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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Ruus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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213 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Ruus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruus.
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Martin Ruus has been cut.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruus circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruus misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell thuds a left hand into Ruus's body.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruus closes the distance and clinches up with Liddell, looking for a takedown. Ruus pushes Liddell against the cage but Liddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruus rushes Liddell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruus has hold of one of Liddell's legs. Liddell is fighting the takedown attempt but Ruus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ruus won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Ruus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liddell working a defensive guard here.
Ruus throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
Ruus looks gassed!
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Ruus isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Liddell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ruus has Liddell in his guard.
Liddell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Liddell stands up over Ruus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Liddell stands up over Ruus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Liddell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liddell scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Liddell thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruus on the ground.
Liddell works over Ruus with some ground and pound from guard.
Liddell landing some decent shots from guard.
Liddell cracks Ruus with a solid left hand.
Ruus is trying to keep Liddell in close.
Liddell postures up and lands a big shot to Ruus's brow.
Ruus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Liddell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Liddell defends well.
Ruus working for a triangle but Liddell defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liddell throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruus circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Ruus.
Ruus shoots for a double leg takedown but Liddell sprawls well. He's pushed Ruus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruus shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Ruus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Ruus avoids nicely.
Ruus tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddell scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruus should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Ruus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell gets caught flat footed, as Ruus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Liddell is trying to control the position but Ruus postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ruus feints and as Liddell raises his hands in defense, Ruus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Ruus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Ruus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell gets caught flat footed, as Ruus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Ruus is having none of it.
Liddell can't keep his opponent in guard - Ruus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ruus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruus seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Liddell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Martin Ruus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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