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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Marabou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ding has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Dick Ding will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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266 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Marabou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marabou throws a lazy uppercut
and Ding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marabou drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marabou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Gary Marabou has been cut.
Ding told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Marabou avoiding damage as Ding throws knees to the body.
Marabou takes an elbow to the temple.
Marabou 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.
A short left from Ding.
Marabou dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Ding lands a good knee to the midsection. Marabou won't want to take too many of those.
Ding lands an elbow just above Marabou 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ding lands a left hand.
Ding trying to control the position but instead, Marabou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ding into the cage.
Marabou has Ding pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ding manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding lands a good knee to the midsection. Marabou won't want to take too many of those.
Ding crunches a lovely knee into Marabou's ribcage.
Marabou is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ding obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Ding.
Ding works on Marabou's body with a couple of short punches.
Ding working Marabou over with knees to the body.
Marabou blocks the elbow strike.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
Ding creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
Marabou wants to break free but Ding has control.
Ding lands an elbow inside that Marabou shrugs off.
Ding lands a damaging elbow.
Marabou avoids the elbow strike from Ding, against the cage.
Ding pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marabou takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding wants a takedown.
Marabou gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ding regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ding manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ding lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marabou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marabou wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Marabou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ding lands a nice knee to the body.
Ding can't get the takedown.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
Ding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ding dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ding gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ding scores with a shoulder strike.
Marabou is trying to break the clinch but Ding is controlling him.
Marabou is trying to break the clinch but Ding is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marabou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ding pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marabou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ding moves into the clinch successfully.
Marabou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ding has him pressed against the cage.
Marabou takes an elbow to the temple.
Ding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gary Marabou's cut is getting worse.
Ding lands a hook that snaps the head of Marabou backwards.
Marabou blocks an elbow strike.
Marabou blocks a body shot from Ding.
Marabou is trying to drag Ding to the mat but Ding just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ding taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marabou dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Marabou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ding prevents it.
Marabou gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ding manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marabou fails to land with a series of punches.
Ding takes the fight into the clinch.
Ding lands a nice elbow.
Ding lands an elbow just above Marabou 's eye.
Marabou gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ding gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marabou throwing strikes from guard but Ding blocks nicely.
Ding wants to stand up but Marabou is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ding dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Marabou's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ding pushes Marabou up against the cage in a clinch.
Marabou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ding gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice elbow from Ding.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ding obliges.
Ding lands a nice elbow.
Ding throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marabou changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ding fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marabou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ding avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ding has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ding looking to slow down the pace here.
Marabou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding wants to clinch.
Marabou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ding slips a jab and a cross from Marabou.
Ding tries to clinch but Marabou moves out of range.
Marabou throws the left hand but Ding avoids the punch easily.
Marabou throws a right hand that Ding ducks under and follows up with a left that Ding also avoids with ease.
Marabou throws a looping overhand right but Ding ducks down to avoid it.
Marabou misses with a wild combination.
Ding tries to clinch but Marabou moves out of range.
Ding tries to clinch there but Marabou circles away.
Marabou throws a lazy right hand but Ding sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marabou gets tackled into the cage by Ding. Ding maintains the clinch.
Marabou is looking to break free of the clinch but Ding has double underhooks.
Ding working Marabou over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marabou drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Marabou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marabou's defenses.
Marabou avoiding damage as Ding throws knees to the body.
Ding wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ding obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ding displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marabou up against the cage.
Ding throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ding creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ding throws an elbow but misses.
Marabou avoids a wild elbow strike from Ding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding tries to land knees in the clinch but Marabou avoids the damage to the body.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Marabou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ding goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ding lands a damaging elbow.
Ding lands a nice elbow.
Ding is pressed up against the cage. Marabou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ding down to the mat. Ding avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ding instigates a clinch.
Ding landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marabou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ding lands a nice knee to the body.
Ding gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gary Marabou's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Marabou wants to break free but Ding has control.
Ding lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ding pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marabou changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ding fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ding cracks Marabou with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ding has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marabou to stand back up!
Marabou is rocked!
Marabou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ding.
Marabou swats away the attempt to clinch by Ding.
Marabou circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding tries to clinch but Marabou is having none of it.
Ding wants to clinch.
Marabou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Marabou's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marabou.
Ding tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marabou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ding doesn't manage to clinch there - Marabou circles away.
Ding tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marabou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ding slips under a jab from Marabou.
Marabou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ding.
Ding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marabou.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marabou dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Marabou tightens his grip and picks Ding up, before dumping him to the ground. Ding manages to land in guard.
Ding is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ding in particular looking to stall.
Ding wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marabou keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marabou is looking to improve his position.
Marabou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marabou has hold of Ding's hands but Ding slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ding is looking for a kimura here.
Ding not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ding is looking for a kimura but Marabou is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ding to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dick Ding has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ding tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gary Marabou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ding sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marabou defending well though.
Marabou is staying active underneath Ding, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marabou misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ding takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ding misses with a head shot. Marabou uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marabou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ding manages to get himself to full guard.
Ding is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marabou throws an elbow that misses. Ding uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marabou's guard. Nice move by Ding!
Ding postures up in Marabou's guard and throws a big left but Marabou blocks it.
Marabou has his foot on Ding's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ding works his way back into a safe position though.
Ding wants to get up but he can't break Marabou's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marabou is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ding wants to control from the top but Marabou keeps moving.
Marabou working for a triangle but Ding defends it easily.
Ding looking to sit in guard and control but Marabou gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Ding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ding has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Ding!
Dick Ding seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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