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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ice Cold. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Erikson if he has to take too many more of those.
Erikson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liddell moves into the clinch.
Erikson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Gunnar Erikson has been cut.
Erikson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Erikson.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Erikson trying to stall but Liddell improves his position.
Liddell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Erikson looks gassed!
Erikson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Liddell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Erikson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Erikson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Erikson throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erikson misses with a body shot
and Liddell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Erikson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Erikson's ribcage.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liddell digs a right hand underneath Erikson's ribcage. Erikson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liddell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Erikson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erikson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Erikson avoids them all with ease.
Liddell rushes Erikson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Erikson's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell lands a knee to the body.
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!
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liddell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Erikson if he has to take too many more of those.
Sloppy strikes from Erikson. Those never looked like landing.
Liddell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Erikson tries to keep at a distance but Liddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liddell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liddell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erikson's face.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Erikson misses the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Liddell. Erikson shrugs it off though.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Erikson throws a sloppy body shot
and Liddell counters with a solid body kick.
Erikson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Erikson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Liddell rather than just go for the knockout.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. Erikson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Erikson seems unphased.
Liddell cracks Erikson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell works Erikson's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell forces Erikson back against the cage and clinches.
Liddell scores a nice knee to the body.
Liddell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liddell lands a shot to the body.
Liddell working Erikson over with knees to the body.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erikson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liddell stalling.
Liddell gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Erikson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liddell.
Erikson throws an off balance right hand
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddell clinches up against the cage.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Liddell scores with a spinning back kick!
Liddell lands a body shot.
Liddell rushes Erikson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell scores a nice knee to the body.
Erikson throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Erikson misses with an uppercut
and Liddell moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Erikson with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Erikson with an uppercut!
Liddell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Erikson misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell counters with a low kick, right behind Erikson 's knee.
Liddell works Erikson's body with a nice hook.
Liddell rushes Erikson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Erikson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erikson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liddell.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Erikson.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liddell landing knees to the body.
Erikson letting Liddell take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Erikson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Erikson throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erikson. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erikson misses with a body shot
and Liddell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erikson can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Erikson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erikson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Liddell backs up against the cage.
Erikson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liddell clinches up against the cage.
Liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liddell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liddell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erikson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Liddell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Erikson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Liddell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liddell obliges.
Liddell is working Erikson over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Erikson's ribcage.
Liddell taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erikson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liddell is keeping busy.
Erikson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liddell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Erikson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
Erikson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Erikson misses with some punches.
Liddell lands a good knee to the midsection. Erikson won't want to take too many of those.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Erikson's ribcage.
Liddell with a knee to the head.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Erikson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Liddell scores with a one two! Erikson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liddell!
A shot to the liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Liddell pushes Erikson away with a front kick.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Erikson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erikson, pushing him back against the cage.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.
Erikson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Liddell - that landed with a thud.
Erikson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Erikson working aggressively here.
Liddell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Erikson tries to work over Liddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liddell obliges.
Liddell landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell working Erikson over with knees to the body.
Liddell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.
Erikson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chuck Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Erikson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Erikson swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Erikson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liddell momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Liddell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Erikson avoids the damage to the body.
Erikson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liddell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Erikson avoids it.
Liddell pushes off an throws an elbow but Erikson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Liddell stalling in the clinch but Erikson improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
Erikson throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erikson connects with the punch.
Erikson throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch.
Erikson leaning against his opponent.
Erikson throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Erikson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liddell lands a good knee to the midsection. Erikson won't want to take too many of those.
Erikson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Erikson is keeping busy.
Erikson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Liddell as Erikson tries to tie him up.
Liddell keeps control of Erikson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Erikson'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!
Liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Erikson misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liddell.
Liddell looking to slow down the pace here.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Erikson throws a sloppy body shot
and Liddell counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell slips under a jab from Erikson.
Liddell jabs Erikson right on the nose. Erikson blinks but takes it well.
Erikson gets tackled into the cage by Liddell. Liddell maintains the clinch.
Erikson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liddell is keeping busy.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Erikson is defending well for now.
Liddell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Erikson's efforts to push away.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Erikson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Erikson throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Liddell as Erikson tries to tie him up.
Erikson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Liddell has denied him.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell cracks the inside of Erikson's front leg.
Erikson throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell moves into the clinch.
Chuck Liddell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Erikson lands an uppercut.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Erikson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Erikson misses with a body punch
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Liddell.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body. Erikson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liddell with a hook.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erikson's head backwards.
Gunnar Erikson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Erikson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erikson doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erikson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liddell obliges.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Erikson's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell lands a good knee to the midsection. Erikson won't want to take too many of those.
Liddell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liddell with a knee to the head.
Liddell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Erikson scores with a shot to the side of Liddell's head.
Liddell landing knees to the body.
Erikson misses with the head strike.
Liddell slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erikson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddell at a distance.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Erikson.
Erikson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Liddell to work.
Erikson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Erikson tries to stall but Liddell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Erikson misses
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Erikson.
Liddell has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erikson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liddell.
Liddell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Erikson.
Liddell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Erikson is keeping busy.
Erikson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erikson managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
Erikson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Erikson misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erikson. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body.
Erikson takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Erikson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liddell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Erikson really felt that one!
Liddell scores with a hook.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Erikson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erikson misses the shot to the body.
Erikson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erikson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liddell counters with a body kick that stops Erikson in his tracks momentarily.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
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