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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Willis (ranked 2505 p4p, 262 weight class) and Alexander Nevsky (ranked 3529 p4p, 352 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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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nevsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nevsky looks to land a left hand but Willis moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Nevsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevsky appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Nevsky misses.
Nevsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis lands with a nice body punch.
Willis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Willis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nevsky is able to avoid easily.
Dom Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willis.
Willis throws a nice looking combination but Nevsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nevsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willis.
Nevsky appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nevsky.
Willis has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Willis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Willis gets a double leg takedown into Nevsky's guard.
Willis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nevsky wants to get back to his feet but Willis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Willis throws a big elbow that misses.
Willis throws a strike but Nevsky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nevsky won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Willis controls Nevsky momentarily but Nevsky frees himself.
Willis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nevsky won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Nevsky is fighting to break Willis's control of his arms but Willis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nevsky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis has one of Nevsky's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Nevsky is looking to take a break and control but Willis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nevsky tries to move into full mount but can't pass Willis's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Willis is looking to improve his position.
Nevsky wants to pass the guard but Willis is defending well.
Nevsky prevents Willis from improving his position.
Nevsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis keeping control of the position.
Nevsky is trying to control. Willis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Willis is looking to control Nevsky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Willis avoid being mounted?
Nevsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis trying to control but Nevsky postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nevsky manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Nevsky.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Nevsky.
Willis swings for the body but Nevsky moves out of range.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nevsky as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Willis staying out of range there.
Willis scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nevsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nevsky misses with a wild body shot.
Nevsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Willis scores with a takedown into Nevsky's guard.
Nevsky keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevsky wants to get back to his feet but Willis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Willis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis postures up and lands a big shot to Nevsky's brow.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nevsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willis is looking to work some ground and pound but Nevsky has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nevsky is on top in guard.
Nevsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is pulling down on Nevsky's head. It's preventing any offense from Nevsky, at least for the moment.
Willis wants to sweep here but Nevsky controlling him for the moment.
Nevsky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Willis holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Willis continues to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexander Nevsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willis darts in looking for a takedown but Nevsky gets double underhooks and turns Willis into the cage.
Willis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nevsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Willis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nevsky swivels and escapes.
Nevsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nevsky.
Willis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nevsky sprawls well. Nevsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nevsky clinches with his opponent.
Willis tries to work over Nevsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Willis is trying to drag Nevsky to the mat but Nevsky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nevsky blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nevsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nevsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Willis controls his hands.
Nevsky throws a head punch that misses.
Nevsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Willis.
Nevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nevsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Willis lands with a light punch inside.
Willis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nevsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Nevsky cracks Willis with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nevsky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Willis up against the cage.
Nevsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis has clasped his hands together around Nevsky's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevsky gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nevsky preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Nevsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big left from Nevsky misses.
Nevsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willis is looking to wear down Nevsky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nevsky misses with a head kick.
Willis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nevsky.
Nevsky throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily.
Willis gets the takedown into side control.
Nevsky throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis looks for a takedown but Nevsky sprawls well.
Willis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nevsky! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Willis's head.
Nevsky moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Willis moves out of range as Nevsky strikes.
Willis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nevsky counters with a good low kick that Willis was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis lands with a cross.
Nevsky throws a low kick, looking for Willis's leg but Willis calmly moves out of range.
Nevsky scores with a jab to the body.
Nevsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Willis throws a front kick aimed at Nevsky's knee but Nevsky avoids it well.
Willis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nevsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nevsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nevsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis connects with a looping right hand.
Nevsky looks to land a combination. Willis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dom Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Willis misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Nevsky. No joy for Willis on that attempt.
Willis tries to clinch there but Nevsky circles away.
Nevsky rushes Willis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nevsky missing with knees to the body.
Willis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Willis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nevsky.
Willis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nevsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nevsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nevsky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Willis is keeping busy.
Nevsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williss head.
Nevsky is trying to stall.
Nevsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky misses with a knee strike.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Nevsky avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Nevsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williss head.
Nevsky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nevsky looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Willis working aggressively here.
Willis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nevsky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nevsky prevents a body shot from Willis.
Nevsky blocks a body shot from Willis.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nevsky has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Willis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nevsky can turn it around.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nevsky can't find room to land a body shot as Willis controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky blocks a body shot from Willis.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis lands a nice uppercut.
Nevsky has a couple of punches blocked by Willis.
Nevsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nevsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Nevsky avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Nevsky.
Willis has a couple of punches blocked by Nevsky.
Alexander Nevsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nevsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nevsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willis can't find room to land a body shot as Nevsky controls the action.
Willis tries to work over Nevsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Willis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nevsky.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nevsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Nevsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nevsky 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Nevsky!
The defeated Dom Willis had this to say: 'I'll be back better than ever!'.
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FIGHT
RATING
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