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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen 50 Cent - Animal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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133 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Liddell !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Paquette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Paquette counters with a two punch combo.
Paquette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddell .
Paquette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell lands with a cross.
Paquette displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell is rocked!
Liddell 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paquette under the eye.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquette finish him?
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Paquette.
We've been hearing reports that Paquette has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell jabs Paquette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liddell seems to have recovered his senses.
Paquette on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell . Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Liddell throws a head kick but Paquette moves out of range.
Liddell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquette blocks a jab.
Paquette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Liddell misses with a straight right.
Paquette lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Paquette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paquette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liddell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Paquette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddell .
Liddell has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Paquette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liddell .
Paquette works on Liddell 's body with a couple of short punches.
Paquette pushes Liddell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Liddell lands a body punch.
Paquette lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell has a couple of punches blocked by Paquette.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paquette presses Liddell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paquette misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Paquette.
Paquette misses with a body punch.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paquette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Paquette.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paquette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paquette needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
Paquette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Liddell under the eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liddell checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Paquette there.
Paquette with a hook.
Paquette is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Liddell throws a push kick but Paquette slaps the foot to one side.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquette thuds a left hand into Liddell 's body.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquette throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paquette misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
Paquette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Liddell .
Paquette misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquette digs a good body shot into Liddell 's ribs.
Paquette darts in and clinches Liddell up against the cage.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paquette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paquette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Paquette working aggressively here.
Liddell is looking to control Paquette's arms but Paquette gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the cage.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paquette takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paquette lands with a short shot to the head.
Liddell has a couple of punches blocked by Paquette.
Liddell has Paquette pressed against the cage, preventing Paquette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Liddell misses
enabling Paquette to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paquette misses with an uppercut.
Liddell lands with a nice body punch.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paquette blocks the body kick.
Paquette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
A nice side step and Liddell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liddell with a hook.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Paquette throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Paquette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell .
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquette throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Paquette throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paquette.
Paquette throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paquette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell .
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paquette scores with a jab to the head.
Liddell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liddell jabs Paquette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paquette has closed the distance and engaged Liddell in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paquette creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Liddell misses with a punch on the inside.
Paquette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell prevents a body shot from Paquette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Paquette misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Liddell .
Liddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paquette working hard to break the clinch.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Paquette lands with a light punch inside.
Odell Paquette has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Paquette's ribcage.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paquette avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell throws a head punch that misses.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paquette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell .
The referee calls for Liddell to work.
Paquette misses with some punches.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Paquette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paquette's elbow.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
Paquette tries to work over Liddell 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paquette tries to throw a body punch but Liddell avoids it by throwing Paquette back against the cage.
Paquette cracks Liddell with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Paquette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Paquette fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Paquette.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Paquette lands a right hand.
Liddell throws a punch but it's blocked by Paquette.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
Liddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell landing knees to the head.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paquette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paquette moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Liddell . Beautiful body shot.
Paquette tests Liddell 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddell throws an off balance right hand
and Paquette counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paquette thows a body kick. Liddell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paquette throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell lands a head kick!
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Paquette.
Liddell tries to land a leg kick but Paquette saw it coming and moves away.
Liddell is looking to score with low kicks.
Paquette was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paquette misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paquettes head.
Liddell misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paquette's elbow.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Paquette fails to land.
Paquette works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell has a couple of punches blocked by Paquette.
A shot in the inside from Liddell .
Paquette misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette misses with the head strike.
Liddell takes a shot to the head.
Paquette misses with some punches.
Liddell stalling the fight.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell prevents a body shot from Paquette.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paquette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette tries to work over Liddell 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette working aggressively here.
Liddell blocks a body shot from Paquette.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
Paquette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paquette lands with a right to the head.
Paquette lands a right hand.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Paquette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paquette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell 's elbow.
Paquette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Liddell misses with the head strike.
Paquette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paquette swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paquette breaks from the clinch.
Liddell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liddell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paquette.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Paquette moves out of range easily.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddell , as that shot connected.
A jab from Liddell misses.
Good shot there by Liddell .
Paquette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
Paquette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell . That did some damage!
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick from Paquette.
Paquette throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Paquette is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liddell missing with a left hand there. Paquette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Liddell misses.
Liddell clobbers Paquette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Paquette sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paquette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
Liddell throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Paquette lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Liddell lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Paquette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liddell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Paquette was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Paquette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paquette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette throws a hook to the side of Liddell 's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquette cracks Liddell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paquette connects with a leg kick. Liddell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paquette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paquette lands a nice shot that snaps Liddell 's head back.
Paquette lands a jab to the head.
Liddell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paquette misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paquette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paquette doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Paquette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liddell 's head.
Paquette misses with a looping right.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liddell throws the kick towards the body but Paquette avoids it.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paquette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paquette swings widly with a right hand
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell tries to land a front kick but Paquette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paquette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Paquette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paquette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Odell Paquette is winning the standup battle so far.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell 's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Paquette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body. Paquette takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Liddell there.
Liddell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Paquette tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell throws a fast counter high kick but Paquette manages to duck under it in time.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
It looked like Paquette was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paquette with a nice cross.
Paquette throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette tries to clinch up
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paquette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Paquette's belly button to the back.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paquette.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Paquette does it's job there.
A slow jab from Paquette misses its intended target.
Paquette misses with a looping right.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell .
Paquette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Liddell dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Paquette throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Paquette ducks right into an uppercut from Liddell .
Paquette defending well as Liddell loads up on a big left hand.
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Liddell misses.
Liddell thumps Paquette with a low kick.
Paquette scores with a body shot.
Liddell tried to score with a low kick but Paquette checks it.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Liddell .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paquette looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liddell !
Liddell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paquette finds it's way round the side to connect with Liddell 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell .
Paquette throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell 's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Liddell coming out on top.
Paquette cracks Liddell with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell .
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paquette avoids the body shot from Liddell .
Paquette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell .
A big left from Paquette misses.
Paquette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paquette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paquette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paquette finds it's way round the side to connect with Liddell 's head.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paquette doesn't seem phased though.
Paquette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paquette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquette closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddell .
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette tries to throw a body punch but Liddell avoids it by throwing Paquette back against the cage.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paquette's elbow.
Paquette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paquette breaks the clinch.
Liddell wants to slow Paquette down by chopping away at his legs.
Paquette tried to counter with a leg kick but Liddell avoided it.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Paquette's head but Paquette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddell .
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paquette is out of range.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell lands a nice hook to Paquette's body. Paquette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liddell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Paquette.
Paquette looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquette's sensitive parts.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paquette lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paquette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquette.
Liddell scores with a jab.
Paquette misses with a head kick.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paquette manages to avoid it.
Paquette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paquette misses with a straight left.
Liddell unleashes a big counter combination but Paquette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Liddell lands with a hook. Paquette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell 's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Liddell slips under a jab from Paquette.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paquette misses with a wild body shot.
Brock Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Paquette moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Odell Paquette.
Well Paquette 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odell Paquette!
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