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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ding comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. Blair has chosen Bullet by Creed as his entrance music. Hank Blair has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dick Ding's chin.
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270 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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279 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ding.
Ding tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ding misses with the combination.
Blair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ding is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blair managing to block the knees to the body from Ding.
Ding prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Blair breaks the clinch.
Blair lands with a good body shot.
Ding is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blair throws a body punch but Ding moves out of range.
Ding avoids the body shot from Blair.
Blair swings widly with a right hand
and Ding counters with a low kick, right behind Blair 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
We've been told by Ding's head coaches at >TAPOUT ELITE< that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ding rather than just go for the knockout.
Blair misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ding counters with a nice body shot.
Blair with a nice cross.
Ding scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
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!
Blair tries to bum rush Ding with a series of wild strikes but Ding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ding.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blair.
Ding takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blair swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ding counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blair is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a poor cross that misses
and Ding makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blair lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ding backs up against the cage.
Ding drives through and clinches with Blair against the cage.
Ding pushes off an throws an elbow but Blair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ding has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ding creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ding looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Blair.
Ding fails with a takedown attempt.
Ding shoots in looking for a takedown but Blair manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ding's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Ding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blair takes a swing at Ding's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Ding is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blair.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Good shot there by Blair.
Blair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blair lands with a shot to the body.
Ding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Ding tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blair misses with a body shot.
Hank Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Blair lands with an uppercut that bounces Ding off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Ding is just out of range.
Ding tries to clinch but Blair moves away
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ding manages to avoid it.
Ding rushes Blair and presses him up against the cage.
Blair avoids the elbow strike from Ding, against the cage.
Ding tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ding blocks an uppercut.
Blair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blair is trying to force a seperation but Ding has the dominant position.
A short left from Blair.
Ding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ding misses with an elbow over the top.
Blair dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Blair misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Blair.
Ding misses with an elbow strike.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
Blair tries to break the clinch but Ding is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Blair dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ding fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Ding wants to clinch up but Blair keeps it at a distance.
Ding tries to clinch but Blair moves out of range.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch but Blair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hank Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Ding counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blair is controlling Ding's trapped leg to prevent Ding from advancing to side control.
Blair is looking to improve his position.
Ding throwing shots but Blair is blocking nicely.
Ding tries to stand and escape but Blair is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ding scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ding looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ding is looking for a kimura but Blair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ding to get the leverage.
Ding is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blair is trying to control but can't.
Blair felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding decides to return to a standing position.
Blair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
A jab from Blair misses.
Hank Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ding takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ding takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair clinches up against the cage.
Ding avoiding damage.
Blair breaks the clinch.
Blair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding wants to clinch but Blair slips to the side
and Blair counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Ding's head but Ding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ding fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dick Ding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Blair.
Blair misses with an uppercut
and Ding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blair swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ding.
Ding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ding tries to keep at a distance but Blair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blair working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ding struggles to land a body shot inside as Blair controls his hands.
Blair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blair wants to get back to striking at distance but Ding won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair scores with a shot to the side of Ding's head.
Ding has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blair.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ding just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blair's brow.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ding blocking some punches.
Blair scores with a hook to the body.
Blair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Blair.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blair.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blair trying to stall but Ding improves his position.
Ding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Blair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ding wants to clinch but Blair slips to the side
and Ding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blair lands with a straight right. Ding didn't see that one coming.
Blair throws a right hand that misses
letting Ding counter with a right hand.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ding.
Ding tries to clinch but Blair moves out of range.
Ding slips under a jab.
Blair cracks a nice hook into Ding's ribs.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch but Blair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blair scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ding is rocked!
Ding tries to keep at a distance but Blair has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ding throws an elbow but misses.
Blair blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ding wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Blair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ding landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blair is looking to break free of the clinch but Ding has double underhooks.
Blair trying to stall but Ding improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Blair fails to land.
Blair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ding is looking to clinch but Blair is avoiding it.
Blair misses with a straight right.
Ding moves in looking to clinch but Blair pushes him off.
Ding keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding tries to clinch up but Blair circles away and keeps his distance.
Ding tries to clinch up but Blair circles away and keeps his distance.
Ding shoots for a takedown but Blair saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Blair.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ding was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Ding slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Ding wants to clinch up but Blair keeps it at a distance.
Ding avoids the body shot from Blair.
Ding is looking to clinch but Blair is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blair lands a nice shot that snaps Ding's head back.
Ding wants to clinch up but Blair keeps it at a distance.
Blair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blair can't find room to land a body shot as Ding controls the action.
Blair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hank Blair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Nice sprawl there from Blair as Ding shoots in.
Blair misses with an uppercut
and Ding counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blair's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blair wants to sweep here but Ding controlling him for the moment.
Blair pulls Ding in close to prevent any damage.
Ding has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hank Blair has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Blair swings widly with a right hand
and Ding counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ding.
Ding is fighting to break Blair's control of his arms but Blair is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dick Ding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ding accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hank Blair.
I've got Blair winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Blair!
In his post fight interview, Hank Blair started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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