This is the fight everyone has been waiting for. A showdown like no other. The video screens have been showing each of the fighters as they have gotten ready for the fight throughout the night. Fans cheer whenever they see Liddell on the screen. The reception for Jackson is a bit more mixed. You know it's a big fight because Big John McCarthy will be patrolling the Octagon as the referee.
The crowd stands in ovation as the fighters are introduced. Jackson comes in with the trademark chain around his neck and lets out a couple of howls on his way to the Octagon. Rampage is greeted mostly by boos as he enters the Octagon.
As Liddell approaches and then enters the Octagon, the cheers are deafening. This is the fight everyone's been talking about for a while now. And it's finally here. The crowd is standing as the fight begins.
Not much action to start the fight, and Jackson gestures as if to ask Liddell "Why aren't you fighting me?" Well, soon enough we learn why. Rampage knocks Liddell to the ground with a big right hand and pounces on top of the fallen Liddell. Jackson finishes the fight with a number of shots to Liddell's head. McCarthy steps in to end the fight.
Jackson is now 2-0 against Liddell and clearly has the game and skills that befuddle Liddell.
Jackson will certainly be an entertaining champion based on all his pre- and post-fight interviews. Liddell gets a standing ovation from an appreciative crowd.
Winner: Jackson wins by TKO at 1:53 of the first round. We have a new UFC light heavyweight champion – Quinton Jackson.
Referee: John McCarthy
Celebrity search: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf witnessed this Rampage victory.
