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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 461 p4p, 553 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 61 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Megalos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Megalos scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Megalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Megalos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Megalos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Megalos's gas tank.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Megalos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Megalos only half commits.
A shot to the liver by Megalos. Beautiful body shot.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Megalos.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Megalos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Megalos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Megalos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Megalos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Megalos tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos throws a right hand that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Megalos clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Megalos.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit gets through Megalos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Megalos's head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos misses with some punches.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Megalos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Megalos pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Megalos tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Megalos has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Megalos or not.
Megalos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Megalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Megalos connects with a jab.
Megalos moves out of range of the body kick.
A left lands for Megalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasilios Megalos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
Megalos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Megalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Megalos with the inside leg kick.
Megalos scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Megalos counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Megalos saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Megalos.
Megalos slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megalos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Megalos with a hook.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megalos moves away.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Megalos checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Megalos moved out of range nicely.
Megalos throws a body shot but no joy.
Megalos scores with a jab.
Megalos cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megalos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Megalos.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megalos moves away.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Megalos under the eye.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Megalos.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Megalos's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megalos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit clobbers Megalos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Megalos.
Megalos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Megalos settles back down.
Megalos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megalos prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Megalos's sensitive parts.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit thumps Megalos with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megalos connects with a jab.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megalos.
Megalos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Megalos saw that one coming.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Megalos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Megalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Megalos. Megalos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Megalos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Megalos shrugs it off though.
Megalos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Megalos scrambles back to his feet.
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 hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Megalos thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Megalos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Megalos tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Megalos connects with a high kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Megalos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Megalos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Megalos had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Megalos blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Megalos feints a counter leg kick.
Megalos misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Megalos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Megalos tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Megalos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Megalos.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Megalos checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Megalos finds it's target.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Megalos throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Megalos throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Megalos avoids it.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Megalos slips the punch.
Megalos feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Megalos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Megalos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Megalos connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Megalos connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit jabs at Megalos's body.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Megalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Megalos - that will leave a mark!
Megalos slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Megalos lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Megalos catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Megalos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Megalos misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Megalos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Megalos catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Megalos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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