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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (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
Brawler
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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 Tokyo, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Liddell drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
Jackson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Liddell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jackson to the mat. Jackson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Liddell with a nice head shot there.
Liddell stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Let's hope that Liddell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Liddell gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Liddell feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Liddell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Liddell sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liddell is one step ahead there.
Liddell content to stall in guard here.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liddell on the ground.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liddell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Liddell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackson shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a leg kick.
Liddell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Liddell feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Liddell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liddell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Liddell looks gassed!
Liddell drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liddell just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
Liddell manages to pull guard.
Jackson trying to control but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liddell looking for a sweep. Not yet Liddell, not yet.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Liddell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jackson is trying to keep Liddell in close.
Liddell thows a big elbow that misses.
Liddell stands up from Jackson's guard - Liddell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is trying to control Liddell's posture but Liddell avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Liddell working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell controls the position.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
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 Quinton Jackson's cut.
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 lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Liddell is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Liddell stands up from half guard.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Liddell content just to control the position here.
Liddell avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to reverse the position but instead Liddell has taken his back - oops!
Jackson tries to escape but Liddell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Liddell gets his hands free.
Liddell biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Liddell gets his hands free as Jackson looks to control.
I would not like to be Jackson right now.
Jackson is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liddell is riding his opponent, not letting Jackson buck him off.
Jackson trying to control the position but Liddell manages to sink in the hooks.
Jackson rolls, trying to escape but Liddell keeps control of the position.
Jackson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Liddell.
Liddell lands shots from the back.
Jackson tries to escape the position.
Liddell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Liddell gets his hands free.
Jackson tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell controls the position.
Jackson tries to escape the position.
Chuck Liddell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson trying to control the action but Liddell just sinks the hooks in.
Liddell biding his time, looking for the opening.
Liddell trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jackson tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liddell just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Liddell missing with punches from the back.
Jackson tries to escape but Liddell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jackson trying to control the position but Liddell manages to sink in the hooks.
Jackson tries to escape but Liddell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jackson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Jackson is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quinton Jackson's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Liddell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liddell uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell working Jackson over with strikes here.
Liddell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jackson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jackson tries to hold on but Liddell postures up.
Liddell looking for a guillotine from mount but Jackson is having none of it.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Liddell controlling from mount.
Liddell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson is rocked!
Liddell lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quinton Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Liddell controlling the pace for now.
Liddell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Quinton Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quinton Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Liddell!
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hype
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