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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habanero comes to the cage accompanied by NERD - Rockstar. Liddell has chosen George Straits- The Fireman as his entrance music. Dan Liddell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Habanero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habanero tries to land a leg kick but Liddell saw it coming and moves away.
Habanero throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell throws an off balance right hand
and Habanero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Habanero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habanero misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell throws a hook but Habanero blocks it.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Habanero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habanero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Habanero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liddell misses with a low kick as Habanero jumps back.
Habanero digs a good body shot into Liddell's ribs.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Habanero circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero throws a front kick aimed at Liddell's knee but Liddell avoids it well.
Habanero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!
Habanero misses with a kick to the body.
Habanero scores with a hook.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Habanero misses with a straight right.
Habanero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Habanero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddell misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Habanero to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a hook to the body
and Habanero makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liddell really felt that one!
Habanero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Habanero.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Habanero throws out a leg kick but Liddell moves out of range and Habanero only half commits.
Habanero slips under a jab.
Habanero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Habanero scores with a nice right hand.
Liddell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Habanero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell swings widly with a right hand
and Habanero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell blocks a low kick nicely.
Habanero blocks the body kick.
Habanero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell misses with an uppercut
and Habanero counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Habanero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habanero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch but Habanero moves away
and Habanero counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Habanero.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Habanero throws a leg kick but Liddell moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Habanero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Habanero lands a nice shot to the body.
Habanero tries a low kick but Liddell avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Liddell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Habanero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liddell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Habanero can pounce on him.
Habanero needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Habanero.
Habanero lands with a nice body kick.
Habanero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habanero. That's going to slow Liddell down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell darts in trying to clinch
and Habanero counters with a low kick, right behind Liddell 's knee.
Habanero works the jab nicely.
Liddell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Habanero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
A big left from Liddell misses.
Liddell throws a body punch but Habanero moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Habanero.
A clash of legs there as Liddell blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Habanero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Habanero throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Habanero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Habanero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick.
Habanero is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Habanero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liddell momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Habanero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Liddell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Liddell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Habanero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liddell eats them both and turns towards Habanero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell misses with a hook to the body
and Habanero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habanero. That's going to slow Liddell down.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell throws a lazy uppercut
and Habanero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Habanero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rafael Habanero is winning the standup battle so far.
Habanero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Habanero circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Habanero misses.
Habanero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liddell throws a lazy uppercut
and Habanero counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habanero misses with a body shot
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Habanero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Habanero throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell tries to clinch
and Habanero counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liddell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Habanero. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Habanero keeps it at a distance.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Habanero circles away and keeps his distance.
Habanero misses with the combination.
Habanero tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Habanero momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habanero cracks the inside of Liddell's front leg.
Habanero swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Liddell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Habanero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Habanero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell is looking to chop away at Habanero's legs.
Liddell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Habanero counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Liddell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Habanero has got the better of the exchanges.
Liddell swings for the body but Habanero moves out of range.
Liddell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Habanero counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Habanero counters with a good, hard body kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Habanero circles away.
Habanero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Habanero throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Habanero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Habanero.
Habanero throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Habanero thinking.
Habanero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell moves out of range of the leg kick from Habanero.
Liddell misses with a body punch
and Habanero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Habanero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Habanero swings widly with a right hand
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Habanero.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Habanero circles away.
Habanero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Habanero counter with a right hand.
Habanero scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habanero connects with a jab.
Liddell misses with a right hand
and Habanero counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Habanero throws a chopping leg kick but Liddell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Habanero tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Habanero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Habanero lands with a hook. Liddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Habanero.
Habanero misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Habanero scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Liddell.
Habanero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Habanero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Habanero.
Habanero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Liddell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddell working Habanero over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Liddell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liddell.
Liddell lands with a short shot to the head.
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liddell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Liddell lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Liddell.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
A shot in the inside from Liddell.
Liddell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Habanero avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Liddell.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
Liddell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Habanero or not.
Liddell is stalling here.
Liddell landing knees to the head.
Liddell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell slows down the pace here.
Liddell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Habanero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Habanero tries to circle away but Liddell has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liddell.
A right handed body shot lands from Liddell.
Liddell is leaning against Habanero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Liddell - that landed with a thud.
Dan Liddell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Habanero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Habanero misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Liddell.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liddell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Liddell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Liddell as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Liddell to work.
The crowd are getting on Liddell's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is working Habanero over against the cage.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.
Liddell cracks Habanero with a nice body shot.
Habanero managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
Liddell working Habanero over with knees to the body.
Liddell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
Liddell lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Liddell.
Liddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Habanero or not.
Liddell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Liddell.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Habanero or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Habanero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Habanero.
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell trying to stall but Habanero improves his position.
Habanero misses with some punches.
Habanero swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habanero trying to stall but Liddell improves his position.
Maybe Habanero would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liddell is trying to maintain a safe position but Habanero gets an underhook and turns Liddell into the cage.
Habanero working aggressively here.
Liddell is leaning against Habanero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Liddell.
Habanero tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell is pushing Habanero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Habanero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
Habanero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Liddell dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
Habanero lands a jab-cross combination.
Habanero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Habanero misses with a head kick.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Habanero avoids it well.
Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Habanero throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Habanero throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habanero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Habanero checks a leg kick.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell tries to clinch but Habanero is having none of it.
Habanero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddell.
A solid body kick from Habanero.
Habanero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liddell's calf.
A nice combination there by Liddell.
Dan Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habanero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Habanero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liddell throws the left hand but Habanero avoids the punch easily.
Habanero is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Habanero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell lands a two punch combo.
Habanero throws a front kick aimed at Liddell's knee but Liddell avoids it well.
Habanero tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell checks a leg kick nicely.
Habanero tries to land a leg kick but Liddell saw it coming and moves away.
Liddell looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Habanero misses with a looping right.
Habanero throws a low kick but Liddell avoids it.
Habanero misses the body punch
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddell slips a straight right by Habanero.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Rafael Habanero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liddell looks to throw a body kick
and Habanero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell tries a body shot but Habanero blocks it.
Habanero blocking some punches.
Habanero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Habanero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liddell misses with a body punch.
Liddell tries a body shot but Habanero blocks it.
Habanero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Habanero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Habanero scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Liddell.
I think Habanero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Rafael Habanero retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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