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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelly Long!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long with a poor takedown
and Liddell counters with an outside leg kick.
Long changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Liddell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Liddell looking for a sweep but Long has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Liddell is working to get back to half guard.
Long is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Liddell to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Liddell shrugs it off.
Long has control of Liddell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Liddell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long controlling his opponent.
Liddell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Long throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liddell because Long loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long controlling from the full mount.
Long avoids the attempt from Liddell to control.
Long content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to improve his position but Long isn't that keen on the idea.
Long is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Liddell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Long on that attempt.
Long shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Long keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Long dominated that round.
That's time! Liddell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Long tests Liddell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Long is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liddell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Long manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Long shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Long on that attempt.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Long shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Long keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddell.
Long wants to clinch
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Long manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liddell misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Long, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Long is breathing heavily.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a jab when Long was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Long on that attempt.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Long sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddell throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Liddell misses the target.
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.
Long shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Liddell tenderised Long's leg. Long is trying to keep his angry face on.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Long moves out of range as Liddell strikes.
Chuck Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Long looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell looking for a sweep. Not yet Liddell, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Liddell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Long. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Long.
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Long needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Liddell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell drops Long with a beautiful combination! Long stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Liddell is looking for the KO!
Long is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddell finish him?
Long blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
Long slips a jab from Liddell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Long slips under a jab.
Kelly Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell swinging wildly here.
Long shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Long tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Long changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Long manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Long fails to land the takedown.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
Liddell throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddell defends it nicely.
Liddell throws a hook but Long avoids it easily.
Liddell throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long seems to have recovered his senses.
Liddell throws a lazy uppercut
and Long counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddell's knee momentarily.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long scores with a nice right hand.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Long.
Long shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
Long has Liddell up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liddell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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