Post by The Sandman on Dec 6, 2022 0:10:03 GMT -5
Chuck Liddell looks very relaxed.
Shogun Rua is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Chuck Liddell is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
Shogun Rua comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
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Round 1
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Chuck the Dhuck and Shotgun move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell throws a combo
Shogun Rua ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Chuck the Dhuck swings again, only to get countered once more! Chuck the Dhuck is looking bad here!
An overhand right from Chuck Liddell that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Shotgun's stops that one with his face! How is Shotgun standing?!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Nose
Chuck the Dhuck dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Shotgun from the ground!
Shotgun has a small cut in his Nose
Shotgun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Shotgun stumbles backwards staggered and Chuck Liddell launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Shotgun is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Shotgun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Chuck Liddell Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Shogun Rua is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Mouth
Shotgun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Chuck the Dhuck launches a kick to Shotgun's thigh
Loud pop!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
You can see Shotgun's blood making stains in the mat.
Shotgun tries to stand up!
Chuck the Dhuck doesn't allow him!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
1:19 Round 1 and Chuck the Dhuck is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Chuck the Dhuck launches a kick to Shotgun's thigh
Loud pop!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shotgun tries to stand up!
Chuck the Dhuck doesn't allow him!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shogun Rua's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chuck the Dhuck launches a kick to Shotgun's thigh
Loud pop!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Chuck the Dhuck launches a kick to Shotgun's thigh
Loud pop!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shogun Rua doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Chuck the Dhuck's moves.
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shotgun tries to stand up!
Chuck the Dhuck doesn't allow him!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shotgun tries to stand up!
Chuck the Dhuck doesn't allow him!
Marc Goddard halts the fight to stand up Shogun Rua. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shogun Rua is on his feet again.
Shotgun launches a furious hook!
Chuck the Dhuck ducks under and pushes Shogun Rua creating some space.
Shogun Rua throws a looping left hand...
Chuck the Dhuck moves aside and dodges.
Shotgun clumsily fails here and it's time for Chuck Liddell to fight back!
Chuck Liddell moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chuck the Dhuck has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Chuck Liddell pushes away Shotgun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shotgun stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell circles to get the center of the cage
Shotgun doesn't stop bleeding.
Chuck Liddell throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Shotgun's chin! That stops Shotgun in his tracks!
Shotgun's Right eye is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chuck Liddell!
You can see Shotgun's blood making stains in the mat.
Shotgun moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Chuck the Dhuck's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
Chuck the Dhuck's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Chuck Liddell tries a hook to the body
and hits Shotgun ribs hard
Shotgun ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Chuck Liddell launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Shotgun blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Shogun Rua's cheek! Shotgun stumbles and the falls to the mat!
This is over! That impact from Chuck Liddell has left Shotgun laying flat on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Right cheek
Winner is Chuck Liddell by KO (Punch) at 3:34 Round 1
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 106 s
Rua put in some good work leading up to this fight, but it wasn't quite enough. I hope and expect he will be back strong soon! His run leading up to this was neat and impressive.
Shogun Rua is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Chuck Liddell is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
Shogun Rua comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Chuck the Dhuck and Shotgun move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell throws a combo
Shogun Rua ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Chuck the Dhuck swings again, only to get countered once more! Chuck the Dhuck is looking bad here!
An overhand right from Chuck Liddell that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Shotgun's stops that one with his face! How is Shotgun standing?!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Nose
Chuck the Dhuck dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Shotgun from the ground!
Shotgun has a small cut in his Nose
Shotgun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Shotgun stumbles backwards staggered and Chuck Liddell launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Shotgun is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Shotgun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Chuck Liddell Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Shogun Rua is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Mouth
Shotgun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Chuck the Dhuck launches a kick to Shotgun's thigh
Loud pop!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
You can see Shotgun's blood making stains in the mat.
Shotgun tries to stand up!
Chuck the Dhuck doesn't allow him!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
1:19 Round 1 and Chuck the Dhuck is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Chuck the Dhuck launches a kick to Shotgun's thigh
Loud pop!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shotgun tries to stand up!
Chuck the Dhuck doesn't allow him!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shogun Rua's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chuck the Dhuck launches a kick to Shotgun's thigh
Loud pop!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Chuck the Dhuck launches a kick to Shotgun's thigh
Loud pop!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shogun Rua doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Chuck the Dhuck's moves.
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shotgun tries to stand up!
Chuck the Dhuck doesn't allow him!
Chuck the Dhuck is standing while Shotgun is on the ground on his back
Shotgun tries to stand up!
Chuck the Dhuck doesn't allow him!
Marc Goddard halts the fight to stand up Shogun Rua. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shogun Rua is on his feet again.
Shotgun launches a furious hook!
Chuck the Dhuck ducks under and pushes Shogun Rua creating some space.
Shogun Rua throws a looping left hand...
Chuck the Dhuck moves aside and dodges.
Shotgun clumsily fails here and it's time for Chuck Liddell to fight back!
Chuck Liddell moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chuck the Dhuck has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Chuck Liddell pushes away Shotgun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shotgun stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell circles to get the center of the cage
Shotgun doesn't stop bleeding.
Chuck Liddell throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Shotgun's chin! That stops Shotgun in his tracks!
Shotgun's Right eye is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chuck Liddell!
You can see Shotgun's blood making stains in the mat.
Shotgun moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Chuck the Dhuck's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
Chuck the Dhuck's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Chuck Liddell tries a hook to the body
and hits Shotgun ribs hard
Shotgun ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Chuck Liddell launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Shotgun blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Shogun Rua's cheek! Shotgun stumbles and the falls to the mat!
This is over! That impact from Chuck Liddell has left Shotgun laying flat on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Right cheek
Winner is Chuck Liddell by KO (Punch) at 3:34 Round 1
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 106 s
Rua put in some good work leading up to this fight, but it wasn't quite enough. I hope and expect he will be back strong soon! His run leading up to this was neat and impressive.
