks looks for a takedown but Zuka sprawls well.
Zuka darts in and clinches Micks up against the cage.
Micks blocks an elbow strike from Zuka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zuka prevents Micks from breaking the clinch.
Zuka lands a knee to the head.
Zuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the head but Micks blocks with his arms.
Zuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zuka keeps control of Micks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Micks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuka moves away from the strike by Micks.
Zuka moves into the clinch.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the head but Micks blocks with his arms.
Zuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Micks.
Micks pulls guard.
Zuka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zuka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Micks is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Micks has escaped and now he's on top!
Zuka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Zuka throws an elbow but it misses.
Micks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zuka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Micks manages to break the clinch.
Micks throws a hook but Zuka blocks it.
Micks throws a leg kick
and Zuka counters with a low kick, right behind Micks 's knee.
Zuka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka throws a nice head kick!
Zuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Micks scores with a shot to the body.
Zuka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Micks or perhaps it was just good defense by Zuka which made him look bad.
Amir Zuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Micks.
Micks misses with a body punch
and Zuka counters with an outside leg kick.
Zuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Micks.
Micks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Micks is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zuka controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka trying to control here.
Zuka won't allow Micks to pass to mount.
Micks prevents Zuka from standing back up.
Zuka is looking to improve his position.
Zuka is looking to escape.
Zuka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zuka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amir Zuka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zuka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Micks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuka manages to avoid it.
Zuka throws the kick towards the body but Micks avoids it.
Micks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Amir Zuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Zuka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Micks misses with a hook. Zuka ducked under it nicely.
Micks misses with a hook. Zuka ducked under it nicely.
Zuka gets a clinch.
Micks lands a takedown into guard.
Zuka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Micks defends it easily.
Micks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka is looking to stand up but Micks isn't so interested in that idea.
Micks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Micks is looking to work some ground and pound but Zuka has wrist control.
Micks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zuka keeping moving, preventing Micks from controlling successfully.
Micks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zuka kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Micks prevents Zuka from getting back to his feet.
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.
Zuka pulls Micks in close to prevent any damage.
Fred Micks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zuka avoids the body shot from Micks.
Micks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Micks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Micks misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zuka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zuka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Micks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Micks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Micks lands a nice hook to Zuka's body. Zuka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Micks shoots in but Zuka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zuka blocks a jab.
Micks thows a body shot but no joy.
Micks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Micks throws an off balance right hand
and Zuka counters with a low kick, right behind Micks 's knee.
Micks misses with a hook.
Zuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Micks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Micks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Micks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Micks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
Zuka moves into the clinch.
Micks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Micks avoids it.
Zuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Micks avoids the damage to the body.
Zuka is struggling to control the position.
Amir Zuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zuka lands a nice knee to the body.
Zuka trying to land knees to the body.
Zuka trying to land knees to the body.
Zuka with a knee to the head.
Micks throws a head punch that misses.
Zuka avoiding damage.
Micks is working Zuka over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Zuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuka, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Zuka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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