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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Lorencao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorencao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stemm - Face the Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Lorencao!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Lorencao tries to work over Liddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liddell lands a nice elbow.
Liddell stalling in the clinch.
Liddell lands an elbow just above Lorencao 's eye.
It looks like Victor Lorencao has been cut.
Liddell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lorencao looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Liddell for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Lorencao shrugs off.
Liddell with a knee to the head.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Lorencao's ribcage.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell clinches up with Lorencao and pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell gets through Lorencao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell moves into range and clinches up with Lorencao.
Liddell lands an elbow that stopped Lorencao in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell lands an elbow inside.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liddell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell moves into range and clinches up with Lorencao.
Liddell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lorencao up against the cage.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell clinches.
Liddell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Lorencao's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liddell.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorencao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
Liddell lands an elbow that stopped Lorencao in his tracks for a moment.
Lorencao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liddell stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a knee to the head.
Liddell has Lorencao pushed against the cage.
Liddell lands a nice elbow.
Liddell landing knees to the head.
Lorencao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lorencao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Liddell rushes Lorencao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddell.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell clinches with his opponent.
Lorencao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liddell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Liddell rushes Lorencao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Liddell.
A shot in the inside from Liddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell taking a breather.
Liddell landing knees to the body.
Liddell lands a nice elbow.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Lorencao shrugs off.
Liddell stalling the fight.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
Lorencao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Liddell lands a nice knee to the body.
Liddell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Lorencao shrugs off.
Liddell is struggling to control the position.
Liddell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Liddell lands an elbow just above Lorencao 's eye.
Liddell pushes Lorencao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liddell stalling.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Liddell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Liddell.
Liddell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lorencao's defenses.
Liddell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Liddell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell closes the distance and pushes Lorencao back into the cage.
A short left from Liddell.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell has Lorencao up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell stalling the fight.
Lorencao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Liddell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lorencao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Liddell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lorencao wants a takedown.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Lorencao.
Lorencao wants a takedown.
Liddell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Liddell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liddell leaning his opponent against the cage.
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 Victor Lorencao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liddell clinches up against the cage.
Liddell stops a takedown attempt from Lorencao.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liddell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lorencao can do to turn this around?
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell clinches up against the cage.
Liddell lands a nice knee to the body.
Liddell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Liddell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.
Liddell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lorencao's defenses.
Liddell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lorencao up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lorencaos head.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell lands a head kick!
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell forces Lorencao back against the cage and clinches.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell scores with a push kick.
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lorencao, pushing him back against the cage.
Lorencao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liddell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Lorencao's ribcage.
Liddell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Liddell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lorencao takes a shot to the head.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Lorencao's ribcage.
Lorencao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liddell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Lorencao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liddell lands a knee to the body.
Lorencao jumps guard but Liddell stands there with Lorencao around his waist. Lorencao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lorencao tries to score a body lock takedown but Liddell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liddell lands a knee to the body.
Liddell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Liddell.
Liddell scores with a knee to the head.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Lorencao shrugs off.
Lorencao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lorencao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liddell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Liddell.
Lorencao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddell is stalling here.
Lorencao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liddell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell gets through Lorencao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liddell gets underhooks to prevent Lorencao's takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liddell.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Lorencao on that attempt.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lorencao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell moves into the clinch successfully.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Lorencao shrugs off.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
Liddell pushes Lorencao up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell lands a knee to the head.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell has Lorencao up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorencao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lorencao wants a takedown.
Lorencao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Liddell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Liddell gets underhooks to prevent Lorencao's takedown attempt.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liddell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lorencao's face.
Liddell lands an elbow inside.
Liddell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lorencao can't break the clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell pushes Lorencao up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell has closed the distance and engaged Lorencao in a clinch.
Liddell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorencao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Liddell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.
Liddell stops a takedown attempt from Lorencao.
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Lorencao backwards.
Liddell avoiding damage.
Liddell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lorencao's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Lorencao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lorencao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lorencao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liddell. That one must have hurt.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell scores with a nice body kick.
Liddell rushes Lorencao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lorencao takes an elbow to the temple.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell rushes Lorencao and presses him up against the cage.
Liddell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lorencao goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddell prevents it.
Liddell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell lands an elbow that stopped Lorencao in his tracks for a moment.
Liddell is pressed up against the cage. Lorencao 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.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Lorencao.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorencao shoots for a takedown but Liddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lorencao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liddell tries to clinch but Lorencao moves out of range.
Lorencao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
Lorencao looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell moves into range and clinches up with Lorencao.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.
Chuck Liddell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liddell is pressed up against the cage. Lorencao 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.
Lorencao misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell staying out of range there.
Liddell rushes Lorencao and presses him up against the cage.
Liddell has Lorencao pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorencao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liddell taking a breather.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lorencao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lorencao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lorencao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lorencao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Lorencao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lorencao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Lorencao persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Liddell. Lorencao shrugs it off though.
Liddell connects with a high kick.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Lorencao is avoiding it.
Lorencao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Lorencao wants to break free but Liddell has control.
Liddell lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell taking a breather.
Liddell tries a knee to the head but Lorencao blocks it.
Lorencao is trying to break free.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lorencao looking for a takedown.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lorencao tries to keep at a distance but Liddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liddell stalling the fight.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lorencao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lorencao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Lorencao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Lorencao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell has closed the distance and engaged Lorencao in a clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Lorencao on that attempt.
Liddell has closed the distance and engaged Lorencao in a clinch.
Lorencao jumps guard but Liddell stands there with Lorencao around his waist. Lorencao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Lorencao shrugs off.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell rushes Lorencao and presses him up against the cage.
Liddell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lorencao.
Knees to the body from Liddell.
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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
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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RATING
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