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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Devildriver - Devils Son. The crowd seem to be enjoying Matazz's choice of entrance music: Tool - Eulogy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Matazz. Beautiful body shot.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matazz scores with a push kick.
Matazz lands with a kick to the temple. Logan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like James Logan has been cut.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matazz throws a right hand that Logan ducks under and follows up with a left that Logan also avoids with ease.
James Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matazz fails to land with a series of punches.
Matazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Matazz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Matazz's head but Matazz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Matazz slips the punch.
Matazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Logan scores with a sloppy right hand. Matazz should have avoided that one.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matazz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Matazz misses.
Logan swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz walks into a jab.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Matazz's shoulder, as Matazz tries to avoid the shot.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matazz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Matazz ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan clinches up with Matazz and pushes him back against the cage.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matazz misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Matazz tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Logan.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Matazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Matazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Matazz is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
A jab from Logan misses.
Raz Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan lands with a right hand.
Matazz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Logan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Logan checks a low kick from Matazz.
Matazz lands a leg kick that knocks Logan off balance momentarily.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Matazz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a straight left.
Logan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matazz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matazz throws a wild body kick that Logan sees coming a mile off.
Logan misses with a left hand
and Matazz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Logan's knee momentarily.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matazz's head backwards.
Logan misses with a looping left.
Logan throws a poor cross that misses
and Matazz counters with a nice uppercut.
Matazz misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matazz.
Logan misses with an uppercut
and Matazz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matazz doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Logan walks into a jab.
Logan swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matazz slips a jab from Logan.
Matazz slips under a jab.
Logan misses with a hook.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Matazz ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Logan.
A shot to the liver by Matazz. Beautiful body shot.
Matazz throws a leg kick which misses Logan's front leg but catches the back leg as Logan tries to avoid it.
Matazz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Logan is out of range and Matazz settles back down.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matazz.
Logan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Matazz is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matazz. Logan shrugs it off though.
Matazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan looks to throw the jab but Matazz is out of range.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Matazz slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matazz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Logan's cut.
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.
Matazz moves into the clinch.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Matazz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Logan.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz blocking some punches.
Matazz taking a breather.
Matazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matazz scores with a hook to the body.
Logan tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Logan back against the cage.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped Logan in his tracks for a moment.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Logan's brow.
Logan working aggressively here.
Matazz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matazz blocking some punches.
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 left hand.
Matazz lands an uppercut.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick from Matazz.
Logan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan clinches up against the cage.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Matazz scores with a shot to the side of Logan's head.
Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Logan tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Matazz lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Matazz.
A right handed body shot lands from Matazz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matazz lands a hook that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Logan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matazz.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Logan's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matazz scores with a leg kick.
Logan misses with a lunging right hand
and Matazz counters with a thumping low kick.
Logan swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan wants to clinch.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Logan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matazz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matazz ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Matazz lands a head kick!
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Matazz.
Matazz lands a jab to Logan's midsection.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matazz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matazz throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan avoids a kick to the body.
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Matazz.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Matazz saw that one coming.
Logan misses with a lunging right hand
and Matazz counters with a good low kick that Logan was not able to check.
Matazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matazz scores with a jab.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan misses with a hook.
Logan has Matazz up against the cage in a clinch.
Matazz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Logan is keeping busy.
Logan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matazz lands with a hook. Logan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan moves out of range of the body kick.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Matazz is out of range.
Logan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Logan throws a hook but Matazz avoids it easily.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Matazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Logan ducks right into an uppercut from Matazz.
Logan throws a poor cross that misses
and Matazz counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz darts in and clinches Logan up against the cage.
Matazz scores with a hook to the body.
Matazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
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.
The cut man is working on James Logan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matazz connects with an inside leg kick.
Matazz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Matazz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Logan misses.
Matazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Logan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Matazz slips a straight right by Logan.
Logan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matazz to score with a decent uppercut.
Matazz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz lands a leg kick that knocks Logan off balance momentarily.
Matazz throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Matazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan misses with a right hand
and Matazz counters with a nice leg kick.
Matazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raz Matazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Logan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matazz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Logan.
Logan avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Matazz looks for the body kick but Logan saw that one coming.
No joy there for Matazz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Logan.
Matazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Logan blocks a head kick by Matazz.
An inside leg kick lands from Matazz.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Matazz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Logan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
Matazz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Logan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Matazz moves away and avoids it.
Logan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Matazz moved out of range.
A jab from Logan misses.
Logan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matazz wants to clinch.
A jab from Logan misses.
Matazz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Logan backs up against the cage.
Logan misses the jab.
Matazz slips a jab from Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Logan tries to clinch but Matazz is having none of it.
Matazz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Matazz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Logan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matazz staying out of range there.
James Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matazz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matazz.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Matazz's shoulder, as Matazz tries to avoid the shot.
Matazz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Logan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Logan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Logan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matazz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Logan scrambles back to his feet.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Matazz throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Matazz.
Logan dodges the punch combination from Matazz.
Good exchange - Matazz coming out on top.
Matazz thumps Logan with a low kick.
Matazz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Matazz.
Matazz lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan has a takedown stuffed.
Matazz lands a leg kick that knocks Logan off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan misses with a right hand
and Matazz counters with a leg kick.
Matazz rushes Logan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raz Matazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raz Matazz!
A very excited looking Raz Matazz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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