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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 1399 p4p, 2276 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 86 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Megalos misses.
As Megalos backs away, Tiger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Megalos misses.
Tiger throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
A jab from Megalos misses.
Megalos throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
A nice combination there by Megalos.
Tiger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger loads up on a big right hand but Megalos slips the punch.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Tiger scores with a four punch combination!
Megalos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiger under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos with a nice calf kick.
Tiger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Megalos.
Megalos throws a front kick aimed at Tiger's knee but Tiger avoids it well.
Megalos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Megalos lands a jab to Tiger's midsection.
Megalos misses with a head kick.
Megalos misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Tiger misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Megalos.
Tiger wants to land a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Megalos stuffs the takedown attempt from Tiger. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet.
Megalos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiger throws a leg kick but Megalos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Megalos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
Megalos staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Megalos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Megalos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Megalos throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Megalos swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tiger counters with a three punch combo that has Megalos backing up. Megalos nods at Tiger to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Tiger misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Megalos. Beautiful body shot.
Megalos misses with a straight left.
Megalos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tiger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Megalos swings widly with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a good low kick that Megalos was not able to check.
Megalos tries a head kick but it misses.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Megalos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Megalos fails to land.
Come on Megalos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiger is trying to stall.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Megalos tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Megalos had a free shot at his head there.
Megalos tries to clinch but Tiger moves out of range.
Megalos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Megalos duly obliges.
Jab from Megalos.
Tiger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Megalos at a distance.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch but Megalos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Megalos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Megalos did well to prevent Tiger getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos is trying to stand back up but Tiger is controlling him
Tiger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Megalos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Megalos tries to kick Tiger off but Tiger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Megalos manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tiger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos trying to stall but Tiger improves his position.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Megalos pushes Tiger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
A short uppercut from Tiger.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megalos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Megalos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiger up against the cage.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Tiger.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Megalos wants to break free but Tiger has control.
A head punch on the inside from Megalos fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Megalos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tiger.
Some wild striking there from Megalos.
Tiger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Megalos just manages to avoid it.
Megalos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Megalos misses with a looping right.
Tiger is looking to counter the offense by Megalos and move into the clinch.
Megalos throws a right hand that Tiger ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiger also avoids with ease.
Megalos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Megalos throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiger scores with a spinning back kick!
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Great Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Megalos.
Tiger swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos misses with a straight right.
Tiger half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Megalos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Megalos stalks Tiger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tiger's face. Tiger staggers backwards, shaken.
Megalos walks into a jab.
Tiger rushes Megalos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiger pushes Megalos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Megalos controls his hands.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tiger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Megalos can turn it around.
Tiger misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Tiger gets through Megalos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Tiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Megalos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Megalos throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos walks into a jab.
Megalos looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
As Megalos backs away, Tiger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tiger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Megalos!
A jab from Megalos finds it's way through Tiger's defenses.
Tiger looks for the body kick but Megalos saw that one coming.
Megalos misses with a body kick.
Tiger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Megalos throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
Megalos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger dodges the punch combination from Megalos.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Megalos will feel that in the morning.
Megalos wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Megalos scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Tiger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiger slips under a jab.
Megalos goes for a double leg but Tiger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tiger continues to drive forward.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tiger!
Megalos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Megalos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Megalos swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Megalos defends well and Tiger ends up having to push Megalos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Megalos wants to counter the offense by Tiger and move into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Tiger trying to stall but Megalos improves his position.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Megalos throws an elbow but misses.
Tiger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Great Tiger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiger slips a jab and a cross from Megalos.
Megalos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Megalos misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Megalos. Those never looked like landing.
Tiger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Megalos cracks Tiger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Tiger.
Megalos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiger as he jumps to the side.
Great Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilios Megalos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Tiger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiger moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vasilios Megalos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Megalos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Megalos connects with a body shot.
Megalos throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
Megalos looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Megalos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Megalos throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Tiger misses.
Megalos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Megalos works over Tiger's head and body with a nice combination.
Megalos tries to clinch
and Tiger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Megalos throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiger counters with a thumping low kick.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos darts in and clinches Tiger up against the cage.
Megalos working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Megalos to work.
Tiger gets through Megalos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tiger.
Tiger scores with a shoulder strike.
Megalos tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiger gets an underhook and turns Megalos into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tiger scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Megalos stalling against the cage.
Tiger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger scores with a knee to the head.
Megalos is rocked!
It looks like Vasilios Megalos has been cut.
Nice body punch from Tiger - that landed with a thud.
Megalos is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiger finish him?
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!
Tiger scores a nice knee to the body.
Megalos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Megalos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tiger lands an uppercut.
Tiger jumps into guard, dragging Megalos to the mat.
Tiger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tiger trying to control the position here.
Tiger has an active guard here but Megalos has managed to pass into half guard.
Tiger is pressing down on Megalos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tiger has Megalos pulled in close to control his posture.
Tiger has his foot on Megalos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Megalos works his way back into a safe position though.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megalos tries to stand but Tiger is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos wants to stand and escape but instead Tiger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tiger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tiger lands with a punch from half guard.
Megalos kicks off Tiger and gets to his feet.
Tiger closes the distance and clinches.
Tiger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Megalos tries to stall but Tiger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiger as Megalos tries to tie him up.
Megalos seems to have recovered his senses.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Megalos pushes Tiger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Tiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos breaks from the clinch.
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Megalos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasilios Megalos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A hook to the body from Tiger.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Tiger is leaning against Megalos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiger.
Tiger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
Tiger effectively controlling the action here.
Megalos tries to circle away but Tiger has him pinned against the cage.
Megalos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
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 Great Tiger.
I think Megalos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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