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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cael Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Hickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cael Liddell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Hickey's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cael Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Hickey!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands an overhand right.
It looks like Sean Hickey has been cut.
Hickey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell ducks right into an uppercut from Hickey.
It looks like Cael Liddell has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hickey.
Hickey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Liddell's guard.
Hickey throws a strike but Liddell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hickey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hickey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hickey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liddell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Liddell slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hickey.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hickey on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hickey strikes from the bottom but Liddell passes into mount!
Liddell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickey can't escape the position.
Hickey looks gassed!
Hickey blocking the ground and pound.
Liddell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Liddell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hickey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Liddell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Liddell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hickey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hickey is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Liddell jumps into side control!
Liddell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Liddell throws an elbow but Hickey slips to the side and avoids it well.
Liddell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hickey is avoiding damage well.
Liddell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liddell cracks Hickey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hickey circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell leaves Hickey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell connects with a crisp jab.
Hickey lands a nice shot that snaps Liddell's head back.
Hickey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddell defends it nicely.
Cael Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Hickey.
Liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Hickey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell swinging wilding here.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Hickey keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickey slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Hickey shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Hickey slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hickey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hickey scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Hickey moves out of range.
Hickey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Liddell backs up against the cage.
Liddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddell throws a series of strikes that have Hickey backpedaling.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hickey circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hickey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hickey dives in and grabs Liddell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes down on Hickey's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Hickey shoots in.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Liddell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 throws a series of punches but Hickey moves out of range.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hickey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hickey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Hickey.
Liddell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Hickey.
Hickey shoots in but no luck this time.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liddell.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Hickey avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Hickey circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hickey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hickey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hickey misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
Hickey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Liddell swinging wilding here.
Hickey fails to land the takedown.
Cael Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Hickey.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Hickey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hickey misses with a straight left.
Liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hickey backs up against the cage.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Hickey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Liddell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickey goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Liddell turns into him and now he's in Hickey's guard.
Hickey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hickey tries to strike from the bottom.
Liddell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hickey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liddell trying to control but Hickey is working from the bottom.
Hickey looking for a guillotine here but Liddell defends easily.
Hickey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Liddell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell pushing down on Hickey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hickey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hickey has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Liddell escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Liddell!
Hickey tries to buck Liddell off but Liddell is having none of it.
Hickey is trying to work for a sweep but Liddell has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hickey can't escape the position.
Liddell blocks Hickey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Liddell looking for a guillotine from mount but Hickey is having none of it.
Hickey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hickey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hickey missing with punches from the bottom.
Hickey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hickey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Hickey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Liddell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Hickey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hickey.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hickey gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell misses with a combination
enabling Hickey to counter with a crisp jab.
Cael Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Hickey pushes him off.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cael Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell connects with the punch.
Hickey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hickey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Hickey. That snapped Liddell's head back.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Hickey circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a series of strikes that have Hickey backpedaling.
Horrible takedown by Hickey or perhaps it was just good defense by Liddell which made him look bad.
Cael Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
Liddell defending well as Hickey loads up on a big left hand.
Hickey walks into a straight right hand from Liddell.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hickey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell throws a right hand that Hickey ducks under and follows up with a left that Hickey also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Hickey shoots in.
Cael Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Hickey.
Liddell thuds his right hand into Hickey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hickey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hickey.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickey takes one to the side of the head.
Liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Hickey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Hickey dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Hickey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddell defends it nicely.
Liddell scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liddell misses with a combination
and Hickey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell throws a series of strikes that have Hickey backpedaling.
Hickey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hickey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hickey with a hook.
Hickey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck for Hickey with that takedown attempt.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Hickey avoids them all with ease.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hickey misses with a looping left.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell throws a combination. Hickey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liddell throws the left hand but Hickey avoids the punch easily.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
Liddell clobbers Hickey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell works Hickey's body with a nice hook.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Hickey avoids nicely.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liddell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Liddell!
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