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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Liddell sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Liddell throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liddell is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Liddell thows a big elbow that misses.
Harris is controlling Liddell's posture.
Liddell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Liddell postures up.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Liddell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Liddell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liddell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Harris throws a head kick that half lands.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Liddell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Liddell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Liddell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris looking to stall.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris wants to clinch
and Liddell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harris wants to control but Liddell is keeping busy.
Harris manages to get to full guard.
Liddell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liddell throws and elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Liddell's guard. Nice move by Harris!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Liddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris has gone for a leg lock! Liddell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harris's guard.
Liddell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Liddell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
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.
Liddell shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Liddell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liddell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Liddell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Liddell landing a few strikes.
Harris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris regains half guard.
Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harris throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has one foot on Liddell's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liddell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Liddell.
Liddell controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Liddell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Harris is having none of it.
Harris wants to get up but he can't break Liddell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Liddell is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Liddell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Liddell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harris connects with a couple of short punches.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
Harris pushing down on Liddell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harris controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Harris stops Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Liddell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Liddell wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Liddell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Liddell wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Harris shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell has his takedown stuffed
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Harris dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Liddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harris's guard now.
Liddell won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Liddell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harris shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harris's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Liddell trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell connects with a couple of short punches.
Liddell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harris's guard.
Harris has Liddell pulled in close to control his posture.
Chuck Liddell has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell gets to his feet. Harris looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Liddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Liddell with a lazy takedown attempt
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris wants to stand but Liddell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Liddell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liddell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Liddell has his feet on Harris's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Harris forces Liddell back against the cage and clinches.
Harris is trying to trip Liddell. He has hold of a leg but Liddell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harris persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harris!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
Liddell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Harris tries to hold on but Liddell pushes him away.
BOOM! Liddell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harris is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harris tries to hold on but Liddell postures up.
Harris regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is positioning himself well to prevent Liddell advancing to mount.
Harris pushes Liddell off looking to stand but Liddell dives back in and keeps control.
Liddell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Liddell landing strikes from the mount and Harris is in trouble!
Harris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Liddell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harris is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Harris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liddell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Liddell thowing shots but they're missing.
Liddell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harris because Liddell loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liddell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
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