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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alvarez's choice of entrance music: Look at me now. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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244 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilenius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vilenius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vilenius checks the leg kick.
Vilenius misses with a hook
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Vilenius moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
Vilenius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a nice leg kick.
Vilenius digs a good body shot into Alvarez's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Vilenius does no damage.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Vilenius is breathing heavily.
Alvarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a low kick as Vilenius jumps back.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vilenius is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vilenius checks a leg kick nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilenius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilenius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Vilenius's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilenius tries to avoid it.
Alvarez is looking to slow Vilenius down with leg kicks.
Vilenius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alvarez tries to work over Vilenius's front leg with a kick but Vilenius checks it.
Alvarez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vilenius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vilenius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Vilenius's leg. Vilenius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Vilenius saw that one coming.
Alvarez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Vilenius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez lands a front kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Alvarez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alvarez scores with a nice body kick.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilenius.
Vilenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Vilenius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Vilenius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vilenius really felt that one!
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Vilenius's leg. Vilenius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alvarez is looking to slow Vilenius down with leg kicks.
Vilenius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvarez. That one must have hurt.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez lands a jab to Vilenius's midsection.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vilenius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Vilenius moved away.
Alvarez wants to slow Vilenius down by chopping away at his legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vilenius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvarez - the referee stops the clock and Vilenius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvarez. Vilenius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vilenius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vilenius moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a front kick.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Vilenius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Vilenius's front leg.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez lands a jab to the head.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilenius.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Vilenius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez lands a big head kick that sends Vilenius tumbling to the mat! Alvarez takes a step backwards and waves Vilenius back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Vilenius will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vilenius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Asko Vilenius's cut is getting worse.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vilenius looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Vilenius's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilenius tries to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vilenius might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Vilenius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Vilenius's head.
Asko Vilenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Alvarez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vilenius is able to avoid easily.
Vilenius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Vilenius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vilenius blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
Good leg kick by Alvarez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vilenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vilenius at a distance.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvarez throws a push kick but Vilenius slaps the foot to one side.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Vilenius.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvarez.
Vilenius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vilenius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a good, hard body kick but Vilenius shrugs it off.
Alvarez misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilenius.
Alvarez lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to slow Vilenius down with leg kicks.
Alvarez misses with a kick to the body.
Vilenius checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Vilenius checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius swinging wildly here.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Vilenius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvarez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vilenius moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vilenius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Vilenius's leg. Vilenius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Vilenius saw that one coming.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a looping right.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that misses.
Vilenius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Vilenius saw it coming and moves away.
Vilenius misses with a two punch combination.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vilenius if he has to take too many more of those.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Vilenius's belly button to the back.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez scores with a spinning back kick!
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
Vilenius throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Vilenius slaps the foot to one side.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vilenius throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Vilenius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez throws a head kick that half lands.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vilenius moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Vilenius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to slow Vilenius down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilenius.
Alvarez throws a nice head kick!
Alvarez digs a good body shot into Vilenius's ribs.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez clobbers Vilenius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vilenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Vilenius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvarez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vilenius will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez jabs Vilenius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilenius.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Vilenius moved away.
Alvarez throws a front kick aimed at Vilenius's knee but Vilenius avoids it well.
Vilenius avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vilenius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Vilenius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Vilenius moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vilenius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vilenius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez walks into a stiff left hand from Vilenius.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vilenius in his tracks.
Vilenius blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vilenius's head.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a good low kick that Vilenius was not able to check.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilenius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez scores with a push kick.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Vilenius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vilenius pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Vilenius moves out of range easily.
Vilenius cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Vilenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Vilenius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vilenius down.
Vilenius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vilenius throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Vilenius looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Miguel Alvarez has been cut.
Vilenius throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vilenius misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvarez 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Alvarez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Miguel Alvarez thanked Elite Canadian Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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