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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvinas Narmontas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narmontas has chosen Nelly - Here Comes Boom as his entrance music. 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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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 Sydney, 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 Sydney, Edvinas Narmontas!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narmontas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narmontas scores a takedown into full mount!
Liddell is squirming around, avoiding Narmontas's attempts to control the action.
Narmontas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell reaches up to try and control the position but Narmontas seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Liddell rolls and tries to escape and now Narmontas has his back!
Liddell controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Narmontas scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Narmontas thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Narmontas throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Liddell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Narmontas.
Narmontas thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell covering up well and avoiding damage.
Narmontas working for the choke.
Liddell is trying to stand back up.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Narmontas on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Narmontas throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Narmontas punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvinas Narmontas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narmontas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Narmontas doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Narmontas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narmontas doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Edvinas Narmontas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell lands with a straight right. Narmontas didn't see that one coming.
Narmontas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narmontas fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Narmontas doesn't seem phased though.
No luck for Narmontas with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narmontas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liddell avoids it really well and circles away.
Narmontas is breathing heavily.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Narmontas shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvinas Narmontas.
Liddell lands a jab to the nose.
Liddell jabs Narmontas right on the nose. Narmontas blinks but takes it well.
Narmontas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narmontas drops his hands momentarily and Liddell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liddell lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Narmontas wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Liddell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Narmontas misses.
Liddell lands with an overhand left.
Narmontas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Narmontas throws a head kick that misses.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell throws a good cross that connects.
Liddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Narmontas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donk. Liddell catches Narmontas right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Liddell.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narmontas in his tracks.
Liddell scores with a jab to the head.
Narmontas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Narmontas.
Liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Narmontas throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell scores with a one two! Narmontas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liddell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Narmontas throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Narmontas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liddell to score with a decent uppercut.
Liddell with a jab.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell scores with a sloppy right hand. Narmontas should have avoided that one.
Narmontas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liddell lands an overhand right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narmontas on the side of the head.
Narmontas throws a combination that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Narmontas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Narmontas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Narmontas has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice shot lands for Liddell.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Narmontas's head backwards.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Narmontas is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narmontas. Narmontas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narmontas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narmontas shoots for a double leg takedown but Liddell sprawls well. He's pushed Narmontas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liddell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Narmontas's hands.
Liddell connects with a right hand. Narmontas shakes it off.
Narmontas shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvinas Narmontas.
Narmontas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narmontas in his tracks.
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
Good shot there by Liddell.
Danga de danga de dang - Liddell scores with a four punch combination!
Narmontas shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Narmontas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Narmontas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liddell stalks Narmontas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Narmontas's face. Narmontas staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Narmontas.
Liddell lands an overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liddell!
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Narmontas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liddell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Narmontas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Narmontas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Narmontas fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Narmontas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narmontas in his tracks.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Narmontas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
Narmontas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Narmontas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Narmontas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liddell scores with a one two! Narmontas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Narmontas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good shot there by Liddell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck 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 Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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