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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poppa Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayden James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Poppa Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hayden James!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a few strikes there.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a left and a right that hurts Ping! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! James jumps into full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James looking to control but Ping is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ping is trying to escape the mount.
Ping has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of James's lack of action.
Ping flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ping is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
James blocks the strikes from Ping.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ping counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James looks gassed!
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ping swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ping scores with a one two! James had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
James misses with a double jab
and Ping counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping wants to break free but James has control.
Ping scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ping lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ping manages to break the clinch.
James dodges the punch combination from Ping.
Ping throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ping digs a good hook to James's body.
Ping throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James slips a jab and a cross from Ping.
Ping stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ping moves into the clinch.
James takes a shot to the head.
Ping lands with a left to the head.
James keeps control of Ping as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ping wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ping scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ping manages to break the clinch.
Ping misses with a low kick.
Ping throws a low kick, looking for James's leg but James calmly moves out of range.
Ping lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ping.
Ping lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ping.
Ping connects with a nice looking jab.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ping counters with a one-two to the body.
Ping throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Ping works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
Ping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James avoids a kick to the body.
Ping will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ping throws a good cross that connects.
Ping looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Ping throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ping works James's body with a nice hook.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Ping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ping lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ping is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ping throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ping.
Ping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ping is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ping lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
James is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ping misses with a two punch combination.
James drops his hands momentarily and Ping takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ping is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ping connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ping scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ping throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ping closes the distance and clinches.
Ping is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
Ping is trying to break free.
Ping is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poppa Ping dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ping stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ping trying to control here.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ping. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ping is concentrating on defense, preventing James from advancing position.
James is keen to just control but Ping is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping is looking to control James's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ping avoid being mounted?
James is breathing heavily.
Ping is pressing down on James's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ping trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ping wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Ping is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ping working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. James doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. James manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ping doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ping displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ping.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ping counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in James's guard now.
Ping throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping landing with the ground and pound.
Ping wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
Ping postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Ping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Ping with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
James keeping moving, preventing Ping from controlling successfully.
Ping working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ping stands and steps away. James gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poppa Ping dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good standup being displayed there by Ping as he connects with a hook.
Ping misses with the combination.
Ping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James misses with a double jab
and Ping counters with a right hand to the body.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ping.
Ping comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ping getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A right-left combo lands from Ping.
Ping scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ping changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ping!
Ping shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Poppa Ping is winning the standup battle so far.
Ping throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James tries to clinch there but Ping circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ping can't break the clinch.
Ping lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ping is trying to break free.
James keeps control of Ping as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ping wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ping scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Ping breaks from the clinch.
Ping lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
James is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ping.
Ping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Ping coming out on top.
James slips a jab and a cross from Ping.
Ping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ping misses with a combination
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Ping backing up. Ping nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping slips a jab and a cross from James.
Ping throws a one two combo.
Ping shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ping throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ping wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Ping does no damage.
Ping lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ping fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ping jabs James right on the nose. James blinks but takes it well.
Ping changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Ping.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Ping cracks James with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Ping.
James clinches but Ping breaks the clinch
and Ping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
Ping displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from James misses.
Ping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ping lands a right hook to the body.
Ping throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from James.
James shoots in but Ping avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ping wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Ping - just one landing.
Ping stuffs the takedown.
Poppa Ping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden James.
Ping scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ping throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ping works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
Ping throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ping fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ping throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Ping scores with a four punch combination!
Poppa Ping is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ping stuffs the takedown.
Ping's corner calls for a 1-2. Ping obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ping cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ping throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ping scores with a three punch combo!
Hayden James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Ping scores with a four punch combination!
Ping gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ping lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poppa Ping showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ping has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poppa Ping!
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