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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Zuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Zuka!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison 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.
Good leg kick by Zuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Zuka misses.
Zuka wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Zuka moved out of range nicely.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zuka moves forwards but Harrison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zuka throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Zuka connects with a leg kick. Harrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
Amir Zuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuka throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuka misses with a low kick as Harrison jumps back.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
Harrison throws a hook but Zuka blocks it.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuka.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Zuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harrison takes a step back to recover.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Zuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Zuka slips the punch.
Harrison swings for the body but Zuka moves out of range.
Zuka is looking to score with low kicks.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Harrison moved away.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison lands a slapping body shot.
Zuka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harrison.
Zuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison jabs at Zuka's body.
Zuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zuka ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuka moves away.
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 William Harrison's cut.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Zuka throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zuka has his feet on Harrison's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zuka moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Harrison 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zuka enables Harrison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zuka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka controlling Harrison's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuka is looking to stand up but Harrison isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuka working a defensive guard here.
Zuka keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Zuka looking for a sweep. Not yet Zuka, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zuka wants to get back to his feet but Harrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Amir Zuka was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
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.
A big right from Harrison misses.
A leg kick checked by Harrison.
Zuka moves into the clinch.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison pushes Zuka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harrison is trying to trip Zuka. He has hold of a leg but Zuka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harrison persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Zuka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harrison puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harrison controlling the action here.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zuka keeps working.
Harrison throwing shots but Zuka is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to pass to mount but Zuka is defending the position.
Zuka wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
Zuka is holding on to half guard well.
Zuka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zuka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Harrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zuka has time to react.
Zuka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Zuka moved out of range.
Zuka avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Zuka.
Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into Zuka's guard.
Harrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Zuka is retaining full guard.
Harrison stops Zuka from standing up.
Zuka keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
Zuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Zuka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zuka throws a push kick but Harrison slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Zuka.
Zuka tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuka throws a chopping leg kick but Harrison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Zuka connects with a high kick.
Harrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zuka circles away quickly and effectively.
Zuka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Amir Zuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body. Zuka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka misses with a low kick.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amir Zuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuka wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Zuka moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Harrison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuka.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
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.
Zuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zuka moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Harrison scores with a one two! Zuka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuka moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
A big right from Harrison misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zuka throws a wild body kick that Harrison sees coming a mile off.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuka.
Zuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zuka.
Zuka moves away from the strike by Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Zuka.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zuka's waist but Zuka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Zuka tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
Zuka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuka is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Harrison lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from Harrison finds it's way through Zuka's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zuka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zuka.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Harrison. Beautiful body shot.
Zuka moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zuka. That's going to slow Harrison down.
Harrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zuka. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zuka tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zuka ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws a hook but Zuka avoids it easily.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Zuka.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zuka as he avoids it easily.
Harrison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Zuka.
Zuka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zuka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zuka wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuka throws out a leg kick but Harrison moves out of range and Zuka only half commits.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Zuka's shoulder, as Zuka tries to avoid the shot.
Zuka tries to work over Harrison's front leg with a kick but Harrison checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuka tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuka scoring well with a low kick there.
Zuka thumps Harrison with a low kick.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zuka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Harrison checks it.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuka tries to work over Harrison's front leg with a kick but Harrison checks it.
Zuka wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuka throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrison. That snapped Zuka's head back.
Zuka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zuka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Zuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Zuka.
Zuka 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.
Harrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zuka avoids it really well and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zuka!
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
Zuka tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuka misses with a body kick.
Zuka is looking to land body kicks.
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Harrison checks it.
A lazy left from Harrison finds it's target.
Zuka instigates a clinch.
Zuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body.
Zuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Harrison.
Zuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zuka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zuka regains guard immediately.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Zuka is keeping the position.
Amir Zuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zuka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harrison has Zuka in his guard.
Zuka gets to his feet - Harrison follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Zuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zuka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Zuka!
Amir Zuka is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
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