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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Chuck Liddell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russ Foster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster ducks straight into an uppercut from Liddell and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Foster maanges to regain guard straight away.
Foster is rocked!
It looks like Russ Foster has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell is looking to work some ground and pound but Foster has wrist control.
Foster is still in real trouble! Can Liddell finish him?
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Foster seems to have recovered his senses.
Liddell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liddell won't allow Foster to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Foster pushes Liddell off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Foster misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddell off to one side.
A combination from Foster does no damage.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Foster does no damage.
Liddell closes the distance but Foster moves to the side
and Foster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Foster. No joy for Liddell on that attempt.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Liddell and Foster goes tumbling to the canvas! Liddell follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Foster makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Foster misses with the combination.
Liddell throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Foster looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Foster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
Foster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Liddell controls the pace.
Liddell wants to pass the guard but Foster is keeping the position.
Liddell trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddell looking to sit in guard and control but Foster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Foster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster gets to his feet - Liddell follows without any prompting.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Foster.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell rushes Foster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foster has had enough of the clinch but Liddell keeps him there for the moment.
Foster is trying to trip Liddell. He has hold of a leg but Liddell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Foster persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Liddell is trying to keep Foster in close.
Liddell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foster's guard.
Liddell scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foster uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Liddell shoots for a double leg takedown but Foster sprawls well. He's pushed Liddell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liddell shoots in and bounces Foster off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foster wants to get back to his feet but Liddell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell connects with a couple of short punches.
Liddell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russ Foster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell looks to throw a body kick
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Foster gets a clinch.
Foster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Liddell.
A short uppercut from Foster.
Foster lands with a left to the head.
Liddell is pressed up against the cage. Foster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liddell down to the mat. Liddell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Foster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Foster counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Liddell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell gets the takedown into side control.
Liddell grinds an elbow into Foster's temple.
Liddell is putting a hurting on Foster here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster throws Liddell to one side and escapes!
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Liddell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddell.
Liddell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liddell fails to land the takedown.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell rushes Foster and presses him up against the cage.
Foster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Liddell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Foster both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foster.
Liddell fails to land the takedown.
Chuck Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell throws a combination. Foster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Foster throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foster moves away.
Foster throws a combination that misses
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Foster staying out of range there.
A jab from Liddell misses.
Liddell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foster tries to avoid it but Liddell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foster to the ground. Foster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Foster lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddell misses with a straight right.
Foster works over Liddell's head and body with a nice combination.
Foster scores with a head kick.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Foster keeps it at a distance.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foster looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell looks for a takedown but Foster sprawls well.
Foster tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with the combination.
Liddell connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell lands a with a good body shot.
Foster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liddell on the side of the head.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foster counters with a three punch combo that has Liddell backing up. Liddell nods at Foster to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foster counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Liddell shoots for a double leg takedown but Foster sprawls well. He's pushed Liddell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russ Foster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Russ Foster's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell digs a good body shot into Foster's ribs.
Foster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddell shoots in but no luck this time.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Foster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell throws a right hand that Foster ducks under and follows up with a left that Foster also avoids with ease.
Liddell tries to clinch but Foster moves away
and Foster counters with a left to the body.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Foster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Liddell catches Foster right on the button with a cross.
Liddell throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddell.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Foster moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liddell. That one must have hurt.
Liddell connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Foster counters with a straight right hand.
Foster stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddell. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foster.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Foster on that attempt.
Foster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foster tries to avoid it but Liddell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foster to the ground. Foster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liddell swings for the body but Foster moves out of range.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Foster looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster has hold of Liddell's hands but Liddell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Liddell stops Foster from getting back to his feet.
Liddell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Foster is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Liddell with shots to the head and body - Foster looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Liddell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Foster is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Liddell controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liddell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Liddell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Foster really wants to buck Liddell off and get back to his feet.
Liddell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Liddell raining down shots from the mount!
Foster really wants to buck Liddell off and get back to his feet.
Liddell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Liddell controlling the pace for now.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
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