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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yi Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calaway kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is R.I.P.. Liu has chosen Superman - Jucifer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yi Liu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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290 lbs
22 - 19 - 0 |
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280 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yi Liu !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Calaway.
Liu misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Calaway. Those never looked like landing.
Liu catches Calaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calaway slips a jab from Liu .
Liu misses with an uppercut. Calaway saw that one coming.
Calaway moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Calaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 moves away from the strike by Liu .
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu . That's going to slow Calaway down.
Liu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Calaway to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Calaway misses
and Liu counters with a low kick, right behind Calaway 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu throws a series of punches but Calaway moves out of range.
Calaway throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Calaway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu .
Calaway connects with a right hand. Liu shakes it off.
It looks like Yi Liu has been cut.
Calaway misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mark Calaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Calaway. Those never looked like landing.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Calaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Liu avoids them all with ease.
Calaway thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Calaway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liu pushes Calaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Liu prevents Calaway from breaking the clinch.
Calaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liu misses with a head kick.
Liu misses with a hook
and Calaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calaway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Mark Calaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calaway.
Calaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calaway.
Liu misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calaway misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Calaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calaway with a nice cross.
Calaway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Liu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Calaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Calaway misses with a looping right.
Calaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liu lands with a slapping head kick.
Calaway gets caught flat footed, as Liu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Calaway keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
Liu passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu wants to pass the guard but Calaway is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway wants to control but Liu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liu is looking to take a break and control but Calaway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu thows a body shot but no joy.
Calaway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liu staying out of range there.
Calaway slips a jab from Liu .
Good exchange - Liu coming out on top.
Calaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Calaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Calaway finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway avoids the head kick by Liu .
Calaway scores with a jab to the head.
Calaway scores with a hook.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu tries to clinch there but Calaway circles away.
Liu scores with a nice strike.
Calaway scores with a jab. Liu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Liu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calaway throws out the jab.
Calaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu misses with a head kick.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Calaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yi Liu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yi Liu 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Liu .
Calaway moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Calaway digs a good body shot into Liu 's ribs.
Calaway jabs Liu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
Calaway swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Calaway.
Calaway is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Calaway tries to keep at a distance but Liu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liu decides to pull guard.
Calaway is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Calaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu pulls Calaway in close to his closed guard and prevents Calaway from doing any damage or advancing position.
Calaway has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Liu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Calaway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liu is trying to control the position but Calaway postures up.
Liu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calaway would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to control the position but Calaway says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Liu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calaway content to control rather than advance.
Calaway is thwarting Liu 's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Calaway is staying active.
Calaway wants to get back to his feet.
Calaway decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Calaway cracks a nice hook into Liu 's ribs.
A cross from Calaway lands.
Liu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Calaway under the eye.
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 scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Calaway coming out on top.
Calaway looks to land a combination but Liu avoids it well.
Calaway misses with a wild body shot.
Calaway throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Calaway throws a right hand that Liu ducks under and follows up with a left that Liu also avoids with ease.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calaway.
Liu lunges at Calaway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calaway's hand.
Liu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calaway's sensitive parts.
Calaway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Calaway throws out a powerful jab.
Liu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu throws a front kick aimed at Calaway's knee but Calaway avoids it well.
Liu tries a low kick but Calaway avoids it.
Liu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Liu is trying to control the action in half guard but Calaway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yi Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yi Liu 's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Calaway misses the target.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calaway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liu momentarily.
Liu throws a lazy head kick
letting Calaway counter with a right hand.
Calaway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calaway sprawls well initially but Liu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Liu controlling the action here.
Calaway is defending against the submission attempts here by Liu .
Yi Liu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calaway is staying active underneath Liu , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway is looking for a sweep. Liu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Liu is trying to control the action in half guard but Calaway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Calaway looks like he's trying to stand up.
Liu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Calaway defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liu is trying to work for a kimura but Calaway is defending well.
Liu trying to control the action but Calaway is working from the bottom.
Yi Liu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Liu in particular looking to stall.
Liu wants to pass to mount but Calaway is defending the position.
Calaway is trying to stand up here but Liu is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yi Liu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Calaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway feints a jab promting Liu to slip. Calaway then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Calaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calaway, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Calaway's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Calaway working hard to break the clinch.
Mark Calaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liu lands with a right to the head.
Calaway lands a nice uppercut.
Calaway is trying to break the clinch but Liu is controlling him.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calaway throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Calaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Liu lands a left hand.
Liu manages to pull guard.
Liu pulls Calaway in close to prevent any damage.
Calaway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yi Liu .
I've got Liu 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Calaway!
Mark Calaway tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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