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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrik Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilev digs a good body shot into Genia's ribs.
Genia throws a low kick but Vasilev avoids it.
Genia just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vasilev.
Vasilev with a nice cross.
Genia lands the left hand.
It looks like Adrik Vasilev has been cut.
Vasilev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasilev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Genia.
Will Genia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Genia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasilev circles away quickly and effectively.
Genia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasilev digs a good hook to Genia's body.
Vasilev forces Genia back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev blocks an uppercut.
Vasilev prevents a body shot from Genia.
Genia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasilev is keeping busy.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasilev avoids the damage to the body.
Genia scores with a shoulder strike.
Genia working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev breaks from the clinch.
Vasilev stalks Genia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Genia's face. Genia staggers backwards, shaken.
Genia lands a jab to the nose.
Genia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasilev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vasilev!
Genia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasilev defends it nicely.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
Genia swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasilev.
Genia misses with a two punch combination.
Vasilev has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vasilev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Genia sets himself, and Vasilev steps forward looking for the clinch! Genia avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilev just misses with a punch to the body.
Genia takes a swing at Vasilev's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia misses with a hook.
Genia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasilev wants to land a leg kick but Genia is out of range.
Genia throws an off balance right hand
and Vasilev counters with a nice leg kick.
Genia scores with a body shot.
Vasilev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Genia.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Genia, right into the meat.
Genia misses with a hook
and Vasilev counters with a body kick that stops Genia in his tracks momentarily.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Vasilev wants to counter with a clinch but Genia pushes him away.
Genia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Genia missing with a left hand there. Vasilev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasilev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia tests Vasilev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasilev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Genia throws a body punch but Vasilev moves out of range.
Vasilev throws a front kick aimed at Genia's knee but Genia avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Vasilev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Genia misses with a looping left.
Genia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasilev.
Genia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Genia as he connects with a hook.
A solid body kick from Vasilev.
Genia misses with a hook
and Vasilev counters with an inside leg kick.
Genia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasilev was well out of range. Poor timing from Genia.
Vasilev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilev slips a jab from Genia.
Genia swings for the body but Vasilev moves out of range.
Vasilev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Genia throws a low kick but Vasilev moves out of range easily.
Vasilev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vasilev catches Genia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Genia cracks a nice hook into Vasilev's ribs.
Genia throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilev's shoulder, as Vasilev tries to avoid the shot.
Genia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasilev. Vasilev obviously looking to wear him down.
Genia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vasilev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genia misses with a looping right.
Vasilev blocks a low kick nicely.
Vasilev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Adrik Vasilev's cut even more.
Vasilev moves away from the strike by Genia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Will Genia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vasilev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Genia.
Vasilev feints and then cracks Genia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Genia down.
Genia misses with a hook
letting Vasilev counter with a right hand.
Genia looks to throw the jab but Vasilev is out of range.
Vasilev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasilev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasilev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasilev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Genia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasilev counters by clinching up.
Vasilev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasilev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia throws a shot from downtown. Vasilev moves away and avoids it.
Genia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Vasilev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Genia doesn't seem phased though.
Genia misses with an uppercut. Vasilev saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Genia throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vasilev to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasilev digs a good hook to Genia's body.
Genia misses with a hook. Vasilev ducked under it nicely.
Genia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasilev connects with a solid leg kick.
Genia scores with the left hand. Vasilev knows he should have avoided that one.
Genia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vasilev. Vasilev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vasilev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Genia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Vasilev throws the left hand but Genia avoids the punch easily.
Genia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a left hand
and Vasilev counters with a good low kick that Genia was not able to check.
Genia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasilev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasilev clinches up with Genia and pushes him back against the cage.
Vasilev missing with knees to the body.
Vasilev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasilev manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Genia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Genia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasilev throws out the jab.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Genia doesn't seem bothered though.
Vasilev lands with a nice body punch.
Vasilev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Genia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Genia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vasilev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Will Genia is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genia throws out the jab.
Genia connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Vasilev.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genia throws out the jab.
Genia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Genia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasilev tries to counter with a clinch but Genia shakes him off and moves away.
Genia avoids the body shot from Vasilev.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Genia throws a hook but Vasilev avoids it easily.
Vasilev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Genia throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasilev.
Vasilev throws a good cross that connects.
Genia misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy left from Genia finds it's target.
Genia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev avoids the body shot from Genia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilev misses with a wild body shot.
Genia looks to land a combination but Vasilev avoids it well.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Genia misses with a straight left.
Genia backing away here, and Vasilev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Genia defending well as Vasilev loads up on a big left hand.
Vasilev moves in looking to clinch but Genia pushes him off.
Vasilev is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab by Genia.
Genia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Genia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vasilev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genia manages to avoid it.
Vasilev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genia's sensitive parts.
Vasilev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasilev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Genia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrik Vasilev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Genia throws a body punch but Vasilev moves out of range.
Vasilev is looking for the big counter here.
Vasilev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasilev slips a straight right by Genia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasilev.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Vasilev thuds his shin into the meat of Genia's side.
Vasilev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Vasilev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasilev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasilev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev moves out of range of the strikes.
Genia checks a leg kick.
Vasilev misses with a few strikes there.
Genia misses the body punch
and Vasilev counters with a low kick, right behind Genia 's knee.
Genia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasilev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Genia misses with a hook. Vasilev ducked under it nicely.
Vasilev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vasilev moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Genia obliges.
Vasilev is trying to stall.
Genia misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasilev blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vasilev fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Vasilev.
Genia managing to block the knees to the body from Vasilev.
Genia scores with a shot to the side of Vasilev's head.
Vasilev has Genia pressed against the cage.
Vasilev breaks from the clinch.
Genia throws the left hand but Vasilev avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a body kick.
Genia misses with a shot to the body
enabling Vasilev to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasilev wants to clinch but Genia slips to the side
and Genia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Genia looks to land a left hand but Vasilev moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genia shoots in for a double leg but Vasilev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasilev.
Genia throws a lazy right hand but Vasilev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasilev.
Genia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Genia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Genia tries to move into range but Vasilev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasilev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia throws a hook but Vasilev avoids it easily.
Vasilev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Genia in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genia.
Vasilev is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Genia misses with an uppercut
and Vasilev counters with a good low kick that Genia was not able to check.
Vasilev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Genia's head.
Genia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasilev takes one to the chin there.
Vasilev throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Vasilev.
Vasilev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Genia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vasilev scrambles back to his feet.
Vasilev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasilev flicks out a counter leg kick but Genia steps away.
Vasilev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasilev. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilev misses with a low kick.
Genia misses with a right hand
and Vasilev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia swings widly with a right hand
and Vasilev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vasilev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Genia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vasilev lands a nice looking body shot.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genia throws out the jab.
Genia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vasilev counters with an inside leg kick.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
Vasilev wants to counter the offense by Genia and move into the clinch position.
Vasilev scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasilev throws a head kick but Genia moves out of range.
Genia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasilev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Genia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
Genia throws a right hand that Vasilev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasilev also avoids with ease.
Genia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrik Vasilev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vasilev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrik Vasilev!
Our winner, Adrik Vasilev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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