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skinski
08-09-2008, 01:56 PM
Anyone else shocked about this UFC fight ? I know I was. I'm not a huge Liddel fan, but I thought he would beat Evans for sure.

Evans knocks Liddell cold at UFC 88

By Kevin Iole and Dave Meltzer 10 hours, 30 minutes ago

ATLANTA – Complete coverage of UFC 88 from Philips Arena:

Light heavyweights: Rashad Evans (17-0-1) def. Chuck Liddell (21-6)
How: TKO, 1:51 Round 2
Key moment: Evans, after not having landed many strikes, suddenly connected with a punishing overhand right that knocked Liddell out.
Analysis: Liddell made the same mistake he made when he lost his light heavyweight belt last year to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. He went to throw an uppercut and Evans caught him with a booming overhand right. The win will zoom Evans to the top of the division and places him squarely among the UFC’s elite at 205 pounds. Liddell has lost three of his last four and there at least has to be thought if he’s come to the end of the line of a spectacular career. – Kevin Iole

DangerMouse
09-09-2008, 07:52 PM
That was a beauty of a punch and Evans set it up perfectly with the jab feint. If he`d missed I think Liddel would have landed his own blow and the fight might well have ended differently.

I saw some of the UFC stuff when it first started, back when the Gracie family were winning everything, but I`ve only just started watching it again (the joys of live-streaming :D). There are some very impressive fighters and having done quite a bit of ju-jitsu myself I can appreciate both the striking and grappling techniques used. Great entertainment and although it looks much bloodier than boxing the fighters usually take considerably less punishment that is likely to cause long-term damage.