Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell
Round 1
The fighters circled in the center of the Octagon, patiently waiting for the other man to strike. Silva got off first with a low kick and a left hook. Solid low kick landed for Silva. Chuck rushed forward and teed off with a flurry. Silva was hurt but he recovered quickly. Right straight landed for Liddell. One-two landed for Liddell. Silva countered with a right hook and smiled. Another right landed for Liddell. Chuck then went to the inside of Wanderlei's left leg with a low kick.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Liddell.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Liddell.

Round 2
Silva swung for the fences to start round two. Silva, bleeding from his right ear, looks wilder with his striking tonight then usual. Two body kicks found their target for Silva. Wanderlei picked up the pace and landed a right hand. Silva then sent Liddell to the canvas with another glancing right hand. Liddell stepped forward in the pocket and got hit with a left hook. Silva is cut above his right eye. A brawl insues, with both fighters getting tagged, but Liddell got the best of the exchange. Silva cracked Liddell again but Liddell landed the best punch of the fight and then scored a lazy takedown. Incredible action in the second round.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Liddell.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Silva.

Round 3
At the start of the round, Liddell dropped levels and scored a quick single-leg takedown. Silva got right back to his feet, looking for a knockout blow. The winded fighters echanged left hooks in the center of the cage. After landing a spinning-back fist, Liddell crushed Silva with a right hand that sent him retreating to the cage. Liddell followed with a flurry of punches that rocked Silva. A right hand landed for Silva. Liddell dropped down and took Wanderlei Silva to the ground just before time expired. Great fight.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Liddell.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Liddell.

The judges see it 29-28 and 30-27 (twice) for Chuck Liddell.

Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre
Round 1
Hughes shot in for a takedown but St. Pierre used footwork to avoid danger. St. Pierre landed a kick to the body and tripped Hughes to the mat. St. Pierre struck the body with his left hand from the top position in full guard. Hughes went high with his hips looking for an armbar, but St. Pierre postured up and punched Hughes away. Now trapped against the fence in half-guard, Hughes ate several hard right hands on the chin. St. Pierre moved to the mount, where he punished Hughes by punching the head and slamming his weight down on Hughes. Complete domination by GSP.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 St. Pierre.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 St. Pierre.

Round 2
The fighters' heads collided seconds before St. Pierre muscled Hughes to the canvas with a single-leg takedown. Both athletes were lucky not to have gotten cut. The action slowed to a crawl as St. Pierre looked to elbow from Hughes' full-guard. St. Pierre moved to half-guard and mount seconds after. Hughes gave up his back, but escaped quickly to his feet. Hughes looked for a single-leg, but GSP had none of it. St. Pierre threw Hughes to the mat and went immediately to a Kimura from side-control. Hughes tried to muscle out, but was caught in an armbar. Hughes submitted verbally to the technique at 4:54 of the second frame. A superb performance by Georges St. Pierre.

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