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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by George Straits- The Fireman. Creed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Liddell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Creed scores with a leg kick.
Liddell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Creed throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Liddell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Creed misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Liddell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Liddell moves forwards but Creed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Creed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Creed looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liddell.
Creed is trying to force a seperation but Liddell has the dominant position.
Liddell cracks Creed with a nice body shot.
Liddell misses with a body punch.
Liddell misses with a body punch.
Liddell trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
Liddell struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Creed taking a breather.
Liddell throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Creed - that landed with a thud.
Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Creed tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Liddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Liddell.
Liddell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Creed.
Liddell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Creed.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Liddell avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liddell.
Liddell tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed tries to work over Liddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Liddell.
Creed tries to circle away but Liddell has him pinned against the cage.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Creed is trying to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling him.
Creed pushes Liddell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Liddell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Creed lands a right hand.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liddell.
Creed tries to work over Liddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Liddell lands a nice uppercut.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creed avoids it.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell works on Creed's body with a couple of short punches.
Liddell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell motions for Creed to come forward. Liddell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell forces Creed back against the cage and clinches.
Creed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Creed letting Liddell take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Liddell - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Liddell.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell landing knees to the body.
Creed looks gassed!
Liddell can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Liddell struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Liddell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Creed blocks a body shot from Liddell.
Liddell pushes Creed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liddell has Creed pressed against the cage, preventing Creed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Creed takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Liddell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creed is out of range.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell jabs at Creed's body.
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Liddell saw it coming and moves away.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Creed takes one on the button.
Creed moves forwards but Liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liddell tries to move into range but Creed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liddell has managed to clinch.
Dan Liddell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liddell lands a body shot.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Creed is trying to maintain a safe position but Liddell gets an underhook and turns Creed into the cage.
A short right from Liddell on the inside.
Liddell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Liddell cracks Creed with a nice body shot.
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 is leaning against Creed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Liddell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Creed is trying to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Liddell landing knees to the head.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Liddell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Creed.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
Liddell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liddell lands a body shot.
Liddell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell controlling the action here for a moment.
Liddell misses with a knee to the head.
Liddell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Creed.
Liddell digs a right hand underneath Creed's ribcage. Creed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liddell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liddell digs a right hand into Creed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Creed's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Creed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Liddell.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Creed or not.
Liddell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The referee calls for Liddell to work.
Liddell works on Creed's body with a couple of short punches.
Creed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Liddell slows down the pace here.
Liddell tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Liddell back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creed's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Liddell fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liddell effectively controlling the action here.
Creed tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Creed takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Liddell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Liddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell misses with a body punch.
Liddell has Creed pressed against the cage.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Creed tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Creed prevents a body shot from Liddell.
Creed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liddell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell digs a right hand underneath Creed's ribcage. Creed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liddell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liddell cracks Creed with a nice body shot.
Liddell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Creed tries to circle away but Liddell has him pinned against the cage.
Liddell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed trying to control the position but instead, Liddell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Creed into the cage.
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell lands an uppercut.
Liddell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liddell landing knees to the head.
Liddell digs a right hand underneath Creed's ribcage. Creed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Liddell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell moves out of range as Creed strikes.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Liddell catches Creed right on the button with a cross.
Creed is rocked!
Liddell connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Creed to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Liddell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Liddell!
Dan Liddell retains his light heavyweight title!
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