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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Supreme court hymn. Renato King had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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176 cm
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165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Luiz !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz misses with a double jab
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Luiz throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luiz feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luiz lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Luiz .
Good leg kick by Luiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruno Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz misses with a body punch
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Luiz 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a left hand
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Luiz .
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Luiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luiz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a good low kick that Luiz was not able to check.
Luiz throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luiz 's knee momentarily.
Luiz throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Luiz misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Luiz misses the target.
Luiz looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Luiz tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Luiz misses with a right hand
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luiz throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Luiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King staying out of range there.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
Luiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luiz clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King defending well as Luiz loads up on a big left hand.
Luiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Luiz misses
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Luiz is looking to score with low kicks.
Luiz looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luiz lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Luiz misses with a looping right.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Luiz 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
Luiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz misses with a leg kick
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Luiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luiz throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luiz dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Luiz misses its intended target.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
Luiz 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luiz .
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luiz .
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luiz misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a good low kick that Luiz was not able to check.
Luiz throws a leg kick
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Luiz 's knee.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luiz .
That's one minute gone in the round.
King needs to keep his hands up - Luiz had a free shot at his head there.
Luiz swings widly with a right hand
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Luiz throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Luiz only half commits.
Luiz with a nice cross.
Luiz throws a hook but King blocks it.
Luiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Luiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
Luiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
King checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Luiz .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Luiz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luiz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Luiz does no damage.
Luiz jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Luiz throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luiz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luiz connects with a crisp jab.
Luiz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Luiz misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether King might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Luiz missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luiz misses with a right hand
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
King moves away from the strike by Luiz .
Luiz misses with a right hand
and King counters with a leg kick.
Luiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
Luiz swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Luiz misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a body punch
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Luiz . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luiz misses with a hook.
Luiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luiz .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz swinging wildly here.
Luiz throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Luiz swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
King slips under a jab.
Luiz swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Luiz 's knee.
Luiz misses with a looping left.
Bruno Luiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Jab by Luiz .
Luiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luiz tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luiz misses with a hook
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Luiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luiz misses with a left hand
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luiz 's knee momentarily.
Luiz misses with a looping right.
King slips under a jab.
Luiz swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a good low kick that Luiz was not able to check.
Luiz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luiz cracks King with a good jab.
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luiz 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 King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luiz loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Luiz throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luiz misses with a straight left.
Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luiz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Luiz 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Luiz swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Luiz throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Luiz 's knee.
Luiz misses with a right hand
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
Luiz tries a low kick but King avoids it.
Luiz misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a good low kick that Luiz was not able to check.
Luiz misses with a right hand
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Luiz throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a hook
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luiz throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Luiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luiz cracks the inside of King's front leg.
Luiz misses with a hook
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King blocks a head kick by Luiz .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a good low kick that Luiz was not able to check.
Luiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but King checks it well.
Renato King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Luiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luiz 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Luiz !
Bruno Luiz very nearly forgot to thank VIRAL COMBAT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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