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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagbir Bal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jagbir Bal's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jagbir Bal!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell swinging wilding here.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Bal avoids nicely.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Bal moves out of range easily.
Bal scores with a one two! Liddell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bal misses with a kick to the body.
Liddell scores with a push kick.
Bal swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Bal throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bal throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Bal circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bal avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Bal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bal counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Bal counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Bal.
Bal stuns Liddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bal counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liddell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bal circles away.
Liddell darts in trying to clinch
and Bal counters with a nice body shot.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Bal.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Bal counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell tries to bum rush Bal with a series of wild strikes but Bal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Bal misses.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Bal counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Liddell tries to clinch up
and Bal counters with a three punch combo that has Liddell backing up. Liddell nods at Bal to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bal counters with a straight right hand.
Bal moves out of range as Liddell throws a body kick.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell closes the distance but Bal moves to the side
and Bal counters with a stiff right hand.
Bal misses with a kick to the body.
Liddell tries to clinch but Bal moves out of range.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Bal moves out of range.
Liddell swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Liddell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bal.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Bal pushes him off.
Jab from Bal.
Bal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bal keeps the fight on the outside.
Bal looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Bal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bal counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell wants to clinch but Bal slips to the side
and Bal counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bal jabs Liddell right on the nose. Liddell blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagbir Bal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell connects with a high kick.
Bal connects with a single shot there.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Bal counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Bal is avoiding it.
Bal swinging wilding here.
Bal throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell wants to clinch
and Bal counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Bal circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bal.
Bal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bal counters with a nice uppercut.
Bal is breathing heavily.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bal.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell wants to clinch
enabling Bal to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bal is working the combinations to good effect here.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Bal circles away.
Liddell clinches but Bal breaks the clinch
and Bal counters with a left to the body.
Liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bal backs up against the cage.
Liddell tries to clinch but Bal moves out of range.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Liddell blocks the low kick.
Bal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bal counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell tries to clinch but Bal is having none of it.
Liddell tries to clinch but Bal moves away
and Bal counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bal circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Bal counters with a three punch combo that has Liddell backing up. Liddell nods at Bal to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell looks to clinch
and Bal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bal avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Bal misses with a wild combination.
Liddell tries to clinch but Bal moves out of range.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell throws a head kick but Bal moves out of range.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Bal circles away.
Bal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Bal circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell drives through and clinches with Bal against the cage.
Bal tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Bal won't allow it.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bal has him pressed against the cage.
Liddell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell tries to circle away but Bal has him pinned against the cage.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bal is trying to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling him.
Bal prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Bal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Bal won't allow it.
Bal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell prevents Bal from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagbir Bal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Bal.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bal counters with a stiff right hand.
Bal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bal circles away quickly and effectively.
Bal misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Bal counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Liddell tries to clinch
and Bal counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Bal misses.
Bal misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bal.
Jagbir Bal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell clinches but Bal breaks the clinch
enabling Bal to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bal keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bal.
Bal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bal throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Bal circles away and keeps his distance.
Bal misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Bal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell wants to break free but Bal has control.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bal lands a jab to Liddell's midsection.
Liddell throws a head kick but Bal moves out of range.
Liddell rushes Bal and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bal circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Bal keeps it at a distance.
Bal fails to land with a series of punches.
Bal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bal swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Bal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Bal as he connects with a hook.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bal throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell closes the distance but Bal moves to the side
and Bal counters with a one-two to the body.
Bal avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Bal is avoiding it.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bal slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Bal slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bal throws a wild body kick that Liddell sees coming a mile off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Bal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jagbir Bal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jagbir Bal!
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FIGHT
RATING
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