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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck has chosen Adventure Club - Do I See Color as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Bilous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Beck!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bilous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beck throws a right and a left that Bilous avoids nicely.
Beck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bilous parries the strikes from Beck easily there. Beck is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bilous to escape.
Beck sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bilous is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Beck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bilous keeps working.
Bilous tries to improve position but can't.
Bilous keeping his opponent close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck working away.
Beck looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bilous is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous can't do much from the bottom here.
Beck throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Beck sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bilous is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Beck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bilous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beck misses with the ground and pound.
Bilous parries the strikes from Beck easily there. Beck is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bilous to escape.
Bilous is trying to get back to half guard.
Beck postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bilous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bilous prevents Beck from improving position.
Beck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bilous is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Beck crashes against the mat.
Bilous is trying to control Beck's posture but Beck avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck lands a nice forearm strike.
Bilous manages to work his way to half guard, despite Beck's best efforts.
Bilous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bilous is pressing down on Beck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bilous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bilous looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bilous has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beck has managed to get both his arms back between Bilous's legs - danger averted.
Bilous wants to sweep here but Beck controlling him for the moment.
Beck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beck throwing strikes but missing.
Beck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bilous is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beck misses with a hook. Bilous ducked under it nicely.
Bilous half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marcus Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck scores with a three punch combo!
Beck tries to clinch up.
Bilous keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beck showed some decent athleticism there.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bilous on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beck tries to stand and escape but Bilous is controlling the position.
Bilous gets full guard.
Bilous has control of Beck's left arm, preventing Beck from doing any damage.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bilous controlling Beck's posture.
Bilous throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Beck dominated that round.
That's time! Bilous's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beck fails to land with a series of punches.
Beck clinches up with Bilous and pushes him back against the cage.
Beck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bilous.
Beck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bilous's elbow.
Bilous turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bilous sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Beck is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Marcus Beck has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Bilous's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Beck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beck can't do much from the bottom here.
Bilous lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Beck down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck is trying to control Bilous's posture but Bilous avoids it.
Beck throws Bilous to one side and escapes!
Bilous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bilous circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Beck.
Bilous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beck was well out of range. Poor timing from Bilous.
Bilous scores with a head kick. Beck tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bilous moves away.
A good leg kick by Bilous.
Beck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beck closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilous moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck wants to stand and escape but instead Bilous has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bilous stopping the sweep attempt from Beck.
Bilous throwing strikes from guard but Beck blocks nicely.
Beck can't keep his opponent in guard - Bilous advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bilous stops Beck from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bilous connects with a nice short shot to Beck's temple.
Beck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous drops an elbow to the side of Beck's head.
Bilous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bilous wants to control from the top but Beck keeps moving.
Bilous stopping the sweep attempt from Beck.
Bilous pushing down on Beck's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Bilous there.
Bilous thows a huge punch but Beck dodges it nicely.
Bilous is nestled in close to Beck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bilous is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Bilous 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.
Beck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bilous.
Bilous not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bilous is working for a kimura but Beck is defending it quite comfortably.
Bilous winds up and cracks Beck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Bilous dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Beck lands a jab to the nose.
Beck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bilous to the mat! Bilous manages to get full guard.
Bilous controls Beck momentarily but Beck frees himself.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet.
Bilous trying to control the position.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bilous preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet.
Bilous seems keen to control Beck's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck throws a body punch but Bilous moves out of range.
Beck closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bilous quickly recovers to half guard.
Bilous is doing well to control the position and prevent Beck from advancing to side control.
Bilous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beck.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bilous landing small, sideways elbows.
Beck winds up and cracks Bilous with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bilous gets back to full guard.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet.
Beck trying to control the position from guard on top but Bilous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beck scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beck trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bilous's guard.
Beck is fighting to break Bilous's control of his arms but Bilous is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Beck throws an elbow that misses. Bilous uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beck's guard. Nice move by Bilous!
Bilous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bilous loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous looking to pass the guard.
Bilous postures up in Beck's guard and throws a big left but Beck blocks it.
Bilous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bilous throwing strikes from guard but Beck blocks nicely.
Beck is controlling Bilous's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bilous is looking to work some ground and pound but Beck has wrist control.
Bilous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beck swinging wildly here.
Beck gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bilous to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beck manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Beck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bilous breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beck but Beck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beck slaps away a takedown attempt from Bilous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beck lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Beck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beck 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Beck!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Beck made sure he mentioned V-Mask Clothing (10%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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