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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calaway's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, R.I.P.. Ding has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Mark Calaway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ding moves away.
Nice jab there from Calaway.
Calaway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calaway.
Calaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Ding is looking to clinch but Calaway is avoiding it.
Calaway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calaway throws a hook to the side of Ding's head but Ding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ding defending well as Calaway loads up on a big left hand.
Ding's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calaway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ding scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ding tries to clinch but Calaway moves out of range.
Calaway misses with a double jab
and Ding makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calaway really felt that one!
Mark Calaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Ding.
Ding slips a jab from Calaway.
Ding blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway misses with a straight right.
Calaway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Ding does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway 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.
Calaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ding slips a jab and a cross from Calaway.
Decent striking displayed by Calaway there.
Ding defending well as Calaway loads up on a big left hand.
Calaway throws the left hand but Ding avoids the punch easily.
Ding lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
Calaway defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ding.
Ding takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ding throws a body punch but Calaway moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Calaway misses its intended target.
Calaway gets tackled into the cage by Ding. Ding maintains the clinch.
Calaway being controlled against the cage.
Ding looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Calaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mark Calaway has been cut.
Ding throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ding misses with an elbow over the top.
Calaway working aggressively here.
Ding throws an elbow but it misses.
Calaway working aggressively here.
Calaway pushes off an throws an elbow but Ding leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ding.
A frustrated look appears on Calaway's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Calaway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
Calaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ding misses with an elbow strike.
Ding trying to land knees to the body.
Calaway has had enough of the clinch but Ding keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ding throws an elbow but misses.
Calaway can't find room to land a body shot as Ding controls the action.
Calaway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ding looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Calaway avoids a wild elbow strike from Ding.
Ding stalling in the clinch but Calaway improves position.
Calaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway tries to break the clinch but Ding is controlling the position.
Calaway takes a shot to the head.
Calaway misses with a punch to the body.
Calaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calaway misses with a combination
enabling Ding to counter with a crisp jab.
Ding is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Calaway throws a shot from downtown. Ding moves away and avoids it.
Calaway rushes Ding and presses him up against the cage.
Ding tries to throw a body punch but Calaway avoids it by throwing Ding back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calaway misses with the head strike.
Ding lands an elbow just above Calaway 's eye.
Nice elbow from Ding.
Ding is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Calaway will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Ding does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calaway misses the jab.
Calaway swings widly with a right hand
and Ding holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ding lands an elbow just above Calaway 's eye.
Calaway tries to throw a body punch but Ding avoids it by throwing Calaway back against the cage.
Ding pushes off an throws an elbow but Calaway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ding scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ding.
Ding leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ding missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Calaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Calaway.
Calaway avoids a wild elbow strike from Ding.
Calaway gets underhooks to prevent Ding's takedown attempt.
Ding pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ding blocks a body shot from Calaway.
Calaway is working Ding over against the cage.
Ding blocking some punches.
Calaway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Calaway.
Calaway gets through Ding's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calaway misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calaway is pressed up against the cage. Ding has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Calaway down to the mat. Calaway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ding tries to clinch but Calaway moves out of range.
Mark Calaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Ding slips under a jab from Calaway.
Calaway lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ding lands a two punch combo.
Calaway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Calaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Calaway throws a lazy uppercut
and Ding counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mark Calaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calaway lands with a good body shot.
Ding tries to clinch there but Calaway circles away.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Calaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway takes a swing at Ding's ribcage but misses.
Calaway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ding's head backwards.
Ding swinging wildly here.
Calaway misses with a double jab.
Ding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ding looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calaway scores with a hook to the body. Ding takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ding slips a jab from Calaway.
Jab by Calaway.
Calaway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ding is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding has Calaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Ding is trying to stall.
Ding pushes off an throws an elbow but Calaway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Calaway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ding makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Calaway throws an elbow but misses.
Ding pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding blocks an uppercut.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Calaway fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calaway dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Calaway misses.
A jab from Calaway finds it's way through Ding's defenses.
Ding wants to clinch
letting Calaway counter with a right hand.
Calaway thuds his right hand into Ding's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calaway misses with an uppercut
and Ding counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ding is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Calaway is concentrating on defense, preventing Ding from advancing position.
Calaway has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ding is working away from the top position though.
Ding thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ding connects with a nice short shot to Calaway's temple.
Calaway is pressing down on Ding's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ding is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ding trying to control but Calaway is working from the bottom.
Calaway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ding forces his way into half guard.
Ding escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mark Calaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway looks to throw the jab but Ding is out of range.
Calaway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ding counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Ding avoids them all with ease.
Calaway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch but Calaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ding moves in looking to clinch but Calaway pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ding pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Calaway misses with the head strike.
Calaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calaway misses with a punch to the body.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding staying out of range there.
Calaway lands a head shot.
Calaway forces Ding back against the cage and clinches.
Ding creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Calaway is looking to break free of the clinch but Ding has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ding.
Calaway wants to break free but Ding has control.
Mark Calaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calaway avoids the elbow strike from Ding, against the cage.
Ding taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ding has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Calaway avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ding throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Calaway avoids a wild elbow strike from Ding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calaway avoids it.
Ding looking to slow down the pace here.
Come on Ding - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calaway's defenses.
Calaway misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ding is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calaway is defending well for now.
Dick Ding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ding fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Ding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Calaway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Calaway!
Mark Calaway decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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