Post by The Sandmen on Jul 30, 2014 13:29:19 GMT -5
Chuck Liddell looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Maurice Smith looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Smith is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Chuck Liddell and Maurice Smith touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Chuck Liddell fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Smith's chin
Smith's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Smith
Iceman manages to move aside
Maurice Smith moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Smith moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Iceman with a double overhooks!
Maurice Smith swings...
hard impact to Iceman's face!
Solid low kick from Maurice Smith.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Iceman attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Smith's kick.
Iceman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Iceman fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Iceman launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Smith's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Solid low kick from Chuck Liddell.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Incredible high kick!
Iceman is worried!
Crushing shot to Iceman's body! He's holding his side
Maurice Smith tries to bring the fight to the ground
Iceman won't budge, forcing Smith to pull guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Smith
Maurice Smith launches a few punches to Iceman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Iceman tries to cover his face,
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Iceman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Iceman blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Smith
Iceman is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chuck Liddell!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Iceman tries to escape from the full mount...
Maurice Smith is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Maurice Smith looks to pass to mount...
Smith slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chuck Liddell.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Iceman tries to escape from the full mount...
Iceman struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Maurice Smith work his BJJ game.
Maurice Smith throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Iceman breaks the lock showing some skills...
Iceman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Iceman tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Maurice Smith is in half guard over Iceman
Smith is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Maurice Smith for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Iceman time to recover. Chuck Liddell seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maurice Smith takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chuck Liddell!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Maurice Smith takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Chuck Liddell and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Maurice Smith and Iceman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Maurice Smith takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Iceman steps forward
Maurice Smith catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Iceman's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chuck Liddell's Forehead
Smith is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Maurice Smith's mind is definitely in the fight, Iceman just got nailed! Maurice Smith saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Iceman is going to have a headache after this one.
Smith pushes Chuck Liddell and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Smith is holding Chuck Liddell's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chuck Liddell loses balance and goes to the ground.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Maurice Smith launches a rapid series of punches
taking Iceman from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Incredible high kick!
Iceman is worried!
Iceman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Maurice Smith's punches
Iceman measures the resilience of Smith's chin with an uppercut while Smith lands some great crosses.
Maurice Smith steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Iceman hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Maurice Smith has left Iceman unconscious on the mat!
Winner is Maurice Smith by KO (Head kick) at 0:57 Round 2
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 72 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 72 s
What a huge upset! Maurice Smith is the winner!
A big win for Smith. Back and forth tussle. Then Maurice landed a clean, clean kick and Chuck was not the same thereafter. Smith followed with some good strikes, wearing Chucky down, then finished where he began - head kick.
Maurice Smith looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Smith is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Chuck Liddell and Maurice Smith touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Chuck Liddell fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Smith's chin
Smith's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Smith
Iceman manages to move aside
Maurice Smith moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Smith moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Iceman with a double overhooks!
Maurice Smith swings...
hard impact to Iceman's face!
Solid low kick from Maurice Smith.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Iceman attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Smith's kick.
Iceman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Iceman fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Iceman launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Smith's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Solid low kick from Chuck Liddell.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Incredible high kick!
Iceman is worried!
Crushing shot to Iceman's body! He's holding his side
Maurice Smith tries to bring the fight to the ground
Iceman won't budge, forcing Smith to pull guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Smith
Maurice Smith launches a few punches to Iceman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Iceman tries to cover his face,
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Iceman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Iceman blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Smith
Iceman is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chuck Liddell!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Iceman tries to escape from the full mount...
Maurice Smith is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Maurice Smith looks to pass to mount...
Smith slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chuck Liddell.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Iceman tries to escape from the full mount...
Iceman struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Maurice Smith work his BJJ game.
Maurice Smith throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Iceman breaks the lock showing some skills...
Iceman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Iceman tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Maurice Smith is in half guard over Iceman
Smith is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Maurice Smith for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Iceman time to recover. Chuck Liddell seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maurice Smith takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chuck Liddell!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Maurice Smith takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Chuck Liddell and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Maurice Smith and Iceman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Maurice Smith takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Iceman steps forward
Maurice Smith catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Iceman's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chuck Liddell's Forehead
Smith is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Maurice Smith's mind is definitely in the fight, Iceman just got nailed! Maurice Smith saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Iceman is going to have a headache after this one.
Smith pushes Chuck Liddell and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Smith is holding Chuck Liddell's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chuck Liddell loses balance and goes to the ground.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Maurice Smith launches a rapid series of punches
taking Iceman from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Incredible high kick!
Iceman is worried!
Iceman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Maurice Smith's punches
Iceman measures the resilience of Smith's chin with an uppercut while Smith lands some great crosses.
Maurice Smith steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Iceman hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Maurice Smith has left Iceman unconscious on the mat!
Winner is Maurice Smith by KO (Head kick) at 0:57 Round 2
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 72 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 72 s
What a huge upset! Maurice Smith is the winner!
A big win for Smith. Back and forth tussle. Then Maurice landed a clean, clean kick and Chuck was not the same thereafter. Smith followed with some good strikes, wearing Chucky down, then finished where he began - head kick.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!