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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better comes into the arena with Mother by Danzig blaring out of the sound system. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better scores with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hemmo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Better - the referee stops the clock and Hemmo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Better. Hemmo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Better shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hemmo but Hemmo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hemmo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Better.
Better ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hemmo moves away.
Hemmo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Better with a body shot.
Hemmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hemmo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Better.
Better lands with an uppercut that bounces Hemmo off the cage and back into range.
Better darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hemmo throws a good cross that connects.
Hemmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hemmo misses with a looping right.
Hemmo misses with a hook
and Better counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Better finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Better scores with a jab. Hemmo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hemmo throws out a leg kick but Better moves out of range and Hemmo only half commits.
Hemmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Better looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hemmo!
Hemmo tries to bench press Better off him but Better keeps the position.
Better scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hemmo to see if he's OK.
Hemmo parries the strikes from Better easily there. Better is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hemmo to escape.
Hemmo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Better wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Better tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo is trying to escape the position but Better is controlling the position.
Hemmo is trying to get back to half guard.
Hemmo can't do much from the bottom here.
Better 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.
Hemmo manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemmo trying to control from the bottom.
Better wants to work for an arm triangle but Hemmo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Better wants to pass the guard but Hemmo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemmo wants to control but Better is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hemmo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hemmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hemmo keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Better scores with a decent looking hook.
Hemmo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Hemmo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hemmo lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo misses with a looping right.
Hemmo avoids a kick to the body.
Better looks to land a combination. Hemmo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Better lands with a good body shot.
Better fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hemmo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hemmo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Better misses with a body kick.
Better scores with the left hand. Hemmo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hemmo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Better throws a sloppy body shot
and Hemmo counters with an inside leg kick.
Better misses with a straight left.
Hemmo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Better throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hemmo throws a leg kick but Better checks it.
Hemmo misses with a straight right.
Better feinted with a counter takedown.
Hemmo missing with a left hand there. Better was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Better slips a straight right by Hemmo.
Hemmo misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Better misses.
Hemmo tries to clinch up but Better circles away and keeps his distance.
It appears Better was looking to counter with a kick there.
Evan Better is winning the standup battle so far.
Better misses with a takedown
and Hemmo counters with a three punch combo that has Better backing up. Better nods at Hemmo to acknowledge the strikes.
Better tries to clinch up but Hemmo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better misses with a head kick.
Better avoids the head kick by Hemmo.
Better moves out of range of the strikes.
Better keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hemmo.
Evan Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Better manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Better is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Hemmo.
Hemmo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Better is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hemmo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Better scores with a jab. Hemmo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Better.
Hemmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Better.
Good shot there by Hemmo.
Better lands with a nice body kick.
Better swings widly with a right hand
and Better takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Better lands a leg kick that knocks Hemmo off balance momentarily.
Hemmo checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Better tries to score with a low kick but Hemmo moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Better.
A looping hook to the body misses from Better. Hemmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hemmo avoids the head kick by Better.
Better lands a jab to Hemmo's midsection.
Better keeps Hemmo at a distance using the push kick.
Hemmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Better.
Hemmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hemmo avoids the head kick by Better.
A nice inside leg kick there by Better. That's going to slow Hemmo down.
Better comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hemmo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Better moves away.
Hemmo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Better darts in trying to clinch
and Hemmo counters with an inside leg kick.
Better on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Better slips a straight right by Hemmo.
Hemmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Better there.
A good leg kick by Hemmo.
Hemmo moves out of range as Better throws a body kick.
Hemmo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hemmo! But no joy.
Hemmo throws a body punch but Better moves out of range.
Paha Hemmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hemmo's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemmo is staying active underneath Better, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hemmo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Better is working away from the top position though.
Hemmo is trying is best to control the position here.
Better is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hemmo is just riding it out for now. Better eventually gives up the hold.
Hemmo works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Better lands a nice shot to the body.
Better throws a body punch but Hemmo moves out of range.
Better uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hemmo.
Hemmo loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
Hemmo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Better.
Better scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hemmo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hemmo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Better counters with a nice body kick.
Hemmo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Better throws a chopping leg kick but Hemmo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Better throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Better lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemmo loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
Hemmo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Better sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Better thuds a left hand into Hemmo's body.
Better misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hemmo.
Hemmo scores with a decent looking hook.
Hemmo throws out a loose jab but Better uses good head movement to avoid it.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hemmo can do to turn this around?
Hemmo throws a body punch but Better moves out of range.
Hemmo misses with a lunging right hand
and Better finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Better bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Better avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Better appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Better connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hemmo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Better bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Better's corner calls for a 1-2. Better obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hemmo swings widly with a right hand
and Better counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hemmo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Better blocks a jab.
Better moves away from the strike by Hemmo.
Better misses with a body punch
and Hemmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hemmo walks into a straight right hand from Better.
Better ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Better moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hemmo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Better takes a swing at Hemmo's ribcage but misses.
Hemmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Better lands a leg kick that knocks Hemmo off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Better.
Hemmo walks into a straight right hand from Better.
Hemmo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Better counters with a straight right hand.
Better takes a swing at Hemmo's ribcage but misses.
Hemmo tries to bum rush Better with a series of wild strikes but Better uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hemmo throws a hook but Better blocks it.
Hemmo blocks the body kick.
Hemmo slips a straight right by Better.
Better is looking to slow Hemmo down with leg kicks.
Better lands the left hand.
Hemmo rushes Better and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Better can't break the clinch.
Better is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hemmo is keeping busy.
Hemmo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Better backwards.
Hemmo lands an uppercut.
Better gets through Hemmo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Better breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hemmo's head.
Hemmo misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hemmo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Better sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Better misses
and Hemmo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Better has hold of one of Hemmo's legs. Hemmo is fighting the takedown attempt but Better gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hemmo has Better pulled in close to control his posture.
Hemmo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Better can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hemmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Hemmo, not yet.
Paha Hemmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hemmo has momentary wrist control but Better slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Better, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
During a confident post fight interview, Evan Better thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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