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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cox (ranked 5535 p4p, 24288 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 548 p4p, 597 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox wants to clinch
and Cox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like John Cox has been cut.
Cox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zulu! But no joy.
Cox tries to clinch but Zulu is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Zulu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zulu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Zulu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zulu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cox throws a hook but Zulu blocks it.
Zulu throws out a counter right but Cox avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox lands a jab to Zulu's midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cox.
Cox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox working the ground and pound but Zulu is defending the strikes.
Cox in side control, throwing shots but Zulu defends.
Zulu is trying to get back to half guard.
Cox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zulu parries the strikes from Cox easily there. Cox is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zulu to escape.
Zulu tries to buck Cox off but Cox is having none of it.
Cox 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.
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.
Zulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zulu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cox.
Zulu can't do much from the bottom here.
Zulu tries to improve position but can't.
Zulu is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is trying to improve his position.
Zulu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zulu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zulu keeps working.
Cox throws a strike aimed at the side of Zulu's head but Zulu avoids it well.
Zulu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cox working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zulu tries to buck Cox off but Cox is having none of it.
Cox looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Cox throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Zulu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cox trying to control from half guard but Zulu is working away.
Cox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zulu tries to roll over but Cox keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is looking for a kimura but Zulu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cox to get the leverage.
Cox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zulu wants to get back to full guard.
Cox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zulu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zulu wants to get back to his feet but Cox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cox throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox throws a big elbow that misses.
Zulu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Cox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Zulu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zulu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cox connects with a nice looking jab.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Zulu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cox looks to land a combination but Zulu avoids it well.
Zulu throws out a counter right but Cox avoids it with no problem.
Cox lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox tries to clinch but Zulu is having none of it.
Zulu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Cox.
John Cox is winning the standup battle so far.
Cox misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zulu! But no joy.
Cox moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Cox.
Zulu throws out a counter right but Cox avoids it with no problem.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Zulu throws out a counter right but Cox avoids it with no problem.
John Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Zulu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Cox misses.
Zulu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cox misses with a left hand
enabling Zulu to counter with a crisp jab.
Cox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zulu can do to turn this around?
Cox thuds a left hand into Zulu's body.
Cox tries to bum rush Zulu with a series of wild strikes but Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cox misses with a hook
letting Zulu counter with a right hand.
John Cox's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zulu enables Cox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zulu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zulu holds on and takes a little breather.
Zulu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cox.
Zulu seems keen to control Cox's posture.
Cox preventing the sweep.
Zulu wants to get back to his feet but Cox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zulu pulls Cox in close to his closed guard and prevents Cox from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zulu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cox throws a body shot but no joy.
Zulu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four 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.
Cox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zulu counters with a straight right hand.
Cox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zulu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Cox. Those never looked like landing.
Cox throws a series of punches but Zulu avoids them all with ease.
Cox throws a hook to the side of Zulu's head but Zulu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Zulu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Cox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Cox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cox misses with the combination.
Zulu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cox tries to clinch up.
Zulu swats away the attempt to clinch by Cox.
Zulu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zulu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throws a lazy uppercut
and Zulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zulu was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Zulu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cox throws a hook to the side of Zulu's head but Zulu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cox.
The fighters circling - Cox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Zulu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cox doesn't manage to clinch there - Zulu circles away.
A little jabbing left from Zulu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zulu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John Cox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a straight left.
Zulu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zulu.
Cox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zulu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zulu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zulu throws out a counter right but Cox avoids it with no problem.
Cox fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zulu! But no joy.
Cox misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Cox doesn't manage to clinch there - Zulu circles away.
Cox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zulu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cox misses with a few strikes there.
Cox moves in looking to clinch but Zulu pushes him off.
Cox misses with a hook.
Zulu throws out a counter right but Cox avoids it with no problem.
Cox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zulu.
Cox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zulu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zulu was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zulu! But no joy.
Cox throws a right and a left that Zulu avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Zulu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zulu blocks a jab.
Cox throws a nice looking combination but Zulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zulu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
It seemed like Zulu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaka Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Cox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cox misses with a double jab
and Zulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cox 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cox!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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