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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladislav Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasilev, pushing him back against the cage.
Owen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasilev avoids it.
Owen breaks from the clinch.
Owen thows a body kick. Vasilev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Owen gets a clinch.
Owen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Owen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasilev backwards.
Good body shot from Owen.
Owen stalling the fight.
Owen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vasilev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owen tries a knee to the head but Vasilev blocks it.
Owen breaks from the clinch.
Vasilev fails with the takedown
and Owen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Owen misses with a head shot. Vasilev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vasilev keeping moving, preventing Owen from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Owen just wasn't active enough.
Owen swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Owen scores with a leg kick.
Owen rushes Vasilev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasilev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
James Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladislav Vasilev.
Vasilev fails to pull guard.
Vasilev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vasilev wants to take the fight to the mat but Owen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vasilev jumps guard but Owen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Owen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasilev backwards.
Owen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Owen trying to land knees to the body.
Owen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasilevs head.
Vasilev takes a shot to the head.
Vasilev is rocked!
Owen stalling.
Owen tries to work over Vasilev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owen misses with a knee to the head.
Owen missing with knees to the body.
Owen looking to throw knees to the head but Vasilev is blocking nicely.
Owen breaks from the clinch.
Owen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen clinches with his opponent.
Vasilev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Owen to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasilev looking to slow down the pace here.
Owen manages to break the clinch.
Owen rushes Vasilev and presses him up against the cage.
Owen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasilev tries to pull guard but Owen won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owen misses with a punch to the body.
Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owen moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owen breaks from the clinch.
Owen pushes Vasilev up against the cage in a clinch.
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Vladislav Vasilev has been cut.
Owen has a couple of punches blocked by Vasilev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Owen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladislav Vasilev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Owen closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Owen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owen wants to get back to striking at distance but Vasilev won't allow it.
Owen wants to get back to striking at distance but Vasilev won't allow it.
Vasilev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Owen walks away with a smile on his face. Vasilev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Owen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasilev.
Owen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Owen lands with a nice combination. Vasilev backs away looking to recover.
Owen takes the fight into the clinch.
Owen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owen misses with a wild combination.
James Owen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owen drives through and clinches with Vasilev against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev has Owen pressed against the cage, preventing Owen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Owen breaks from the clinch.
Owen throws a shot from downtown. Vasilev moves away and avoids it.
Vasilev slips a jab and a cross from Owen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Owen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Owen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vasilev is trying to pull guard but Owen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Owen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Owen tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Vasilev fails to pull guard.
James Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladislav Vasilev.
Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev tries to keep at a distance but Owen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasilev wants a takedown but no success here.
Owen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Owen moves into the clinch successfully.
Owen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Owen rushes Vasilev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Owen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owen moves into range and clinches up with Vasilev.
Owen breaks the clinch.
Owen takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasilev prevents Owen from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries to work over Vasilev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasilev jumps guard but Owen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owen throws a combination. Vasilev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Owen closes the distance and pushes Vasilev back into the cage.
Owen keeps control of Vasilev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Owen struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasilev controls his hands.
Owen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasilev can do to turn this around?
Owen working hard to break the clinch.
Owen misses with a punch to the body.
Owen breaks the clinch.
Owen clinches with his opponent.
Vasilev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Owen's efforts to push away.
Vasilev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Owen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James Owen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vasilev tries for a takedown but Owen manages to get underhooks.
Owen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owen clinches up with Vasilev and pushes him back against the cage.
Vasilev jumps guard but Owen stands there with Vasilev around his waist. Vasilev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Owen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasilev is trying to pull guard but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Vasilev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Owen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Owen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladislav Vasilev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vasilev dodges the punch combination from Owen.
Vasilev tries to keep at a distance but Owen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Owen tries to break the clinch but Vasilev is controlling the position.
Vasilev has Owen pressed against the cage, preventing Owen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Owen tries to break the clinch but Vasilev is controlling the position.
Vasilev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owen breaks the clinch.
Owen clinches up against the cage.
Vasilev tries to pull guard but Owen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vasilev fails to pull guard.
James Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladislav Vasilev.
Vasilev jumps into guard, dragging Owen to the mat.
Owen stands and steps away. Vasilev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen connects with a solid leg kick.
Owen misses with a head kick.
Vasilev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Owen darts in and clinches Vasilev up against the cage.
Vasilev lands a damaging elbow.
Owen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasilev blocks it with crossed arms.
Owen is trying to break free.
Owen lands a shoulder strike.
Vasilev prevents Owen from breaking the clinch.
Owen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James Owen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Owen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries a knee to the head but Vasilev blocks it.
Vasilev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Owen to keep the fight standing.
Vasilev jumps guard but Owen stands there with Vasilev around his waist. Vasilev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vasilev is trying to pull guard but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Vasilev jumps guard but Owen stands there with Vasilev around his waist. Vasilev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Owen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owen misses with a head kick.
Owen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasilev, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasilev tries to keep at a distance but Owen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Owen's efforts to push away.
Owen breaks from the clinch.
Owen gets a clinch.
Owen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owen clinches.
Owen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owen closes the distance and clinches.
Vasilev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Owen misses with a knee strike.
Vasilev takes an elbow to the temple.
Owen looking to throw knees to the head but Vasilev is blocking nicely.
James Owen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owen smiles and moves away.
Owen instigates a clinch.
Owen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vasilev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Owen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Owen connects with an inside leg kick.
Owen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasilev, pushing him back against the cage.
Vladislav Vasilev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vasilev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vasilev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Owen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Owen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Owen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Owen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Owen made sure he mentioned Merciless Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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