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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Richthofen comes to the cage accompanied by Theme tune to islam. Vadokowich has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vadokowich! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vadokowich takes one to the side of the head.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vadokowich dips down and scores with a jab to the body. von Richthofen tries to clinch up. Vadokowich throws a leg kick but von Richthofen moved away. von Richthofen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Vadokowich slips under a jab. A big right from von Richthofen misses. A slow jab from von Richthofen misses its intended target. von Richthofen lands with a shot to the body. Vadokowich blocks the body kick.
von Richthofen digs a good hook to Vadokowich's body.
von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vadokowich paws at him with a jab and circles away. von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. This has been an exciting period of action! The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Vadokowich slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Vadokowich looking to hit a scissor sweep but von Richthofen is one step ahead there. Vadokowich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vadokowich is thwarting von Richthofen's attempts to control the position. Vadokowich wants to take a breather but von Richthofen is having none of it. von Richthofen is holding on to half guard well. von Richthofen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Vadokowich jumps into side control! von Richthofen is trying to get back to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vadokowich is looking to take a break and control but von Richthofen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. von Richthofen is trying to control Vadokowich's posture but Vadokowich avoids it. You can see the frustration on von Richthofen's face as Vadokowich controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen struggling a bit here. von Richthofen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vadokowich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. You can see the frustration on von Richthofen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. von Richthofen tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. von Richthofen loads up on a big right hand but Vadokowich slips the punch. von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than von Richthofen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! von Richthofen wants to control the pace but Vadokowich is squirming around nicely. von Richthofen working Vadokowich over with strikes here. Vadokowich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vadokowich's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vadokowich sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Vadokowich controlling the position for now. von Richthofen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. von Richthofen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Vadokowich gets back to full guard.
von Richthofen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vadokowich works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Vadokowich trying to control the position.
Vadokowich looking to hit a scissor sweep but von Richthofen is one step ahead there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. von Richthofen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vadokowich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vadokowich is trying to keep von Richthofen in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
von Richthofen fakes the leg kick and cracks Vadokowich in the body. von Richthofen avoids a punch combination nicely.
von Richthofen tries to clinch there but Vadokowich circles away.
Vadokowich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
von Richthofen gets off balance looking for a body kick and Vadokowich counters with a nice body shot. von Richthofen scores with a nice strike. Vadokowich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Decent striking displayed by Vadokowich there. von Richthofen looking for a takedown here - he's got it. von Richthofen connects with a couple of short punches. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Richthofen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vadokowich trying to control the position.
von Richthofen trying to control but Vadokowich is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. von Richthofen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. von Richthofen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Vadokowich looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Vadokowich is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. von Richthofen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. von Richthofen wants to pass the guard but Vadokowich is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vadokowich 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 von Richthofen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from von Richthofen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. von Richthofen loads up on a big right hand but Vadokowich slips the punch. von Richthofen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Vadokowich dodges the punch combination from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen drives through with a takedown into Vadokowich's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen trying to control but Vadokowich is working from the bottom. von Richthofen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. von Richthofen 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. von Richthofen wants to control from the top but Vadokowich keeps moving. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vadokowich managing to control the position. von Richthofen preventing the sweep. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Vadokowich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Vadokowich working a defensive guard but von Richthofen passes into half guard.
Vadokowich trying to control here.
von Richthofen scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Manfred von Richthofen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vadokowich is defending against the submission attempts here by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen prevents Vadokowich from improving his position. Vadokowich blocking the ground and pound attempt from von Richthofen. Vadokowich is looking to control von Richthofen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vadokowich avoid being mounted? von Richthofen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. von Richthofen trying to pass the guard but Vadokowich defending well. Vadokowich regains full guard. Nicely done. von Richthofen scores with a decent looking elbow strike. von Richthofen stopping the sweep attempt from Vadokowich.
That's four minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vadokowich works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Vadokowich looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Vadokowich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Vadokowich looking for a sweep. Not yet Vadokowich, not yet. von Richthofen landing with the ground and pound. Vadokowich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. von Richthofen stopping the sweep attempt from Vadokowich. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. von Richthofen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. von Richthofen postures up and lands a big shot to Vadokowich's brow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action!
Vadokowich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck von Richthofen on the side of the head. von Richthofen misses with a leg kick and Vadokowich counters with a left to the body. Vadokowich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Richthofen looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Vadim Vadokowich seems to be getting the better of the standup. von Richthofen works the jab nicely. Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Richthofen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich. Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot. von Richthofen dodges the punch combination from Vadokowich.
A big left from von Richthofen misses. von Richthofen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
von Richthofen doesn't manage to clinch there - Vadokowich circles away.
von Richthofen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. von Richthofen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vadokowich in his tracks. Vadokowich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Richthofen moves away. von Richthofen looks to throw the jab but Vadokowich is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. von Richthofen throws a big shot that misses. von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vadokowich. von Richthofen throws a hook to the side of Vadokowich's head but Vadokowich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A jab from von Richthofen misses. Vadokowich tries to keep at a distance but von Richthofen has taken the fight into the clinch. von Richthofen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Vadokowich struggles to land a body shot inside as von Richthofen controls his hands.
von Richthofen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vadokowich up against the cage. von Richthofen swings wildly with an uppercut but Vadokowich uses good head movement to avoid it. von Richthofen has Vadokowich pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. von Richthofen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vadokowich tumbling to the mat - von Richthofen dives into Vadokowich's guard. von Richthofen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vadokowich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Vadokowich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for von Richthofen! Vadokowich trying to control but he's not successful this time. This has been an exciting period of action! Vadokowich avoids the attempt from von Richthofen to control. von Richthofen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen sitting in guard, not really doing much. von Richthofen throws a strike but Vadokowich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. von Richthofen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vadokowich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. von Richthofen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Vadokowich postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen looking for subs off his back but Vadokowich has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vadokowich prevents von Richthofen from improving his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen clearly takes that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Vadokowich. von Richthofen is looking to take this fight into the clinch. von Richthofen slips a jab from Vadokowich. Vadokowich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
von Richthofen throws a half hearted mid kick. Vadokowich lands a body shot.
von Richthofen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vadokowich. Vadokowich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by von Richthofen. von Richthofen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Vadokowich swats away the attempt to clinch by von Richthofen. Vadokowich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Vadokowich slips a straight right by von Richthofen. von Richthofen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Donk. Vadokowich catches von Richthofen right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vadokowich swats away the attempt to clinch by von Richthofen. Vadokowich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from von Richthofen. Vadokowich connects with a single shot there. von Richthofen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vadokowich momentarily.
Good work by von Richthofen as he checks the leg kick. von Richthofen defending well as Vadokowich loads up on a big left hand. Vadim Vadokowich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. von Richthofen misses with a left hand and Vadokowich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Vadokowich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and von Richthofen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vadokowich scrambles back to his feet. Vadokowich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent von Richthofen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Vadokowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Richthofen jabbing away but nothing is landing. von Richthofen is looking to take this fight into the clinch. von Richthofen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vadokowich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent von Richthofen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. 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! von Richthofen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Vadokowich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract von Richthofen. von Richthofen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Vadokowich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and von Richthofen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. von Richthofen lands the left hand. A telegraphed takedown attempt from von Richthofen is defended easily by Vadokowich. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manfred von Richthofen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice sprawl there from Vadokowich as von Richthofen shoots in. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. von Richthofen blocks a jab. A combination from Vadokowich does no damage. Vadokowich cracks a nice hook into von Richthofen's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vadokowich clobbers von Richthofen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. That kick from Vadokowich tenderised von Richthofen's leg. von Richthofen is trying to keep his angry face on. Vadokowich needs to keep his hands up - von Richthofen had a free shot at his head there. Vadokowich slips under a jab. Vadokowich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. von Richthofen lands a body shot.
von Richthofen throws a combination that misses and Vadokowich counters with a straight right hand. Vadokowich throws a hook but von Richthofen avoids it easily. von Richthofen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vadokowich if he has to take too many more of those.
Vadokowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Richthofen thuds a left hand into Vadokowich's body. von Richthofen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vadokowich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vadokowich loads up on a big right hand but von Richthofen slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen throws a shot from downtown. Vadokowich moves away and avoids it. 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! Vadokowich throws a sloppy head kick and von Richthofen moves out of range easily. Vadokowich throws a sloppy head kick and von Richthofen moves out of range easily. von Richthofen throws a body kick that misses. von Richthofen walks into a straight right hand from Vadokowich. von Richthofen staying out of range there. von Richthofen tries to clinch there but Vadokowich circles away.
Vadokowich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vadokowich missing with a left hand there. von Richthofen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vadokowich paws at him with a jab and circles away. Vadokowich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. von Richthofen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
von Richthofen moves out of range as Vadokowich throws a body kick.
von Richthofen closes the distance and clinches. Vadokowich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich dominated that fourth round. 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. This is the final round!
Vadokowich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by von Richthofen. von Richthofen misses with a looping right. Vadokowich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Richthofen.
A head kick misses from Vadokowich. Vadokowich throws out a loose jab but von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid it. von Richthofen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vadokowich manages to avoid it. von Richthofen tries to clinch up. von Richthofen shoots in looking for a takedown but Vadokowich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Richthofen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. von Richthofen just misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen avoids the body shot from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a low kick as von Richthofen jumps back. von Richthofen throws a hook to the side of Vadokowich's head but Vadokowich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. von Richthofen misses with a right hand and Vadokowich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Vadokowich tries a head kick but it misses.
Vadokowich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but von Richthofen moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Vadokowich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vadokowich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch but Vadokowich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Vadokowich throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Vadokowich looks to land a left hand but von Richthofen moved out of range nicely. Vadokowich defending well as von Richthofen loads up on a big left hand. von Richthofen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vadokowich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Vadokowich throws a jab but it's blocked by von Richthofen. Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot. Vadokowich throws a right hand that misses
and von Richthofen counters with a takedown into side control. Vadokowich struggling a bit here. Vadokowich is looking for a sweep. Vadokowich is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen scores with a couple of short elbows. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vadokowich struggling a bit here. von Richthofen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vadokowich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. von Richthofen working away. Vadokowich is trying to improve his position. Vadokowich manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Vadokowich makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vadokowich. von Richthofen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vadokowich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vadokowich has escaped and now he's on top! Vadim Vadokowich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. von Richthofen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vadokowich defends well. Vadokowich trying to control the position from guard on top but von Richthofen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. von Richthofen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vadokowich got a little sloppy there for a moment and von Richthofen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vadokowich has managed to get both his arms back between von Richthofen's legs - danger averted. von Richthofen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vadokowich has passed into half guard!
von Richthofen punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. von Richthofen looking for submissions from an awkward position here. von Richthofen is pressing down on Vadokowich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight! Manfred von Richthofen showed his dominance in that final round. I think von Richthofen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred von Richthofen! Manfred von Richthofen retains his welterweight title! Post fight, Manfred von Richthofen took to the microphone: 'At the moment the media paint us a haters and intolerant. But history will see us as the realists and the resistance against the rotten core ideology called islam'.
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