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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry comes into the arena with Run For Cover blaring out of the sound system. Liddell has chosen Ice Cold as his entrance music. Lee Perry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck Liddell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Liddell's knee but Liddell avoids it well.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liddell lands a head kick!
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Perry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perry checks a leg kick nicely.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perry thumps Liddell with a low kick.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Perry dives in and scores a takedown into Liddell's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liddell's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perry sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perry advances to half guard.
Perry is pressing down on Liddell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddell is holding on for now.
Perry thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Perry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Perry works his way into full mount!
Perry raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Perry working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell's face.
Perry landing punches.
Perry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Perry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perry wants to control but Liddell has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Liddell is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry prevents Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Perry wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perry won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liddell's head.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perry passes Liddell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Liddell wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to stand back up but Perry is controlling him
Liddell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.
Liddell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Perry is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry passes into half guard.
Perry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Perry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liddell scores with a head kick. Perry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Liddell did well to prevent Perry getting side control.
Liddell pushes Perry off looking to stand but Perry dives back in and keeps control.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry prevents Liddell from standing back up.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Liddell tries to lock up and control but Perry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry landing strikes from the mount and Liddell is in trouble!
Perry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Liddell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Liddell stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.
Perry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Liddell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liddell manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perry works over Liddell with some ground and pound from guard.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perry won't allow Liddell to sweep him here.
Liddell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Perry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liddell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tried to score with a low kick but Perry checks it.
Liddell scores with a kick to the body.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perry momentarily.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
Liddell connects with an inside leg kick.
Perry tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perry looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell looks to land a body kick but Perry moved away.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perry.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddell.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Perry dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Perry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perry.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddell.
Liddell is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Liddell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell misses with a straight left.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perry tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Liddell checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body kick from Liddell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut there from Liddell.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Perry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Perry misses.
Liddell tries to land a leg kick but Perry saw it coming and moves away.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Perry lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perry in particular looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddell keeps working.
Perry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Perry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Liddell wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry stalling.
Perry is looking to advance position but Liddell won't allow it.
Liddell trying to control from the bottom.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Perry passes to side control.
Perry is staying tight to Liddell's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Perry throws a strike aimed at the side of Liddell's head but Liddell avoids it well.
Perry trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Perry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry laying and praying for a moment but Liddell takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lee Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Perry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Perry clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Liddell misses with a leg kick.
Liddell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liddell - that will leave a mark!
Perry looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming.
Perry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liddell throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Perry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
Perry moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell is looking to land body kicks.
Liddell throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Liddell to the ground. Perry is now in Liddell's guard.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry throws a big right hand that misses.
Liddell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Liddell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perry trying to move into half guard but instead Liddell has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liddell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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 stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.
Liddell wants to stand but Perry is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but instead Perry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Liddell has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liddell's head.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry slips nicely into half guard.
Liddell is trying to stand back up but Perry is controlling him
Perry throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Liddell is trying to control but can't.
Perry lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lee Perry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Perry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
Perry trying to control from Liddell's half guard. Liddell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Liddell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perry defends it easily.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Perry being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry stops Liddell from standing up.
Perry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell misses the jab.
Liddell throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Perry swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Liddell did well to prevent Perry getting side control.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry content to control rather than advance.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Liddell is not content to let Perry control the position.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liddell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell kicks Perry off and gets back to his feet.
Perry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Perry is looking to wear down Liddell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perry checks a leg kick.
Perry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perry blocks a low kick nicely.
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
A big left from Liddell misses.
Liddell ducks right into an uppercut from Perry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell lunges at Perry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perry's hand.
Liddell works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lee Perry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Perry!
Lee Perry retains his light heavyweight title!
An intense looking Lee Perry took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'When I left school there was nothing to do except field work. Hard, hard labour. I didn\'t fancy that. So I started playing dominoes. Through dominoes I learned to read the minds of others. This has proved eternally useful to me.'.
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