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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tool - Eulogy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva 's choice of entrance music: Metallica - The Unforgiven II . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
26 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 3 - 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Silva !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab lands there for Silva .
Matazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva .
Matazz misses with the combination.
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Matazz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matazz wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva postures up in Matazz's guard and throws a big left but Matazz blocks it.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matazz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matazz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matazz prevents Silva from improving his position.
Matazz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Matazz sits in half guard.
Matazz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Matazz has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raz Matazz.
Matazz leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Matazz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Matazz throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Lucas Silva has been cut.
Matazz misses with a wild combination.
Matazz misses with a looping right.
Silva slips under a jab.
Matazz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva slips a jab from Matazz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matazz throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matazz.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
Matazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matazz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matazz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Matazz misses.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Matazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matazz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz wants to sweep but no luck.
Matazz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matazz working a defensive guard here.
Silva stands and throws Matazz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Matazz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva just content to control the position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Matazz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matazz tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raz Matazz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Silva 's cut.
That's time! Matazz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Matazz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matazz instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Matazz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matazz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Silva trying to control but Matazz is working from the bottom.
Matazz wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucas Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matazz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matazz's back!
Silva connects with a big shot to the side of Matazz's head.
Matazz covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Matazz fending off the submission attempt from Silva .
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Matazz manages to turn into his guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Matazz from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matazz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Matazz from controlling successfully.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Matazz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Matazz trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Raz Matazz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matazz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matazz.
Matazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva slips a straight right by Matazz.
Matazz throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Matazz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Matazz blocks the low kick.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Matazz moved out of range.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucas Silva 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matazz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Matazz counters with a nice uppercut.
Raz Matazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Matazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .
Matazz throws an overhand right that lands on Silva 's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Matazz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva jabs Matazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz scores with a jab to the head.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matazz misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva .
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva prevents Matazz from improving his position.
Silva is trying to control. Matazz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matazz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matazz throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Matazz throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matazz.
Matazz looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Matazz misses.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Matazz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matazz connects with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matazz.
Silva misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matazz defends it nicely.
A big left from Matazz misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matazz checks a leg kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matazz checks it well.
Matazz doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Matazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Silva darts in and clinches Matazz up against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Matazz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raz Matazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Silva .
Silva tries to bum rush Matazz with a series of wild strikes but Matazz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matazz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Silva .
I think Silva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Silva !
Lucas Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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