Post by The Sandmen on Jan 30, 2012 18:12:29 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Junior dos Santos and Chuck Liddell touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cigano grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Iceman struggles... Junior dos Santos is unable to take him down
Cigano misses a step and Chuck Liddell sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Chuck Liddell
surprises Cigano!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell attempts to cut off Cigano with punches
Cigano reels from the strikes.
Iceman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Junior dos Santos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Iceman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Iceman's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Cigano is launching some bone breaking punches to Iceman's ribs while in the clinch.
Iceman blocks.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
An overhand right from Junior dos Santos that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Iceman's stops that one with his face! How is Iceman standing?!
Here comes Junior dos Santos with a vicious middle kick!
Chuck Liddell dodges that one moving backwards
Low kick by Chuck Liddell to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Cigano tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Junior dos Santos chases Iceman and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Iceman steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
There is a small laceration on Chuck Liddell's Right cheek
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Iceman!
Cigano blocks that kick with his leg.
Chuck Liddell throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Iceman swings again, only to get countered once more! Iceman is looking bad here!
Iceman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell moves forward looking for some grappling action
Iceman has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Iceman with uppercuts!
Iceman is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Iceman is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
Cigano pushes off of Chuck Liddell and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Iceman stumbles backwards but Junior dos Santos chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Iceman's Right eye is beginning to swell
Iceman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Junior dos Santos embrace and tries to move away...
Junior dos Santos pushes Iceman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Iceman with uppercuts!
Nothing that Iceman must fear as he blocks nicely
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman stumbles backwards and Junior dos Santos circles to get the center of the cage
Iceman launches a stiff jab!
Cigano ducks that one.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Low kick by Chuck Liddell to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Cigano tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tremendous strikes from Cigano!
Some big punches are landing!
Here comes Junior dos Santos with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Iceman's ribs!
Hard blow to Iceman's mid-section, he seems hurt
Chuck Liddell launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cigano blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Junior dos Santos's cheek! Cigano stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Iceman is standing while Cigano is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Junior dos Santos is on his feet again.
Junior dos Santos tries a high kick!
Iceman was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Iceman has a small cut in his Left cheek
Cigano throws a lazy kick
Iceman blocks and keeps his distance.
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Iceman blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Chuck Liddell's cheek! Iceman stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Iceman's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cigano is standing while Iceman is on the ground on his back
Iceman tries to stand up!
Cigano doesn't allow him!
Cigano is standing while Iceman is on the ground on his back
Cigano launches a kick to Iceman's thigh
Loud pop!
Cigano is standing while Iceman is on the ground on his back
Cigano launches a kick to Iceman's thigh
Loud pop!
Cigano is standing while Iceman is on the ground on his back
Cigano moves backwards and gestures for Chuck Liddell to stand up.
Chuck Liddell is on his feet again.
Chuck Liddell tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Cigano's face
Cigano's Mouth is beginning to swell
Cigano has a small cut in his Mouth
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Cigano.
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Round 2
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Cigano launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Iceman!
Iceman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos chases Iceman and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Iceman steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Iceman's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Iceman has a small cut in his Right cheek
Iceman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Junior dos Santos runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Chuck Liddell who almost cannot stand!
One after another Junior dos Santos is punishing Iceman! Wow! Herb Dean should be doing something soon!
Iceman's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Iceman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Chuck Liddell jumps back and jabs
Iceman seems staggered and Junior dos Santos runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Iceman's Right eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Junior dos Santos has left Iceman staggered! Junior dos Santos should try push forward now and finish this!
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Iceman, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Iceman's ribs.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos's mind is definitely in the fight, Iceman just got nailed! Junior dos Santos saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Iceman is going to have a headache after this one.
Junior dos Santos landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Iceman is down! Iceman has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Junior dos Santos!
Iceman's Chin is beginning to swell
Iceman has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Punch) at 1:15 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 25/33 (76%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 7/15 (47%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 12 s
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 46 s
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.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Junior dos Santos and Chuck Liddell touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cigano grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Iceman struggles... Junior dos Santos is unable to take him down
Cigano misses a step and Chuck Liddell sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Chuck Liddell
surprises Cigano!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell attempts to cut off Cigano with punches
Cigano reels from the strikes.
Iceman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Junior dos Santos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Iceman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Iceman's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Cigano is launching some bone breaking punches to Iceman's ribs while in the clinch.
Iceman blocks.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
An overhand right from Junior dos Santos that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Iceman's stops that one with his face! How is Iceman standing?!
Here comes Junior dos Santos with a vicious middle kick!
Chuck Liddell dodges that one moving backwards
Low kick by Chuck Liddell to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Cigano tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Junior dos Santos chases Iceman and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Iceman steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
There is a small laceration on Chuck Liddell's Right cheek
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Iceman!
Cigano blocks that kick with his leg.
Chuck Liddell throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Iceman swings again, only to get countered once more! Iceman is looking bad here!
Iceman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell moves forward looking for some grappling action
Iceman has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Iceman with uppercuts!
Iceman is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Iceman is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
Cigano pushes off of Chuck Liddell and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Iceman stumbles backwards but Junior dos Santos chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Iceman's Right eye is beginning to swell
Iceman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Junior dos Santos embrace and tries to move away...
Junior dos Santos pushes Iceman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Iceman with uppercuts!
Nothing that Iceman must fear as he blocks nicely
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman stumbles backwards and Junior dos Santos circles to get the center of the cage
Iceman launches a stiff jab!
Cigano ducks that one.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Low kick by Chuck Liddell to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Cigano tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tremendous strikes from Cigano!
Some big punches are landing!
Here comes Junior dos Santos with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Iceman's ribs!
Hard blow to Iceman's mid-section, he seems hurt
Chuck Liddell launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cigano blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Junior dos Santos's cheek! Cigano stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Iceman is standing while Cigano is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Junior dos Santos is on his feet again.
Junior dos Santos tries a high kick!
Iceman was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Iceman has a small cut in his Left cheek
Cigano throws a lazy kick
Iceman blocks and keeps his distance.
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Iceman blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Chuck Liddell's cheek! Iceman stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Iceman's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cigano is standing while Iceman is on the ground on his back
Iceman tries to stand up!
Cigano doesn't allow him!
Cigano is standing while Iceman is on the ground on his back
Cigano launches a kick to Iceman's thigh
Loud pop!
Cigano is standing while Iceman is on the ground on his back
Cigano launches a kick to Iceman's thigh
Loud pop!
Cigano is standing while Iceman is on the ground on his back
Cigano moves backwards and gestures for Chuck Liddell to stand up.
Chuck Liddell is on his feet again.
Chuck Liddell tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Cigano's face
Cigano's Mouth is beginning to swell
Cigano has a small cut in his Mouth
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Cigano.
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Round 2
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Cigano launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Iceman!
Iceman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos chases Iceman and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Iceman steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Iceman's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Iceman has a small cut in his Right cheek
Iceman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Junior dos Santos runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Chuck Liddell who almost cannot stand!
One after another Junior dos Santos is punishing Iceman! Wow! Herb Dean should be doing something soon!
Iceman's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Iceman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Chuck Liddell jumps back and jabs
Iceman seems staggered and Junior dos Santos runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Iceman's Right eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Junior dos Santos has left Iceman staggered! Junior dos Santos should try push forward now and finish this!
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Iceman, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Iceman's ribs.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos's mind is definitely in the fight, Iceman just got nailed! Junior dos Santos saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Iceman is going to have a headache after this one.
Junior dos Santos landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Iceman is down! Iceman has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Junior dos Santos!
Iceman's Chin is beginning to swell
Iceman has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Punch) at 1:15 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 25/33 (76%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 7/15 (47%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 12 s
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 46 s
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!