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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1572 p4p, 174 weight class) and Kevin Sheedy (ranked 977 p4p, 115 weight class). Kevin Sheedy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vasilios Megalos's chin.
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170 cm
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149 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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172 cm
28
160 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sheedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kevin Sheedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sheedy moves out of range as Megalos throws a body kick.
Sheedy tries to counter with a clinch but Megalos shakes him off and moves away. Sheedy throws a series of punches but Megalos avoids them all with ease. Sheedy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Megalos moves into range and clinches up with Sheedy. Megalos lands a shot to the body. Sheedy has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheedy's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos. Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sheedy is stalling here.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body. Sheedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Megalos backwards. Megalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Megalos breaks from the clinch.
Megalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Megalos moves out of range of the strikes. Megalos throws a nice outside leg kick. Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body. We've been told by Megalos's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Megalos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheedy. Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Sheedy's shoulder, as Sheedy tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheedy.
Sheedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sheedy avoids a kick to the body.
Sheedy avoids the body shot from Megalos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sheedy! But no joy. Sheedy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Sheedy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sheedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Megalos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sheedy's knee momentarily. Sheedy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Megalos.
Megalos moves out of range of the strikes. Sheedy defending well as Megalos loads up on a big left hand. Megalos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheedy.
Megalos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Good leg kick by Megalos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Megalos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sheedy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos. Sheedy throws a right hand that Megalos ducks under and follows up with a left that Megalos also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Megalos slips a straight right by Sheedy. Sheedy throws a body punch but Megalos moves out of range. Sheedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheedy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Megalos rushes Sheedy and presses him up against the cage. Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sheedy backwards. Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Sheedy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy. Megalos blocking some punches.
Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Megalos scores with a shoulder strike. Sheedy has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Sheedy on the inside. Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheedy has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos. A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos. Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheedy's elbow. Megalos cracks Sheedy with a nice body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy. A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos. Megalos pushes Sheedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sheedy digs a right hand into Megalos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Megalos's gas tank. Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sheedy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Megalos tries to work over Sheedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Megalos scores with a shoulder strike. Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos lands with a left to the head. Megalos manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Megalos tenderised Sheedy's leg. Sheedy is trying to keep his angry face on. Megalos lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sheedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Megalos. Megalos obviously looking to wear him down.
Sheedy gets off balance looking for a body kick and Megalos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sheedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Megalos misses the target. Megalos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sheedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Megalos to counter with a crisp jab. Sheedy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Megalos getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Sheedy throws the left hand but Megalos avoids the punch easily. Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Nice jab there from Megalos. Megalos connects with a nice looking jab.
Sheedy throws an off balance right hand
and Megalos counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sheedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Megalos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sheedy is able to avoid easily. Sheedy now looks to counter with a shot at the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sheedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Megalos connects with a right hand. Sheedy shakes it off. Sheedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Megalos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheedy sees it coming and avoids it easily. Megalos cracks the inside of Sheedy's front leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Sheedy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Sheedy misses with the combination.
Sheedy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Megalos doesn't seem bothered though. Sheedy cracks Megalos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Sheedy is looking to clinch. It looked like Megalos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Megalos thows a body kick. Sheedy tries to catch it but that hurt him. Megalos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheedy sees it coming and avoids it easily. Megalos cracks the inside of Sheedy's front leg. Megalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megalos slips a jab from Sheedy. Megalos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Megalos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sheedy, pushing him back against the cage. Megalos lands a right hand. Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Sheedy lands with a right to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Megalos. Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheedy can do to turn this around? Sheedy prevents a body shot from Megalos.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sheedy misses with the head strike.
Sheedy misses with a hook from the clinch. Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Sheedy controls the action.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
Megalos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sheedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Sheedy misses with a hook to the body
and Megalos counters with a straight right hand. Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheedy's sensitive parts. Sloppy strikes from Sheedy. Those never looked like landing. Megalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheedy throws out the jab. Megalos keeps Sheedy at a distance using the push kick. Sheedy takes one to the chin there. Sheedy getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Megalos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sheedy walks into a left hand. A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Sheedy down. Megalos doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheedy circles away.
Kevin Sheedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Megalos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Megalos forces Sheedy back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Sheedy.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheedy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sheedy backwards. Megalos digs a right hand underneath Sheedy's ribcage. Sheedy let out a lung full of air as it connected. Megalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle. Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut. Megalos lands a body punch. Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside. Megalos lands an uppercut. Sheedy misses with a body punch.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Sheedy avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage. Megalos digs a right hand underneath Sheedy's ribcage. Sheedy let out a lung full of air as it connected. Megalos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. A head punch on the inside from Sheedy fails to land. Megalos lands with a right to the head. Sheedy misses with a hook from the clinch. Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos tries a body shot but Sheedy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Megalos blocking some punches.
Sheedy tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sheedy back against the cage. Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheedy misses with a hook from the clinch. A right hand to the body from Megalos.
Sheedy is breathing heavily. Sheedy takes a shot to the head. Megalos prevents a body shot from Sheedy. Megalos is working Sheedy over against the cage. Megalos lands a shoulder strike. Megalos lands with a short shot to the head. Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut. Sheedy lands a body shot. A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
Megalos pushes Sheedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Megalos is leaning against Sheedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short right from Megalos on the inside. Megalos lands a nice shot to the body. Megalos lands a shot to the body. Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sheedy backwards. Megalos pushes Sheedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Megalos tries a body shot but Sheedy blocks it.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike.
Sheedy is rocked! Megalos scores with a nice hook to the head. Sheedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Megalos finish him? A short uppercut from Megalos. Good body shot from Megalos.
Megalos dips a shoulder and cracks Sheedy with a mighty uppercut! Sheedy falls back against the cage and Megalos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sheedy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Megalos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Megalos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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