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Event:
KOTR 20
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1#
The crowd cheers as Cornell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tourney doesn't seem phased though.
Tourney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Tourney.
Cornell avoids the body shot from Tourney.
Tourney throws a jab when Cornell was well out of range.
Tourney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cornell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tourney.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cornell! But no joy.
Cornell connects with a crisp jab.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tourney.
#KD#
Tourney lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Cornell goes down! The ref sends Tourney to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Cornell is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#ROC#
Cornell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornell throws out a powerful jab.
Cornell is still on wobbly legs! Can Tourney finish him?
Cornell looks to land a left hand but Tourney moved out of range nicely.
Tourney staying out of range there.
Cornell moves forwards but Tourney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tourney misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cornell to counter with a crisp jab.
Cornell connects with a nice looking jab.
Cornell looks to land a left hand but Tourney moved out of range nicely.#KD#
Tourney cracks Cornell with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Cornell is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Cornell is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Cornell lands with a straight right. Tourney didn't see that one coming.
Cornell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tourney.
Cornell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tourney.#T1#
Tourney digs a good body shot into Cornell's ribs.
Cornell seems to have recovered his senses.#KD#
Tourney cracks Cornell with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Cornell is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Cornell is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Cornell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tourney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cornell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tourney.
Cornell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tourney throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tourney looks to throw the jab but Cornell is out of range.
Tourney misses with a straight left.
Tourney wants to clinch.
Island Tourney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tourney ducks under a wild hook from Cornell.
Tourney takes a swing at Cornell's ribcage but misses.
Tourney misses with a straight left.
Tourney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tourney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cornell connects with the punch.
Tourney misses with a lunging right hand
and Cornell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cornell connects with a nice looking jab.
Cornell throws a jab but it's blocked by Tourney. #T2#
Cornell clobbers Tourney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tourney seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tourney throws a body shot but no joy.
Tourney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cornell.
Tourney loads up on a big right hand but Cornell slips the punch.
Cornell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tourney moves out of range as Cornell strikes.
Tourney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tourney takes one on the button.
Cornell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cornell throws a good cross that connects.
Cornell misses with a hook.
Tourney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tourney misses with the combination.
Tourney misses with a straight left.
A big left from Cornell misses.
Tourney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cornell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Tourney misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cornell! But no joy.
Tourney throws a body punch but Cornell moves out of range. #T3#
Tourney takes a swing at Cornell's ribcage but misses.
Tourney throws a big shot that misses.
Cornell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tourney.
Cornell misses with a looping left.
Tourney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cornell has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tourney slips under a jab.
Cornell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cornell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tourney throws out the jab.
Tourney throws a big shot that misses.
Cornell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cornell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tourney.
Cornell cracks Tourney with a good jab.
Tourney misses with a looping right.
Cornell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tourney. Tourney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cornell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cornell throws a shot from downtown. Tourney moves away and avoids it.
Tourney is looking to counter punch.
Cornell throws out a loose jab but Tourney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tourney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornell throws a jab but it's blocked by Tourney.
Cornell ducks under a wild hook from Tourney.#T4#
The fighters circling - Tourney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cornell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cornell throws a hook to the side of Tourney's head but Tourney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tourney throwing a counter right hand but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Tourney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cornell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tourney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Cornell misses.
Cornell connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tourney misses the target.
Tourney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cornell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cornell looks to throw the jab but Tourney is out of range.
Tourney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tourney misses with a body shot
and Tourney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Cornell misses its intended target.
Tourney wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cornell cracks Tourney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tourney misses with an uppercut. Cornell saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tourney misses with a hook.
Tourney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cornell throws a lazy right hand but Tourney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Cornell.#CL#
Tourney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cornell, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Island Tourney takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Chris Cornell was lucky to get out of the first 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.
#R2#
Cornell loads up on a big right hand but Tourney slips the punch.
Tourney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Cornell.
Tourney throws a body shot but no joy.
Cornell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tourney throws a good cross that connects.
Island Tourney is winning the standup battle so far.
Tourney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tourney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cornell.
Cornell lands a really nice looking cross but Tourney seems unphased.
#CL2#
Cornell moves into the clinch.
Tourney misses with a punch to the body.
Cornell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cornell blocking some punches.
Cornell misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell tries a body shot but Tourney blocks it.
Tourney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornell.
Cornell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cornell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cornell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cornell misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tourney tries to work over Cornell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cornell looking to stall.
Cornell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cornell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tourney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tourney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cornell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cornell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornell.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tourney fails to land.
Tourney lands a shoulder strike.
Cornell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Tourney throws a punch but it's blocked by Cornell.
Tourney has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
Tourney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tourney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tourney scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Cornell misses with a punch on the inside.
Tourney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cornell struggles to land a body shot inside as Tourney controls his hands.
Tourney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tourney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cornell blocking some punches.
Tourney struggles to land a body shot inside as Cornell controls his hands.
Cornell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cornell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tourney throws a punch but it's blocked by Cornell.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tourney throws a head punch that misses.
Tourney scores with a shoulder strike.
Tourney lands a body shot.
Cornell digs a right hand into Tourney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tourney's gas tank.
Cornell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tourney swings wildly with an uppercut but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Tourney. #T3#
Cornell tries to work over Tourney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Tourney breaks from the clinch.
Cornell slips a jab and a cross from Tourney.
Tourney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cornell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cornell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tourney throws a lazy right hand but Cornell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cornell.
Cornell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cornell staying out of range there.
Tourney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cornell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tourney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cornell throws out the jab.
Tourney is looking to counter punch.
Tourney takes one to the chin there.
Tourney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cornell moves away.
Tourney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Cornell walks into a stiff left hand from Tourney.
Tourney cracks Cornell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tourney looks to land a left hand but Cornell moved out of range nicely.
Tourney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cornell.
Tourney is looking to counter punch.
Cornell defending well as Tourney loads up on a big left hand.
Tourney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tourney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tourney.
Tourney misses with the combination.
Tourney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cornell.
Cornell blocks a jab.
Tourney ducks under a wild hook from Cornell.
Tourney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cornell.
Tourney tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cornell manages to circle out of the way.
Cornell moves out of range as Tourney strikes.
Tourney moves out of range as Cornell strikes.
Tourney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tourney with a jab.
Tourney throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cornell counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cornell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tourney.
Tourney throws a hook but Cornell avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Island Tourney will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Tourney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tourney looks to land a left hand but Cornell moved out of range nicely.
Tourney takes one to the chin there.
Tourney scores with a jab to the head.
Cornell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tourney.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tourney. Cornell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tourney misses with a right hand
and Cornell counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Cornell misses.
Tourney misses with a series of wild punches.
Cornell throws a jab when Tourney was well out of range.
Tourney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tourney misses with a body shot.
Cornell misses with a hook. Tourney ducked under it nicely.
Tourney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cornell lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell missing with a left hand there. Tourney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cornell lands a jab to the nose.#T1#
Cornell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tourney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tourney lunges at Cornell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cornell's hand.
Cornell missing with a left hand there. Tourney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tourney connects with a quick right hand that sends Cornell tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Island Tourney!
Island Tourney retains his welterweight title!
Chris Cornell spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost to him??? Life isn't worth living. I'm going to go hang myself now.'.
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Event:
KOTR 16 MAX GP Final
Date: Jul 24, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Caria instigates a clinch. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Cornell's head.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Cornell is out of range.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Cornell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria ducks right into an uppercut from Cornell.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornell is just out of range.
Cornell throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cornell throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Cornell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Cornell misses.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Cornell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Cornell misses the target.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Cornell - just one landing. #T1#
Caria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cornell lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Cornell misses with a right hand
enabling Caria to counter with a crisp jab.
Cornell looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Caria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cornell works the jab nicely.
Caria swings for the body but Cornell moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cornell.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cornell.
Caria slips under a jab from Cornell.
Caria definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Cornell moved out of range nicely.
Caria misses with a jab to the body
and Cornell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Cornell throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caria throws a right hand that misses
and Caria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cornell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Cornell.
Cornell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria blocks a body shot from Cornell.
Caria keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cornell's efforts to push away.
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Cornell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cornell's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries a body shot but Cornell blocks it.
Cornell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cornell struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria tries to work over Cornell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Caria throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cornell counter with a right hand.
Cornell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cornell throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Cornell misses with a left hand
and Caria counters with a three punch combo that has Cornell backing up. Cornell nods at Caria to acknowledge the strikes.
Cornell misses with a hook
and Caria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Cornell dips to his left and cracks Caria with an uppercut!
Caria jabs at Cornell's body.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Cornell.
Cornell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Cornell controls the action.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Cornell's head.
Cornell scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Cornell's ribcage. Cornell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cornell misses with a body punch.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Cornell pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cornell misses with some punches.
Cornell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cornell blocks a body shot from Caria.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Cornell can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Cornell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caria's efforts to push away.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Cornell blocking some punches.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
Cornell blocks a body shot from Caria.
A head punch on the inside from Cornell fails to land.
Caria tries a body shot but Cornell blocks it.
Nice body punch from Cornell - that landed with a thud.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Cornell controls his hands.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cornell.
Cornell digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornell tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Cornell's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cornell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Cornell lands with a light punch inside.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
A short body shot lands from Cornell as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cornell.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria slips under a jab.
Cornell throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Cornell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cornell misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Caria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cornell cracks Caria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria throws the left hand but Cornell avoids the punch easily.
Cornell throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Cornell takes one to the chin there.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cornell.
Cornell blocks a jab.
It seemed like Cornell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell misses with a few strikes there.
Chris Cornell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria defending well as Cornell loads up on a big left hand.
Cornell misses with a straight right.
Caria slips under a jab.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Caria slips a jab from Cornell.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Cornell loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Cornell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornell is just out of range.
Cornell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Caria pushes Cornell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cornell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
Cornell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cornell fails to land.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chris Cornell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Cornell.
Cornell pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cornell prevents a body shot from Caria.
Cornell can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Cornell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Cornell tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cornell lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria lands a left hand.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cornell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caria 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Cornell!
Chris Cornell took some time post fight to say the following; 'I just pissed excellence all over your sorry carcass!'.
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Event:
KOTR 11 Bantmweight S.League 3
Date: Jul 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Cornell loads up on a big right hand but Park slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Park misses.
Cornell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cornell misses the target.
Cornell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cornell misses the jab.
Cornell lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Park closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Park fails to land.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cornell can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Park misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cornell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cornell working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell lands with a short shot to the head.
Park working aggressively here.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell lands an uppercut.#T1#
Cornell working aggressively here.
Cornell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cornell tries a body shot but Park blocks it.
Park throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Park.
Park misses with the head strike.
Cornell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Park backwards.
Cornell gets through Park's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cornell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Park swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cornell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Park. #BC#
Cornell manages to break the clinch.
Cornell misses with a straight right.
Park gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
Park has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cornell lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornell misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Park fails to land. #T2#
Cornell tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cornell misses with some punches.
Park misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cornell lands a nice shot to the body.
Cornell lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Park fails to land.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
Cornell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cornell pushes Park back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cornell works on Park's body with a couple of short punches.
Cornell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Park.
Cornell tries a body shot but Park blocks it.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Cornell lands a nice shot to the body.
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cornell 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.
#R2#
Jab, jab by Cornell - just one landing.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Park can do to turn this around?
Park's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cornell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Park scrambles back to his feet.
Cornell throws the left hand but Park avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Park has closed the distance and engaged Cornell in a clinch.
Cornell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cornell lands with a right to the head.
Cornell tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cornell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cornell pushes Park back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Cornell.
Park throws a head punch that misses.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornell lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Cornell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Park blocks an uppercut.
Park misses with a punch on the inside.
Park blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Park misses with a short punch on the inside.
Park throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Cornell blocking some punches.
Cornell throws a head punch that misses.
Park lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Park fails to land.
Cornell scores with a shot to the side of Park's head.
Park throws a punch but it's blocked by Cornell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Park.
Cornell scores with a shot to the side of Park's head.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Park throws a punch but it's blocked by Cornell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Park.
Cornell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cornell throws a head punch that misses.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Park.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Park's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornell lands with a right to the head.
Park lands with a left to the head.
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Park.
Cornell blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cornell on the inside.
Park throws a punch but it's blocked by Cornell.
Cornell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cornell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Park swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cornell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cornell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cornell. #ROC#
Park is rocked!
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Park is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornell finish him?
Cornell lands with a right to the head.
Cornell lands a shot to the body.
Cornell scores with a shot to the side of Park's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cornell.
Park lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cornell cracks Park with a nice body shot.
Cornell blocks an uppercut.
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cornell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cornell as the two fighters clinch.
Park is breathing heavily.
Cornell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cornell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cornell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cornell closes the distance and catches Park with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Park is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Park is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Park is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Cornell takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chris Cornell!
Chris Cornell looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I just pissed excellence all over your sorry carcass!'.
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Event:
KOTR 6 Welterweight GP 1/8
Date: Jun 30, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Geza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Geza misses with a body punch.
Geza lands a shoulder strike.
Cornell lands a shoulder strike.
Cornell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Geza scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cornell fails to land.
Geza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geza blocking some punches.
Geza blocks an uppercut.
Geza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cornell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cornell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Geza.
Cornell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Geza.
Geza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geza tries to work over Cornell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geza can't find room to land a body shot as Cornell controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cornell.
Geza misses with some punches.
Cornell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Geza throws a head punch that misses.
Geza blocks an uppercut.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Geza.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Geza.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cornell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Geza's brow.
Geza blocks a body shot from Cornell.
Geza throws a punch but it's blocked by Cornell.
Geza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
Geza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Geza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cornell lands a body shot.
Cornell takes a shot to the head.
Geza has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Cornell scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cornell. #T2#
Good body shot from Cornell.
Geza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geza digs a right hand underneath Cornell's ribcage. Cornell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cornell working aggressively here.
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
Geza works on Cornell's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Geza fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Cornell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Geza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geza tries a body shot but Cornell blocks it.
Cornell blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Geza.
Geza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cornell can't find room to land a body shot as Geza controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Geza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Geza closes the distance and clinches.
Geza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cornell blocks a body shot from Geza.
Cornell swings wildly with an uppercut but Geza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell tries to throw a body punch but Geza avoids it by throwing Cornell back against the ropes.
Geza misses with a punch on the inside.
Geza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geza.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geza.
Geza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Geza lands an uppercut.
Cornell lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Geza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cornell.
Geza lands a hook that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Geza - that landed with a thud.
Cornell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Geza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Geza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cornell's elbow.
Cornell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Geza backwards.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Geza.
A right hand to the body from Geza.
Geza lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cornell pushes Geza back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cornell struggles to land a body shot inside as Geza controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornell.
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
Cornell prevents a body shot from Geza.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Geza.
Geza tries to throw a body punch but Cornell avoids it by throwing Geza back against the ropes.
Cornell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geza's elbow.
Geza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
Geza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Cornell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cornell cracks Geza with a nice body shot.
Geza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cornells head.
Geza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geza tries a body shot but Cornell blocks it.
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geza.
Geza is leaning against Cornell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Geza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cornell tries to throw a body punch but Geza avoids it by throwing Cornell back against the ropes.
Cornell is leaning against Geza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Geza - that landed with a thud.
Cornell is breathing heavily.
Geza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Geza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cornell struggles to land a body shot inside as Geza controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Geza.
A right hand to the body from Geza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Geza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Geza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Geza lands with a right to the head.
Geza can't find room to land a body shot as Cornell controls the action.
Geza tries to throw a body punch but Cornell avoids it by throwing Geza back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geza.
Cornell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cornell blocks a body shot from Geza.
Cornell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geza tries to throw a body punch but Cornell avoids it by throwing Geza back against the ropes.
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Geza.
Geza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cornell can do to turn this around?
A short right from Cornell.
Cornell blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Geza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geza lands a body punch.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Geza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Geza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cornell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Geza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Geza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
Geza lands with a right to the head. #ROC#
Cornell is rocked!
Geza tries to work over Cornell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cornell is still on wobbly legs! Can Geza finish him?
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Geza.
Cornell seems to have recovered his senses.
Geza misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geza.
Geza lands a nice shot to the body.
Cornell blocking some punches.
Geza cracks Cornell with a nice body shot.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.
Cornell misses with a punch on the inside.
Cornell misses with a body punch.
Geza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chris Cornell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geza is leaning against Cornell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Geza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geza tries to throw a body punch but Cornell avoids it by throwing Geza back against the ropes.
Kimbo Geza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Geza struggles to land a body shot inside as Cornell controls his hands.
Geza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Geza.
Geza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cornell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Geza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
Geza scores with a shoulder strike.
Geza misses with a punch to the body.
Cornell prevents a body shot from Geza.
Cornell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Geza.
Cornell tries to throw a body punch but Geza avoids it by throwing Cornell back against the ropes.
Cornell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geza lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geza.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Geza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Geza has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Geza!
Kimbo Geza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Chris Cornell had this to say: 'I lost to him??? Life isn't worth living. I'm going to go hang myself now.'.
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Event:
KOTR 3 Welterweight GP 1/16
Date: Jun 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Liddell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cornell counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornell misses the body punch
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cornell thinking.
Cornell throws a good cross that connects.
Cornell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cornell clobbers Liddell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cornell scores with a hook.
Cornell on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Liddell clinches up against the ropes.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cornell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell stalks Cornell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cornell's face. Cornell staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Cornell darts in and clinches Liddell up against the ropes.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Cornell avoids the damage to the body.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Cornell has double underhooks.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Liddell wants to break free but Cornell has control.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Cornell pushes Liddell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell is trying to push Cornell away but Cornell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Liddell stalls.
A short right from Cornell on the inside.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.
Cornell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cornell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Cornell struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Cornell is working Liddell over against the ropes.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Cornell.
Liddell holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell slows down the pace here.
Liddell tries to circle away but Cornell has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell wants to break free but Cornell has control.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Cornell keeps him there for the moment.
Cornell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cornell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornell.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cornell.
Liddell throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cornell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Cornell closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cornell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell tries to stall but Cornell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cornell lands a right hand.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Cornell keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Cornell.
Cornell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liddell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cornell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cornell prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Liddell tries to circle away but Cornell has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cornell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddell misses with the head strike.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cornell avoids it.
Cornell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cornell keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cornell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddell blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cornell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell.
Cornell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornell.
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cornell dominated that second round.
That's time! Cornell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL2#
Liddell closes the distance and pushes Cornell back into the ropes.
Cornell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddell or not.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Cornell has him pressed against the ropes.
Cornell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cornell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Cornell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornell.
Cornell lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Chris Cornell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell tries to break free but Cornell pushes him back against the ropes.
Liddell tries to stall but Cornell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cornell.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Cornell has double underhooks.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cornell scores with a hook to the body.
Cornell avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Cornell prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Liddell is looking to control Cornell's arms but Cornell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the ropes. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Cornell has the dominant position.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornell.
Cornell tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Savage Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornell.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Cornell blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cornell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cornell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cornell!
A victorious Chris Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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