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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 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, Rafael Bastos!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liddell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bastos checks it well.
The fighters circling - Bastos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. Bastos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1-2. Liddell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Liddell slips under a jab from Bastos.
Liddell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell slips under a jab from Bastos.
Bastos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Bastos misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bastos.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Bastos lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
Bastos looks gassed!
Liddell cracks Bastos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liddell delivers a nice body kick.
Bastos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liddell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Liddell.
Liddell thumps Bastos with a low kick.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bastos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bastos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bastos checks a leg kick.
Bastos looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bastos takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Liddell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Bastos checks it.
Liddell delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liddell, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Liddell is looking to chop away at Bastos's legs.
Liddell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell is looking to slow Bastos down with leg kicks.
Liddell lands with a nice body kick.
Liddell misses with a straight right.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell scores with a jab. Bastos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddell.
Bastos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastos checks a leg kick nicely.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddell.
Bastos is rocked!
Liddell circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bastos drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Liddell follows Bastos to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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