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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes into the arena with Freak on a Leash by Korn blaring out of the sound system. Ding comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mortal Kombat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fatu Tua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Ding's chin.
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28 - 16 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding misses with a double jab.
Ding throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ding tries to clinch up.
Tua misses with a hook. Ding ducked under it nicely.
Tua connects with a leg kick. Ding looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ding.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Ding moved out of range nicely.
Tua throws a series of strikes that have Ding backpedaling.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Tua throws a hook but Ding avoids it easily.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Tua tries to clinch there but Ding circles away.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ding throws a series of punches but Tua moves out of range.
Ding shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding swinging wildly here.
Tua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ding manages to avoid it.
Tua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Tua misses the jab.
Ding fails with the takedown.
Tua throws out a leg kick but Ding moves out of range and Tua only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Ding.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Ding on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua tries to work over Ding's front leg with a kick but Ding checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua checks the leg kick.
Tua cracks Ding with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Tua misses
letting Ding counter with a right hand.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Tua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ding counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Tua to work.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tua.
Nice elbow from Ding.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Ding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Tua misses.
Ding gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ding wants to break free but Tua has control.
Ding breaks from the clinch.
Tua feints and then cracks Ding's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ding down.
Tua throws a body punch but Ding moves out of range.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Ding misses.
Ding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ding counters with a head kick.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ding keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tua as he connects with a hook.
Ding has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tua finds it's way round the side to connect with Ding's head.
Tua is looking to clinch but Ding is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Tua is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tua moves into the clinch successfully.
Ding blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ding blocks an uppercut.
Tua is looking to control Ding's arms but Ding gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tua has his back to the cage.
Ding can't break the clinch.
Tua keeps control of Ding as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ding counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ding's head.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatu Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Ding's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Ding counters with a shoot takedown. Tua fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tua wants to stand but Ding is controlling the position.
Ding being controlled here momentarily.
Ding gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dick Ding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua throws a body punch but Ding moves out of range.
Tua lands with a hook. Ding tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fatu Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua misses with a left hand
and Ding counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tua's knee momentarily.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Ding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ding counters with a nice body kick.
Ding scores with a one two! Tua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Fatu Tua has been cut.
Tua connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tua tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
Tua clinches up against the cage.
Ding breaks the clinch.
Ding tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ding.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tua throws a sloppy body shot
and Ding counters with a one-two to the body.
Tua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ding.
Tua avoids the head kick by Ding.
Ding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tua jabs Ding to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ding counters with a body kick that stops Tua in his tracks momentarily.
Tua misses with a hook.
Ding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ding throws a push kick but Tua slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Ding counters with a stiff right hand.
Fatu Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Ding shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tua lands a nice hook to Ding's body. Ding takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Ding saw that one coming.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua lands with a nice combination. Ding backs away looking to recover.
Tua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ding.
Crunch! Ding slams his shin into Tua's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ding takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Ding is out of range.
Ding needs to keep his hands up - Tua had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ding.
Tua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Tua punishes Ding's body with a nice straight punch.
Ding takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ding throws a right hand that Tua ducks under and follows up with a left that Tua also avoids with ease.
Tua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Ding counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ding takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tua throws a leg kick which misses Ding's front leg but catches the back leg as Ding tries to avoid it.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Ding moved out of range nicely.
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 Fatu Tua will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ding looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ding keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Tua throws a hook but Ding blocks it.
Tua slips a jab and a cross from Ding.
Ding has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua.
Ding moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Ding ducks down to avoid it.
Ding ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Ding fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ding misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ding throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua scores with a jab. Ding acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ding throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Tua.
Ding tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ding goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ding tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ding is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ding on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Ding throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ding moves away from the strike by Tua.
Ding seems to have recovered his senses.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Ding counters with a leg kick.
Tua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ding.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Ding pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua connects with a body shot.
Ding thumps Tua with a low kick.
Ding takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ding was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Ding was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ding throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Ding lands with a nice body kick.
Tua misses with a right hand
and Ding counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ding fails with the takedown.
Fatu Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Ding.
Ding takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ding.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ding throws a combination. Tua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ding has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tua misses with a leg kick.
Fatu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ding doesn't seem bothered though.
Ding throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua thumps Ding with a low kick.
Tua connects with an inside leg kick.
Ding lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ding tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua dips to his left and cracks Ding with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua scores with a punch to the head.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ding has time to react.
Ding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Fatu Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Ding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
Ding can't break the clinch.
Dick Ding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tua blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fatu Tua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fatu Tua!
A less than humble Fatu Tua misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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