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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Mokkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Mokkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mokkanen throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mokkanen's head.
Liddell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mokkanen's waist but Mokkanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddell off to one side.
Liddell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mokkanen's waist but Mokkanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddell off to one side.
Liddell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mokkanen defends it nicely.
Antti Mokkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Mokkanen pushes him off.
Liddell takes a swing at Mokkanen's ribcage but misses.
Mokkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches up with Mokkanen, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes Mokkanen against the cage but Mokkanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mokkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Mokkanen tries to sprawl out of it but Liddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mokkanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell shoots in and drives through. Mokkanen sprawls well.
Mokkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell shoots for a takedown but Mokkanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mokkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liddell looks gassed!
Mokkanen is looking to clinch.
Mokkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mokkanen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mokkanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Liddell off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokkanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mokkanen misses with the combination.
Mokkanen misses with a double jab.
Mokkanen clobbers Liddell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Mokkanen does it's job there.
Mokkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Mokkanen. That snapped Liddell's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Liddell is defended easily by Mokkanen.
Mokkanen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokkanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liddell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mokkanen lands a left and a right that send Liddell crashing to the mat, dazed. Mokkanen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Liddell is rocked!
Liddell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Mokkanen finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mokkanen. Mokkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Liddell seems to have recovered his senses.
Mokkanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mokkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Mokkanen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mokkanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mokkanen leaves Liddell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mokkanen gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokkanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Mokkanen. No joy for Liddell on that attempt.
Mokkanen wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mokkanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mokkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Mokkanen. No joy for Liddell on that attempt.
Antti Mokkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Mokkanen.
No luck for Liddell with that takedown attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Mokkanen dominated that round.
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.
Mokkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Mokkanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liddell.
Mokkanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Mokkanen.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Mokkanen shows good takedown defense.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mokkanen.
Liddell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mokkanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liddell somewhat.
Antti Mokkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Mokkanen tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Mokkanen as Liddell shoots in.
Mokkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mokkanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Liddell is defended easily by Mokkanen.
Antti Mokkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddell.
Antti Mokkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two 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 misses with a jab to the body
and Mokkanen counters with a three punch combo that has Liddell backing up. Liddell nods at Mokkanen to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mokkanen as he jumps to the side.
Mokkanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Liddell.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mokkanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mokkanen closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell jumps guard but Mokkanen stands there with Liddell around his waist. Liddell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liddell jumps guard but Mokkanen stands there with Liddell around his waist. Liddell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mokkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mokkanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Mokkanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddell. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mokkanen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mokkanen counters with a nice leg kick.
Liddell shoots for a double leg takedown but Mokkanen sprawls well. He's pushed Liddell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A cross from Mokkanen lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mokkanen throws a leg kick which misses Liddell's front leg but catches the back leg as Liddell tries to avoid it.
Liddell tries to clinch but Mokkanen moves out of range.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches up with Mokkanen, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes Mokkanen against the cage but Mokkanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liddell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mokkanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liddell somewhat.
Mokkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Mokkanen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Liddell or perhaps it was just good defense by Mokkanen which made him look bad.
Mokkanen wants to slow Liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Mokkanen.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt.
Mokkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mokkanen defends it nicely.
Antti Mokkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Mokkanen lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mokkanen as he avoids it easily.
Liddell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mokkanen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Liddell.
Mokkanen throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mokkanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liddell.
Mokkanen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mokkanen duly obliges.
Liddell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mokkanen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mokkanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liddell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mokkanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mokkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mokkanen.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mokkanen sprawls well. Mokkanen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mokkanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a body punch but Mokkanen moves out of range.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mokkanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mokkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mokkanen tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Liddell defending well as Mokkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Mokkanen throws a leg kick but Liddell moved away.
Mokkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell is looking to slow Mokkanen down with leg kicks.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mokkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Liddell throws a head kick but Mokkanen moves out of range.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Mokkanen shows good takedown defense.
Mokkanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mokkanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell takes one to the side of the head.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Mokkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Liddell wants to clinch
enabling Mokkanen to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Mokkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mokkanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Mokkanen!
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