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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 2098 p4p, 4116 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 289 p4p, 538 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billingsly tries to clinch but Antony moves out of range.
Billingsly tries to clinch there but Antony circles away.
Antony lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Billingsly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antony as he jumps to the side.
Billingsly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice sprawl there from Antony as Billingsly shoots in.
Antony swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Billingsly has closed the distance and engaged Antony in a clinch.
Antony misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly breaks from the clinch.
Antony takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Billingsly throws a right and a left that Antony avoids nicely.
Billingsly scores with a decent looking hook.
Antony stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antony wants it to stay on the feet.
Antony is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Billingsly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billingsly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Antony is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Billingsly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Billingsly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Billingsly scores with a shot to the body.
Billingsly instigates a clinch.
Billingsly has Antony pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Billingsly fails to land.
Antony swings wildly with an uppercut but Billingsly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Billingsly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Billingsly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly throws a punch but it's blocked by Antony.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Billingsly.
Antony lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billingsly can't find room to land a body shot as Antony controls the action.
Antony misses with a punch on the inside.
Billingsly takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antony.
Billingsly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Billingsly gets through Antony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Antony is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Billingsly tries to throw a body punch but Antony avoids it by throwing Billingsly back against the cage.
Antony misses with the head strike.
Come on Billingsly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Billingsly working aggressively here.
Antony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Billingsly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Billingsly slowing the pace effectively.
Billingsly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antony is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Billingsly is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Billingsly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly lands a nice uppercut.
Antony lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Billingsly misses with the head strike.
Billingsly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Antony wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Antony's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Billingsly.
Billingsly lands a shoulder strike.
Antony is breathing heavily.
Billingsly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Billingsly lands a shot to the body.
Billingsly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Billingsly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antonys head.
Billingsly tries to work over Antony's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Billingsly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Billingsly lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
A right hand to the body from Billingsly.
Billingsly gets through Antony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Billingsly gets through Antony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Billingsly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Billingsly.
Billingsly digs a right hand underneath Antony's ribcage. Antony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Billingsly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mark Antony's cut is getting worse.
Billingsly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Billingsly presses Antony against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Billingsly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Billingsly.
Billingsly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Billingsly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Antony throwing a counter right hand but Billingsly manages to avoid it.
Billingsly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billingsly misses with a body kick.
Antony went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big left from Billingsly misses.
Antony is looking to counter with head kicks.
Billingsly has Antony up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Billingsly.
Billingsly scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Antony's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Billingsly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Billingsly just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAntony.
Billingsly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Billingsly forces Antony back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antony.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Billingsly.
Billingsly lands a right hand.
Billingsly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Billingsly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Billingsly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Billingsly.
Antony stalling in the clinch but Billingsly improves position.
Billingsly letting Antony take a breather here.
Billingsly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Billingsly gets through Antony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Billingsly scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mark Antony's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good body shot from Billingsly.
Billingsly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antony or not.
Billingsly lands a shot to the body.
Billingsly scores with a hook to the body.
Billingsly breaks from the clinch.
Billingsly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Antony's waist but Antony gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Billingsly off to one side.
Billingsly misses with a double jab.
Antony is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mark Antony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Billingsly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Antony misses with a punch on the inside.
Antony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Billingsly.
Billingsly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antony's elbow.
Billingsly lands with a short shot to the head.
Billingsly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Billingsly lands a left hand.
Billingsly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Billingsly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antony lands a hook that snaps the head of Billingsly backwards.
Billingsly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Billingsly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Billingsly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Billingsly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Billingsly lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Billingsly.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Billingsly lands a left hand.
Billingsly lands a right hand.
Billingsly has Antony pressed against the cage.
Billingsly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jeez, Mark Antony's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Antony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Billingsly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Billingsly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Billingsly misses.
Billingsly just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAntony.
Billingsly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly shoots in for a double leg but Antony sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Billingsly.
Billingsly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antony as he jumps to the side.
Antony looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Antony takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Billingsly.
Billingsly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chad Billingsly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Billingsly - just one landing.
Billingsly connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Antony tumbling to the canvas! Billingsly pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Antony was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chad Billingsly!
Chad Billingsly made sure to mention his sponsor, Dick Dolla Douchebag in his post fight interview.
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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
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