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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies Love Me. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones drives through and clinches with Liddell against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones has Liddell pushed against the cage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Liddell up against the cage.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Liddell tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Liddell tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Liddell being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Jones.
Liddell scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liddell misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
Jones avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liddell lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Liddell.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddell takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liddell cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddell.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Liddell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Liddell settles back down.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell jabs at Jones's body.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Liddell moves his leg out of the way.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liddell is able to avoid easily.
Jones tries to clinch up.
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 jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Liddell misses.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones slips under a jab from Liddell.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a nice looking jab.
Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Jones's head back.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Liddell tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liddell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Liddell won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Liddell scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell with a jab.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
Liddell scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell really dominated that 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.
Liddell stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liddell lands the left hand.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Liddell loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddell avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddell is defending well for now.
Liddell wants to break free but Jones has control.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Jones misses with some punches.
Liddell is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell connects with a high kick.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Liddell tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liddell lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Liddell.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liddell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddell, as that shot connected.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Liddell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liddell lands a lovely overhand right.
Liddell swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liddell scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Liddell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Liddell.
Liddell misses with a straight right.
Liddell misses with a looping left.
Liddell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Liddell lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Well,Jones is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Liddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working Liddell over with knees to the body.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones just leaning against Liddell, taking a breather.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddell is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liddell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell wins by unanimous decision!
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