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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Lovalente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into the arena with Rza - Fatal blaring out of the sound system. 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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191 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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197 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyoto Liddell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Lovalente!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Liddell as he checks the leg kick.
Lovalente throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Lovalente checks a low kick from Liddell.
Lovalente looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell scores with a nice right hand.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovalente moves away.
Liddell connects with a high kick.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Lovalente's head but Lovalente sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liddell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lovalente misses the shot to the body.
Lovalente drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liddell throws a body punch but Lovalente moves out of range.
Lovalente scores with a leg kick.
Lovalente is looking to score with low kicks.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lovalente manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell tries to clinch but Lovalente moves out of range.
Lyoto Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lovalente's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lovalente. Lovalente circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovalente.
Lovalente on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liddell. That's going to slow Lovalente down.
Liddell thuds his right hand into Lovalente's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Lovalente showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell throws a push kick but Lovalente slaps the foot to one side.
Liddell scores with a jab to the head.
Lovalente swings widly with a right hand
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lovalente's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Lovalente misses.
Lovalente lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lovalente moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovalente throws out the jab.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell throws the kick towards the body but Lovalente avoids it.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lovalente.
Liddell tried to score with a low kick but Lovalente checks it.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
Lovalente misses with a straight left.
Lovalente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddell.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Lovalente misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liddell.
Lovalente is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liddell drops his hands momentarily and Lovalente takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liddell takes a swing at Lovalente's ribcage but misses.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Lovalente.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lovalente fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddell.
Liddell scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lovalente has time to react.
Liddell scores with a kick to the body.
Lovalente looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lovalente throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell takes a swing at Lovalente's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Liddell does it's job there.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Lovalente missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lovalente misses with a looping left.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liddell!
Lovalente takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lovalente blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell is looking to score with low kicks.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lovalente takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Lovalente sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell checks a leg kick.
Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovalente.
Lovalente waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Lovalente wants to land a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lovalente tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lovalente tries to keep at a distance but Liddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lovalente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liddell misses with a punch to the body.
Lovalente throws a head punch that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell thows a body kick. Lovalente tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovalente looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovalente.
Lovalente's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liddell cracks Lovalente with an open hand slap.
Liddell cracks the inside of Lovalente's front leg.
Liddell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lovalente on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liddell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lovalente avoids a kick to the body.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovalente.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Lovalente moves out of range easily.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovalente.
Lovalente on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liddell lands with a shot to the body.
Lovalente takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Liddell lands with a slapping head kick.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lovalente doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddell throws a head kick but Lovalente moves out of range.
Liddell sizes up Lovalente with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lovalente checks a leg kick.
Liddell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovalente moves away.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Lovalente - just one landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Lovalente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell is looking to wear down Lovalente with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lovalente fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovalente on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Liddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lovalente's head.
Lovalente is rocked!
Lovalente drops his hands momentarily and Liddell needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Lovalente just on the top of the head. Lovalente drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Lovalente - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lyoto Liddell!
Lyoto Liddell retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lyoto Liddell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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