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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 into the arena with Mother by Danzig blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ash Thomas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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183 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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178 lbs
40 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 13 - 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
40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Better.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Better moved away.
Better scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Better lands.
Better looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Better lands the left hand.
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.
Better swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thomas defends well and Better ends up having to push Thomas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Better attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Better lands a slapping body shot.
Better chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Better looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evan Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Better.
Better tries a head kick but it misses.
Ash Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws the left hand but Better avoids the punch easily.
Better scores with a leg kick.
Better lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Better. Beautiful body shot.
Better throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Better is in Thomas's guard.
Better tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Better is one step ahead there.
Thomas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better looking for a sweep. Not yet Better, not yet.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Thomas postures up.
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!
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Better is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Better manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
Better throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Better throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Better working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Better's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Better trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Better is proving a slippery customer.
Better throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Better scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Better connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Better thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Better half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Better swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas thows a body kick. Better tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good exchange - Better coming out on top.
Better seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Better blocks a head kick by Thomas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Better. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Sloppy strikes from Better. Those never looked like landing.
Better shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thomas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Better works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Better is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Better throws a strike but Thomas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thomas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Better is now in half guard.
Thomas trying to control but Better postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Better is working for a submission of some sort.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Better is controlling well.
Better is taking a breather. Thomas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Better scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Better is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Better is very close to passing his half guard.
Better seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick lands from Better.
Better fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Better fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Better connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Better is out of range.
Better attempts a counter takedown but Thomas avoids it well and moves away.
Evan Better is winning the standup battle so far.
Better misses with a wild combination.
Better misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Better moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Better lands with a nice body punch.
Better misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas checks a low kick from Better.
Better doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Better paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Better delivers a nice body kick.
Better blocks a leg kick.
Better changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Better throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Better throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Better.
Better tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Better.
Better looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Better closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Better tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evan Better is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Better.
Better misses with the body kick
and Better takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Better sees coming a mile off.
Better lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Better scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Better dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Better.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Better is defended easily by Thomas.
Ash Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Better - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Better. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Better tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Better throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a body kick.
Better lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Thomas defending well as Better loads up on a big left hand.
Better looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Better scores with a spinning back kick!
Thomas throws a hook but Better blocks it.
Better swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Better's knee momentarily.
Better lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Better chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Better.
Better throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Better had a free shot at his head there.
Better with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Better looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Better misses with a looping left.
Better feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Better landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Better from controlling successfully.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Better sitting in guard here, content to control.
Better trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Better sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thomas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
Evan Better was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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