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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1334 p4p, 153 weight class) and Zach Assad (ranked 4225 p4p, 376 weight class). Zach Assad struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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149 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
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161 lbs
9 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Assad!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos jabs Assad right on the nose. Assad blinks but takes it well.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Megalos. Megalos obviously looking to wear him down.
Assad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Assad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Megalos throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Megalos is looking to score with low kicks.
Megalos has Assad up against the ropes in a clinch.
Megalos takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos pushes Assad back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Megalos blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos is leaning against Assad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megalos.
Megalos digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Megalos.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Assad looks winded!
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Megalos scores with a shot to the side of Assad's head.
Megalos avoids the elbow strike from Assad, against the ropes.
Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Megalos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Megalos cracks Assad with an open hand slap.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Assad has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Megalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Megalos there.
Megalos slips a jab from Assad.
Megalos lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Megalos scores with a jab to the head.
Assad clinches up with Megalos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Megalos is working Assad over against the ropes.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megalos is working Assad over against the ropes.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
Megalos works on Assad's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Assad misses with some punches.
Assad prevents a body shot from Megalos.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
Megalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assad or not.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assads head.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
Assad misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid body kick from Megalos.
Megalos keeps the fight on the outside.
Megalos has managed to clinch.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Assad.
Megalos blocks an elbow strike from Assad.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
Megalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Megalos cracks Assad with a nice body shot.
Megalos is working Assad over against the ropes.
Assad takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
Megalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Megalos cracks Assad with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasilios Megalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Assad's ribcage. Assad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assad is breathing heavily.
Megalos digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Megalos presses Assad against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
Megalos pushes Assad back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Assad's ribcage. Assad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assad is rocked!
Megalos working aggressively here.
Assad is still on wobbly legs! Can Megalos finish him?
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands a big right hand that drops Assad! The killer instinct kicks in and Megalos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Megalos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Megalos!
Zach Assad was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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