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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Love (ranked 25146 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Ambrose (ranked 7016 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Ambrose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Long Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dean Ambrose!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Love as Ambrose shoots in.
Love avoids a punch combination nicely.
Love is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ambrose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Love sets himself, and Ambrose steps forward looking for the clinch! Love avoids it this time.
Ambrose tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ambrose swinging wildly here.
It looked like Love was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambrose clinches up against the cage.
Ambrose is trying to break free.
Ambrose has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is trying to force a seperation but Ambrose has the dominant position.
Love keeps control of Ambrose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ambrose tries to circle away but Love has him pinned against the cage.
Love managing to block the knees to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose wants a takedown.
Love tries to circle away but Ambrose has him pinned against the cage.
Ambrose can't break the clinch.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Ambrose keeps him there for the moment.
Ambrose tries to pull guard but Love forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Long Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Ambrose.
Ambrose can't get the takedown.
Ambrose jumps guard.
Ambrose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ambrose holds on and takes a little breather.
Love wants to control from the top but Ambrose keeps moving.
Ambrose throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ambrose pulls Love in to control the position.
Ambrose wants to stand and escape but Love is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Love is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose moves into the clinch.
Ambrose stalling.
Ambrose tries to pull guard but Love forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ambrose has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Love uses from the top position.
Ambrose is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Love defends well.
Love drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Love jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Love wants to pass the guard but Ambrose is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Love accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Love pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ambrose is keeping the position for now.
Ambrose looking for a sweep. Not yet Ambrose, not yet.
Ambrose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ambrose moves into range and clinches up with Love.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Ambrose dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ambrose throws a body kick that misses.
Ambrose drops Love with a beautiful combination! Love stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ambrose is looking for the KO!
It looks like Long Love has been cut.
Ambrose shoots in but no luck this time.
Love wants to clinch.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Ambrose shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose pulls guard successfully.
Ambrose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Love gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Love won't allow Ambrose to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambrose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Love has gone for a leg lock! Ambrose slips out almost immediately though and dives into Love's guard.
Ambrose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ambrose gets to his feet - Love follows without any prompting.
Ambrose closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Ambrose pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ambrose fails with a takedown attempt.
Love tries to counter by clinching up but Ambrose breaks away and moves out of range.
Long Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Ambrose.
Ambrose rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ambrose just stands there and leans against the cage.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Ambrose keeps him there for the moment.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambrose is pushing Love up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Love has Ambrose pressed against the cage, preventing Ambrose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Ambrose controls his hands.
Ambrose tries to pull guard but Love won't allow it.
Ambrose wants to break free but Love has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ambrose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ambrose jumps guard but Love stands there with Ambrose around his waist. Ambrose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ambrose tries to pull guard but Love holds him up against the cage and eventually Ambrose drops back down to his feet.
Love tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Love fails to pull guard.
Ambrose jumps guard but Love turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ambrose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ambrose has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Ambrose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Long Love's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ambrose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ambrose fails with a takedown attempt.
Ambrose misses with a two punch combination.
Love tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ambrose manages to circle out of the way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ambrose.
Long Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Ambrose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambrose looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.
Ambrose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose shoots for a takedown but Love saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ambrose misses with a leg kick.
Ambrose fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ambrose throws a right hand that Love ducks under and follows up with a left that Love also avoids with ease.
Ambrose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Love counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ambrose moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ambrose.
Dean Ambrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Love.
Ambrose shoots for a double leg takedown but Love sprawls well. He's pushed Ambrose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ambrose clinches with his opponent.
Love gets control of Ambrose's arms and successfully pulls guard. Love will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ambrose stacks Love on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ambrose!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.
Ambrose tries to move into full mount but can't pass Love's legs.
Love is trying to control Ambrose's posture but Ambrose avoids it.
Love is looking to reverse the position.
Ambrose controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Love is looking to get back to his feet here but Ambrose is keeping cool and he's managed to take Love's back.
Love covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ambrose controlling from the back.
Love covering up well and avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Love trying to control the hands but Ambrose won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dean Ambrose.
Well Ambrose has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Ambrose!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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