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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercutt comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stop me now. Lidell has chosen the time is now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Uppercutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Lidell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidell throws a right and a left that Uppercutt avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lidell is defended easily by Uppercutt.
Lidell shoots in looking for a takedown. Uppercutt tries to sprawl out of it but Lidell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uppercutt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uppercutt leaves Lidell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lance Uppercutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lidell.
Lidell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lidell looks for a takedown but Uppercutt sprawls well.
Uppercutt leaves Lidell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uppercutt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lidell counters with a takedown into side control.
Uppercutt pushes Lidell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lidell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lidell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Uppercutt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lidell is controlling him well.
Lidell trying to control the action but Uppercutt is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell misses with the ground and pound.
Uppercutt is trying to get back to his feet.
Lidell wants to control but Uppercutt is keeping him busy.
Uppercutt trying to remain calm as Lidell controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lidell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lidell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Uppercutt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lidell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lidell in side control, throwing shots but Uppercutt defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Uppercutt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lidell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Uppercutt is breathing heavily.
Uppercutt is being controlled here.
Lidell is working Uppercutt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lidell stands up and beckons Uppercutt to his feet.
Lidell tries for a takedown but Uppercutt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uppercutt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lidell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lidell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lidell trying to control the position from guard on top but Uppercutt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lidell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lidell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Uppercutt scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell scores a takedown into full mount!
Uppercutt tries to buck Lidell off but he can't manage it.
Lidell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lidell looking to control but Uppercutt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lidell cracks Uppercutt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Uppercutt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lidell controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Uppercutt really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uppercutt wants to get back to his feet.
Lidell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lidell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lidell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lidell controlling from mount.
Uppercutt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lidell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lidell 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.
Uppercutt misses with a left hand
and Lidell counters with a shoot takedown. Uppercutt fights it but they end up in guard.
Uppercutt wants to stand up but Lidell is controlling him.
Lidell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lidell wants to control from the top but Uppercutt keeps moving.
Lidell stands up from Uppercutt's guard - Lidell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Uppercutt throws an off balance right hand
and Lidell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lidell.
Lidell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lidell stands up from Uppercutt's guard - Lidell perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uppercutt misses with a left hand
and Lidell counters with a shoot takedown. Uppercutt fights it but they end up in guard.
Uppercutt is looking to stand up but Lidell isn't so interested in that idea.
Lidell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uppercutt wants to stand but Lidell is controlling the position.
Lidell controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercutt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lidell is controlling him.
Lidell controls from within his opponent's guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chuck Lidell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Uppercutt gets caught flat footed, as Lidell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lidell prevents Uppercutt from getting back to his feet.
Uppercutt keeping moving, preventing Lidell from controlling successfully.
Lidell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Uppercutt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck Lidell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lidell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Uppercutt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lidell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lidell is chipping away with strikes.
Uppercutt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lidell is controlling him well.
Lidell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uppercutt, who protects the arm well.
Lidell advances to mount.
Lidell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Uppercutt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lidell on the ground.
Uppercutt's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lidell lands with some strikes.
Lidell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uppercutt is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell cracks Uppercutt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chuck Lidell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uppercutt is trying to stand.
Lidell breaks from Uppercutt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lidell looking for a guillotine from mount but Uppercutt is having none of it.
Uppercutt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lidell controlling his opponent.
Uppercutt is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lidell working Uppercutt over with strikes here.
Lidell looking to control but Uppercutt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Uppercutt wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lidell controlling the pace for now.
Uppercutt wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lidell wants to control the pace but Uppercutt is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uppercutt wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lidell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lidell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lidell moves into full mount! Uppercutt won't be happy about that!
Uppercutt wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lidell raining down shots from the mount!
Uppercutt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Uppercutt wants to get back to his feet.
Lidell breaks from Uppercutt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Uppercutt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lidell controlling his opponent.
Lidell lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell working the ground and pound effectively.
Lidell lands a heavy elbow.
Uppercutt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lidell with shots to the head and body - Uppercutt looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Uppercutt really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lidell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lidell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lidell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Uppercutt looks a forlorn figure.
Lidell raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Uppercutt is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chuck Lidell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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