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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elazar Shalit (ranked 1418 p4p, 1546 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 156 p4p, 168 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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28 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elazar Shalit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Megalos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Shalit throwing a counter right hand but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Shalit lands a jab to the head.
Megalos cracks Shalit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Megalos tries to clinch up.
Megalos throws a sloppy body shot
and Shalit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megalos clobbers Shalit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Megalos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shalit misses with a hook
and Megalos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Megalos blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Megalos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shalit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shalit swings widly with a right hand
and Megalos counters with a straight right hand.
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 dips to his left and cracks Shalit with an uppercut!
Megalos misses with a body punch
and Shalit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megalos misses with a right hand
and Shalit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megalos is rocked!
Shalit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megalos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Shalit throws a chopping leg kick but Megalos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Megalos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shalit blocks a jab.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Shalit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shalit looks to throw the jab but Megalos is out of range.
Shalit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shalit misses with a straight left.
Shalit throws an overhand right that lands on Megalos's shoulder, as Megalos tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Shalit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Megalos 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.
Megalos throws a hook but Shalit avoids it easily.
Shalit tried to counter with a leg kick but Megalos avoided it.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shalit.
Shalit lands with a good body shot.
Megalos throws a wild body kick that Shalit sees coming a mile off.
Shalit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shalit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos wants to clinch.
Shalit moves out of range of the body kick from Megalos.
Megalos throws a jab when Shalit was well out of range.
Shalit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Megalos just manages to avoid it.
Shalit looks to throw the jab but Megalos is out of range.
Shalit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megalos.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megalos, as that shot connected.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shalit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Megalos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Megalos misses.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shalit slips a straight right by Megalos.
Megalos tries to clinch but Shalit moves away
and Shalit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos blocks the body kick.
Megalos misses with a lunging right hand
and Shalit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Megalos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shalit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megalos lands a jab to the head.
Shalit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shalit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Shalit circles away and keeps his distance.
Shalit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos lands a slapping body shot.
Megalos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shalit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Shalit catches Megalos right on the button with a cross.
Megalos is still on wobbly legs! Can Shalit finish him?
Shalit throws a hook to the side of Megalos's head but Megalos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shalit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shalit moves out of range as Megalos throws a body kick.
Shalit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shalit throws an off balance right hand
letting Megalos counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shalit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shalit cracks Megalos with a hook to the temple - Megalos is on wobbly legs here! Shalit swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Megalos falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Shalit wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elazar Shalit!
During a confident post fight interview, Elazar Shalit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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