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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deion King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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252 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deion King!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos 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.
It looks like Deion King has been cut.
Carlos throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlos swivels and escapes.
Luiz Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Carlos moves out of range of the body kick from King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Carlos lands a big uppercut and King crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but King looks OK. Carlos waves King back to his feet!
King is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Carlos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
King wants to clinch.
Carlos throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King slips a straight right by Carlos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlos tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlos to the ground. Carlos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luiz Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deion King.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Carlos throws out a powerful jab.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King moves away from the strike by Carlos.
Carlos thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Carlos misses its intended target.
King is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carlos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for King.
Carlos is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King clinches with his opponent.
King wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Carlos scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carlos lands a right hand.
King fails to pull guard.
Carlos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carlos wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
Carlos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
Carlos wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carlos's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes King off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlos throws out the jab.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlos throws out the jab.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King is looking to clinch.
King ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Carlos could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carlos defends it nicely.
King tries to clinch up.
King throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlos is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Carlos circles away and we're back to standing.
King staying out of range there.
A combination from King does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carlos scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
King scores with a head kick.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King tries to clinch up but Carlos circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King throws a series of strikes that have Carlos backpedaling.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlos tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlos to the ground. Carlos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King slips under a jab.
King wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deion King's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King tries for a takedown but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Carlos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carlos.
A swing and a miss from Carlos.
King moves in looking to clinch but Carlos pushes him off.
A big right from Carlos misses.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King moves out of range as Carlos strikes.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Carlos which made him look bad.
Luiz Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deion King.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King works Carlos's body with a nice hook.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King swinging wildly here.
King connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deion King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Carlos misses.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carlos's waist but Carlos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
King blocks a jab.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luiz Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
King tries for a takedown but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carlos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King slips under a jab from Carlos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King slips under a jab from Carlos.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Carlos.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlos tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlos to the ground. Carlos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carlos slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlos throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a head kick.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carlos throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Carlos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos misses the jab.
King ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carlos as he jumps to the side.
Carlos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
King tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Luiz Carlos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Carlos.
Carlos misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Carlos.
King shoots in and drives through. Carlos sprawls well.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Carlos swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Carlos didn't expect that.
King won't allow Carlos to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King slips nicely into half guard.
King stops Carlos from getting back to his feet.
King wants to take a breather but Carlos is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King trying to pass the guard but Carlos defending well.
Carlos wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King is looking to clinch.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Luiz Carlos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Deion King'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!
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by King.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Nice jab there from Carlos.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos.
Carlos misses with a looping right.
Carlos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlos cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlos throws out the jab.
King moves out of range as Carlos strikes.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlos throws out the jab.
Carlos thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Carlos misses.
Carlos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King staying out of range there.
King closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carlos to the mat! Carlos manages to get full guard.
King stops Carlos from standing up.
Carlos has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
King trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos kicks King off and gets to his feet.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carlos avoids it really well and circles away.
Luiz Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deion King.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from King.
King dives in and grabs Carlos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carlos pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Carlos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King fails with the takedown.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlos sprawls well. Carlos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlos slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King fails with the takedown.
King defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Carlos.
Carlos works King's body with a nice hook.
Carlos throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Carlos, looking for a takedown. King pushes Carlos against the cage but Carlos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carlos as he avoids it easily.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carlos's head.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlos throws out the jab.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos falls off balance throwing a combination
and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlos's guard.
Carlos is wriggling around but King manages to pass to half guard.
Carlos pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
Deion King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luiz Carlos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carlos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luiz Carlos!
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energy
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RATING
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