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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Nordquist (ranked 3566 p4p, 139 weight class) and Razz Matazz (ranked 3259 p4p, 131 weight class). The key to victory for Thor Nordquist has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Nordquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Razz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordquist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nordquist moves in looking to clinch but Matazz pushes him off.
Matazz has Nordquist up against the cage in a clinch.
Nordquist tries to break free but Matazz pushes him back against the cage.
Matazz fails to pull guard.
Matazz tightens his grip and picks Nordquist up, before dumping him to the ground. Nordquist manages to land in guard.
Nordquist wants to stand up but Matazz is controlling him.
Nordquist throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Matazz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matazz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nordquist is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordquist wants to sweep here but Matazz controlling him for the moment.
Matazz wants to control from the top but Nordquist keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordquist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matazz stops Nordquist from standing up.
Nordquist seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Matazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Nordquist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matazz tries to clinch up.
Matazz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Matazz looks winded!
Nordquist is looking to regain half guard here but Matazz keeps moving and retains side control.
Nordquist manages to work his way to half guard, despite Matazz's best efforts.
Nordquist wants to get back to his feet.
Nordquist wants to control but Matazz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matazz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nordquist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz working over Nordquist with some ground and pound. Nordquist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nordquist is pressing down on Matazz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nordquist is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matazz being controlled here momentarily.
Nordquist is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matazz is controlling him.
Matazz gets to his feet - Nordquist follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Nordquist to counter with a crisp jab.
Nordquist lands a high kick!
Nordquist connects with the punch.
Nordquist clinches with his opponent.
Nordquist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nordquist fails with a takedown attempt.
Nordquist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matazz's waist but Matazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nordquist off to one side.
Nordquist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nordquist lands a left and a right that send Matazz crashing to the mat, dazed. Nordquist thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thor Nordquist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matazz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Nordquist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nordquist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matazz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nordquist somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nordquist.
Nordquist scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nordquist scores with a body shot.
Nordquist rushes Matazz and presses him up against the cage.
Nordquist decides to pull guard.
Nordquist wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Nordquist dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nordquist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Nordquist both land. Nice combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nordquist.
Nordquist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Matazz as Nordquist shoots in.
Nordquist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matazz but Matazz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matazz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nordquist shoots for a takedown but Matazz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matazz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Nordquist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Nordquist circles away and keeps his distance.
Nordquist appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordquist scores with a body shot.
Matazz slaps away a takedown attempt from Nordquist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nordquist scores with a hook to the body. Matazz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matazz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordquist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matazz's waist but Matazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nordquist off to one side.
Nordquist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nordquist.
Nordquist shoots in but Matazz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nordquist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nordquist.
Matazz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thor Nordquist is winning the standup battle so far.
Nordquist throws a nice head kick!
Nordquist moves into the clinch successfully.
Nordquist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nordquist clinches up with Matazz and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordquist breaks the clinch.
Nordquist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matazz doesn't seem bothered though.
Matazz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nordquist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matazz but Matazz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nordquist takes the fight into the clinch.
Matazz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nordquist gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nordquist tries to stand and escape but Matazz is controlling the position.
Matazz is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordquist gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nordquist jabs Matazz right on the nose. Matazz blinks but takes it well.
Nordquist throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nordquist is defended easily by Matazz.
Nordquist lands a high kick!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nordquist.
Nordquist gets to mount! Matazz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordquist controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matazz tries to hold on but Nordquist pushes him away.
Nordquist misses with a head shot.
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 escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nordquist takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Nordquist dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nordquist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nordquist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nordquist tries to pull guard but Matazz holds him up against the cage and eventually Nordquist drops back down to his feet.
Nordquist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nordquist scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matazz wants to clinch
and Nordquist counters with a series of strikes. Matazz will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordquist lands a front kick.
Matazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nordquist lands a head kick. Matazz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nordquist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matazz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nordquist moves into the clinch successfully.
Nordquist decides to pull guard.
Nordquist is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nordquist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nordquist is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nordquist throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordquist wants to stand but Matazz is controlling the position.
Nordquist looking for a sweep. Not yet Nordquist, not yet.
Matazz prevents Nordquist from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nordquist shoots for a takedown but Matazz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matazz needs to keep his hands up - Nordquist had a free shot at his head there.
Nordquist dives in for a single leg takedown but Matazz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Nordquist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nordquist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nordquist breaks the clinch.
Matazz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nordquist!
Nordquist stuffs the takedown attempt from Matazz. Matazz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nordquist shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Matazz eats them both and turns towards Nordquist to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matazz slaps away a takedown attempt from Nordquist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Nordquist with that takedown attempt.
Matazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nordquist connects with a high kick.
Nordquist has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordquist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nordquist scores with a head kick. Matazz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Matazz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordquist wants to clinch.
Nordquist connects with a body shot that sends Matazz's belly button to the back.
Nordquist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matazz under the eye.
Matazz misses with a takedown
and Nordquist counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Nordquist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nordquist 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Nordquist!
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