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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Vasilev (ranked 1560 p4p, 220 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 1738 p4p, 245 weight class). Vasilev comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit). Brown has chosen Some Bodies Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Brown tries to counter it with a takedown but Vasilev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vasilev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown stuns Vasilev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Vasilev. Vasilev maintains the clinch.
Vasilev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasilev pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brown tries to work over Vasilev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasilev throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasilev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Vasilev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Vasilev misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adrik Vasilev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasilev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasilev throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Vasilev tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Vasilev throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Vasilev closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Vasilev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasilev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasilev manages to break the clinch.
Vasilev throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Vasilev throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasilev avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasilev tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasilev throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasilev moves away.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses.
And Brown tries to counter it with a takedown but Vasilev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vasilev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Vasilev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasilev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown working Vasilev over with strikes.
Vasilev wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots but Vasilev is blocking nicely.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasilev defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vasilev is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vasilev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasilev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vasilev gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Vasilev manages to retain guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vasilev working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasilev seems keen to control Brown's posture.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasilev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Vasilev saw that one coming.
Brown feints and as Vasilev raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasilev pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Vasilev trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Vasilev keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown trying to control but Vasilev is working from the bottom.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vasilev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasilev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Vasilev trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilev won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vasilev stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Vasilev in to control the position.
Vasilev stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vasilev wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilev tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilev to the ground. Vasilev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown slips a straight right by Vasilev.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vasilev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasilev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vasilev loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasilev but Vasilev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Brown dives in and grabs Vasilev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vasilev pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Adrik Vasilev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Vasilev tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasilev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
A jab from Vasilev misses.
Vasilev stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev dominated that second round.
That's time! Vasilev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasilev.
Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vasilev did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Vasilev wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown throwing shots but Vasilev is blocking nicely.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasilev's head.
Brown with the ground and pound but Vasilev uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vasilev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown wants to control but Vasilev is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling the position for now.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Vasilev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two 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.
Brown has control of Vasilev's left arm, preventing Vasilev from doing any damage.
Brown keeping full guard, as Vasilev tries to pass.
Vasilev sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasilev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Brown moves away from the strike by Vasilev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilev avoids the body shot from Brown.
Adrik Vasilev is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vasilev jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasilev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Adrik Vasilev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasilev throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Vasilev counters with a leg kick.
Brown blocks a jab.
Vasilev jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasilev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasilev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Vasilev misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrik Vasilev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasilev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrik Vasilev!
Adrik Vasilev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
John Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry Fans I Lost, But I'll Comeback And Be Better Before'.
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