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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donte Billings (ranked 1146 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Mark O Madsen (ranked 178 p4p, 315 weight class). Mark O Madsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 cm 29 192 14 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm 30 197 10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Brawler Good gas tank |
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donte Billings! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen! The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Madsen shoots for a takedown but Billings saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Billings misses with the combination.
Billings lands a nice hook to O Madsen's body. O Madsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. O Madsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Billings counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Billings throws out a powerful jab. Billings scores with a nice head shot. O Madsen has a takedown stuffed. Billings stuffs the takedown attempt from O Madsen. O Madsen gets slowly back to his feet. Donte Billings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark O Madsen. O Madsen walks into a stiff left hand from Billings. O Madsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Billings to score with a decent uppercut. O Madsen moves into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Billings blocks an elbow strike from O Madsen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Billings. Billings lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Madsen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Billings. Billings will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Madsen up against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Billings. O Madsen is trying to pull guard but Billings has him pressed against the cage. Billings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Madsen's elbow. Billings scores with a shot to the side of O Madsen's head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Billings. Billings throws a punch but it's blocked by O Madsen. O Madsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Billings pulls him back up using the underhooks. O Madsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Billings stalling in the clinch.
Billings is defending well against a takedown attempt. O Madsen goes for a takedown attempt but Billings pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Billings jabs at O Madsen's body. Nice defenses there by Billings.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Madsen gets a clinch. O Madsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Billings pulls him back up using the underhooks. O Madsen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Billings regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action! O Madsen working some strikes from top position. O Madsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Billings works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Billings looking to control.
O Madsen wants to control from the top but Billings keeps moving. Billings is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Billings not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Madsen advances position into side control! Billings manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Madsen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Billings is looking to improve his position.
O Madsen slows the pace down in half guard. O Madsen lands with a punch from half guard. O Madsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. O Madsen is pressing down on Billings's thigh, looking to free his foot. Billings is holding on for now. Billings wants to control but O Madsen is keeping busy and won't allow it. Billings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Billings is working hard here to advance position. O Madsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. O Madsen wants to pass to mount but Billings is defending the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. O Madsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound. We've been hearing good reports from Billings's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. O Madsen is trying to control. Billings wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Billings is looking to control O Madsen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Billings avoid being mounted? O Madsen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Billings dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! O Madsen shoots in for a double leg but Billings sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. O Madsen fails with the takedown and O Madsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. O Madsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Donte Billings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark O Madsen. Billings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Mark O Madsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Billings works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. O Madsen throws a lazy head kick and Billings counters with a left to the body. O Madsen dives in for a single leg takedown but Billings sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Billings lands a glancing blow to the side of O Madsen's head. O Madsen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Billings tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. O Madsen is in Billings's guard. Billings pushes O Madsen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. This has been an exciting period of action! O Madsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Billings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Billings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donte Billings is winning the standup battle so far. O Madsen is breathing heavily. Billings throws a body kick that misses. Billings lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Nice shot by Billings. Billings is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. O Madsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Billings tries to avoid it but O Madsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Billings to the ground. Billings escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Billings takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Madsen is rocked! Billings pounces like a tiger and cracks O Madsen with a vicious hook! O Madsen is down but not out! Billings follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Donte Billings! A very excited looking Donte Billings made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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