Post by The Sandmen on Dec 18, 2015 20:03:26 GMT -5
Chuck Liddell raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Anthony Johnson raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Chuck Liddell today.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Rumble begins to launch a barrage of punches over Iceman
this is getting worse and worse for Iceman
There is a small laceration on Chuck Liddell's Mouth
Iceman goes to the body...
He punishes Rumble's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Iceman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Rumble doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Anthony Johnson throws a looping right hand...
Iceman moves aside and dodges.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Chuck Liddell to fight back!
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.
Rumble shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Rumble launches a few hard punches to Chuck Liddell's ribs!
Chuck Liddell's ribs shows the damage! Anthony Johnson is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble struggles and launches a few punches to Iceman's head
Nothing from this... Anthony Johnson seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble launches a few hard punches to Chuck Liddell's ribs!
Chuck Liddell's ribs shows the damage! Anthony Johnson is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble and Chuck Liddell are cliched up against the cage. Rumble hammers Iceman face and hooks Iceman leg
Chuck Liddell is on his back after that trip
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Iceman
1:21 Round 1 and Rumble is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rumble works on the ground with his fingers over Iceman's face
Iceman shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Iceman
Rumble tries to escape from closed guard...
Rumble struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Rumble shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Rumble launches a barrage of elbows over Iceman's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Iceman doesn't fight back!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Anthony Johnson tries to pass Chuck Liddell's guard...
Anthony Johnson passes momentarily but Chuck Liddell sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Iceman
Rumble moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Rumble tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Iceman from the side mount!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Anthony Johnson looks to mount Chuck Liddell...
Anthony Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Rumble positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Iceman's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Chuck Liddell looks to counter!
Iceman tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Iceman measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rumble blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Anthony Johnson storms over Iceman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Chuck Liddell blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Rumble tries to open up Iceman with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Iceman is trying to block them with his hands...
Iceman's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg
Anthony Johnson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Iceman's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Rumble works on the ground with his fingers over Iceman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Anthony Johnson for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rumble decides to launch some tentative punches
Iceman launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Rumble with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Iceman's Right eye is beginning to swell
Rumble is holding Chuck Liddell's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chuck Liddell shows great balance while pushing away Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Chuck Liddell tries to take advantage...
Brutal combination from Chuck Liddell!
Rumble moves aside and dodges.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Iceman's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Iceman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Iceman is clinching with Rumble.
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble pushes Chuck Liddell againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Iceman cannot escape Anthony Johnson's clinch! Anthony Johnson is just brutalizing Iceman with punches time and time again!
Iceman has a small cut in his Nose
Chuck Liddell seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anthony Johnson!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Anthony Johnson 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 frightening power of Anthony Johnson has left Iceman sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Iceman's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Iceman has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Anthony Johnson by KO (Punches) at 4:12 Round 1
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 14/20 (70%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/18 (28%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Rumble continues his strange reign of terror, this time by icing the Iceman.
Anthony Johnson raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Chuck Liddell today.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Rumble begins to launch a barrage of punches over Iceman
this is getting worse and worse for Iceman
There is a small laceration on Chuck Liddell's Mouth
Iceman goes to the body...
He punishes Rumble's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Iceman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Rumble doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Anthony Johnson throws a looping right hand...
Iceman moves aside and dodges.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Chuck Liddell to fight back!
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.
Rumble shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Rumble launches a few hard punches to Chuck Liddell's ribs!
Chuck Liddell's ribs shows the damage! Anthony Johnson is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble struggles and launches a few punches to Iceman's head
Nothing from this... Anthony Johnson seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble launches a few hard punches to Chuck Liddell's ribs!
Chuck Liddell's ribs shows the damage! Anthony Johnson is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble and Chuck Liddell are cliched up against the cage. Rumble hammers Iceman face and hooks Iceman leg
Chuck Liddell is on his back after that trip
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Iceman
1:21 Round 1 and Rumble is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rumble works on the ground with his fingers over Iceman's face
Iceman shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Iceman
Rumble tries to escape from closed guard...
Rumble struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Rumble shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Rumble launches a barrage of elbows over Iceman's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Iceman doesn't fight back!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Anthony Johnson tries to pass Chuck Liddell's guard...
Anthony Johnson passes momentarily but Chuck Liddell sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Iceman
Rumble moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Rumble tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Iceman from the side mount!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Anthony Johnson looks to mount Chuck Liddell...
Anthony Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Rumble positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Iceman's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Chuck Liddell looks to counter!
Iceman tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Iceman measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rumble blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Anthony Johnson storms over Iceman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Chuck Liddell blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Rumble tries to open up Iceman with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Iceman is trying to block them with his hands...
Iceman's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Iceman
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg
Anthony Johnson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Iceman's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Rumble works on the ground with his fingers over Iceman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Anthony Johnson for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rumble decides to launch some tentative punches
Iceman launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Rumble with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Iceman's Right eye is beginning to swell
Rumble is holding Chuck Liddell's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chuck Liddell shows great balance while pushing away Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Chuck Liddell tries to take advantage...
Brutal combination from Chuck Liddell!
Rumble moves aside and dodges.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Iceman's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Iceman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Iceman is clinching with Rumble.
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble pushes Chuck Liddell againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Iceman cannot escape Anthony Johnson's clinch! Anthony Johnson is just brutalizing Iceman with punches time and time again!
Iceman has a small cut in his Nose
Chuck Liddell seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anthony Johnson!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Anthony Johnson 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 frightening power of Anthony Johnson has left Iceman sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Iceman's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Iceman has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Anthony Johnson by KO (Punches) at 4:12 Round 1
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 14/20 (70%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/18 (28%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Rumble continues his strange reign of terror, this time by icing the Iceman.