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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Stojnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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247 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Stojnic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Stojnic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stojnic.
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Stojnic misses with a two punch combination.
Stojnic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stojnic sprawls well initially but Liddell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stojnic is looking to control Liddell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stojnic avoid being mounted?
Liddell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stojnic gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojnic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liddell.
Liddell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stojnic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Liddell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liddell throwing strikes from guard but Stojnic blocks nicely.
Liddell stands and steps away. Stojnic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooh a lovely combination from Stojnic sends Liddell down but not out. Stojnic dives into side control looking to finish.
Liddell 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Liddell has his hands clasped together around Stojnic's back. He's all about the action.
Liddell works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stojnic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic throws a strike but Liddell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stojnic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Liddell controls the pace.
Stojnic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stojnic working for submissions but it's allowed Liddell to get to half guard.
Liddell is looking for a kimura but Stojnic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Liddell to get the leverage.
Liddell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic tries to get to full guard but Liddell has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddell decides to return to a standing position.
Stojnic throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stojnic is trying to defend but Liddell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stojnic tries to roll over but Liddell keeps him under control.
Liddell decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell gets a double leg takedown into Stojnic's guard.
Stojnic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liddell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell stopping the sweep attempt from Stojnic.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stojnic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liddell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Stojnic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liddell moves away from the strike by Stojnic.
Stojnic misses the body punch
and Stojnic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stojnic throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stojnic swinging wildly here.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Oooh a lovely combination from Stojnic sends Liddell down but not out. Stojnic dives into side control looking to finish.
Liddell is rocked!
Chuck Liddell's cut is getting worse.
Stojnic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stojnic working the ground and pound but Liddell is defending the strikes.
Liddell gets back to half guard.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stojnic.
Stojnic is nestled in close to Liddell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Liddell trying to hold on to Stojnic's head to control him but Stojnic postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell tries to kick Stojnic off but Stojnic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Liddell manages to get to full guard.
Liddell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stojnic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stojnic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liddell has momentary wrist control but Stojnic slips an elbow through the middle.
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stojnic is one step ahead there.
Stojnic throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
Stojnic throws an elbow that misses. Liddell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stojnic's guard. Nice move by Liddell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stojnic wants to sweep here but Liddell controlling him for the moment.
Stojnic is working an open guard so Liddell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stojnic throws out a powerful jab.
Igor Stojnic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch but Stojnic moves out of range.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stojnic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell with a nice cross.
Stojnic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Stojnic misses with the combination.
Stojnic throws an off balance right hand
and Liddell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Liddell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Liddell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stojnic wants to control but Liddell passes easily into half guard.
Chuck Liddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell is trying to work for a kimura but Stojnic is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Liddell is looking to advance position but Stojnic won't allow it.
Stojnic is defending against the submission attempts here by Liddell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stojnic is looking for a sweep. Liddell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Stojnic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stojnic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liddell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stojnic keeping full guard, as Liddell tries to pass.
Liddell content to stall in guard here.
Liddell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stojnic is trying to control the position but Liddell postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell stays in close to Stojnic's body and controls the position.
Liddell trying to control but Stojnic is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Liddell cracks Stojnic with a solid left hand.
Liddell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Liddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stojnic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Liddell scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pushing down on Stojnic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Liddell passes to side control.
Liddell controlling the position from side mount.
Liddell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liddell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stojnic is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell controls the position.
Liddell is looking to take a break and control but Stojnic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liddell controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Liddell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stojnic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Liddell get's back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell trying to control the position but Stojnic is working away.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Stojnic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liddell swings around for an armbar but Stojnic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Liddell's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stojnic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Stojnic!
Igor Stojnic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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