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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CHUCK LIDDELL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZPryde Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons has chosen Hood Mentality as his entrance music. ZPryde Simmons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CHUCK LIDDELL!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ZPryde Simmons!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LIDDELL rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
Simmons is trying to break free.
LIDDELL manages to pull guard.
Simmons stopping the sweep attempt from LIDDELL.
LIDDELL keeping full guard, as Simmons tries to pass.
LIDDELL striking off his back, scoring a few points.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons stopping the sweep attempt from LIDDELL.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LIDDELL keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LIDDELL throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Simmons has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of LIDDELL is proving hard to escape from.
LIDDELL will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
LIDDELL not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Simmons misses with an uppercut.
Simmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Simmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LIDDELL checks the leg kick nicely there.
LIDDELL keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LIDDELL scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
LIDDELL clinches up against the cage.
LIDDELL decides to pull guard.
LIDDELL knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Simmons on the ground.
LIDDELL wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LIDDELL has his hands on Simmons's head, controlling the position.
LIDDELL is working an open guard so Simmons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Simmons throws a right and a left that LIDDELL avoids nicely.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Simmons with that takedown attempt.
LIDDELL closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LIDDELL decides to stand back up.
LIDDELL throws a nice outside leg kick.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
LIDDELL clinches up with Simmons and pushes him back against the cage.
LIDDELL escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LIDDELL dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
LIDDELL shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simmons as he jumps to the side.
LIDDELL drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
LIDDELL is breathing heavily.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but LIDDELL drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Simmons is not content to let LIDDELL control the position.
Simmons sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Simmons is refusing to be controlled, as LIDDELL sits in half guard.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CHUCK LIDDELL dominated that round.
That's time! LIDDELL's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Simmons throws a series of punches but LIDDELL avoids them all with ease.
Simmons lands a really nice looking cross but LIDDELL seems unphased.
LIDDELL moves out of range of the leg kick from Simmons.
A jab lands there for Simmons.
It looks like CHUCK LIDDELL has been cut.
LIDDELL avoids a punch combination nicely.
LIDDELL just misses with a punch to the body.
CHUCK LIDDELL is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LIDDELL lands a head kick!
LIDDELL darts in and clinches Simmons up against the cage.
LIDDELL lands a right hand.
Simmons is trying to break free.
LIDDELL tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
LIDDELL gets control of Simmons's arms and successfully pulls guard. LIDDELL will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Simmons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons wants to stand and escape but instead LIDDELL has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Simmons has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes LIDDELL off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
LIDDELL fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
Simmons looks to land a combination. LIDDELL sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Simmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but LIDDELL bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
LIDDELL tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it.
LIDDELL lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
LIDDELL is looking to clinch but Simmons is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simmons!
Nice jab there from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
LIDDELL fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CHUCK LIDDELL. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
LIDDELL takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Simmons misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LIDDELL.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LIDDELL circles away quickly and effectively.
LIDDELL slips a jab and a cross from Simmons.
Horrible takedown by LIDDELL or perhaps it was just good defense by Simmons which made him look bad.
Simmons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
LIDDELL tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simmons throws a one two combo.
LIDDELL is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Simmons.
Nice straight punches there by Simmons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simmons.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
LIDDELL showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a two punch combination.
LIDDELL tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by LIDDELL.
LIDDELL keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LIDDELL shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simmons but Simmons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ZPryde Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on CHUCK LIDDELL's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Simmons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LIDDELL misses with a wild combination.
LIDDELL keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simmons misses with a low kick as LIDDELL jumps back.
No joy there for Simmons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LIDDELL shoots in but no luck this time.
Simmons goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Simmons. No joy for LIDDELL on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simmons throws a low kick but it's checked well by LIDDELL.
Some wild striking there from Simmons.
Simmons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by LIDDELL.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LIDDELL is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons misses with a combination
and LIDDELL counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Simmons avoiding damage as LIDDELL throws knees to the body.
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but LIDDELL won't allow it.
Simmons is looking to break free of the clinch but LIDDELL has double underhooks.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
Simmons tries to circle away but LIDDELL has him pinned against the cage.
Simmons tries to break the clinch but LIDDELL is controlling the position.
Simmons tries to break the clinch but LIDDELL is controlling the position.
LIDDELL holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
LIDDELL gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simmons.
Simmons is looking to break free of the clinch but LIDDELL has double underhooks.
LIDDELL works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Simmons is trying to break free.
LIDDELL manages to pull guard.
LIDDELL throws his legs up looking for a submission but Simmons uses it to pass to side control.
LIDDELL wants to control but Simmons postures up.
Simmons wants to stand but LIDDELL is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LIDDELL can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
LIDDELL tries to bench press Simmons off him but Simmons keeps the position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Simmons lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as LIDDELL backs up against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from LIDDELL.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CHUCK LIDDELL. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. LIDDELL doesn't seem bothered though.
Simmons throws a combination that misses
so LIDDELL counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
LIDDELL prevents Simmons from getting back to his feet.
LIDDELL trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but LIDDELL is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZPryde Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simmons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZPryde Simmons!
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energy
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hype
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