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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Odenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thor Odenson enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
7 - 2 - 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Odenson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odenson jabs at Bilous's body.
Bilous takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bilous misses with a leg kick.
Odenson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bilous with a body shot.
Bilous with a poor takedown
enabling Odenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Odenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bilous tests Odenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Odenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Odenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Odenson sprawls well. Odenson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bilous gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thor Odenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odenson moves out of range as Bilous strikes.
An inside leg kick from Odenson misses.
Bilous changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odenson lands a slapping body shot.
Bilous throws a sloppy head kick and Odenson moves out of range easily.
Bilous dives in for a single leg takedown but Odenson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooh!!! Odenson has knocked Bilous down with a huge combo! Odenson steps away and waves a wobbly Bilous back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Pavlo Bilous has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odenson throws a series of punches but Bilous moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson scores with a spinning back kick!
Bilous is breathing heavily.
Bilous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Odenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bilous misses the target.
Odenson lands with a nice body punch.
Bilous on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Odenson throws a right and a left that Bilous avoids nicely.
Odenson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bilous momentarily.
The fighters circling - Odenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bilous tries to counter with a takedown but Odenson is quick to defend against it.
Bilous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Odenson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bilous rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bilous tenderised Odenson's leg. Odenson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Odenson lands a front kick.
Bilous throws a looping overhand right but Odenson ducks down to avoid it.
Odenson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bilous appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bilous 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 Odenson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Odenson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bilous takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Odenson throws a leg kick but Bilous sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Odenson scores with a shot to the body.
Thor Odenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous throws a leg kick but Odenson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bilous keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Odenson throws a hook but Bilous avoids it easily.
Odenson looks for the body kick but Bilous saw that one coming.
Odenson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bilous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bilous.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odenson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bilous is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Odenson.
Bilous trying to control the position but Odenson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odenson is looking to reverse the position.
Bilous wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Odenson, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavlo Bilous's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bilous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Odenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bilous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Odenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bilous.
Bilous tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Odenson defends well and Bilous ends up having to push Odenson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Odenson looks to land a combination. Bilous sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Odenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odenson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Odenson wants it to stay on the feet.
Bilous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Odenson is out of range.
Odenson takes a swing at Bilous's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Odenson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Odenson lands with a nice body punch.
Bilous finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Odenson is looking to chop away at Bilous's legs.
Odenson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson connects with a body shot that sends Bilous's belly button to the back.
Odenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bilous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bilous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bilous was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bilous looks up at the clock and then as Odenson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bilous smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Odenson is trying to improve his position.
Odenson defending against the ground and pound.
Bilous is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Odenson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous is putting a hurting on Odenson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bilous prevents Odenson from escaping the position.
Bilous lands a nice forearm strike.
Odenson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pavlo Bilous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Odenson regains half guard.
Bilous is keen to just control but Odenson is a slippery customer.
Bilous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Odenson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bilous.
Bilous wants to control but Odenson is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous prevents Odenson from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odenson is trying to maintain the position but Bilous is very close to passing his half guard.
Bilous stops Odenson from getting back to his feet.
Bilous trying to control from Odenson's half guard. Odenson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Odenson is on top in guard.
Odenson postures up and lands a big shot to Bilous's brow.
Bilous is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Odenson is looking to stand up but Bilous won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavlo Bilous's cut.
That's time! Bilous's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bilous moves out of range of the leg kick from Odenson.
Bilous misses with a hook. Odenson ducked under it nicely.
Bilous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bilous throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thor Odenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bilous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Odenson misses.
Bilous misses with a takedown attempt - Odenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Odenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bilous tries to counter with a takedown but Odenson is quick to defend against it.
Odenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Odenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bilous throws a leg kick which misses Odenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Odenson tries to avoid it.
Odenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bilous.
Odenson throws a right hand that misses
and Bilous counters with a low kick, right behind Odenson 's knee.
Bilous shoots in looking for a takedown but Odenson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bilous's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Odenson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Odenson throws a jab when Bilous was well out of range.
Bilous drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Odenson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bilous lands a few punches from side control.
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.
Odenson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odenson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bilous is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Odenson missing with punches from the bottom.
Bilous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bilous takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bilous is trying to control the action in half guard but Odenson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bilous is working away from the top position though.
Odenson 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.
Bilous lands with a punch from half guard.
Bilous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bilous is trying to control the action in half guard but Odenson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Odenson wants to get back to his feet.
Bilous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bilous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Odenson is trying to stand back up but Bilous is controlling him
Bilous working Odenson over with strikes.
Odenson is looking to control Bilous's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Odenson avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bilous.
Odenson has hold of Bilous's hands but Bilous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Odenson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bilous scores with a couple of nice shots.
Odenson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bilous.
Bilous stops Odenson from getting back to his feet.
Odenson taking some punishment here, with Bilous in his half guard.
Bilous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thor Odenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bilous is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Odenson is just riding it out for now. Bilous eventually gives up the hold.
Odenson tries to roll over but Bilous keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlo Bilous showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Odenson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Odenson!
An intense looking Thor Odenson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'd like to thank GAMMA for this opportunity... Who is next? ... ON TAP NUTRTION - get involved boys and girls.'.
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