Post by The Sandmen on May 22, 2012 21:16:44 GMT -5
Chuck Liddell looks very relaxed.
Houston Alexander shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win 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 bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Iceman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Iceman is clinching with Alexander.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Houston Alexander 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 Houston Alexander
Iceman is trying to counter now!
Chuck Liddell postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Alexander hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman launches a few hard punches to Houston Alexander's ribs!
Houston Alexander's ribs shows the damage! Chuck Liddell is working his opponent ribs!
Houston Alexander pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman stumbles backwards and Houston Alexander circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell has found an opening in the defense of Alexander, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Alexander's ribs.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Houston Alexander takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Houston Alexander!
Iceman is going to have a big headache after that blow!
1:17 Round 1 and Alexander is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Alexander looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chuck Liddell's punches
Alexander is on the receiving end of a great combo by Iceman.
Alexander has a small cut in his Left cheek
Iceman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman pushes Houston Alexander against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Alexander's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Alexander's Chin is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Once Iceman is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Iceman tries to take Houston Alexander down... Alexander stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Alexander's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Houston Alexander 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.
Iceman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Houston Alexander embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Iceman who put distance between them
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander goes with a looping right hand while Chuck Liddell jumps back and jabs
Alexander only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Iceman and Alexander circle around the center of the cage.
Alexander looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chuck Liddell's punches
Alexander measures the resilience of Iceman's chin with an uppercut while Iceman lands some great crosses.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Alexander's chin! That stops Alexander in his tracks!
Alexander has a small cut in his Left eye
Alexander launches a stiff jab!
Iceman ducks that one.
Superb haymaker by Iceman
that lands on Alexander's face like a cannon ball!
Alexander's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Houston Alexander and Iceman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chuck Liddell is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
A right hand from Chuck Liddell
surprises Alexander!
Alexander's Right eye is beginning to swell
Chuck Liddell and Alexander engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chuck Liddell is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Alexander is grappling.
Bad idea! Chuck Liddell lifts him up and launches him to the mat!
Chuck Liddell is in open guard over Alexander
Terrible one sided match... Alexander was not ready to fight a fighter of Chuck Liddell caliber.
Iceman moves on the ground
Chuck Liddell moves to side mount
Chuck Liddell is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Chuck Liddell looks to mount Houston Alexander...
Chuck Liddell slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Iceman launches a barrage of elbows over Alexander's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alexander doesn't fight back!
Alexander has a small cut in his Nose
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Chuck Liddell tries to better his position on the ground...
Iceman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Iceman suddenly holds Houston Alexander's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Alexander can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Chuck Liddell!
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Iceman
Iceman measures the resilience of Alexander's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alexander's side.
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Iceman
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Chuck Liddell launches a few punches to Alexander's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alexander tries to cover his face,
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Iceman, who walks calmly to his corner.
The cutman is working on Alexander's face.
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Round 2
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Chuck Liddell goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Alexander seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Alexander's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Left cheek
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Chuck Liddell goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
Alexander seems staggered and Chuck Liddell runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chuck Liddell is opening up on Alexander and raining down combinations!
Alexander's corner looks worried!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Alexander was not intelligently defending himself!
Alexander's Mouth is beginning to swell
Alexander has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Chuck Liddell by TKO (Punches) at 0:38 Round 2
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/15 (60%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 9/21 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (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 60 s
This was just unfortunate. I set the brackets before people picked their fighters and it wasn't until I was setting it up I realized this re-re-re-rematch was taking place. Sorry Houston
Houston Alexander shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Iceman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Iceman is clinching with Alexander.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Houston Alexander 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 Houston Alexander
Iceman is trying to counter now!
Chuck Liddell postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Alexander hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman launches a few hard punches to Houston Alexander's ribs!
Houston Alexander's ribs shows the damage! Chuck Liddell is working his opponent ribs!
Houston Alexander pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman stumbles backwards and Houston Alexander circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell has found an opening in the defense of Alexander, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Alexander's ribs.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Houston Alexander takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Houston Alexander!
Iceman is going to have a big headache after that blow!
1:17 Round 1 and Alexander is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Alexander looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chuck Liddell's punches
Alexander is on the receiving end of a great combo by Iceman.
Alexander has a small cut in his Left cheek
Iceman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman pushes Houston Alexander against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Alexander's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Alexander's Chin is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Once Iceman is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Iceman tries to take Houston Alexander down... Alexander stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Alexander's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Houston Alexander 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.
Iceman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Houston Alexander embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Iceman who put distance between them
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander goes with a looping right hand while Chuck Liddell jumps back and jabs
Alexander only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Iceman and Alexander circle around the center of the cage.
Alexander looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chuck Liddell's punches
Alexander measures the resilience of Iceman's chin with an uppercut while Iceman lands some great crosses.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Alexander's chin! That stops Alexander in his tracks!
Alexander has a small cut in his Left eye
Alexander launches a stiff jab!
Iceman ducks that one.
Superb haymaker by Iceman
that lands on Alexander's face like a cannon ball!
Alexander's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Houston Alexander and Iceman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chuck Liddell is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
A right hand from Chuck Liddell
surprises Alexander!
Alexander's Right eye is beginning to swell
Chuck Liddell and Alexander engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chuck Liddell is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Alexander is grappling.
Bad idea! Chuck Liddell lifts him up and launches him to the mat!
Chuck Liddell is in open guard over Alexander
Terrible one sided match... Alexander was not ready to fight a fighter of Chuck Liddell caliber.
Iceman moves on the ground
Chuck Liddell moves to side mount
Chuck Liddell is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Chuck Liddell looks to mount Houston Alexander...
Chuck Liddell slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Iceman launches a barrage of elbows over Alexander's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alexander doesn't fight back!
Alexander has a small cut in his Nose
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Chuck Liddell tries to better his position on the ground...
Iceman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Iceman suddenly holds Houston Alexander's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Alexander can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Chuck Liddell!
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Iceman
Iceman measures the resilience of Alexander's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alexander's side.
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Iceman
Houston Alexander is a bloody mess!
Chuck Liddell launches a few punches to Alexander's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alexander tries to cover his face,
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Iceman, who walks calmly to his corner.
The cutman is working on Alexander's face.
=========================================
Round 2
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Chuck Liddell goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Alexander seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Alexander's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Left cheek
Houston Alexander continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Chuck Liddell goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
Alexander seems staggered and Chuck Liddell runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chuck Liddell is opening up on Alexander and raining down combinations!
Alexander's corner looks worried!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Alexander was not intelligently defending himself!
Alexander's Mouth is beginning to swell
Alexander has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Chuck Liddell by TKO (Punches) at 0:38 Round 2
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/15 (60%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 9/21 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (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 60 s
This was just unfortunate. I set the brackets before people picked their fighters and it wasn't until I was setting it up I realized this re-re-re-rematch was taking place. Sorry Houston
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!