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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 791 p4p, 554 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 109 p4p, 67 weight class). Escobar Chavez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Vasilios Megalos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 30 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos tries to clinch but Escobar Chavez moves away
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
Megalos feints a counter leg kick.
Megalos looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
A jab lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Megalos slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
Megalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Megalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Megaloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Megalos throws a push kick but Escobar Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos sizes up Escobar Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Megalos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Megalos misses with a looping left.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Megalos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
Escobar Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Megaloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Megalos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar Chavez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Megalos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Megalos off balance momentarily.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Escobar Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Megalos moves out of range easily.
Megalos misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Megalos scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Escobar Chavez - just one landing.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Megalos loads up on a big left hand.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez tried to counter with a leg kick but Megalos avoided it.
Megalos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megalos can pounce on him.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Megalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megalos moves away from the strike by Escobar Chavez.
Megalos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megalos.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Megalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Megalos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Megalos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Megalos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Megalos has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Escobar Chavez's ribcage. Escobar Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez prevents Megalos from breaking the clinch.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos takes a shot to the head.
Megalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos is leaning against Escobar Chavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos breaks the clinch.
Megalos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Escobar Chavez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Escobar Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Megalos.
Vasilios Megalos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez cracks Megalos with a good jab.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch but Megalos is avoiding it.
Megalos flicks out a counter leg kick but Escobar Chavez steps away.
Megalos stuns Escobar Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Megalos misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos lands a nice shot that snaps Escobar Chavez's head back.
Megalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar Chavez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Megalos moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Megalos lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Megalos.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Megalos.
Megalos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Megalos with a nice cross.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Megalos lands with a nice body kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Escobar Chavez digs a good hook to Megalos's body.
Escobar Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Escobar Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Megalos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar Chavez misses the target.
Megalos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Megalos.
Megalos stuns Escobar Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw the jab but Megalos is out of range.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos staying out of range there.
Megalos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Megalos misses.
Escobar Chavez walks into a jab.
Megalos lands with a good body shot.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Megalos looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Megalos.
Escobar Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Megalos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar Chavez's knee momentarily.
Megalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Megalos avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos scores with a punch to the head.
Megalos instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos misses with a punch on the inside.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Megalos lands a right hand.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Megalos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Megalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobar Chavez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Megalos moves forwards but Escobar Chavez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez has managed to clinch.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Megaloss head.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Good exchange - Megalos coming out on top.
Megalos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Megalos.
Megalos lands with a right hand.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Megalos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez lunges at Megalos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Megalos's hand.
Escobar Chavez lands the left hand.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Megalos.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Megalos tries to move into range but Escobar Chavez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Megalos misses with a low kick.
Megalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos misses with a body kick.
A big left from Megalos misses.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megalos misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez rushes Megalos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Megalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar Chavez.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos presses Escobar Chavez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Escobar Chavez's ribcage. Escobar Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Escobar Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Escobar Chavez swats away the attempt to clinch by Megalos.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Megalos.
Megalos clobbers Escobar Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez sizes up Megalos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Megalos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Megalos throws a leg kick which misses Escobar Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid it.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Megalos throws a body kick.
Megalos looks for the body kick but Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Megalos's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Megalos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Megalos avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos wants to clinch.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and pushes Megalos back into the cage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez works Megalos's body with a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Megalos moves away and avoids it.
Megalos throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Megalos blocks it.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Megalos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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