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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 1252 p4p, 1091 weight class) and Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 183 p4p, 160 weight class). Panayotov has chosen Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson) as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmond darts in and clinches Panayotov up against the cage.
Edmond working hard to break the clinch.
Edmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Edmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edmond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Edmond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Panayotov.
Edmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Edmond slips the punch.
Rayful Edmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panayotov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edmond thinking.
Edmond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Edmond misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a nice body shot.
Edmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panayotov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Edmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panayotov circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Panayotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Panayotov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Panayotov slams his shin into Edmond's torso.
Edmond throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Panayotov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Panayotov tries to clinch but Edmond is having none of it.
Edmond throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Panayotov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice shot by Panayotov.
A big left from Panayotov misses.
It looked like Edmond was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Panayotov.
Edmond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edmond swings away with a body shot that misses
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmond feints and then cracks Panayotov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Panayotov down.
Edmond tries to land a front kick but Panayotov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edmond throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Panayotov misses.
A shot to the body from Edmond misses
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
Panayotov misses the jab.
Edmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panayotov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edmond to score with a decent uppercut.
Edmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edmond tries to clinch up.
Edmond throws a jab when Panayotov was well out of range.
Panayotov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Edmond throws a leg kick
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Panayotov throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Edmond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond slips a straight right by Panayotov.
An attempted straight right counter from Edmond misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edmond.
Edmond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edmond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edmond works Panayotov's body with a nice hook.
Panayotov delivers a nice body kick.
Edmond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edmond misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panayotov! But no joy.
Panayotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond misses with a double jab
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab.
Panayotov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Edmond had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Edmond.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panayotov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Edmond's head.
Panayotov missing with a left hand there. Edmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edmond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Edmond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Panayotov misses the jab.
Edmond seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Edmond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panayotov.
Nice defenses there by Panayotov.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Panayotov.
Edmond misses the body punch
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Edmond throws out a loose jab but Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmond throws a sloppy head kick and Panayotov moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Panayotov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edmond throws a series of punches but Panayotov avoids them all with ease.
Edmond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Panayotov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edmond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edmond moves into the clinch.
Panayotov tries a knee to the head but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panayotov blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edmond.
Panayotov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Edmond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Edmond.
It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Panayotov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Panayotov.
Edmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Edmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmond taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Panayotov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edmond's brow.
Panayotov lands with a left to the head.
Edmond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Panayotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Edmond.
Panayotov is breathing heavily.
Edmond lands with a left to the head.
Panayotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmond.
Edmond digs a right hand underneath Panayotov's ribcage. Panayotov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Panayotov misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Edmond.
Edmond lands with a right to the head.
Edmond lands a right hand.
Panayotov is rocked!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Panayotov is still on wobbly legs! Can Edmond finish him?
Edmond working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmond manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Edmond misses.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edmond connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Panayotov covering up! Edmond comes in with a big uppercut and Panayotov goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rayful Edmond!
Rayful Edmond thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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