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00:00I will now welcome the rest of the room. Any questions? Let's rock and roll.
00:09Two dark, twisted combat sports warriors collide. All respect and danger. It's time for blood
00:20and brutality. This is Nikita Zhu and Cohen Mazudia.
00:26And they go. Mazudia, the orthodox fighter with the black trunks. Nikita Zhu, he's head
00:46shaved for this one. He's the southpaw in the white. Ben Damon in commentary alongside
00:51former world champion Shawn Porter. And this one is going to be fascinating throughout,
00:58Shawn. It's fascinating already. Just seeing the orthodox southpaw matchup, we already
01:04knew that was coming. But just to see these guys waiting, watching, trying to look and
01:09see what the other wants to do is pretty cool. And so much respect from both of them. But
01:15both of them are looking forward to a bloody battle. Yeah, I mean, it's a different kind
01:22of respect now. It's not the respect of all real friends. It's the respect of, I know
01:26what you can do and I'm going to show you that I can do it better. Good right hand from
01:30Mazudia. The first meaningful punch of this fight. A straight right hand from Cohen Mazudia
01:36straight onto the southpaw Zhu. And that's the question, Mark. Does he have the power
01:47to do damage to Zhu when he gets those opportunities? Because as we've seen Nikita Zhu can be hit.
01:53You've got to hit him hard. Yeah, it's just, it's Nikita's exit strategy. He needs to change.
02:00He bends down and leans right into that right hand. And if he doesn't bend down, he pulls
02:06straight back into the punches. You know what power he has too. Nikita Zhu, a brutal puncher.
02:18He reaches out with his right hand to the body. Good jab to the body. There's Mazudia
02:26on the inside. Zhu tries to find that long-range left hand. He's power shot. Now he's there
02:37and he gets caught for a moment. Then he flies back to Zhu. Mazudia trying to find that
02:48right hand. Time and time again. Now jabbing as Zhu moves his head and jabs himself.
03:00Over the top are those shots from both fighters. A tangle and a battle for front foot position
03:08as referee Chris Condon forces them to part ways.
03:17There's 20 seconds left in this round. It is whizzed by the opening round as the counter shot gets through
03:23from Mazudia. Nikita Zhu looks for another uppercut and there's that power shot from Zhu.
03:31Good opening round from Cohen Mazudia. He scored with a couple of nice right hands but we did see the power of Zhu.
03:51And that is Igor Gogubev talking to Nikita Zhu in his corner.
04:01And they look relatively relaxed after the opening three minutes of this one.
04:11There were good moments for Mazudia. So this right here, this is the problem for Nikita Zhu.
04:18He changes his levels which is good but he stands straight up like that right there.
04:25Bending, bending and then he's right back up in the range of where Cohen needs him.
04:32So he's got to change that moving forward.
04:37Let's see if he can't adjust. Nikita Zhu here in the toughest fight of his career against the very experienced Cohen Mazudia.
04:46Great jab right there. I don't know if you saw that. That was a great jab from Nikita.
04:52He's working well at times. Off that right hand is Nikita Zhu.
04:58And we know the power that comes from the left and he goes one-two there.
05:03Good shots those from Zhu.
05:08And he moves his head nicely too.
05:10Yeah, that's better. You know it's one thing to just raise your level up and down but to go left and right and take your head off the line, that's what he needed to do.
05:19Really slick head movement this from Nikita Zhu.
05:24If he can hole up with his shots, it's a dangerous package.
05:32Right hand from Zhu, left hand from Zhu gets through.
05:35Mazudia takes a body shot from Nikita Zhu. This is good stuff from Zhu in round two.
05:43Cohen's got to get that jab busy.
05:47He's trying to find the head of Nikita Zhu but he's just weaving out of the way of the shots.
05:53And then he's away using his feet as well.
05:57A much better second round for him so far.
06:01As he reaches out to the body, then he goes over the top with the left hand.
06:06There's a good shot too but a counter shot from Mazudia.
06:11Power punching from Nikita Zhu and he turns two around.
06:17Another left hand gets through.
06:19He's got Cohen a little shook up right now.
06:22Cohen doesn't have head movement, you know, and he doesn't move his feet.
06:30From Nikita Zhu, he's certainly come back with head movement after his trip to the United States.
06:37He told us about the improvement, we're seeing it already here tonight.
06:41Yeah, he's got Cohen frozen right now.
06:45Mazudia is fixated on the head of Nikita Zhu but can't quite find him.
06:52But Zhu's countering well.
06:55There it is.
06:56That's a good body shot with that right hand.
06:58A right drive to the body from Mazudia, maybe more of that as the head continues to move.
07:02Yeah, it's like we always say, the body doesn't move.
07:04Go to the body and that'll slow down the head movement.
07:17Here goes Nikita Zhu.
07:19He works to the body and over the top.
07:23And he's working hard with big shots.
07:25Nikita Zhu as Mazudia kept his feet somewhere.
07:30The butcher pressing forward.
07:39And the bell rings after a big Zhu round.
07:43Round two, all Nikita Zhu.
07:51There is work to do in the Mazudia corner.
07:54In the Mazudia corner.
08:06Much better round from Nikita.
08:07The head movement, that's what he needed.
08:09Great change in levels but now moving left and right.
08:12We call it tick-tock, the clock.
08:14That straight left right there was beautiful.
08:17Came right back with the right hand at Cohen.
08:19But here's the punch that dropped, well almost dropped Cohen.
08:22Nice beautiful straight left right there from Nikita Zhu.
08:27And way to follow up.
08:30Fantastic effort from Colin Mazudia to stay up but he can't take those shots.
08:34Yeah and listen, the maturity, that's what we talked about.
08:37Nikita went after it, he saw he wasn't getting it and he pulled back.
08:41Absolutely.
08:42It was a mature Nikita Zhu.
08:45He chose his shots and when his moment was gone,
08:50it was all safety and boys.
08:52Let's see what he's got for us in three.
08:55Cohen much fresher this round and using that jab.
08:58Just keep it out there, just keep it out there.
09:02Works away with the jab.
09:05There's a lead hook encounter.
09:09Zhu uses his feet and gets away and looks for that body and he does again.
09:14It was the body shot that set it all up last time.
09:20Great jab.
09:28Now up there is Nikita Zhu and finding Mazudia.
09:38That head movement again on display for Nikita Zhu.
09:41This movement right here, is this something you haven't really seen from him?
09:44Not to this extent.
09:45Yeah.
09:46And not with this level of poise.
09:47He's just avoiding those shots by centimeters time and time again
09:51and we've never seen it quite this good.
09:53So when you talk about a fighter going abroad to train,
09:56is it really that much better?
09:58You just see different styles and now you're able to pull things that you like.
10:02Apparently, he saw something that he liked over there in America.
10:05And the balance too of Nikita Zhu.
10:07He's not throwing himself forward off his feet.
10:10He's staying there, he's balanced and he's ready to throw punches.
10:15And he needs to be because Mazudia is tough and he is throwing shots too.
10:20That one turns up from Nikita.
10:23Body shot from Zhu again.
10:25Mazudia is in there to throw but he doesn't.
10:28Oh, there he gets through with a right hand, Mazudia.
10:32That's better stuff from him.
10:35But it's Zhu to the body.
10:37After the offense, you've got to remember to be defensive.
10:43And so Nikita's thing is, I'm punching and then I'm just standing there.
10:47Got to get back to the head movements.
10:53Long right hand from Mazudia.
10:55The glove got in the way from Zhu but the idea was there as he goes.
10:59Again, there's Mazudia.
11:06Turns that shot around to Zhu.
11:11Another shot, doubling him up is Zhu.
11:15Bang, bang he goes with that left hand.
11:25Uppercut just misses from Zhu.
11:28Mazudia marches forward into the fire.
11:32He punches down, he connects too with a right hand is Mazudia.
11:37Now he presses underwear.
11:41They nod heads at each other.
11:43They're enjoying the action as we knew they would.
11:47Nikita Zhu and Cohen Mazudia.
12:07Got to get there safe.
12:10Come on, you know what we're doing.
12:11We're going for the milk.
12:12We've got to be smart.
12:13We'll get our result later in this round.
12:16Our result later in the fight.
12:20We're even well.
12:21Outstanding round.
12:22Very close but a great recovery.
12:27Back has not been on a rope yet.
12:29That's what I know.
12:31It's only to roll one over the top.
12:34Those punch stats speak to outstanding accuracy from Nikita Zhu so far in this fight.
12:41As Joel Keegan lays down the ball to Cohen Mazudia.
12:46They want to see more work to the body.
12:50The target that moves less than the head of Zhu.
12:55Yeah.
12:56And even for Cohen aiming down lower,
13:01he'll still find Nikita's head because Nikita's dipping down there.
13:12Closes in heat is Cohen Mazudia.
13:15For Cohen, everything starts with the jab.
13:17And then for Nikita, I love him using his feet.
13:19I think that that's going to be really useful.
13:21Timing.
13:22Timing.
13:23That's the thing for Nikita.
13:24The timing.
13:26And the jab got through from Mazudia.
13:29And the counter shot was right there for Nikita Zhu.
13:34And I love it because we talk about styles make fights.
13:37The one thing that this guy does well
13:39will lead to the thing that the other guy does well and vice versa.
13:42Yeah, no doubt.
13:44We are seeing that pattern emerging here in Sydney.
13:47Tonight is the body shot from Nikita Zhu.
13:53Gets through.
13:54As he tries to turn around, he's hooked into his power shot.
13:58And again.
13:59And there's Mazudia coming back.
14:01Now they stand and trade at center ring.
14:04Mazudia trying to get clear.
14:06I like this from Mazudia.
14:08Keep pushing back.
14:09Don't show him that he can't just have his way.
14:13Reaching Mazudia.
14:14Body shot from Zhu.
14:16And another.
14:18Two good shots.
14:22And another there.
14:23Nikita Zhu.
14:26Beautiful body shots.
14:28Mazudia.
14:29He's in tight to end fight.
14:31But he's taking some big shots downstairs.
14:35And again.
14:36And again.
14:37And again.
14:38And again.
14:39And again.
14:40And again.
14:42Stop.
14:43Stop.
14:45Watch your head boys, okay?
14:46So let's go.
14:47Box.
14:48But don't worry about the toughness of Cohen Mazudia.
14:51And this is his moment.
14:53He'll go nowhere without a fight.
14:55And he's right in this one.
14:57Body shot there from Mazudia.
14:59Here you go, taking a page out of Nikita's book.
15:03There he goes there again.
15:05Serious body work from Nikita.
15:08And over the top as well.
15:10But the body shots are the big ones.
15:12As that shot gets through over the top.
15:14These are good shots Nikita Zhu.
15:17Mazudia tries to go with him.
15:20But Zhu's winning the battle on the inside.
15:24The guy with the shorter arms, more compact body.
15:27Big shots.
15:28Nikita Zhu left and right and left and right again.
15:32Mazudia goes downstairs.
15:34And he steps back and throws his right hand.
15:37Just up Mazudia.
15:38Precision from Zhu.
15:43Good action.
15:45Late in the fourth round.
15:48Zhu with the body assault.
15:50Mazudia absorbing and now breathing deeply.
15:54We got a little loose in there.
15:56We let him throw five or six hooks.
15:58It could have been out.
15:59But we blocked both of them.
16:01And he's not liking the end of round.
16:03Okay?
16:04He's not liking the end of round.
16:07All right?
16:08We need this pressure.
16:09We need this pressure.
16:10There's a difference between touching the body and hitting the body.
16:15Nikita was hitting the body.
16:17And the other thing he's doing beyond making these deposits
16:20that's going to break down Cohen through the course of time.
16:23He's also going to bring Cohen's arms down.
16:26Open up the head.
16:28Great work that round from Nikita going to the body.
16:31And I like what Cohen did.
16:33Cohen decided to go to the body too at the end of that round.
16:38And the punch stats tell us the story of this fight
16:41is the accuracy of Nikita Zhu.
16:4490 of 184 power punches so far have scored.
16:49That's every shot outside of jab.
16:53Oh!
16:54That's a power shot too.
16:58He's so much better when he's using his feet.
17:01He has the tendency to stand flat-footed.
17:04And it's not good for him.
17:05He's got to use his feet, get in and out.
17:08He'll learn how to create the power off of that in time.
17:12There's a big right hand from Muzudia.
17:16Zhu wore it well, but that's a good shot.
17:20Cohen Muzudia, sat down on the right hand.
17:24Zhu comes back with one.
17:28Turns the hook around.
17:29He went by the head with the straight left.
17:31There's another.
17:32Sweat all over Sean Porter for a moment.
17:38That's a big shot that rattled the head.
17:43Muzudia, better moments with his power right hand.
17:50Zhu finds one again.
17:53And another.
17:54The left hand from Zhu slams through.
17:57And this is where they want body shots from Muzudia.
18:00So Zhu's got Cohen like a train, just walking right in.
18:04And he's walking into everything.
18:06I would advise Nikita to keep moving
18:08and keep allowing Cohen to just walk into the shots.
18:13Zhu ducked into that right hand from Muzudia.
18:17And he turns one around there into the back of the head.
18:21And he's got it.
18:23And he turns one around there into the back of the head.
18:27And one straight into the face.
18:28And another to go with it is Nikita Zhu.
18:33Walled uppercut.
18:35Misses from Zhu.
18:37That uppercut is a dangerous punch for him.
18:39It works for him.
18:41It's a dangerous punch if it misses.
18:46Now they trade in this neutral corner
18:48that has seen so much action all night.
18:50Uppercut from Zhu.
18:59Lead hook from Zhu.
19:0040 seconds left as Muzudia scores with the right hand.
19:05Nikita getting back to the body.
19:06That was good.
19:11Some much better stuff from Muzudia in this round.
19:14He scored with clean shots over the top.
19:17He's worked hard as Zhu finds him.
19:21Now they wrestle.
19:22It's a body shot Muzudia.
19:24And that one over the top straight into the chin.
19:27But Zhu comes back.
19:29Muzudia reaches out with the right hand.
19:31Now he chases with another.
19:33Body shot Zhu.
19:38Over the top going Muzudia.
19:40Chasing and working hard.
19:44Good fight.
19:47Zhu and Muzudia.
19:55And Shawn, he won't understand the instructions
19:57in the Zhu corner,
19:58but what would you be saying to Nikita Zhu?
20:00I would tell Nikita to get back to the head movement
20:03when he wants to, but keep moving and turning
20:06the way that he did that round.
20:07That was a really good round for him
20:09in terms of controlling the range
20:12and the pace of the fight.
20:13Cohen coming right back that round.
20:15That was a really good round for Cohen as well.
20:17It's a back and forth fight.
20:18We knew it was going to be this way.
20:20But this right here, this is when Nikita is at his best.
20:23When he's using his feet and he's turning Cohen.
20:27He's going to have the upper hand on Cohen
20:29because he's got better feet than Cohen.
20:31He's quicker, faster.
20:35Huge crowd here to see Nikita Zhu in action
20:38at the ICC in Sydney.
20:40What a night it's been already.
20:42So much action.
20:43Controversy galore in the previous events.
20:48And right now, quality and brutality.
20:55Nikita Zhu, accurate and professional,
20:59but Cohen Mazzutti is so tough
21:01and very, very good in the previous round.
21:05Can he keep that going?
21:06Good right hand Mazzutti.
21:09Nikita's got to pick one,
21:11Nikita's got to pick one.
21:12Either when you're standing there,
21:14move that head, that tic-tac, back and forth,
21:17or be on your toes, moving around, turning Cohen.
21:21Lovely little hook it was from Nikita Zhu.
21:25Cohen getting creative with overhand, right?
21:27I like it.
21:28He's getting confident too, is Mazzutti.
21:30Yeah, why not?
21:34Misses with that right hand there,
21:36there's Mazzutti and another.
21:38And now they're on the inside.
21:40Can they work from here?
21:42Mazzutti does, using his feet as well.
21:45And works, turns that around.
21:49Mazzutti jabbing again,
21:50and that's a beautiful right hand, Mazzutti.
21:53Burrowing in is Nikita Zhu and looking to the body,
21:56but he wore a big shot again.
21:58Body shot, Zhu.
22:01One and two over the top.
22:03Hooks miss, straight left hand gets through.
22:08Zhu just turns the tables here for a moment.
22:11After taking those right hands,
22:13he starts to lead the action.
22:15That's a good one from Mazzutti.
22:17He's hurt.
22:19What?
22:21Cohen's hurt.
22:23Cohen took a big shot, so did Zhu though.
22:27These are good shots now, sitting down on left hands
22:31is Nikita Zhu.
22:34Body shot and over the top goes Mazzutti
22:38as Zhu shoves him away.
22:40He was scoring at will with that left hand,
22:43as blood pours from the nose of Zhu.
22:49And it's getting bloody and brutal now.
22:52Big shots, here goes Nikita Zhu.
22:56He works with power, but Mazzutti comes straight back.
23:04Right hand, left hand.
23:06Mazzutti, Zhu straight back, straight left hands.
23:14This is wild action between Zhu and Mazzutti,
23:19both taking and giving plenty.
23:23Yeah, this was, we knew was going to be a fight
23:26that kind of mirrored this.
23:27These guys are exchanging the same punches
23:30almost at the same time.
23:34I think they both felt big shots.
23:37Oh, there's a, what a great shot too,
23:40to finish the round for Mazzutti,
23:42and what a round it was.
23:45Round six, all action.
23:54Entertaining stuff in Sydney.
23:56And blood from both noses.
24:27Too much of it.
24:29Way too much of it.
24:33Second down, second down.
24:35Advice for Mazzutti from Joel Keegan and Luke Phipps,
24:39and his father as well.
24:43And the stats tell the story of the fight.
24:46There are big shots scoring for both fighters,
24:49the accuracy with Nikita,
24:51but Mazzutti is getting more and more into this fight.
24:55He's in his space.
24:57Nikita, Cohen is in Nikita's space.
25:00That's what he needs to do.
25:06I believe Nikita was hurt at the end of the last round.
25:09Oh, big shot, Zu.
25:13Mazzutti has a serious chin on him,
25:17and he can punch as well.
25:20To me, the fight's simple for Nikita,
25:22change your exit strategy.
25:24Here, turn when you're done.
25:26As soon as he pulls straight back,
25:28that's his Achilles heel, Nikita that is.
25:30He's gonna get hit every time.
25:32Gotta keep turning.
25:36He pulls around now to his left is Nikita Zu,
25:39and Mazzutti will close in.
25:42The hands are low for Nikita Zu,
25:44but he fires off that little right hand,
25:48and again he finds it.
25:50Now it's to the body from Mazzutti.
25:54And Zu over the top.
25:56Counter shot from Zu.
26:00Big left hand it was again from Nikita Zu.
26:05But Mazzutti just continues to pour in the pressure.
26:08That's Nikita.
26:09Pull straight up.
26:11Come straight up and pull straight back.
26:14Big left right there landed from Nikita.
26:16Good left hand, Nikita Zu.
26:18Rocks the head back of Mazzutti out.
26:25Off he goes.
26:27There's the right hand, Mazzutti at two.
26:30As Nikita levels up.
26:36Mazzutti are pushing towards,
26:38taking shots on the way though.
26:40Now jabbing.
26:43Nikita making the fight harder than it needs to be.
26:46Right hand was a good one from Mazzutti.
26:51The hands are low again from Nikita Zu
26:54after taking that big right hand.
26:56Mazzutti presses forward.
26:58He doesn't realize that he's leaning into the right hand.
27:00He's not going to be able to get it.
27:02He's not going to be able to get it.
27:04He's not going to be able to get it.
27:06He's not going to be able to get it.
27:08He's not going to be able to get it.
27:10He doesn't realize that he's leaning into the right hand.
27:13Making it much harder on himself.
27:15Left hand, Mazzutti.
27:17He chases Nikita Zu.
27:2020 seconds left in the seventh round.
27:23Mazzutti into the body.
27:26There's a big right hand from Cohen Mazzutti.
27:29Here he goes, Mazzutti.
27:33Zu, he's rocking.
27:35He's taking big shots and he's firing back as he does so.
27:39Great stuff from Nikita Zu.
27:43As Mazzutti has his best moments of this fight.
27:49Big, big stuff.
27:51Mazzutti at the end of round 7 of 10.
27:55Nikita controlled the round early.
27:57But look right here.
27:59Pulling straight back.
28:01Nothing's going to miss when he pulls straight back.
28:03Straight back right there.
28:05The right hand lands.
28:07Big right hands landed right there from Cohen in this round.
28:09And I think that one really rocked Nikita.
28:12At the end of this round here,
28:14Mazzutti is going to be able to get it.
28:16He's not going to be able to get it.
28:18He's not going to be able to get it.
28:20He's not going to be able to get it.
28:22Nikita at the end of this round here.
28:24He was winning it.
28:26He was winning the round early on and gave it up at the end.
28:30And when he was rocked,
28:32there was nothing defensive about what Nikita Zu was doing.
28:35He just ran straight back into the wall.
28:38Listen, if I'm Nikita's corner,
28:41the only thing I'm doing is I'm helping him recover.
28:44Recover, recover, recover.
28:47Look at the confidence of Mazzutti.
28:49Yeah, why not?
28:51Big moments at the end of the previous round for Cohen Mazzutti.
28:55We know the powers of recovery of Nikita Zu.
28:59We've seen them before.
29:01Yeah.
29:02Right hands Mazzutti.
29:04Chasing is Cohen Mazzutti.
29:07Body shot too.
29:09Head over the top with the right hands.
29:13And look at him surging forward.
29:17The Blacktown product.
29:22This time last year he was number nine in the world.
29:25As he turns the left hand around to Mazzutti.
29:28He's trying to go back into the world rankings.
29:34Nikita Zu throws back.
29:40It's turning into a brawl.
29:43Nikita to me just seems very, very gassed.
29:46Seems like his condition isn't where it's supposed to be.
29:48Oh, big right hand again.
29:50Big shots here.
29:51This is Mazzutti's moment.
29:53And he doesn't know how to clench.
29:55It's time to start clenching.
29:57Big left hand.
30:00Nikita Zu found the shot he needed.
30:03Time to start clenching.
30:07Swelling all over the face of Zu.
30:10But big punches are his form of defense.
30:13Big shots.
30:19Look at Nikita Zu.
30:22He's like the undead.
30:24Just pressing forward and throwing shots.
30:27The undead.
30:30That's a good one.
30:34Hey, both are.
30:35Look at this.
30:39No defense.
30:40No retreat.
30:41No surrender.
30:42It is all out attack.
30:45It is punches, punches, punches.
30:47And Nikita knows how to clench.
30:49And the purpose of the clench now,
30:51stop the momentum of your opponent.
30:54Primarily for, I would think still,
30:56even though Nikita won that exchange,
30:58he needs to be the one clenching right now,
31:00because he's gassed.
31:02Right hand Mazzutti again.
31:12Up on his toes is Nikita Zu.
31:16Body shot Mazzutti.
31:18Good shots from Nikita Zu.
31:20And again he comes.
31:22Left hand Zu.
31:29Back to the head movement.
31:31There we go.
31:32He's coming back to life.
31:3410 seconds in the rounds.
31:38Body shot Mazzutti.
31:40Body shot with the left hand from Nikita Zu.
31:43Well, this is what they said they wanted.
31:48All out war.
31:53Energy sapping staff.
32:10Heck of a round from both these guys.
32:12I feel like Cohen had it early on,
32:14and then Nikita tried to kind of came back
32:17and left Cohen in this one.
32:21I think Nikita out-hustled Cohen this round.
32:25Big punches landed from both guys though, man.
32:28Especially the off hands.
32:30The left hand of Nikita and the right hand of Cohen
32:34are landing almost automatically.
32:41Big sold out crowd here,
32:43and they are enjoying the spectacle that was expected.
32:49Zu up and looking relatively fresh.
32:53Yeah, he just needs head movement.
32:55It's just, it's very simple.
32:57And he did it before.
32:59Gotta go back to it.
33:04Jabbing and looking to the body too.
33:06Good start to the rounds for Zu.
33:11Right hands over the top.
33:13Muzudia.
33:14Power punches from Zu.
33:16He looks to the body.
33:21Body shot Zu.
33:25Body shot Muzudia.
33:27Hand over the top.
33:28Doubling up that left hand is Zu.
33:32Nice.
33:37Counter shot from Muzudia.
33:39Body shot was there from Nikita Zu
33:42and Muzudia found him over the top.
33:44Moving forward, Nikita's gotta get rid of bad habits.
33:47Pulling straight back is a terrible habit that he has.
33:51It's got him hit all night tonight.
33:58Yeah, there's no questioning his toughness
34:00or his resilience.
34:01Yeah.
34:02The other thing from Nikita,
34:03he needs to learn how to stop leaning into the right hand.
34:07He's putting himself right in line
34:08for that right hand that he's got.
34:11The conditioning of Colin Muzudia is extraordinary.
34:14The body shots he's taken.
34:15Yeah, I agree.
34:17There he goes, working hard.
34:19Zu comes straight back.
34:21They're good shots.
34:23Come on.
34:30Big shot.
34:31Big left hand.
34:32Nikita Zu.
34:34Does he have his moment now?
34:37He pulls in the pressure.
34:39Muzudia is leaning towards him.
34:43Big shots.
34:44Here he goes.
34:45Nikita Zu has stopped.
34:48The dark prince reigns supreme.
34:55How does he do that?
34:57From nowhere.
34:58How does he do that?
35:00Nikita Zu produces exactly what he needed.
35:06He was in the fire.
35:09He was taking shots, but he showed recovery and resilience.
35:16And then he showed power.
35:19What a win for Nikita Zu.
35:22He's back against the wall.
35:25And now his arms are raised.
35:31Well, to the defense of the ref, I heard him yelling,
35:34punch back, punch back.
35:36So he was giving Colin an opportunity.
35:39But once he saw Colin's back turn a little bit,
35:42he was in a really defensive position.
35:44And I think that that's what encouraged him to stop the fight.
35:47I think that was a good stoppage.
35:49Hated to see it get stopped, but I think that was a good stoppage.
35:53Let's have another look as Nikita Zu celebrates
35:59in front of his sold-out Sydney Arena.
36:03Because Muzudia...
36:07Big straight left right there.
36:09That's a huge shot.
36:11It sent him on his heels.
36:14I told you, it was going to be the timing of Nikita.
36:17And right there, he just found the perfect punch at the right time.
36:21Just a barrage and so much accuracy.
36:24Like what we saw earlier in the fight.
36:26This is when the referee's saying, punch back, punch back.
36:30And it's this moment here.
36:33I tell fighters all the time, keep punching.
36:36Make the ref do his or her job.
36:39This is what convinced him to stop the fight.
36:41The back being turned off Muzudia.
36:45And the referee thought that was the time to jump in
36:50and make the stoppage.
36:52Do you agree, Sean Porter?
36:54The number one job of a referee is to help control the fight.
36:59Number two job, keep both fighters safe.
37:02The fighter was in a defenseless position, and he did what he had to do.
37:05Make the stoppage.
37:08What a fight.
37:11A fight of the year candidate.
37:13And a 10th victory for Nikita Zhu,
37:17who goes into the world rankings with both the WBO and the IBS.
37:22So the show goes global.
37:25Nikita Zhu against the thoroughly impressive
37:32and ultimately disappointed Cohen Muzudia,
37:35who produced something special and was one half of a domestic classic.
37:42Let's get the particulars with our ring announcer,
37:45Lieutenant Dan Hennessy.
37:48Fighters to the center ring, please.
37:52Fighters to the center ring, please.
37:58Ladies and gentlemen, what a war we have just witnessed.
38:03A round of applause for these two fighters.
38:11The end comes with two minutes and five seconds gone
38:14in round number nine.
38:17The end comes with two minutes and five seconds gone
38:20in round number nine.
38:22Your referee, Chris Condon, calls a stop to this contest.
38:25For the winner by TKO,
38:27fighting out of the blue corner,
38:30Nikita,
38:32the Butcher,
38:34Zhu!