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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sloan Kettering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sloan Kettering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Ding!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kettering bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kettering content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kettering working away.
Kettering tries to advance to mount but Ding denies him.
Ding tries to bench press Kettering off him but Kettering keeps the position.
Kettering in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ding manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kettering thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ding's head.
Kettering is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ding tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding taking some punishment here, with Kettering in his half guard.
Kettering thows a huge punch but Ding dodges it nicely.
Ding is trying to control but can't.
Kettering stops Ding from getting back to his feet.
Kettering trying to control the action but Ding is working from the bottom.
Kettering wants to pass to mount but Ding is defending the position.
Kettering has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, if Kettering is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kettering thows a huge punch but Ding dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kettering not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kettering swats away the attempt to clinch by Ding.
Ding doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Kettering counter with a right hand.
Ding with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kettering moves into the clinch.
Sloan Kettering has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Ding.
Ding blocks the elbow strike.
Ding pulls guard successfully.
Ding looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ding looks gassed!
Kettering with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kettering trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kettering wants to control from the top but Ding keeps moving.
Ding looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kettering in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kettering rushes Ding and presses him up against the cage.
Ding is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Kettering to work.
Kettering misses with some punches.
Kettering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ding jumps guard but Kettering stands there with Ding around his waist. Ding gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ding has had enough of the clinch but Kettering keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kettering is trying to break the clinch but Ding has him pressed against the cage.
Ding letting Kettering take a breather here.
Kettering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettering stalls.
Ding is trying to break free.
Kettering is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ding has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kettering avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kettering cracks Ding with a nice body shot.
Ding is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloan Kettering dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kettering throws a right and a left that Ding avoids nicely.
Kettering looks to land a right hand but Ding moved out of range.
Ding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kettering counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kettering trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ding is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kettering throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ding wants to stand and escape but Kettering is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kettering accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kettering with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ding shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kettering decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ding's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kettering missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kettering postures up in Ding's guard and throws a big left but Ding blocks it.
Kettering passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kettering throws an elbow but Ding slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ding really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kettering. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ding pushes Kettering away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kettering gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ding tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kettering in side control, throwing shots but Ding defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ding slips a jab and a cross from Kettering.
Ding tries to clinch up but Kettering circles away and keeps his distance.
Ding feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kettering looking to control.
Kettering trying to strike off his back.
Ding stopping the sweep attempt from Kettering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettering looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ding passes into half guard.
Ding trying to control the action but Kettering is working from the bottom.
Kettering works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kettering trying to strike off his back.
Kettering is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kettering bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ding's guard.
Kettering with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ding is trying to control the position but Kettering postures up.
Kettering passes Ding's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettering working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ding keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kettering is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ding!
Kettering working the ground and pound effectively.
Kettering throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kettering prevents Ding from getting the reversal.
Kettering working Ding over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ding tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ding is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloan Kettering dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ding with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kettering counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kettering.
Kettering misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ding manages to break the clinch.
Ding drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kettering gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kettering manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ding trying to control the position from guard on top but Kettering is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kettering is on top in guard.
Kettering throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding wants to stand up but Kettering is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ding can't keep his opponent in guard - Kettering advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kettering thows a huge punch but Ding dodges it nicely.
Kettering works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Kettering there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Kettering there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kettering cracks Ding with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kettering looking to ground and pound but Ding is blocking nicely.
Kettering goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ding turns into him and now he's in Kettering's guard.
Kettering manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ding really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kettering breaks from Ding's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding is desperately trying to improve his position but Kettering has a good base and remains in mount.
Kettering breaks from Ding's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kettering lands with some strikes.
Kettering throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ding tries to hold on but Kettering pushes him away.
Kettering unloads with some shots from mount but Ding bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Kettering there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kettering with a couple of short strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kettering here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ding defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kettering.
Ding regains half guard.
Kettering is looking to advance position but Ding won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettering winds up and cracks Ding with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kettering tries to pass to full mount but Ding defends it.
Kettering throwing shots but Ding is blocking nicely.
Kettering sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ding defending well though.
Ding is looking to improve his position.
Kettering seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ding does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kettering thows a huge punch but Ding dodges it nicely.
Bill Ding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kettering throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sloan Kettering showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kettering has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sloan Kettering!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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