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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paullly Pullman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paullly Pullman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullman throws a combination that misses
and Willis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pullman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Willis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Willis wants a takedown but no success here.
Pullman letting Willis take a breather here.
Pullman looking to slow down the pace here.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pullman swings for the body but Willis moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Willis.
Willis tries to bum rush Pullman with a series of wild strikes but Pullman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Pullman misses.
Willis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Willis pushes Pullman up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis wants a takedown.
Pullman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Willis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Willis avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Willis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Willis goes for a takedown attempt but Pullman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paullly Pullman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Willis.
Willis throws an off balance right hand
and Pullman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pullman.
Pullman chips away with some ground and pound.
Pullman stopping the sweep attempt from Willis.
Willis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pullman wants to stand but Willis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Pullman 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.
Willis controlling the position.
Pullman trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Pullman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pullman throws a strike but Willis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pullman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pullman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pullman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pullman wants to stand but Willis is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Pullman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pullman's guard.
Willis lands a couple of elbows.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pullman controls Willis momentarily but Willis frees himself.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Pullman blocks nicely.
Pullman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis stopping the sweep attempt from Pullman.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Pullman blocks nicely.
Pullman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willis clinches.
Willis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pullman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pullman is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Willis off. It looks like it's working - Willis slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Pullman displaying calm under pressure there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pullman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willis as he avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Willis.
Pullman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Willis tries to avoid it but Pullman 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 looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dom Willis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pullman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pullman throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Willis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pullman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Willis avoids the body shot from Pullman.
Pullman moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Pullman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Willis punishes Pullman's body with a nice straight punch.
Willis looks to land a combination but Pullman avoids it well.
Pullman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Willis both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis throws a push kick but Pullman slaps the foot to one side.
Pullman feinted with a counter takedown.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pullman circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis cracks Pullman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Willis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pullman is trying to defend but Willis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pullman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Willis is on him like a limpet, forcing Pullman back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis has Pullman pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Willis.
Pullman stalling the fight.
Willis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Willis tries to score a body lock takedown but Pullman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Willis slowing the pace effectively.
Willis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Willis tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two 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.
Pullman wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Willis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Willis manages to break the clinch.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt.
Paullly Pullman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Willis.
Donk. Willis catches Pullman right on the button with a cross.
Willis stalks Pullman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pullman's face. Pullman staggers backwards, shaken.
Willis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pullman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pullman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Willis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Willis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pullman misses with a looping left.
Willis throws a series of punches but Pullman avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Pullman misses its target.
Pullman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Willis is out of range and Pullman settles back down.
Willis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Willis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pullman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullman stuffs the takedown.
Dom Willis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Pullman.
Willis misses with an uppercut. Pullman saw that one coming.
Pullman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pullman manages to avoid it.
Pullman tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pullman tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Willis takes the fight into the clinch.
Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Willis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Willis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullman wants a takedown.
Willis slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Willis.
Pullman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Willis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pullman to the mat. Pullman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pullman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pullman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pullman pulls Willis in close to prevent any damage.
Willis cracks Pullman with a solid left hand.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Willis has closed the distance and engaged Pullman in a clinch.
Willis controlling the action here for a moment.
Willis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Willis's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Willis goes for a takedown attempt but Pullman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pullman keeps the fight on the outside.
Pullman wants to land a leg kick but Willis is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullman shoots in looking for a takedown but Willis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pullman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Willis fails with the takedown.
Pullman lands a body shot.
Willis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pullman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pullman wants it to stay on the feet.
Paullly Pullman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Willis.
Pullman misses with a few strikes there.
Willis misses with a body shot.
Pullman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pullman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Willis defends it nicely.
Willis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pullman takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Willis moves into the clinch.
Willis tries for a takedown but Pullman manages to get underhooks.
Willis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pullman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pullman letting Willis take a breather here.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Willis misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Pullman.
Willis throws a body shot but no joy.
Willis looks to land a body kick but Pullman moved away.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pullman attempts a counter takedown but Willis avoids it well and moves away.
Pullman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Willis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pullman fails with a takedown attempt.
Pullman scores with a nice body kick.
Dom Willis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pullman or perhaps it was just good defense by Willis, which made it look bad.
Pullman looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
Pullman closes the distance but Willis moves to the side
and Willis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pullman lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis clinches up against the cage.
Willis stalls.
Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pullman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Willis misses with a looping left.
Willis lands with a cross.
Pullman misses with a low kick as Willis jumps back.
Pullman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willis's waist but Willis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pullman off to one side.
Willis throws a one two combo.
Paullly Pullman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pullman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Willis can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pullman. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullman misses with a body kick.
Willis throws a combination. Pullman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pullman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Willis looks to land a combination. Pullman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Willis with a nice cross.
Pullman moves forwards but Willis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Willis connects with a jab.
Willis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pullman.
Willis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pullman in his tracks.
Willis cracks Pullman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pullman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willis.
Pullman misses with a shot to the body
and Willis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pullman slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
Willis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pullman tries to avoid it but Willis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pullman to the ground. Pullman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Willis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pullman throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
Pullman throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Willis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Willis!
Dom Willis gave a mention to Bushido Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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