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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's entrance music is Alice in Chains - Rooster. A fine choice. Ding has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grant has his hands clasped together around Ding's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ding thows a huge punch but Grant dodges it nicely.
Ding throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ding is looking to stall here but Grant recovers full guard.
Ding throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ding has gone for a leg lock! Grant slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ding's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ding is trying to keep Grant in close.
Ding wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding wants to improve his position but instead Grant has moved into half guard.
Grant controlling the action here.
Ding is staying active underneath Grant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grant in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cody Grant.
Ding shoots in but Grant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grant clinches up with Ding and pushes him back against the cage.
Ding wants a takedown.
Grant presses Ding against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ding takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Grant lands a nice knee to the body.
Ding looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant lands a knee to the body.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Ding avoids the damage to the body.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands an elbow inside that Ding shrugs off.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grant throws an elbow but misses.
Ding is trying to drag Grant to the mat but Grant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cody Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Ding.
Grant lands a right hand.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ding lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant works on Ding's body with a couple of short punches.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Dick Ding's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grant obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The cut above Dick Ding's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grant lands an elbow inside that Ding shrugs off.
Ding is rocked!
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ding avoids it.
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Ding's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ding takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ding seems to have recovered his senses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Grant here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Grant drops Ding with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ding looks back up at him and smiles so Grant waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ding is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant throws a jab when Ding was well out of range.
Ding seems to have recovered his senses.
Ding dives in and grabs Grant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes down on Ding's head and hops out.
Grant finds Ding's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Ding flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Grant lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Ding will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Grant!
Cody Grant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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