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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ding Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Cummins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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177 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ding Ling! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gordon Cummins! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ling is looking for a counter combo. Ling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cummins circles away quickly and effectively. Cummins lands with a right hand.
It looks like Ding Ling has been cut. Cummins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Ling avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ling is looking to clinch. Ling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cummins paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cummins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Cummins lands with a hook. Ling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Ling thows a body kick. Cummins tries to catch it but that hurt him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cummins. Cummins throws an overhand right that lands on Ling's shoulder, as Ling tries to avoid the shot. Ling feinted with a counter takedown. Ling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cummins. Cummins slaps away a takedown attempt from Ling, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ling slips a straight right by Cummins. Ling dives in and grabs Cummins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cummins pushes down on Ling's head and hops out. Cummins swats away the attempt to clinch by Ling. Ling swings away with a leg kick that misses. Cummins throws a jab but it's blocked by Ling. Ding Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cummins misses with an uppercut. Ling forces Cummins back against the cage and clinches. Ling is trying to drag Cummins to the mat but Cummins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ding Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him. A short uppercut from Cummins. Ling missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cummins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ling is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ling is looking to clinch. Cummins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ling darts in trying to clinch and Cummins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ding Ling's cut is getting worse. Ling misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Ling misses. Cummins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cummins misses with a hook. Ling ducked under it nicely. Cummins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Cummins missing with a left hand there. Ling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting Cummins counter with a right hand. Cummins has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ling looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cummins lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ling. Cummins pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Cummins! The defeated Ding Ling had this to say: 'I will be back better than every to prove my good JJ skills.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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