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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlo Bilous could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dom Willis's chin.
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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
5 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Willis.
Willis has closed the distance and engaged Bilous in a clinch.
Bilous pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bilous jumps guard and drags Willis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Willis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dom Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bilous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Willis's efforts to push away.
Bilous fails to pull guard.
Willis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Willis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Willis breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Willis. No joy for Bilous on that attempt.
Bilous takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Willis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bilous throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bilous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Willis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Willis loads up on a big right hand but Bilous slips the punch.
Willis lands a head shot.
Bilous digs a good hook to Willis's body.
We've been hearing reports that Bilous has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bilous has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bilous closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Willis did well to prevent Bilous getting side control.
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!
Bilous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Willis is trying to stand back up but Bilous is controlling him
Willis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Willis closes the distance and pushes Bilous back into the cage.
Bilous tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willis just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bilous is looking to control Willis's arms but Willis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bilous has his back to the cage.
Bilous tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis has closed the distance and engaged Bilous in a clinch.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bilous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Willis misses the target.
Bilous throwing a counter right hand but Willis manages to avoid it.
Bilous checks the leg kick.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willis throws the left hand but Bilous avoids the punch easily.
Bilous avoids the head kick by Willis.
Bilous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Willis rushes Bilous and presses him up against the cage.
Bilous content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous pulls guard.
Bilous throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Willis wants to get up but he can't break Bilous's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bilous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willis defends it easily.
Bilous looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willis tries to stand but Bilous is controlling from the bottom.
Willis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bilous.
Bilous half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Willis moves out of range as Bilous strikes.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.
Bilous throws a hook but Willis blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willis as he jumps to the side.
Willis misses with an uppercut. Bilous saw that one coming.
Willis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bilous.
Willis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Willis. That snapped Bilous's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Willis. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Willis as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bilous slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Willis throws a low kick, looking for Bilous's leg but Bilous calmly moves out of range.
Willis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bilous has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Willis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Willis stuffs the takedown attempt from Bilous. Bilous gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Willis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bilous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Willis.
Bilous moves out of range as Willis strikes.
Bilous shoots for a double leg takedown but Willis sprawls well. He's pushed Bilous's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Willis wants to land a leg kick but Bilous is out of range.
Dom Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis jabs Bilous to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bilous.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Willis! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Willis lands a hook that snaps the head of Bilous backwards.
Willis tries to work over Bilous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bilous tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willis as he jumps to the side.
Willis lands with a nice body punch.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.
Bilous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willis.
Willis misses with a right hand
and Bilous counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Willis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bilous swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bilous tries to score a power double leg takedown but Willis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bilous somewhat.
Willis scores with a hook to the body. Bilous takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses with a head kick.
Bilous missing with a left hand there. Willis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Bilous misses
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bilous fails with a takedown attempt.
Willis looks to land a combination but Bilous avoids it well.
Willis swinging wildly here.
Willis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bilous, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous pulls guard successfully.
Bilous throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bilous bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willis's guard.
Bilous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilous working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Bilous trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis wants to stand and escape but Bilous is having none of it.
Bilous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bilous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bilous staying out of range there.
Bilous changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Willis tries to avoid it but Bilous manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Willis to the ground. Willis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bilous under the eye.
Willis swings for the body but Bilous moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bilous counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Willis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Willis misses.
Willis works Bilous's body with a nice hook.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Willis lands a slapping body shot.
Willis moves into range and clinches up with Bilous.
Stalling in the clinch from Willis.
Bilous jumps guard but Willis stands there with Bilous around his waist. Bilous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bilous - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bilous jumps guard but Willis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Willis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bilous tries to pull guard but Willis won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dom Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bilous takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Willis misses with a hook.
Bilous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Willis.
Willis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bilous was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bilous.
Willis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bilous slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Willis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bilous throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis tries to land a leg kick but Bilous saw it coming and moves away.
Bilous shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Willis misses its intended target.
Willis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws a body punch but Bilous moves out of range.
Willis misses with a left hand
and Bilous counters with a nice uppercut.
Bilous fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Willis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bilous shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bilous showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis has one foot on Bilous's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bilous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bilous drops down looking for a counter takedown but Willis sprawls and moves away.
Willis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bilous.
Bilous throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Willis misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis thuds his right hand into Bilous's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bilous circles away quickly and effectively.
Bilous wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Willis motions for Bilous to come forward. Willis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Willis connects with the punch.
Bilous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilous gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bilous misses with a looping left.
Bilous dives in for a single leg takedown but Willis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
Bilous attempts a counter takedown but Willis avoids it well and moves away.
Dom Willis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bilous is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Willis.
Willis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bilous manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bilous stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bilous or not.
Bilous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bilous is pushing Willis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bilous holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pavlo Bilous.
Bilous is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Willis ducks right into an uppercut from Bilous.
Willis has closed the distance and engaged Bilous in a clinch.
Willis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bilous.
Bilous tries to pull guard but Willis holds him up against the cage and eventually Bilous drops back down to his feet.
Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis connects with a nice looking jab.
Willis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Willis closes the distance and pushes Bilous back into the cage.
Bilous jumps guard but Willis stands there with Bilous around his waist. Bilous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Willis manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willis 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Willis!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dom Willis made sure he mentioned Bushido Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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