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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Rizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into the arena with It's Dark And Hell Is Hot blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Jim Liddell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jim Liddell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Liddell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rudy Rizzle! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rizzle scores with a spinning back kick! Liddell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Rizzle wants to clinch. Liddell is looking to score with low kicks. Liddell keeps the fight on the outside. Rizzle doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Rizzle moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off. Rizzle pushes Liddell away with a front kick. Rizzle clinches up against the cage. Rizzle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms. Rizzle landing knees to the body.
Rizzle wants a takedown but no success here.
Rizzle with a knee to the head.
Rizzle scores with a nice hook to the head. Rizzle with a knee to the head.
Rizzle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizzle scores with a knee to the head.
Rizzle with a knee to the head.
Rizzle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rizzle landing knees to the head.
Rizzle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rizzle misses with a knee strike.
Liddell blocks an elbow strike from Rizzle.
A knee to the head by Rizzle.
Rizzle crunches a lovely knee into Liddell's ribcage. A bit of stalling here from Rizzle.
Rizzle wants a takedown.
Liddell wants to break free but Rizzle has control.
A short body shot lands from Rizzle as the two fighters clinch.
Rizzle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rizzle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Rizzle.
Rizzle scores with a knee to the head.
Rizzle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liddell's face.
Liddell managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzle.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Rizzle keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rizzle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rizzle looks to throw an elbow but misses. Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzle.
Rizzle lands with a light punch inside. Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Liddell avoids the elbow strike from Rizzle, against the cage.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzle has him pressed against the cage. Liddell blocking some punches.
Rizzle just leaning against Liddell, taking a breather. Rizzle lands a nice elbow. Liddell dodges an elbow strike from Rizzle.
Rizzle tries to pull guard but Liddell holds him up against the cage and eventually Rizzle drops back down to his feet.
Jim Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Rizzle. Rizzle 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Liddell is trying to break free. Rizzle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzle keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rizzle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzle misses with an elbow strike.
Rizzle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Rizzle is controlling the position. Rizzle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liddell is keeping busy. Liddell tries to break the clinch but Rizzle is controlling the position. Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 has had enough of the clinch but Rizzle keeps him there for the moment. Liddell blocks an elbow strike from Rizzle.
Rizzle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rizzle keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzle.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzle has double underhooks. Rizzle stalling in the clinch.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizzle looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Rizzle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rizzle looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Rizzle throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell. Rizzle misses with a knee to the head. Rizzle keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rizzle just leaning against Liddell, taking a breather. Rizzle missing with knees to the body.
Rizzle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rizzle dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rizzle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside. Rizzle takes the fight into the clinch. Rizzle landing knees to the head.
Rizzle tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Rizzle landing knees to the head.
Liddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizzle stalling.
Liddell is trying to break free. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rizzle misses with a knee to the head. Rizzle pushes off an throws an elbow but Liddell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Rizzle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rizzle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liddell's brow. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rizzle prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rizzle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liddell's brow. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Rizzle throws an elbow but it misses.
Rizzle tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Rizzle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Liddell is looking to control Rizzle's arms but Rizzle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the cage. Rizzle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Liddell wants to break free but Rizzle has control.
Rizzle scores with an uppercut up the middle. Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzle.
Rizzle lands a knee to the body.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Liddell tries to break the clinch but Rizzle is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rizzle slows down the pace here.
Rizzle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liddell's face.
Rizzle is looking to control Liddell's arms but Liddell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rizzle has his back to the cage. Rizzle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Rizzle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rizzle prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch. Rizzle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzle has double underhooks. Rizzle wants to stall.
Rizzle is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Liddell has denied him. Liddell blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rizzle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rizzle trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizzle looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Rizzle looks to throw an elbow but misses. Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Rizzle keeps him there for the moment. Rizzle looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Rizzle keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rizzle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell wants to break free but Rizzle has control.
Rizzle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liddell is trying to break free. Liddell is trying to break free. Rizzle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Rizzle keeps him there for the moment. Liddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rizzle landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizzle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Rizzle has him pressed against the cage. A short right from Rizzle. Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Rizzle keeps him there for the moment. Rizzle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzle.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizzle crunches a lovely knee into Liddell's ribcage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzle has double underhooks. Rizzle misses with an elbow strike.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzle has him pressed against the cage. Rizzle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rizzle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Liddell misses. Rizzle is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Rizzle doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzle clinches. Liddell blocks an elbow strike from Rizzle.
Nice body punch from Rizzle. Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Rizzle keeps him there for the moment. Rizzle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzle'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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rizzle scores with a hook to the body. Rizzle is stalling here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rizzle misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell blocks an elbow strike from Rizzle.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Rizzle crunches a lovely knee into Liddell's ribcage. Rizzle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rizzle misses with a knee strike.
Rizzle stalling.
A knee to the head by Rizzle.
Rizzle prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch. Rizzle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms. Rizzle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rizzle. Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Rizzle won't allow it.
Rizzle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddell.
Rizzle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liddell's face.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Rizzle won't allow it.
Rizzle misses with a knee strike.
Rizzle lands an elbow just above Liddell 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzle.
Rizzle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzle tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Liddell is trying to break free. Rizzle throws an elbow but it misses.
Rizzle is trying to maintain a safe position but Liddell gets an underhook and turns Rizzle into the cage. Rizzle trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rizzle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liddell is keeping busy. Rizzle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rizzle scores a nice knee to the body.
Liddell wants to break free but Rizzle has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rizzle prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch. Rizzle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rizzle is trying to stall.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzle has double underhooks. Rizzle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rizzle misses with a knee strike.
Liddell wants to break free but Rizzle has control.
Liddell avoids the elbow strike from Rizzle, against the cage.
Rizzle misses with a hook from the clinch. Rizzle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell is trying to break free. Liddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rizzle misses with some punches.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizzle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. The referee calls for Rizzle to work.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Rizzle keeps him there for the moment. Rizzle prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch. Liddell avoids the elbow strike from Rizzle, against the cage.
Rizzle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rizzle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rizzle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rizzle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rizzle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liddell's face.
Liddell wants to break free but Rizzle has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Liddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Rizzle keeps him there for the moment. Jim Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Liddell wants to break free but Rizzle has control.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Rudy Rizzle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Rizzle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Rizzle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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