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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Dawg (ranked 17805 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 3232 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawg comes to the cage accompanied by Raise hell- hed pe. 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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247 lbs
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272 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, War Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilenius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dawg.
Vilenius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dawg.
War Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dawg.
Dawg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vilenius's head backwards.
A low kick from Dawg is predictable there
and Vilenius counters with a straight right hand.
Dawg misses with an uppercut. Vilenius saw that one coming.
Dawg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dawg has closed the distance and engaged Vilenius in a clinch.
Dawg misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vilenius swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilenius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilenius throws the left hand but Dawg avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dawg. That's going to slow Vilenius down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Dawg finds it's target.
Dawg thumps Vilenius with a low kick.
Dawg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawg throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilenius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dawg misses with a low kick.
Vilenius slips a straight right by Dawg.
Vilenius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dawg with a body shot.
Dawg is looking to slow Vilenius down with leg kicks.
Dawg scores with a jab to the body.
Dawg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilenius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilenius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dawg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vilenius tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Dawg throws a leg kick but Vilenius moved away.
Dawg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vileniuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A bone on bone clash there as Vilenius blocks the leg kick.
Vilenius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vilenius throws a hook to the side of Dawg's head but Dawg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Vilenius.
Dawg throws a low kick, looking for Vilenius's leg but Vilenius calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Dawg.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dawg.
Dawg takes a swing at Vilenius's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius misses with a looping left.
Dawg looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dawg lands with a hook. Vilenius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dawg throws a leg kick which misses Vilenius's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilenius tries to avoid it.
Dawg misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg thumps Vilenius with a low kick.
Dawg misses the jab.
Vilenius connects with a body shot.
Vilenius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dawg instigates a clinch.
Dawg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vilenius lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawg.
Vilenius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawg pushes Vilenius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawg pushes Vilenius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vilenius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawg breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dawg wants to clinch up but Vilenius keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Vilenius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Dawg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dawg.
Dawg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dawg scores with a jab. Vilenius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
You can see that Vilenius has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawg manages to avoid it.
Dawg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dawg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Dawg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dawg tries to clinch there but Vilenius circles away.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawg throws a shot from downtown. Vilenius moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dawg throws a leg kick which misses Vilenius's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilenius tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Dawg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Dawg. That's going to slow Vilenius down.
Dawg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vilenius's calf.
Vilenius catches Dawg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A low kick from Dawg is predictable there
and Vilenius counters with a right hand to the body.
Dawg scores with a shot to the body.
Dawg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vilenius can do to turn this around?
Vilenius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vilenius avoids a punch combination nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dawg here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dawg connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius moves out of range of the leg kick from Dawg.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawg tried to counter with a leg kick but Vilenius avoided it.
Vilenius swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawg.
Dawg misses with a wild combination.
Vilenius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dawg avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Dawg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Dawg saw that one coming.
Vilenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawg can pounce on him.
Dawg has managed to clinch.
Dawg is trying to force a seperation but Vilenius has the dominant position.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the side of Dawg's head.
Vilenius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawg blocking some punches.
Dawg scores with a shot to the side of Vilenius's head.
Vilenius throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawg.
Dawg lands with a right to the head.
Vilenius misses with the head strike.
Dawg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vilenius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawg working aggressively here.
Dawg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Vilenius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vilenius works the jab nicely.
Vilenius swings for the body but Dawg moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilenius misses the target.
Vilenius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dawg thumps Vilenius with a low kick.
Dawg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilenius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Vilenius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vilenius misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg lands a head kick. Vilenius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Dawg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dawg. That's going to slow Vilenius down.
Good leg kick by Dawg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Vilenius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Dawg counters with a left to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vilenius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dawg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vilenius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dawg misses with a low kick.
Vilenius feints the counter takedown.
Dawg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vileniuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
War Dawg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawg moves in looking to clinch but Vilenius pushes him off.
Dawg wants to clinch.
Vilenius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg throws a leg kick which misses Vilenius's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilenius tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vilenius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawg scoring well with a low kick there.
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawg.
Vilenius throws a hook to the side of Dawg's head but Dawg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Vilenius tries to counter it with a takedown but Dawg pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A good leg kick by Dawg.
Dawg lands a lovely overhand right.
Vilenius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dawg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dawg lands a jab to the nose.
Vilenius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dawg throws a head kick but Vilenius moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Dawg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawg connects with a body shot that sends Vilenius's belly button to the back.
Dawg tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilenius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawg throws a leg kick but Vilenius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dawg looks to land a left hand but Vilenius moved out of range nicely.
Vilenius misses with a wild body shot.
Dawg slips a jab and a cross from Vilenius.
War Dawg is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dawg 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.
A good leg kick by Dawg.
Dawg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dawg clinches up with Vilenius and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawg.
Vilenius has a couple of punches blocked by Dawg.
Vilenius is trying to maintain a safe position but Dawg gets an underhook and turns Vilenius into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius digs a right hand underneath Dawg's ribcage. Dawg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vilenius displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dawg up against the cage.
Vilenius can't find room to land a body shot as Dawg controls the action.
Vilenius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawg manages to break the clinch.
Dawg feints and then cracks Vilenius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vilenius down.
Dawg connects with a leg kick. Vilenius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vilenius misses with a straight left.
Dawg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Dawg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vilenius doesn't seem phased though.
Vilenius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dawg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Dawg.
Dawg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilenius slips a jab from Dawg.
Vilenius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vilenius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dawg.
Vilenius throws out a loose jab but Dawg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vilenius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vilenius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawg.
Dawg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vilenius misses with a looping right.
Dawg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dawg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Dawg catches Vilenius right on the button with a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vilenius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dawg closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Dawg.
Vilenius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
War Dawg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vilenius takes a shot to the head.
Dawg breaks from the clinch.
War Dawg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dawg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vilenius on the side of the head.
Dawg throws a leg kick
and Vilenius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilenius with the ground and pound but Dawg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vilenius throws an elbow that misses. Dawg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vilenius's guard. Nice move by Dawg!
Dawg stopping the sweep attempt from Vilenius.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg is looking to stand up but Vilenius won't let him.
Vilenius wants to improve his position but instead Dawg has moved into half guard.
Vilenius tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vilenius wants to improve his position but Dawg is controlling well.
Dawg tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vilenius controls his leg.
Vilenius keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
War Dawg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dawg 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War Dawg!
During a confident post fight interview, War Dawg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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