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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Neil (ranked 1277 p4p, 183 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 922 p4p, 136 weight class). Neil comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Side. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Neil.
Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Neil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Neil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Neil takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez clinches.
Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Neil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Neil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neil misses with a body punch
and Alvarez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Neil moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Neil circles away.
Vince Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Neil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Neil moves out of range.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Neil keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Neil's body.
Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a left to the body.
Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is looking to chop away at Neil's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Neil 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 lands a right hook to the body.
Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Neil avoids it well.
Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Neil checks a leg kick.
Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neil throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez sizes up Neil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Neil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neil throws a leg kick
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Alvarez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Neil.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Neil with a series of wild strikes but Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Neil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Neil on the side of the head.
Neil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neil connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Neil misses.
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Neil is looking to counter punch.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neil looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Neil clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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.
Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvarez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Neil had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alvarez pushes Neil away with a front kick.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Neil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neil.
Neil dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Neil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Neil scores with a jab. Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Neil counters with a big head kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Neil misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
A head kick from Neil lands but Alvarez takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Aaron Alvarez's cut even more.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Vince Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Neil.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Neil moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Neil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Neil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neil's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Neil misses the target.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Neil scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neil misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Neil looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Neil throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Neil jabs at Alvarez's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Alvarez.
Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Neil misses with a head kick.
Neil misses with a low kick.
Neil throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Neil throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Neil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Neil seems unphased.
Neil throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez clobbers Neil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alvarez forces Neil back against the cage and clinches.
Neil breaks from the clinch.
Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vince Neil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez'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. This is the final round!
Neil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neil misses with a looping left.
Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez with a hook.
Neil swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Neil keeps it at a distance.
Neil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Neil works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Neil.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neil.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Neil misses with a punch to the body.
Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
Neil blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Neil.
Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Neil takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Neil takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Neil throws a shot to the body.
Neil misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neil circles away quickly and effectively.
Neil thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Neil goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez avoids a kick to the body.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Neil's front leg.
Alvarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Neil throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil slips a jab from Alvarez.
Neil pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alvarez back to the cage. Neil follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Neil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donk. Alvarez catches Neil right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neil lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Neil misses with a head kick.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Neil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neil lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Neil swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neil lands a jab.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil moves away.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Neil.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Neil's shoulder, as Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez catches Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vince Neil.
I think Neil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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