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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mother by Danzig. Vadokowich has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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181 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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180 cm
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181 lbs
49 - 23 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
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
15 - 14 - 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
49 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Better moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vadokowich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vadokowich throws a shot from downtown. Better moves away and avoids it.
Vadokowich misses with a body kick.
Better feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vadokowich connects with a single shot there.
Better turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
Vadokowich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vadokowich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Better throws a hook to the side of Vadokowich's head but Vadokowich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Better moves out of range.
Vadokowich misses with a hook
and Better counters with a leg kick.
Vadokowich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Better manages to avoid it.
Vadokowich throws a sloppy head kick and Better moves out of range easily.
Better throws a combination. Vadokowich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Better tenderised Vadokowich's leg. Vadokowich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vadokowich misses the jab.
Better jabs at Vadokowich's body.
Vadokowich tries a head kick but it misses.
Better fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vadokowich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vadokowich misses with a looping left.
Better lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Better.
Vadokowich throws a big shot that misses.
Vadokowich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Better counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Better trying to control but Vadokowich is working from the bottom.
Better trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better won't allow Vadokowich to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich keeping full guard, as Better tries to pass.
Better slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vadokowich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vadokowich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Better manages to get himself to full guard.
Better looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Better is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vadokowich won't allow Better to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich looking to pass the guard.
Vadokowich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Better controlling Vadokowich's posture.
Vadokowich wants to control from the top but Better keeps moving.
Better wants to sweep here but Vadokowich controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Better is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vadokowich cracks a nice hook into Better's ribs.
Vadim Vadokowich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vadokowich misses with a body punch
and Better counters with a one-two to the body.
Vadokowich misses with a combination
and Better counters by moving into the clinch.
Better lands a left hand.
Better jumps guard but Vadokowich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Better blocks a body shot from Vadokowich.
Better misses with a short punch on the inside.
Better effectively controlling the action here.
Vadokowich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Better lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vadokowich circles away quickly and effectively.
Vadokowich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Better moves out of range of the strikes.
Evan Better is winning the standup battle so far.
Vadokowich stalks Better and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Better's face. Better staggers backwards, shaken.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Better moves out of range.
Vadokowich lands a jab to the nose.
Vadokowich blocks a low kick nicely.
Better misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vadokowich misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vadokowich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Better connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vadokowich tries to work over Better's front leg with a kick but Better checks it.
Better throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vadokowich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vadokowich scores with a decent looking hook.
Vadokowich misses with a straight left.
Better is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vadokowich.
Better connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vadokowich momentarily.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Better.
Better lands with a cross.
Vadokowich lands with a cross.
Better showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Better counters with a nice uppercut.
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Better was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vadokowich tries to land a front kick but Better steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Better lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Better counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vadokowich!
An elbow from Better crashes against the mat.
Better is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Better wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vadokowich keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Vadokowich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vadokowich is looking for a sweep.
Vadokowich is not content to let Better control the position.
Vadokowich tries to buck Better off but Better is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich holding on.
Better tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vadokowich taking a bit of punishment here - Better scoring with strikes.
Vadokowich defending against the ground and pound.
Better lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Better seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Better working away.
Vadokowich tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Better is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vadokowich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Better cracks Vadokowich with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Better in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Better working away.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vadokowich can do to turn this around?
Better scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vadokowich to see if he's OK.
Better wants to control but Vadokowich is keeping him busy.
Better controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vadokowich ducks under a wild hook from Better.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Better moves out of range.
Better half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vadokowich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Better connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vadokowich momentarily.
Better misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vadokowich.
Better throws a low kick but Vadokowich moves out of range easily.
Vadokowich looks for the body kick but Better saw that one coming.
Vadokowich throws the left hand but Better avoids the punch easily.
Better avoids the body shot from Vadokowich.
A combination from Better does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better tries a head kick but it misses.
Better is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Better staying out of range there.
Better throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vadokowich looks to land a body kick but Better moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vadokowich misses with a right hand
and Better counters with a straight right hand.
Vadokowich fails to land with a series of punches.
Better fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vadokowich just manages to avoid it.
Better drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Better wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vadokowich keeps working.
Vadokowich 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.
Vadokowich takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vadokowich is trying to get back to half guard.
Better controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better trying to control the position but Vadokowich is working away.
Better is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vadokowich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Better is looking to take a break and control but Vadokowich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Better scoring with punches from side control.
Vadim Vadokowich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vadokowich is not content to let Better control the position.
Vadokowich being controlled for a moment.
Vadokowich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Evan Better overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Better remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Better throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Better lands a decent elbow from side control.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vadokowich takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Better trying to control the action but Vadokowich is working from the bottom.
Vadokowich can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Better in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Better looks up at the clock and then as Vadokowich takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Better smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
Evan Better seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Vadim Vadokowich spoke after the fight, saying 'Give it up for my opponent! I come to fight every time!'.
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energy
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hype
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