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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Maverick has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maverick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC2#
Maverick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Maverick pushes Liko up against the cage in a clinch.
Liko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maverick.#BC2#
Maverick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Liko with that takedown attempt.
Liko shoots in and drives through. Maverick sprawls well.#CL#
Liko closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Maverick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maverick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liko cracks a nice hook into Maverick's ribs.#TD2#
Maverick changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Liko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maverick working the head with strikes.
Liko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maverick on the ground.#T1#
Maverick working the ground and pound from side control.
Liko is looking to regain half guard here but Maverick keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Maverick's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maverick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maverick working the ground and pound.
Liko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maverick connects with a decent elbow.
Maverick scoring with punches and elbows.
Maverick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Liko to see if he's OK.
Maverick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Liko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Maverick content just to control the position here.
It looks like Maverick might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Liko tries to hold on but Maverick postures up.#T2#
Maverick lands a big shot there that rocks Liko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maverick cracks Liko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maverick lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maverick unloading with bombs!
Liko is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Maverick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maverick lands a big elbow.
Maverick is landing with some decent strikes but Liko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maverick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maverick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Liko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maverick with shots to the head and body - Liko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maverick dominating with strikes here.
Maverick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maverick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Liko is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T3#
Maverick lands a big shot there that rocks Liko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Liko is bucking up trying to escape but Maverick cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maverick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maverick landing punches.
Maverick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Maverick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maverick lands with some strikes.
Maverick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maverick looking to finish Liko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liko!
Maverick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maverick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Liko?
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!
Maverick scoring with strikes but Liko is staying in there.
Maverick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maverick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maverick controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
Liko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maverick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maverick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maverick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maverick landing strikes from the mount and Liko is in trouble!
Maverick with the ground and pound from mount.
Maverick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maverick looking to finish Liko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liko!
Maverick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maverick is landing with some decent strikes but Liko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC2#
Liko is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maverick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maverick is landing with some decent strikes but Liko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Liko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Maverick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee warns Liko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maverick drops a big elbow. That's hurt Liko! More shots from Maverick and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Maverick!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Lukaku misses with a takedown #CL#
and Maverick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lukaku is trying to pull guard but Maverick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maverick has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#BC#
Maverick breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Maverick has closed the distance and engaged Lukaku in a clinch.
#TD#
Maverick lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Maverick prevents Lukaku from standing back up.
Maverick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maverick lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maverick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maverick connects with a nice short shot to Lukaku's temple.
Maverick stalling.
Maverick working Lukaku over with strikes.
Lukaku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maverick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lukaku missing with punches from the bottom.
#T1#
Maverick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maverick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maverick controlling the pace.
Maverick working Lukaku over with strikes.
Maverick working the head and body with strikes.
Lukaku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maverick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maverick is taking a breather. Lukaku says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maverick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maverick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maverick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lukaku has hold of Maverick's hands but Maverick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maverick connects with a nice short shot to Lukaku's temple.
Maverick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maverick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maverick prevents Lukaku from improving his position.
Maverick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Maverick there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maverick lands a nice short elbow.
Maverick slips a nice elbow through Lukaku's hands, connecting with Lukaku's forehead.
Nice strikes from Maverick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukaku on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maverick controlling the action here.
Maverick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maverick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maverick 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.#T3#
Maverick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lukaku pushes Maverick off looking to stand but Maverick dives back in and keeps control.
Maverick passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lukaku!
Maverick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maverick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maverick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lukaku can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maverick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lukaku looks a forlorn figure.
Lukaku looks winded!
Maverick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lukaku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maverick lands a big shot there that rocks Lukaku but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T4#
The referee warns Lukaku that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#ROC#
Lukaku is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick working the ground and pound effectively.
Lukaku is still in real trouble! Can Maverick finish him?
Lukaku in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maverick cracks Lukaku with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Maverick!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Maverick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox takes a swing at Maverick's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Maverick pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Maverick manages to break the clinch.
Maverick moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Nice defenses there by Maverick.
Knox avoids the head kick by Maverick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maverick checks a leg kick.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Maverick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maverick or perhaps it was just good defense by Knox, which made it look bad.
Riley Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maverick wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Maverick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.#T1#
Maverick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maverick is looking to clinch.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Maverick slips the punch.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maverick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maverick misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riley Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Maverick.
Knox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Maverick tries to clinch up.
Knox throws the left hand but Maverick avoids the punch easily.
Maverick wants to counter the offense by Knox and move into the clinch position.#CL#
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Knox lands a knee to the body.
#T2#
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maverick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maverick looks winded!
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox lands a knee to the body.
Knox avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maverick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Maverick avoids the damage to the body.
Knox just leaning against Maverick, taking a breather.
Maverick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Maverick avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Knox leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maverick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maverick letting Knox take a breather here.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Maverick tries to stall but Knox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knox tries to work over Maverick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox tries to work over Maverick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maverick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a good knee to the midsection. Maverick won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Knox working Maverick over with knees to the body.
Knox tries to work over Maverick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maverick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maverick has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Maverick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Maverick moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Maverick shoots in for a double leg but Knox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Maverick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maverick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maverick ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Maverick tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maverick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riley Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Maverick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maverick is breathing heavily.#CL#
Knox instigates a clinch.
Maverick trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Maverick struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Maverick tries to break the clinch but Knox is controlling the position.
Maverick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riley Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maverick taking a breather.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maverick avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Maverick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maverick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maverick can do to turn this around?
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Knox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maverick blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Knox slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maverick avoids it.
Maverick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knox crunches a lovely knee into Maverick's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
#CUT#
It looks like Seth Maverick has been cut.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maverick wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox working aggressively here.
Maverick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox tries to work over Maverick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox controlling the action here for a moment.
Knox working Maverick over with knees to the body.#T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Knox throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Maverick avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maverick is defending well for now.
Maverick is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maverick has his back to the cage.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maverick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Maverick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox avoids the head kick by Maverick.
Knox misses with a hook. Maverick ducked under it nicely.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maverick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Maverick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Maverick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a straight right.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a leg kick.
Maverick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Knox.#T1#
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maverick tries to clinch up.#CL#
Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Maverick letting Knox take a breather here.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Knox to work.
Knox working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Maverick is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maverick is defending well for now.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T3#
Knox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maverick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Knox connects with a knee to the head.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maverick avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Riley Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knox lands a good knee to the midsection. Maverick won't want to take too many of those.
Knox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maverick takes a knee to the side of the body. #T4#
Maverick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maverick jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knox landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox connects with a knee to the head.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
Maverick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
Seth Maverick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Maverick.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Maverick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Knox!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maverick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Maverick moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Maverick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maverick stalling.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Maverick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maverick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Maverick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Liddell is trying to push Maverick away but Maverick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Liddell prevents the takedown attempt.
Liddell letting Maverick take a breather here.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Maverick struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Maverick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddell.
#TD2#
Maverick pulls Liddell into guard.
Maverick controls Liddell momentarily but Liddell frees himself.
Liddell wanted to stand there but Maverick had control of the position. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maverick looking for a sweep. Not yet Maverick, not yet.
Maverick pulls Liddell in close to prevent any damage.
Maverick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maverick is trying to control the position but Liddell postures up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mark Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Maverick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Maverick shoots for a takedown but Liddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Liddell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mark Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maverick circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Maverick clinches up against the cage.
Maverick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mark Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Maverick.
Come on Maverick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maverick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liddell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
#T4#
Maverick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!#CL2#
Maverick moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Maverick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liddell to keep the fight standing.
Liddell letting Maverick take a breather here.#BC2#
Maverick breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Maverick has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Maverick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell throws a body kick that misses.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Liddell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Liddell throws a series of punches but Maverick moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Maverick closes the distance and pushes Liddell back into the cage.#BC2#
Maverick breaks from the clinch.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Maverick clinches.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Maverick is controlling the position.
Maverick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liddell walks away with a smile on his face. Maverick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Liddell catches Maverick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell scores with a jab.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell lands with a cross. #CL2#
Maverick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liddell, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Maverick 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.
Maverick'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.
Maverick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liddell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Maverick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Maverick sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maverick.
An attempted straight right counter from Liddell misses the target.
Mark Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Maverick.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#
It looks like Seth Maverick has been cut.
Mark Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell stalks Maverick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maverick's face. Maverick staggers backwards, shaken.
Maverick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maverick can do to turn this around?
Liddell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Maverick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3##TD2#
Maverick dives in and scores a takedown into Liddell's guard.
Maverick throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
Maverick works over Liddell with some ground and pound from guard.
Maverick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maverick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maverick wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maverick stopping the sweep attempt from Liddell.
Maverick wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Maverick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Liddell keeping full guard, as Maverick tries to pass.
Maverick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maverick wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Liddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Maverick moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Seth Maverick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#TD2#
Maverick pulls guard.
Maverick is trying to control the position but Liddell postures up. #SUB2#
Maverick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Liddell defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Maverick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Maverick has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maverick wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Liddell throws a right hand that Maverick ducks under and follows up with a left that Maverick also avoids with ease.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maverick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Maverick pushes Liddell up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick has Liddell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Liddell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Maverick manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Maverick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Maverick.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Maverick.
Liddell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Liddell sizes up Maverick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maverick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liddell avoids it really well and circles away.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2#
Liddell lands a head shot.
Liddell motions for Maverick to come forward. Liddell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Maverick avoids them all with ease.
Liddell throws a combination. Maverick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Maverick avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Maverick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Liddell.#CL2#
Maverick clinches up with Liddell and pushes him back against the cage.
Maverick digs a right hand into Liddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddell's gas tank. #BC#
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Liddell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maverick is able to avoid easily.#CL2#
Maverick clinches with his opponent.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maverick throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC2#
Maverick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maverick throws a front kick that sends Liddell stumbling back into the cage.
Liddell lands with a nice combination. Maverick backs away looking to recover.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
Mark Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Maverick.
Maverick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Maverick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maverick is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Liddell misses with the combination.
#T4#
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maverick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddell scores with a jab. Maverick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mark Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maverick tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick on the wrong end of a nice hook.#TD2#
Maverick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Liddell is trying to defend but Maverick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Liddell manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Maverick keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC2#
Maverick manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liddell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Liddell!
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