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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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250 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Ives!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddel!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel misses with a double jab.
Liddel staying out of range there.
Ives tries to bum rush Liddel with a series of wild strikes but Liddel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddel slips a jab and a cross from Ives.
A head kick misses from Liddel.
Ives misses with a straight left.
Liddel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ives defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liddel.
Ives closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Liddel's guard.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet but Ives is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liddel wants to sweep but no luck.
Ives looking to pass the guard.
Ives showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liddel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ives stays in close to Liddel's body and controls the position.
Liddel keeping moving, preventing Ives from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ives dives in for a single leg takedown but Liddel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Liddel has had enough of the clinch but Ives keeps him there for the moment.
Ives tries a body shot but Liddel blocks it.
Ives lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ives.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ives.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ives.
Ives can't find room to land a body shot as Liddel controls the action.
We've been hearing reports that Ives has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ives looking for a takedown.
Ives wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Ives. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ives successfully pulls guard.
Ives looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Liddel passes into side control.
Liddel decides to stand back up. Liddel steps back and let's Ives get back to his feet.
Liddel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liddel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddel.
It looks like Russell Ives has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Ives throws a hook but Liddel blocks it.
Ives tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddel was well out of range. Poor timing from Ives.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries to bum rush Ives with a series of wild strikes but Ives uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ives tries to bum rush Liddel with a series of wild strikes but Liddel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ives stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddel. Liddel gets slowly back to his feet.
Ives lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liddel throws a front kick aimed at Ives's knee but Ives avoids it well.
Liddel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddel misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Liddel misses.
Nice takedown defense from Liddel. No joy for Ives on that attempt.
Ives will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Liddel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ives but Ives pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ives throws out a powerful jab.
Liddel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ives dives in and scores a takedown into Liddel's guard.
Ives trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ives pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liddel is keeping the position for now.
Ives is working Liddel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ives looking to sit in guard and control but Liddel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ives bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liddel's guard.
Ives postures up in Liddel's guard and throws a big left but Liddel blocks it.
Ives won't allow Liddel to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Ives dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Ives's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ives takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liddel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ives moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ives.
Ives fails to land the takedown.
Ives is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddel can do to turn this around?
Liddel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ives.
Chuck Liddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick and Ives moves out of range easily.
Liddel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ives tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ives closes the distance and pushes Liddel back into the cage.
Ives turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ives manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddel tries to improve position but can't.
Russell Ives overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liddel there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ives looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ives tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddel tries to land a front kick but Ives steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ives blocks a leg kick.
Ives throws an overhand right that lands on Liddel's shoulder, as Liddel tries to avoid the shot.
Liddel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Ives misses.
Some wild striking there from Liddel.
Ives throws a hook but Liddel blocks it.
Liddel misses with a takedown
and Ives counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ives passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ives lands a decent elbow from side control.
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!
Ives cracks Liddel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Liddel is trying to buck Ives off.
Liddel is looking for a sweep.
Ives looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ives scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Liddel to see if he's OK.
Liddel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ives wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ives is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ives lands some shots froms side control.
Liddel is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ives is chipping away with strikes.
Ives 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.
Ives in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ives trying to control the position but Liddel is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel parries the strikes from Ives easily there. Ives is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Liddel to escape.
Ives tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liddel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ives wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ives sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Liddel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Liddel sneaks out the side door and pushes Ives away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Ives dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russell Ives's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Liddel lands a jab-cross combination.
Ives tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liddel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ives takes a swing at Liddel's ribcage but misses.
Ives connects with a looping right hand.
Ives scores with a body shot.
Chuck Liddel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Ives avoids them all with ease.
Ives misses with an uppercut. Liddel saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Liddel.
Ives misses with a looping right.
Liddel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ives misses with a left hand
and Liddel counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ives finds it's way round the side to connect with Liddel's head.
Ives drives through with a takedown into Liddel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ives postures up in Liddel's guard and throws a big left but Liddel blocks it.
Ives trying to control but Liddel is working from the bottom.
Ives controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ives wants to control from the top but Liddel keeps moving.
Ives trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ives stands and throws Liddel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries to buck Ives off but Ives is having none of it.
Liddel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ives's best efforts.
Ives working Liddel over with strikes.
Ives is looking for a kimura but Liddel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ives to get the leverage.
Ives is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ives landing strikes, looking to finish!
Liddel is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ives cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ives working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ives raining down shots from the mount!
Liddel is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ives cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Liddel is still in real trouble! Can Ives finish him?
Ives postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Liddel in real trouble here! The ref calls for Liddel to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Ives!
A relieved looking Russell Ives thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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RATING
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