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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 3725 p4p, 3727 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 112 p4p, 113 weight class). Panayotov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson 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.
A quick step to the side and Panayotov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Henderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Panayotov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson .
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Panayotov is looking to counter punch.
Panayotov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panayotov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
A big left from Henderson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Panayotov misses with a body punch
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Panayotov circles away.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panayotov manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Panayotov.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Panayotov moves out of range of the strikes.
Panayotov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Panayotov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson .
Panayotov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henderson lands with a good body shot.
Panayotov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henderson darts in and clinches Panayotov up against the cage.
Panayotov can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Panayotov 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.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Panayotov is controlling the position.
Panayotov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Panayotov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Panayotov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Panayotov moves away and avoids it.
Henderson lands with a good body shot.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Panayotov.
Henderson throws out a counter right but Panayotov avoids it with no problem.
Panayotov misses with a left hand
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Panayotov misses with some punches.
Panayotov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Panayotov. Beautiful body shot.
Panayotov slips under a jab from Henderson .
Panayotov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Panayotov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Panayotov misses with a hook.
Panayotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henderson .
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Panayotov closes the distance and clinches.
Panayotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Panayotov scores with a shoulder strike.
Panayotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Panayotov.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Panayotov is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.
Panayotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Panayotov prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Panayotov stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Panayotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Panayotov moved out of range nicely.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panayotov circles away quickly and effectively.
Panayotov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panayotov throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Henderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Panayotov defends well and Henderson ends up having to push Panayotov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Panayotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Panayotov moves into range and clinches up with Henderson .
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Panayotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Panayotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Panayotov lands a damaging elbow.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson .
Henderson wants to break free but Panayotov has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov misses with some punches.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Panayotov struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Panayotov is controlling the position.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson being controlled against the cage.
Nikolay Panayotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Panayotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ryan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Panayotov keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson is trying to push Panayotov away but Panayotov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Panayotov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Panayotov wants to stall.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Panayotov has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panayotov moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Panayotov staying out of range there.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Henderson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook but Panayotov blocks it.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Henderson misses
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panayotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Panayotov coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson digs a good hook to Panayotov's body.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Panayotov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Panayotov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panayotov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Panayotov slips under a jab from Henderson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks Panayotov with an uppercut!
Panayotov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Panayotov digs a good body shot into Henderson 's ribs.
Panayotov lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panayotov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henderson tries to clinch but Panayotov is having none of it.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Panayotov slips the punch.
Panayotov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson 's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson lands a jab.
Panayotov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panayotov misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Henderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
Henderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Henderson taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nikolay Panayotov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Henderson 's cut.
That's time! Panayotov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryan Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson slips a straight right by Panayotov.
Nice defenses there by Panayotov.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov walks into a jab.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panayotov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panayotov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Panayotov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Panayotov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Henderson manages to circle out of the way.
Panayotov pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Panayotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Panayotov finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson 's head.
Panayotov walks into a straight right hand from Henderson .
A big right from Henderson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Panayotov misses the target.
Panayotov slips a jab from Henderson .
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Panayotov misses with an uppercut.
Henderson wants to counter with a clinch but Panayotov pushes him away.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Panayotov's hands.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Panayotovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henderson scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panayotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panayotov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panayotov circles away.
Panayotov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nikolay Panayotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Henderson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov scores with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Panayotov. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.
Panayotov is looking to counter punch.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Panayotov scores with a nice strike.
Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
Panayotov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panayotov ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Panayotov.
Panayotov clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Panayotov.
Panayotov has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Panayotov is stalling here.
Henderson is trying to push Panayotov away but Panayotov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Panayotov is controlling the position.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.
Panayotov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Panayotov's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Henderson .
I think Henderson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
After winning the bout, Nikolay Panayotov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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