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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into the arena with Ice Cold blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Ruanti.
Liddell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruanti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruanti avoids a kick to the body.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruanti managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
Ruanti blocking some punches.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruanti circles away.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruanti tries to keep at a distance but Liddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liddell looking to throw knees to the head but Ruanti is blocking nicely.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruanti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Ruanti avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Liddell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Liddell.
Ruanti tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Ruanti tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Ruanti is trying to force a seperation but Liddell has the dominant position.
Ruanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Ruanti moves out of range easily.
Ruanti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruanti. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruanti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Ruanti misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruanti takes a step back to recover.
Ruanti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liddell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruanti. That did some damage!
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Ruanti's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruanti tries to avoid it.
Ruanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruanti.
Ruanti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruanti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Ruanti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liddell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Ruanti misses
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Ruanti scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Liddell's sensitive parts.
Ruanti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Ruanti misses.
Liddell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Liddell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruanti.
Ruanti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruanti thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruanti is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab lands there for Ruanti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Ruanti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruanti checks a leg kick.
Liddell avoids a kick to the body.
Ruanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruanti's sensitive parts.
Ruanti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Ruanti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruanti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Ruanti avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Ruanti thumps Liddell with a low kick.
Liddell staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruanti - that will leave a mark!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddell, as that shot connected.
Liddell throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated that round.
That's time! Liddell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruanti avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Ruanti delivers a nice body kick.
Ruanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruanti slips a straight right by Liddell.
Ruanti tried to score with a low kick but Liddell checks it.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruanti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liddell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruanti can pounce on him.
Ruanti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Ruanti moves out of range easily.
Ruanti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruanti tried to score with a low kick but Liddell checks it.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Daniel Ruanti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruanti throws out a leg kick but Liddell moves out of range and Ruanti only half commits.
Ruanti slips under a jab.
Ruanti cracks Liddell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruanti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
Ruanti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruanti avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruanti's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Ruanti throws the kick towards the body but Liddell avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Liddell wants to clinch
and Ruanti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donk. Liddell catches Ruanti right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruanti throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Ruanti throws out a leg kick but Liddell moves out of range and Ruanti only half commits.
Good leg kick by Ruanti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruanti connects with an inside leg kick.
Liddell misses with a low kick as Ruanti jumps back.
Liddell scores with a head kick. Ruanti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ruanti moves out of range as Liddell throws a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Ruanti.
Liddell tries to clinch but Ruanti is having none of it.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruanti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Ruanti doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Ruanti lands a right hook to the body.
Ruanti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruanti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That kick from Liddell tenderised Ruanti's leg. Ruanti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruanti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Liddell misses with a low kick as Ruanti jumps back.
Ruanti looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming.
Ruanti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liddell.
Liddell lands with a straight right. Ruanti didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Ruanti avoids it well.
Ruanti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruanti scores with a jab.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Ruanti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruanti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruanti lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Ruanti.
Liddell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruanti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Ruanti avoids them all with ease.
Ruanti lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruanti. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruanti tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Ruanti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Liddell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruanti.
Liddell checks a low kick from Ruanti.
Ruanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruanti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell checks the leg kick.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell throws a head kick but Ruanti moves out of range.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruanti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Liddell misses.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruanti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell clinches up against the cage.
Liddell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ruanti.
Ruanti breaks from the clinch.
Liddell takes one to the side of the head.
Ruanti lands a big head kick that sends Liddell tumbling to the mat! Ruanti takes a step backwards and waves Liddell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Liddell is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruanti avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Oh Liddell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell seems to have got his legs back now.
Good leg kick by Ruanti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick by Ruanti misses
and Liddell counters with a low kick, right behind Ruanti 's knee.
Ruanti thows a body kick. Liddell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but Liddell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell checks a leg kick.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruanti circles away.
Liddell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ruanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruanti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruanti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liddell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruanti thuds his shin into the meat of Liddell's side.
Ruanti stuns Liddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruanti tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddell throws a push kick but Ruanti slaps the foot to one side.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruanti on the side of the head.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Ruanti is avoiding it.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruanti. That did some damage!
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruanti trying to stall but Liddell improves his position.
Liddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruanti blocks it with crossed arms.
Liddell misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Ruanti blocks with his arms.
Ruanti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruanti is defending well for now.
Ruanti lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruanti lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ruanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti presses Liddell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruanti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell can't find room to land a body shot as Ruanti controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruanti.
Nice body punch from Ruanti.
Still in the clinch, Ruanti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruanti lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Ruanti digs a right hand underneath Liddell's ribcage. Liddell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruanti breaks the clinch.
Ruanti punishes Liddell's body with a nice straight punch.
Liddell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ruanti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruanti scores with a leg kick.
Ruanti darts in and clinches Liddell up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Ruanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruanti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Ruanti!
After winning the bout, Daniel Ruanti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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