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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yi Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ding comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. Liu has chosen Superman - Jucifer as his entrance music. Yi Liu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yi Liu !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ding lands a high kick!
It looks like Yi Liu has been cut.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Ding's front leg but catches the back leg as Ding tries to avoid it.
Ding throws a right and a left that Liu avoids nicely.
Ding takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Liu misses with a double jab.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ding looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ding slips under a jab.
Liu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ding is looking for a sweep. Liu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Liu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Liu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ding has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ding tries to get to full guard but Liu has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Liu seems content to control.
Ding is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ding trying to control from the bottom.
Liu is keen to just control but Ding is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ding avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ding defends well and Liu ends up having to push Ding into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Liu misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ding's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Our sources have told us that Ding has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ding moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Ding moved out of range nicely.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ding.
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!
Ding blocks a jab.
Liu lands a body shot.
Liu throws a head kick that misses
and Ding counters with an inside leg kick.
Liu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liu throws a nice head kick!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Liu enables Ding to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Liu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ding trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ding throws a big elbow that misses.
Ding trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ding can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ding wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Ding is fighting to break Liu 's control of his arms but Liu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ding wants to stand but Liu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ding has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ding is aware though and is defending well.
Ding is looking to pass into half guard but Liu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Liu is in guard.
Liu wants to control from the top but Ding keeps moving.
Liu is looking to pass into half guard but Ding pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ding is in guard.
Liu working a defensive guard here.
Ding wants to stand and escape but instead Liu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yi Liu 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!
Liu lands a head kick. Ding smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ding fails with the takedown.
Ding on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ding throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ding keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yi Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Ding moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Ding slips the punch.
Ding gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu working aggressively here.
Liu tries to pull guard but Ding forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liu tries to close the distance and clinch but Ding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Ding off balance momentarily.
Liu misses with a double jab
and Ding counters with a two punch combo.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ding is fending him off so far but Liu persists. Nope, Ding circles away and we're back to standing.
Dick Ding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yi Liu .
Liu is looking to score with low kicks.
Ding is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu throws a low kick but Ding avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Ding. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ding. Those never looked like landing.
Ding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ding connects with the punch.
Ding tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dick Ding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Ding misses with a two punch combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Liu enables Ding to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Liu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ding wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Liu has Ding pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu working for a triangle but Ding defends it easily.
Liu controlling Ding's posture.
Liu punching to the body, from the bottom.
Ding won't allow Liu to sweep him here.
Ding postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ding trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ding throwing strikes from guard but Liu blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ding defends it easily.
Ding looking to pass the guard.
Ding will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ding connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu is controlling Ding's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu is working an open guard so Ding takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Ding will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ding moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ding throws a series of strikes that have Liu backpedaling.
Liu misses with a hook. Ding ducked under it nicely.
Liu closes the distance and clinches.
Ding breaks the clinch.
Ding looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Yi Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu slips a straight right by Ding.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ding slips a straight right by Liu .
Ding looks to land a combination but Liu avoids it well.
Ding throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ding keeps the fight on the outside.
Liu closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liu .
Liu lands with a right to the head.
Ding avoids the elbow strike from Liu , against the cage.
Ding lands an elbow that stopped Liu in his tracks for a moment.
Ding manages to break the clinch.
Ding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ding's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ding scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ding tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liu swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding swats away the attempt to clinch by Liu .
Liu throws a leg kick but Ding checks it.
Liu tries to clinch up.
Liu tries to clinch there but Ding circles away.
Ding moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ding walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Ding.
Ding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu .
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding has Liu pushed against the cage.
Ding wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Ding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ding tries to clinch there but Liu circles away.
Ding pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Liu back to the cage. Ding follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Liu closes the distance and clinches.
Ding takes a shot to the head.
Ding breaks from the clinch.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
and Ding counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu punishes Ding's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu thumps Ding with a low kick.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu thows a body shot but no joy.
Liu slips under a jab from Ding.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu . That's going to slow Ding down.
Liu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ding avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ding is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liu stuffs the takedown attempt from Ding. Ding gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Ding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yi Liu .
Well Liu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yi Liu !
Yi Liu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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