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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes into the arena with Tool - Eulogy blaring out of the sound system. Grant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by United States of America's National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
46 - 19 - 1 |
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202 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
46 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Matazz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Not Yours in the buildup to the fight.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matazz.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant dips to his left and cracks Matazz with an uppercut!
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
We've been informed that Grant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matazz fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matazz under the eye.
Matazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matazz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant slips under a jab from Matazz.
Matazz wants to land a leg kick but Grant is out of range.
Matazz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grant. Grant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Matazz sees coming a mile off.
Matazz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matazz rushes Grant and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz lands a nice uppercut.
Grant breaks the clinch.
Grant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant throws a series of punches but Matazz avoids them all with ease.
Grant throws a leg kick but Matazz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matazz lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Matazz.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz tries to work over Grant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant stalling the fight.
Matazz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Matazz tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Matazz back against the cage.
Matazz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matazz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matazz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matazz throws a push kick but Grant slaps the foot to one side.
Matazz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matazz wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Matazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matazz.
Matazz sizes up Grant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matazz tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Grant stalks Matazz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matazz's face. Matazz staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant throws a good cross that connects.
Raz Matazz's cut is getting worse.
Matazz swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Matazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Matazz scoring well with a low kick there.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes one on the button.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matazz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ulysses Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grant is rocked!
Matazz drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Grant's head, knocking him out cold! Matazz is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raz Matazz!
Our winner, Raz Matazz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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