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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between houston harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). harris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is headsrong. 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
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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 Los Angeles, houston harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell gets a takedown into half guard.
harris gets full guard.
Liddell postures up.
Liddell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
harris is looking to stand up but Liddell isn't so interested in that idea.
Liddell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
harris wants to get back to his feet but Liddell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liddell throws a strike but harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Liddell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
harris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
harris wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liddell blocks a head kick by harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Liddell showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Liddell there.
Liddell misses with a head shot. harris uses the momentum to regain guard.
harris keeping full guard, as Liddell tries to pass.
harris wants to stand but Liddell is controlling the position.
Liddell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
harris throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
harris controls Liddell momentarily but Liddell frees himself.
Liddell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
harris wants to get back to his feet but Liddell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liddell scoring with some ground and pound.
harris is breathing heavily.
Liddell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liddell stopping the sweep attempt from harris.
Liddell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell is thwarting harris's attempts to control the position.
Liddell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell slips a nice elbow through harris's hands, connecting with harris's forehead.
harris has hold of Liddell's hands but Liddell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
harris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Liddell scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Liddell lands a nice short elbow.
Liddell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Liddell working the head and body with strikes.
Liddell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Liddell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Liddell moves into range and clinches up with harris.
harris keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Liddell lands with a punch from half guard.
harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Liddell stops harris from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liddell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liddell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
harris trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
harris wants to stand but Liddell is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liddell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming harris to the mat! harris manages to get full guard.
Liddell stands up and waves to harris to follow him.
harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a single leg into guard. harris didn't expect that.
harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Liddell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Liddell connects with a nice short shot to harris's temple.
harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
harris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Liddell is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
harris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
harris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Liddell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Liddell striking from half guard on the bottom.
harris prevents Liddell from improving his position.
Liddell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Liddell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
harris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liddell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Liddell lands with a few short shots to the body.
harris wants to control but Liddell is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of harris's head.
harris with a poor takedown
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but harris won't allow it.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liddell has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed harris clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
harris is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell throwing damaging strikes from the back! harris could be in trouble here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with punches and elbows.
harris takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Liddell gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Liddell scores with punches and elbows.
harris is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddell counters with a takedown into side control.
Liddell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Liddell scores with punches from side control.
Liddell is working harris over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell cracks harris with a big right hand but harris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Liddell working the head and body with strikes.
Liddell cracks harris with a big right hand but harris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
harris taking punishment in the form of punches.
harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Liddell working the ground and pound from side control.
harris is looking for a sweep.
Liddell is putting a hurting on harris here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell lands a nice forearm strike.
harris wants to get back to his feet but Liddell drags him back down.
harris taking a bit of punishment here - Liddell scoring with strikes.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Liddell working the head and body with strikes.
Chuck Liddell has got the better of the ground game so far.
harris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
harris is trying to buck Liddell off.
harris trying his best to control but Liddell has mounted him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell with a couple of short strikes.
harris is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Liddell with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Liddell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Liddell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can harris hang on?
Liddell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of harris's face.
Liddell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Liddell working harris over with strikes here.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the head.
harris is looking to get to half guard.
harris wants to control but Liddell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
harris taking shots to the head.
Liddell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liddell lands with some strikes.
Liddell lands a big elbow.
Liddell landing shots from mount.
Liddell lands with some strikes.
Liddell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Liddell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of harris's face.
harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Liddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
harris is desperately trying to improve his position but Liddell has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Liddell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
harris tries to hold on but Liddell postures up.
harris is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Liddell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Liddell landing strikes from the mount.
Liddell lands a big elbow.
Liddell landing strikes from the mount and harris is in trouble!
That's four 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 scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish harris?
harris is in a horrible position here. Liddell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
harris is bucking up trying to escape but Liddell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
harris is trying to stand.
harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Liddell cracks harris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
houston harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
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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RATING
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