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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 2652 p4p, 313 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1484 p4p, 184 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Megalos.
Megalos looks for the body kick but Bathory saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Megalos. That snapped Bathory's head back.
Megalos misses with a looping right.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bathory can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
Megalos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos misses with a hook
and Bathory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Megalos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Megalos loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Megalos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bathory walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Megalos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Megalos misses.
Megalos feints and then cracks Bathory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bathory down.
Megalos checks a leg kick nicely.
Bathory jabs at Megalos's body.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Bathory circles away and keeps his distance.
Bathory swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bathory looks to land a right hand but Megalos moved out of range.
Bathory is looking to wear down Megalos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Megalos checks a leg kick.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Megalos rushes Bathory and presses him up against the cage.
Megalos working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Bathory.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Bathory tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Bathory back against the cage.
Bathory lands a shoulder strike.
Megalos working aggressively here.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bathory tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos misses with the head strike.
A short left from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Bathory will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Megalos up against the cage.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
Bathory has Megalos pressed against the cage.
Bathory lands with a left to the head.
Bathory gets through Megalos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bathory throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Megaloss head.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Megalos tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos tries to break free but Bathory pushes him back against the cage.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Megalos.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bathory.
Megalos misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory misses with a body punch.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Megalos lands with a right to the head.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Megalos controls his hands.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megalos breaks from the clinch.
Megalos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos cracks the inside of Bathory's front leg.
Megalos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory lands a jab to Megalos's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Megalos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bathory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megalos.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Megalos. That did some damage!
Bathory takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Megalos connects with an inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Megalos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Megalos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bathory has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bathory and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bathory has closed the distance and engaged Megalos in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Megalos.
Megalos working aggressively here.
Megalos tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Bathory.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Megalos tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
Megalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory misses with a body punch.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Megalos scores with a shot to the side of Bathory's head.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Megalos.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Bathory.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Bathory lands a shoulder strike.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory misses with a body punch.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory working aggressively here.
Megalos misses with some punches.
Come on Bathory - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Megalos is trying to break the clinch but Bathory has him pressed against the cage.
Bathory digs a right hand into Megalos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Megalos's gas tank.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Megalos fails to land.
Megalos cracks Bathory with a nice body shot.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory lands a body shot.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Bathory back against the cage.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Megalos controls his hands.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megalos digs a right hand into Bathory's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bathory's gas tank.
Bathory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bathory lands a left hand that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
Bathory gets through Megalos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bathorys head.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Megalos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bathory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bathory has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Bathory tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Bathory back against the cage.
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Bathory takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos misses with some punches.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Bathory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Megalos sees coming a mile off.
Bathory throws a front kick aimed at Megalos's knee but Megalos avoids it well.
Megalos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick from Bathory misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Megalos.
A jab from Bathory does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Bathory down.
Megalos takes the fight into the clinch.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megalos throws a wild body kick that Bathory sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Megalos.
Megalos misses with a body punch
and Bathory finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory lands a jab to the nose.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Megalos saw that one coming.
Megalos wants to slow Bathory down by chopping away at his legs.
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Megalos punishes Bathory's body with a nice straight punch.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory misses with a body shot.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megalos throws a lazy body kick
and Bathory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Megalos's knee momentarily.
Bathory takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bathory throws a solid leg kick but Megalos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bathory.
Bathory takes a swing at Megalos's ribcage but misses.
Megalos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Megalos checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bathory.
Megalos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arzlan Bathory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bathory to work.
Megalos tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
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!
Bathory working hard to break the clinch.
Bathory throws a head punch that misses.
Bathory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Megalos.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Bathory scores with a shoulder strike.
Megalos lands a shot to the body.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory lands a left hand.
Megalos scores with a shot to the side of Bathory's head.
Megalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bathory.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos misses with the head strike.
Bathory scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megalos misses with the head strike.
Bathory has had enough of the clinch but Megalos keeps him there for the moment.
Megalos tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos misses with the head strike.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megalos tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos lands a shot to the body.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megalos.
Megalos tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Megalos lands a right hand.
A short left from Megalos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Megalos is leaning against Bathory and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Megalos.
Megalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Megalos breaks the clinch.
Megalos keeps Bathory at a distance using the push kick.
Megalos scores with a kick to the body.
Bathory takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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