Liddell vs. dos Santos

[The Sandmen]

Chuck Liddell is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Ferocious staredown by dos Santos while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Chuck Liddell has fight Junior dos Santos 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
And there you go! I would put my money on Junior dos Santos today.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
dos Santos avoids a dangerous strike from Iceman
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos steps forward and fires a high kick!
Iceman blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Iceman is trying to counter now!
Chuck Liddell launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
dos Santos blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Junior dos Santos's cheek! dos Santos stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Right cheek
Iceman is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos kicks his legs trying to keep Chuck Liddell away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Iceman is standing while dos Santos is on the ground on his back
Iceman moves backwards and gestures for Junior dos Santos to stand up.
Junior dos Santos is on his feet again.
Iceman moves forward looking for some action
Chuck Liddell shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Chuck Liddell is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing dos Santos with uppercuts!
dos Santos is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if dos Santos is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman tries to take Junior dos Santos down... dos Santos stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard dos Santos's jaw!
Junior dos Santos pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Junior dos Santos
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman launches a few hard punches to Junior dos Santos's ribs!
Junior dos Santos's ribs shows the damage! Chuck Liddell is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to dos Santos's body! He's holding his side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Iceman launches a few hard punches to Junior dos Santos's ribs!
Junior dos Santos's ribs shows the damage! Chuck Liddell is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to dos Santos's head
Those punches are hitting! dos Santos covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Iceman tries to take Junior dos Santos down... dos Santos stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard dos Santos's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman and Junior dos Santos are cliched up against the cage. Iceman hammers dos Santos face and hooks dos Santos leg
Junior dos Santos is on his back after that trip
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over dos Santos
Chuck Liddell looks to posture up and open Junior dos Santos's guard...
Chuck Liddell forces Junior dos Santos to open his guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell is in open guard over dos Santos
Iceman launches a barrage of elbows over dos Santos's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if dos Santos doesn't fight back!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! dos Santos was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Mouth

Winner is Chuck Liddell by TKO (Elbows) at 2:19 Round 1

Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 13/20 (65%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/5 (60%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 17 s

Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 42 s

When Liddell brings it, he is a tough opponent.