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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2pac-When We Ride. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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177 cm
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221 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell takes a swing at Gable's ribcage but misses.
Liddell digs a good hook to Gable's body.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gable counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddell misses with a shot to the body
and Gable counters with a nice double leg into side control. Liddell won't be happy with that.
Liddell can't do much from the bottom here.
Gable misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gable misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Gable crashes against the mat.
Gable tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gable happy to just control the position for now.
Gable tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gable has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable scoring with punches from side control.
Gable scoring with punches and elbows.
Gable cracks Liddell with a big elbow.
Gable cracks Liddell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gable on the ground.
Liddell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gable wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gable working the ground and pound.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
Liddell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gable is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Liddell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gable in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Charlie Liddell has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable misses with the ground and pound.
Liddell taking a bit of punishment here - Gable scoring with strikes.
Liddell is rocked!
Charlie Liddell's cut is getting worse.
A big shot lands for Gable! That's hurt Liddell! Will he recover? Gable fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
66% |
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