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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz has chosen Tool - Eulogy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
30 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from The Razors Edge
letting Matazz counter with a right hand.
Matazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Razors Edge was well out of range. Poor timing from Matazz.
Matazz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tank The Razors Edge has been cut.
Matazz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matazz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matazz thows a body kick. The Razors Edge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Razors Edge throws a leg kick but Matazz moved away.
Matazz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matazz takes a swing at The Razors Edge's ribcage but misses.
The Razors Edge takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz is pushing The Razors Edge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matazz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The Razors Edge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matazz trying to control the position but instead, The Razors Edge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matazz into the cage.
Matazz just leaning against The Razors Edge, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raz Matazz.
Matazz scores with a decent looking hook.
Raz Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Razors Edge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
The Razors Edge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Razors Edge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge throws a push kick but Matazz slaps the foot to one side.
The Razors Edge throws a lazy right hand but Matazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Razors Edge tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matazz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Razors Edge somewhat.
The Razors Edge shoots in but no luck this time.
Matazz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Matazz lands a jab to The Razors Edge's midsection.
Matazz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Razors Edge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matazz throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from The Razors Edge misses.
The Razors Edge takes one on the button.
The Razors Edge cracks the inside of Matazz's front leg.
The Razors Edge throws a low kick but Matazz avoids it.
A lazy left from The Razors Edge finds it's target.
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
The Razors Edge tests Matazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Razors Edge throws a looping overhand right but Matazz ducks down to avoid it.
The Razors Edge shoots in looking for a takedown. Matazz tries to sprawl out of it but The Razors Edge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matazz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank The Razors Edge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Razors Edge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Razors Edge misses with a looping left.
Matazz misses with an uppercut. The Razors Edge saw that one coming.
Matazz throws out a leg kick but The Razors Edge moves out of range and Matazz only half commits.
Matazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Razors Edge tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matazz throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Razors Edge.
Matazz scores with a push kick.
Matazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Razors Edge.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz digs a good hook to The Razors Edge's body.
The Razors Edge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Razors Edge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matazz moves into the clinch successfully.
The Razors Edge misses with a punch on the inside.
Matazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
The Razors Edge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Razors Edge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
The Razors Edge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Razors Edge lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
The Razors Edge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Razors Edge tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing The Razors Edge back against the cage.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Razors Edge.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but The Razors Edge blocks it.
The Razors Edge blocks an elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz looking to slow down the pace here.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Matazz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Razors Edge misses with some punches.
The Razors Edge blocks an elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz blocking some punches.
The Razors Edge misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
The Razors Edge lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Matazz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Razors Edge takes a shot to the head.
Matazz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Matazz fails to land.
The Razors Edge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Razors Edge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Matazz tries to stall but The Razors Edge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Razors Edge.
Matazz lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Razors Edge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz takes a shot to the head.
Matazz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raz Matazz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Razors Edge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Razors Edge is defending well for now.
The Razors Edge struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Matazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Razors Edge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matazz throws an elbow that misses.
The Razors Edge misses with some punches.
The Razors Edge takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matazz misses with a body punch.
Matazz is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
The Razors Edge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz lands with a light punch inside.
The Razors Edge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Razors Edge lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matazz misses with an elbow over the top.
The Razors Edge misses with the head strike.
The Razors Edge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Razors Edge throws a punch but it's blocked by Matazz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
The Razors Edge misses with some punches.
A short left from Matazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matazz throws a combination that misses
and The Razors Edge counters with a solid body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Razors Edge. Matazz shrugs it off though.
The Razors Edge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Razors Edge.
Matazz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Razors Edge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from The Razors Edge.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matazz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Razors Edge tried to score with a low kick but Matazz checks it.
The Razors Edge is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Razors Edge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matazz slips under a jab.
The Razors Edge throws a big shot that misses.
Matazz throws a hook but The Razors Edge blocks it.
Matazz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Razors Edge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
The Razors Edge clinches up with Matazz and pushes him back against the cage.
Matazz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Razors Edge misses with a punch on the inside.
The Razors Edge takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matazz lands a body punch.
The Razors Edge avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz stalling the fight.
The Razors Edge throws a head punch that misses.
Matazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Razors Edge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Razors Edge.
Matazz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Matazz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Matazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matazz tries to stall but The Razors Edge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Razors Edge blocks the elbow strike.
The Razors Edge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge blocks the elbow strike.
The Razors Edge tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped The Razors Edge in his tracks for a moment.
Matazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from The Razors Edge fails to land.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matazz wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, The Razors Edge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matazz pushes off an throws an elbow but The Razors Edge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tank The Razors Edge's cut is getting worse.
Matazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matazz prevents a body shot from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Matazz gets through The Razors Edge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from The Razors Edge.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matazz tries a body shot but The Razors Edge blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Matazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matazz throws a punch but it's blocked by The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge takes an elbow to the temple.
The Razors Edge scores with a shot to the side of Matazz's head.
That has opened up Raz Matazz's cut even more.
The Razors Edge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Razors Edge blocks an elbow strike.
Matazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Razors Edge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tank The Razors Edge did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good shot there by Matazz.
The Razors Edge looks to land a right hand but Matazz moved out of range.
The Razors Edge is looking to clinch.
A jab from Matazz misses.
Matazz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Razors Edge.
Matazz thows a body kick. The Razors Edge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from The Razors Edge misses.
Matazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Razors Edge shoots in and drives through. Matazz sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge tries to land a leg kick but Matazz saw it coming and moves away.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown but Matazz shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank The Razors Edge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matazz scores with a jab. The Razors Edge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Matazz as he connects with a hook.
Matazz missing with a left hand there. The Razors Edge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matazz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matazz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matazz cracks a nice hook into The Razors Edge's ribs.
The Razors Edge wants to slow Matazz down by chopping away at his legs.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown but Matazz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matazz throws a head kick but The Razors Edge moves out of range.
Matazz throws the left hand but The Razors Edge avoids the punch easily.
Matazz blocks a leg kick.
The Razors Edge scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Matazz.
Matazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Razors Edge manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Razors Edge throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for The Razors Edge.
Matazz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz wants to clinch up but The Razors Edge keeps it at a distance.
The Razors Edge tries to clinch but Matazz moves out of range.
The Razors Edge slips a jab and a cross from Matazz.
Matazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matazz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz thows a body shot but no joy.
The Razors Edge shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge just misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz clinches up against the cage.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz misses with a body punch.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Razors Edge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from The Razors Edge fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge misses with the head strike.
The Razors Edge dodges an elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Razors Edge avoids the body shot from Matazz.
Matazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Razors Edge misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Razors Edge.
Matazz just leaning against The Razors Edge, taking a breather.
The Razors Edge digs a right hand underneath Matazz's ribcage. Matazz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge digs a right hand into Matazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matazz's gas tank.
Matazz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Razors Edge misses with a punch to the body.
The Razors Edge lands a left hand.
Matazz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Razors Edge backwards.
The Razors Edge tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
The Razors Edge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Razors Edge.
Matazz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz prevents a body shot from The Razors Edge.
A short right from The Razors Edge.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Razors Edge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matazz is trying to stall.
The Razors Edge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Razors Edge struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
Matazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Razors Edge is defending well for now.
The Razors Edge misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Razors Edge can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Matazz scores with a shot to the side of The Razors Edge's head.
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!
The Razors Edge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Razors Edge working aggressively here.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Razors Edge in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Razors Edge dodges an elbow strike from Matazz.
The Razors Edge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Razors Edge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Razors Edge throws a punch but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz throws an elbow that misses.
Tank The Razors Edge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Razors Edge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Razors Edge misses with a punch on the inside.
The Razors Edge gets through Matazz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matazz lands a nice knee to the body.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Razors Edge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raz Matazz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz is trying to stall.
The Razors Edge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matazz.
The Razors Edge misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matazz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matazz lands a body punch.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matazz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matazz tries a body shot but The Razors Edge blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tank The Razors Edge.
Well Matazz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Raz Matazz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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