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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Crabfish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Liddell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stemm - "Face the Pain". We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Crabfish!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Crabfish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liddell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crabfish shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Crabfish darts in trying to clinch
and Liddell counters by clinching up.
Crabfish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liddell lands an uppercut.
Liddell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Liddell stands up out of the half guard.
Crabfish misses with a takedown
and Liddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Crabfish.
Liddell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Liddell working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell avoids the strikes from the bottom by Crabfish.
Liddell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crabfish shoots and misses
and Liddell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liddell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Crabfish regains guard immediately.
Liddell gets to his feet - Crabfish follows without any prompting.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Crabfish tries to clinch
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
Crabfish tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liddell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liddell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Liddell decides to stand back up. Liddell steps back and let's Crabfish get back to his feet.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell throws a head kick but Crabfish moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crabfish checks a leg kick.
Liddell moves into range and clinches up with Crabfish.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crabfish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liddell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crabfish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crabfish fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crabfish tries for a takedown but Liddell manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Liddell.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crabfish closes the distance but Liddell moves to the side
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
Crabfish tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Liddell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liddell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Liddell working away.
Crabfish tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to stand but Crabfish has his arm trapped.
Crabfish is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crabfish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell moves into the clinch.
Liddell prevents the takedown attempt.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Crabfish fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
Crabfish tries to score a body lock takedown but Liddell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Crabfish.
Liddell stalls.
Crabfish blocks the elbow strike.
Liddell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crabfishs head.
Liddell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Crabfish regains guard.
Liddell stands and steps away. Crabfish gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Liddell instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crabfish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell has clasped his hands together around Crabfish's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Crabfish is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Crabfish tries to get to full guard but Liddell has control of the leg.
Crabfish is trying to stand up here but Liddell is controlling him well.
Liddell stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Crabfish to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabfish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with an inside leg kick.
Crabfish wants to clinch
and Liddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Liddell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crabfish is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Liddell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch.
Crabfish tries to pull guard but Liddell holds him up against the cage and eventually Crabfish drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell gets underhooks to prevent Crabfish's takedown attempt.
Liddell just leaning against Crabfish, taking a breather.
Liddell has Crabfish pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Liddell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Crabfish tumbling to the mat - Liddell dives into Crabfish's guard.
Liddell gets to his feet. Crabfish looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Crabfish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Crabfish counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Liddell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crabfish is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Liddell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crabfish backwards.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crabfishs head.
Liddell throws an elbow but it misses.
Liddell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Crabfish regains guard.
Crabfish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crabfish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liddell is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Crabfish with that takedown attempt.
Liddell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Liddell lands a right hook to the body.
Crabfish shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Crabfish walks into a left hand.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crabfish has a takedown stuffed.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Crabfish.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crabfish tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crabfish tries to keep at a distance but Liddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crabfish is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
Liddell has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crabfish clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crabfish is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabfish is really stuck here.
Crabfish just trying to survive but Liddell is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Crabfish staying busy and making it hard for Liddell to control.
Crabfish is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell trying to control.
Crabfish looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Will Liddell go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
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.
Crabfish manages to reverse the position and now he's in Liddell's guard. Nice work there by Crabfish.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Crabfish from controlling successfully.
Eugene Crabfish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crabfish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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