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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matazz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matazz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aurelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aurelius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matazz.
Matazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aurelius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matazz moves out of range of the strikes.
Matazz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aurelius's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius tries to bum rush Matazz with a series of wild strikes but Matazz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matazz looks to land a body kick but Aurelius moved away.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz tries to move into range but Aurelius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matazz cracks Aurelius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Matazz.
Matazz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelius goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matazz misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz misses the jab.
Aurelius throws a chopping leg kick but Matazz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matazz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Matazz blocks the leg kick.
Matazz tries to land a front kick but Aurelius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aurelius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matazz is out of range and Aurelius settles back down.
Matazz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matazz staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Aurelius.
Matazz swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Matazz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aurelius tried to score with a low kick but Matazz checks it.
The fighters circling - Matazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz looks to land a combination but Aurelius avoids it well.
Matazz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matazz avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Matazz throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matazz.
A jab from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius walks into a straight right hand from Matazz.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aurelius. Matazz shrugs it off though.
Aurelius swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Matazz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matazz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matazz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aurelius.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
Matazz moves out of range of the body kick.
Matazz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelius.
Good leg kick by Aurelius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matazz.
Aurelius lands a jab.
Matazz misses with a body kick.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Aurelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelius throws the left hand but Matazz avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Aurelius is predictable there
and Matazz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Matazz misses.
Aurelius works the jab nicely.
Matazz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matazz misses with a looping left.
Matazz blocks a jab.
Matazz takes a swing at Aurelius's ribcage but misses.
Aurelius misses with a few strikes there.
Matazz misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aurelius lands a jab to the head.
Matazz scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Matazz.
Matazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matazz missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matazz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aurelius staying out of range there.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelius moves out of range easily.
Matazz throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius jabs at Matazz's body.
Matazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Matazz.
Matazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
Matazz moves out of range of the strikes.
Aurelius ducks right into an uppercut from Matazz.
Matazz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matazz 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.
Aurelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Matazz.
Matazz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Aurelius misses its intended target.
Good work by Matazz as he checks the leg kick.
Aurelius punishes Matazz's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Aurelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matazz. Aurelius shrugs it off though.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matazz misses with a body punch
and Aurelius counters with a stiff right hand.
Matazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matazz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nero Aurelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matazz throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matazz.
Matazz missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aurelius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matazz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matazz, right into the meat.
Aurelius slips a jab from Matazz.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Aurelius circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matazz punishes Aurelius's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Matazz.
Matazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Aurelius lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matazz will feel that in the morning.
Matazz checks a leg kick nicely.
Matazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelius, right into the meat.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matazz moves out of range as Aurelius throws a body kick.
Matazz wants to slow Aurelius down by chopping away at his legs.
Aurelius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Aurelius circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius connects with a right hand. Matazz shakes it off.
Aurelius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matazz counters with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matazz misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matazz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aurelius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aurelius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matazz misses with a body shot
and Aurelius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matazz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Aurelius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz tries to work over Aurelius's front leg with a kick but Aurelius checks it.
Matazz lands a jab.
Matazz misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Aurelius scores with a kick to the body.
Matazz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Aurelius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matazz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aurelius's head.
Aurelius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matazz is out of range.
Aurelius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz pushes Aurelius away with a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Aurelius.
Matazz slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raz Matazz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aurelius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matazz is out of range and Aurelius settles back down.
Aurelius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matazz checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Matazz moves into the clinch.
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
Matazz misses with some punches.
Matazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matazz gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Matazz is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Matazz.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aurelius can't break the clinch.
Matazz presses Aurelius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aurelius can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Matazz has Aurelius pressed against the cage, preventing Aurelius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matazz.
Matazz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matazz scores with a hook to the body.
Aurelius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aurelius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aurelius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matazz crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Matazz landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matazz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matazz controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Matazz.
It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matazz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matazz working Aurelius over with knees to the body.
Come on Matazz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Matazz - that landed with a thud.
Matazz stalling in the clinch.
Matazz working Aurelius over with knees to the body.
Matazz avoiding damage.
Matazz crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Matazz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
Matazz lands a good knee to the midsection. Aurelius won't want to take too many of those.
Matazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Matazz tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Matazz misses with a body punch.
Matazz stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Matazz.
Matazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Matazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Raz Matazz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelius.
A short uppercut from Aurelius.
Matazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Matazz has Aurelius pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
Matazz scores with a shot to the side of Aurelius's head.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Matazz has him pressed against the cage.
Aurelius tries to circle away but Matazz has him pinned against the cage.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius working hard to break the clinch.
Aurelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raz Matazz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matazz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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