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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and big Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into a darkened arena with his song building. my life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, big Black!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Luiz.
Luiz lands a nice uppercut.
Black manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Luiz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Black shoots and misses
and Luiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
big Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luiz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Claudio Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of big Black.
Luiz tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Luiz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luiz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Luiz.
Luiz scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luiz looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Luiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Luiz lands a nice elbow.
Luiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luiz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like big Black has been cut.
Luiz landing knees to the head.
Luiz lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Luiz.
Luiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Black's face.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Luiz.
Luiz scores a nice knee to the body.
Luiz lands a nice elbow.
Luiz lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Luiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Luiz with a knee to the head.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Luiz.
Luiz working Black over with knees to the body.
Luiz scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luiz throws an elbow that misses.
Luiz misses with an elbow strike.
Luiz gets underhooks to prevent Black's takedown attempt.
A short right from Luiz on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luiz.
Luiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luiz lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Luiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
Luiz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black tries to pull guard but Luiz won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Black has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Luiz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luiz obliges.
Black takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Luiz.
Luiz scores with a knee to the head.
Luiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Black in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luiz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luiz lands an elbow inside.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Luiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Black in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luiz landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luiz lands a knee to the head.
Luiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luiz throws an elbow but misses.
Black tries to pull guard but Luiz won't allow it.
Luiz lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luiz smiles and moves away.
Luiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Luiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on big Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Luiz throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black misses with a takedown
and Luiz counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Black tries for a takedown but Luiz circles away easily
and Luiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luiz clinches up against the cage.
Luiz lands an elbow inside.
Luiz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luiz lands a damaging elbow.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Luiz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Claudio Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of big Black.
Luiz looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Luiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luiz lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Luiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luiz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black tries for a takedown but Luiz manages to get underhooks.
Luiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Black's face.
Luiz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luiz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luiz.
Luiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Luiz lands an elbow inside.
Luiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luiz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has Luiz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Luiz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Luiz lands a nice knee to the body.
Luiz lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Luiz landing knees to the body.
Luiz connects with a knee to the head.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Luiz lands a knee to the head.
Luiz landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Luiz.
Luiz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luiz trying to land knees to the body.
Luiz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Black is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Luiz to the mat. Luiz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Black wants to control from the top but Luiz keeps moving.
Luiz wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black content to stall in guard here.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luiz keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. big Black wasn't active enough on the ground.
Black fails with the takedown
and Luiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Luiz.
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Luiz misses with a head kick.
Luiz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Luiz had a free shot at his head there.
Luiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Luiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on big Black's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Black shoots in for a takedown but Luiz shows good takedown defense.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luiz.
Black shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Black was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Black avoids the attempt from Luiz to control.
Luiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black wants to control the pace but Luiz is squirming around nicely.
Luiz wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black with shots to the head and body - Luiz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Luiz tries to buck Black off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
Black looking to control but Luiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
big Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling the pace for now.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
big Black has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Luiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Luiz with a knee to the head.
Luiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luiz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Luiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luiz throws an elbow that misses.
Black tries to pull guard but Luiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
Black drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Claudio Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of big Black.
Luiz lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claudio Luiz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luiz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Luiz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luiz crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Luiz missing with knees to the body.
Luiz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Luiz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Luiz.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black jumps guard but Luiz stands there with Black around his waist. Black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luiz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Claudio Luiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
big Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luiz 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Luiz!
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energy
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