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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vadokowich comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 lbs
49 - 22 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class 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
49 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vadim Vadokowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadokowich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vadokowich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vadokowich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poulter.
Vadokowich throws a right hand that Poulter ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulter also avoids with ease.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Vadokowich.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich pushes him away.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Vadokowich and move into the clinch position.
Vadokowich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Vadokowich and move into the clinch position.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
Vadokowich sets himself, and Poulter steps forward looking for the clinch! Vadokowich avoids it this time.
Vadokowich scores with a nice head shot.
Vadokowich looks to land a right hand but Poulter moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vadokowich.
Poulter slips under a jab from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich lands a slapping body shot.
Vadokowich misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a head kick.
Vadokowich throws a lazy right hand but Poulter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut. Poulter saw that one coming.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Vadokowich and move into the clinch position.
Poulter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Poulter slips a straight right by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poulter.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich connects with a single shot there.
Poulter moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vadokowich scores with a spinning back kick!
Poulter avoids the body shot from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vadokowich throws a looping overhand right but Poulter ducks down to avoid it.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vadokowich cracks Poulter with an open hand slap.
Vadokowich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulter.
Poulter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich shakes him off and moves away.
Vadokowich scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a shot from downtown. Poulter moves away and avoids it.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Vadokowich and move into the clinch position.
Vadokowich is looking to land body kicks.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich pushes him away.
Vadokowich misses the shot to the body.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vadokowich throws a right and a left that Poulter avoids nicely.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich shakes him off and moves away.
Poulter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vadokowich just misses with a punch to the body.
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.
Some wild striking there from Vadokowich.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a right and a left that Poulter avoids nicely.
Vadim Vadokowich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vadokowich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Vadokowich and move into the clinch position.
Poulter moves out of range as Vadokowich strikes.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Vadokowich and move into the clinch position.
Vadokowich throws a push kick but Poulter slaps the foot to one side.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich shakes him off and moves away.
Vadokowich misses with a looping right.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a head kick but Poulter moves out of range.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vadokowich.
Poulter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poulter moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Vadokowich and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poulter blocks a head kick by Vadokowich.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vadokowich misses with the combination.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vadokowich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vadokowich throws an overhand right that lands on Poulter's shoulder, as Poulter tries to avoid the shot.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich pushes him away.
Vadokowich takes a swing at Poulter's ribcage but misses.
Poulter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Poulter.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vadokowich misses with a body kick.
Vadokowich looks to throw the jab but Poulter is out of range.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vadokowich misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut
and Poulter counters by clinching up.
Vadokowich throws a head punch that misses.
Vadokowich swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vadokowich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vadokowich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulter.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vadokowich.
A short uppercut from Vadokowich.
Poulter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poulter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulter is pushing Vadokowich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vadokowich managing to block the knees to the body from Poulter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vadokowich tries to throw a body punch but Poulter avoids it by throwing Vadokowich back against the cage.
Poulter takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vadokowich misses with a body punch.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vadokowich avoids it.
Vadokowich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poulter.
Poulter misses with a punch to the body.
Vadokowich swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vadokowich.
Poulter lands a left hand.
Poulter blocking some punches.
Vadokowich throws a head punch that misses.
Paul Poulter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vadokowich is defending well for now.
Poulter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vadokowich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Poulter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vadokowich is keeping busy.
Poulter blocking some punches.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulter misses with a knee strike.
Poulter cracks Vadokowich with a nice body shot.
Poulter missing with knees to the body.
Vadokowich managing to block the knees to the body from Poulter.
Vadokowich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vadokowich avoids it.
Vadokowich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich lands with a left to the head.
Poulter blocking some punches.
Vadokowich leaning against his opponent.
Vadokowich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Poulter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vadokowich misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vadokowich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poulter lands a knee to the body.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Vadokowich won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Vadokowich won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Vadokowich won't want to take too many of those.
Vadokowich managing to block the knees to the body from Poulter.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Vadokowich won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Vadokowich won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Vadokowich won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vadokowich. Poulter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot.
Vadokowich misses the jab.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich pushes him away.
Vadokowich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulter moves away.
Vadokowich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulter can do to turn this around?
Jab by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulter moves out of range of the body kick from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich sets himself, and Poulter steps forward looking for the clinch! Vadokowich avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poulter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vadokowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Vadokowich shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich misses with a left hand
and Poulter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poulter obliges.
Poulter landing knees to the body.
Poulter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Poulter.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulter working Vadokowich over with knees to the body.
Poulter working Vadokowich over with knees to the body.
Poulter lands a knee to the body.
Poulter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter missing with knees to the body.
Vadokowich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vadokowich wants to stall.
Poulter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vadokowich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poulter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vadokowich is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Poulter as the two fighters clinch.
Vadokowich is trying to break free.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vadokowich.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich has a couple of punches blocked by Poulter.
Vadokowich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vadokowich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vadokowich tries to stall but Poulter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vadokowich avoiding damage as Poulter throws knees to the body.
Poulter missing with knees to the body.
Vadokowich swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vadokowich throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulter.
Poulter trying to land knees to the body.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Vadokowich avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich tries to circle away but Poulter has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with the head strike.
Poulter stalling.
Vadokowich is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulter gets an underhook and turns Vadokowich into the cage.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Vadokowich avoids the damage to the body.
Poulter blocking some punches.
Vadokowich avoiding damage as Poulter throws knees to the body.
Vadokowich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Vadokowich fails to land.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Vadokowich avoids the damage to the body.
Poulter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vadokowich is defending well for now.
Poulter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vadokowich or not.
Poulter slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poulter obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vadokowich's face.
Poulter working Vadokowich over with knees to the body.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vadokowich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vadokowich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter can't find room to land a body shot as Vadokowich controls the action.
Poulter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poulter crunches a lovely knee into Vadokowich's ribcage.
Poulter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vadokowich is trying to stall.
Poulter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vadokowich avoids it.
Vadokowich misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Poulter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poulter 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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