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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better comes to the cage accompanied by Mother by Danzig. This should be a great matchup!
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 12 - 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
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Better appears to be looking for a big counter.
Better misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Better throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Better.
Thomas throws a push kick but Better slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Better jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Better has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Better swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Better was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Better slips under a jab from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Better. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Better moves out of range of the body kick.
Better changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Better. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas 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 Better has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Better and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Better moved away.
Better thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Better connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Better throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Better avoids a kick to the body.
Better swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Better moved out of range nicely.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Better tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Better sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Better lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Better.
Better checks a low kick from Thomas.
Better swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Better blocks the leg kick.
Better ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Better tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Better counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Better is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Better throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Better scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Better just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Better. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Better finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Better to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Better takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Better blocks the low kick.
Better attempts a counter takedown but Thomas avoids it well and moves away.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
Better's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Better duly obliges.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Better tries to counter with a takedown but Thomas is quick to defend against it.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Better throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Better checks a leg kick nicely.
Better is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Better was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Better. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Better tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Better tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better throws out a powerful jab.
Better digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Better checks it.
Better throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Better counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Better lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Better fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the liver by Better. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better checks a low kick from Thomas.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Better's head.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Better cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Better scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Better misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas tries a quick counter leg kick but Better is wise to it.
Better shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Better takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Better backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Better takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Better seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thomas lands a front kick.
Thomas misses with a hook. Better ducked under it nicely.
As Thomas tries to get set, Better tries to push him back and clinch up but Thomas manages to avoid the attempt.
Better uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Better attempts a counter takedown but Thomas avoids it well and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Better blocks the low kick.
Better feinted with a counter takedown.
Better uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Better throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Better manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas misses with a low kick as Better jumps back.
It looked like Better wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Better connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Better looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Better throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Better avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Better on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Better steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Better scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Better fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ash Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Better. Beautiful body shot.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Better with a hook.
Better fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Better fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Better shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Better lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Better backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Better misses its intended target.
Better missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Better lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Better throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Better finds it's target.
Better throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ash Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Better is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Better just leaning against Thomas, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Oh Better is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Better is working Thomas over against the cage.
Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Better won't allow it.
Better seems to have got his legs back now.
Better misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Better has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Better gets an underhook and turns Thomas into the cage.
Better misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Better working aggressively here.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Better doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Better struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Better makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Better fails to land.
Better misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Better has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Better has him pressed against the cage.
Better tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
Better is working for takedown but Thomas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Better.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas tries to stall but Better uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Better is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Better has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
After the fight, Evan Better was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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