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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieth Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kieth Liddell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieth Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Kieth Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thompson.
Liddell clinches with his opponent.
Liddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Liddell on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson looks gassed!
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liddell rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Thompson has been cut.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Liddell holds him up against the cage and eventually Thompson drops back down to his feet.
Liddell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liddell.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Liddell lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liddell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
Liddell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson trying to stall but Liddell improves his position.
Liddell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liddell lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Liddell holds him up against the cage and eventually Thompson drops back down to his feet.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kieth Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddell.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell scores a nice knee to the body.
Liddell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liddell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell taking a breather.
Thompson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liddell smiles and moves away.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Thompson sprawling to the canvas. Liddell follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Thompson hang on?
Thompson is rocked!
Liddell decides to stand and escape the position.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddell finish him?
Liddell pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Liddell won't allow it.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Liddell has Thompson pressed against the cage.
Liddell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
That has opened up John Thompson's cut even more.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liddell looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddell.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Liddell lands a nice elbow.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
The cut above John Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Liddell won't allow it.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Liddell lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieth Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liddell instigates a clinch.
Thompson avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson jumps guard but Liddell stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
Kieth Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Liddell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell gets a clinch.
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thompson.
Liddell misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddell lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Liddell won't allow it.
Liddell tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liddell.
A bit of stalling here from Liddell.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddell has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
John Thompson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Liddell managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liddell gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Liddell scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson stalling in the clinch but Liddell improves position.
Thompson jumps guard but Liddell stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liddell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Thompson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddell prevents it.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Liddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Liddell scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Liddell manages to get underhooks.
Liddell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Liddell is pressed up against the cage. Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liddell down to the mat. Liddell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Liddell scores with a kick to the body.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieth Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Thompson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kieth Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
Liddell clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson goes for a takedown attempt but Liddell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thompson's head.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Kieth Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thompson.
Thompson looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liddell has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell lands a right hand.
Liddell prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Liddell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell has Thompson pushed against the cage.
Thompson fails to pull guard.
A short left from Liddell.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liddell just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Liddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddell prevents it.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liddell just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liddell misses with a knee to the head.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Liddell stalling.
Kieth Liddell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liddell smiles and moves away.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell lands a high kick to the side of Thompson's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Liddell dives into guard, looking to finish.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kieth Liddell!
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hype
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FIGHT
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