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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donte Billings (ranked 6224 p4p, 564 weight class) and Dean Ambrose (ranked 5498 p4p, 532 weight class). Dean Ambrose will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donte Billings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Ambrose!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose tries to clinch up but Billings circles away and keeps his distance.
Ambrose instigates a clinch.
Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Billings lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ambrose backwards.
Billings prevents a body shot from Ambrose.
Billings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Billings missing with knees to the body.
Billings looking to throw knees to the head but Ambrose is blocking nicely.
Ambrose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ambrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Billings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billings struggles to land a body shot inside as Ambrose controls his hands.
Billings breaks the clinch.
Billings lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billings lands with a right hand.
Billings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ambrose instigates a clinch.
Billings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambrose throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambrose.
Billings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billings with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Billings fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ambrose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Billings looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ambrose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ambrose closes the distance and pushes Billings back into the cage.
Billings blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Billings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billings lands a nice shot to the body.
Billings breaks from the clinch.
Ambrose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ambrose doesn't manage to clinch there - Billings circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ambrose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Billings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambrose tries to clinch up but Billings circles away and keeps his distance.
Billings appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch but Billings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Billings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Billings tries to counter with a takedown but Ambrose is quick to defend against it.
A shot to the liver by Billings. Beautiful body shot.
Billings lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billings throws a leg kick which misses Ambrose's front leg but catches the back leg as Ambrose tries to avoid it.
Ambrose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ambrose tries to clinch up.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Billings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ambrose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Billings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ambrose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ambrose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ambrose looks winded!
Billings cracks Ambrose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ambrose is rocked!
Ambrose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ambrose is still on wobbly legs! Can Billings finish him?
Billings feints and then cracks Ambrose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ambrose down.
Billings is stalking Ambrose. Ambrose circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Billings, and it's lights out! Ambrose really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donte Billings!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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