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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Liddell tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Liddell.
Jones throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones drives through and clinches with Liddell against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Liddell is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liddell is keeping busy.
Jones prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones is looking to control Liddell's arms but Liddell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Liddell improves position.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Jones's head back.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones moves out of range as Liddell strikes.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Liddell throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Liddell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Liddell cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Liddell gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Good work by Liddell as he checks the leg kick.
Liddell defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones misses with a combination
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Liddell cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liddell checks a leg kick.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jon Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Jon Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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