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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Guti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guti missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Guti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guti thuds his shin into the meat of Liddell's side.
Guti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
Liddell slips under a jab from Guti.
Guti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guti cracks a nice hook into Liddell's ribs.
Liddell looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guti throws out the jab.
Guti throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Guti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Guti throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Guti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guti scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Guti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell slips under a jab.
A cross from Liddell lands.
Guti misses with a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guti throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guti lands a with a good body shot.
Guti throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Guti dips to his left and cracks Liddell with an uppercut!
Guti lands with a nice body punch.
Liddell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guti.
Liddell slips under a jab from Guti.
Liddell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Liddell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Guti misses
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guti misses with a combination
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Guti.
Dag Guti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guti misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Guti.
Guti tries for a takedown but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell cracks Guti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Guti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guti can pounce on him.
Liddell lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guti.
Liddell lands a jab to Guti's midsection.
Guti throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guti has time to react.
Guti looks to clinch
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Guti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liddell's hands.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Guti tries to stand and escape but Liddell is controlling the position.
Liddell tries to get to full guard but Guti has control of the leg.
Liddell pushes Guti off looking to stand but Guti dives back in and keeps control.
Guti wants to get back to his feet.
Guti decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guti looks to clinch
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Guti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liddell on the side of the head.
Guti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guti's head.
Guti misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Guti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guti.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Guti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Guti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Guti.
Liddell throws a combination. Guti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. Guti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Liddell throws a front kick that sends Guti stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guti doesn't seem phased though.
Guti takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guti.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guti.
Liddell lands a jab to Guti's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guti falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Guti scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Liddell.
Guti throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily.
Dag Guti is winning the standup battle so far.
Guti tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddell cracks Guti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guti throws a big shot that misses.
Guti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
Liddell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Liddell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Guti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guti in his tracks.
Guti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Guti backing up. Guti nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Guti misses with a looping right.
Liddell lands a head kick!
Guti thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Liddell counters with a head kick.
Guti throws a hook to the side of Liddell's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guti fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Guti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guti. Guti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell.
Guti throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Guti misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Guti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guti looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guti.
Liddell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guti moves out of range as Liddell throws a body kick.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guti waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Liddell tries to bum rush Guti with a series of wild strikes but Guti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Liddell.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Guti. Guti gets slowly back to his feet.
Guti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guti lands a jab to the head.
Liddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guti. Guti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guti throws the left hand but Liddell avoids the punch easily.
Liddell connects with a right hand. Guti shakes it off.
Guti throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guti's head backwards.
Liddell scores with a nice head shot.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guti.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Liddell scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Liddell does it's job there.
Guti missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guti tries to clinch up
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Guti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guti throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell throws a good cross that connects.
Guti slips a straight right by Liddell.
Guti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guti throws out the jab.
Liddell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guti looks to clinch
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Guti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Guti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Guti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell lands a head kick!
Guti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guti misses with a hook.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Guti scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Guti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guti.
Liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
Guti tries to clinch up
and Liddell counters with a nice body kick.
Guti cracks Liddell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guti misses with a looping left.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guti's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Guti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guti missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Guti on that attempt.
Guti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liddell.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Guti seems unphased.
Guti clinches but Liddell breaks the clinch
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Guti misses.
Guti throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Guti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Guti throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Guti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liddell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guti tests Liddell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Guti avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Guti.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Guti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guti throws a series of strikes that have Liddell backpedaling.
Guti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liddell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Guti looks to clinch
and Liddell counters with a low kick, right behind Guti 's knee.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Liddell.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
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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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