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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 3724 p4p, 5546 weight class) and Wesley Clark (ranked 149 p4p, 209 weight class). Panayotov comes to the cage accompanied by Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 26 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 22 - 26 - 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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Clark!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clark.
Panayotov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark misses with a takedown
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikolay Panayotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Clark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Panayotov.
Clark let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark with a poor takedown
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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.
Clark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panayotov tries to avoid it but Clark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panayotov to the ground. Panayotov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a body kick that misses.
Clark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Panayotov defends it nicely.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wesley Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panayotov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Panayotov lands a glancing blow to the side of Clark's head.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Panayotov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.
Clark throws a counter combo.
Clark looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Panayotov wants to get back to his feet.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panayotov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov pushes Clark off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov throws a good cross that connects.
Clark gets a double leg takedown into Panayotov's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Clark postures up in Panayotov's guard and throws a big left but Panayotov blocks it.
Clark won't allow Panayotov to get back to his feet.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark throws a big elbow that misses.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Panayotov has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark postures up in Panayotov's guard and throws a big left but Panayotov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clark throwing strikes from guard but Panayotov blocks nicely.
Clark won't allow Panayotov to get back to his feet.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark lands a couple of digs.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark throws a strike but Panayotov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panayotov is breathing heavily.
Panayotov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Panayotov passes Clark's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Panayotov wants to stand up but Clark has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Panayotov wants to stand up but Clark has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Clark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Panayotov is going to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov 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.
Panayotov throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panayotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Clark goes for a double leg but Panayotov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Panayotov continues to drive forward.
Panayotov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clark manages to circle out of the way.
Panayotov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Panayotov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Clark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Panayotov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolay Panayotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Clark.
Clark goes for a double leg but Panayotov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Panayotov continues to drive forward.
Clark takes one to the side of the head.
Wesley Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panayotov circles away.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark is breathing heavily.
Panayotov scores with a body shot.
Clark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries for a takedown but Panayotov circles away easily
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.
Clark tries for a takedown but Panayotov circles away easily
and Panayotov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clark gets the takedown into side control.
Panayotov pushes Clark away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Clark gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Clark misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clark prevents Panayotov from escaping the position.
Clark working the strikes but Panayotov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Clark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Panayotov is trying to stand back up but Clark is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panayotov wants to get back to his feet.
Panayotov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panayotov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clark.
Ground and pound from Clark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark throws a strike but Panayotov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Panayotov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clark postures up in Panayotov's guard and throws a big left but Panayotov blocks it.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark postures up in Panayotov's guard and throws a big left but Panayotov blocks it.
Clark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panayotov is looking to stand up but Clark isn't so interested in that idea.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Panayotov has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
Panayotov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown. Panayotov tries to sprawl out of it but Clark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Panayotov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panayotov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark shoots for a double leg takedown but Panayotov sprawls well. He's pushed Clark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Panayotov scores with a decent looking hook.
Nikolay Panayotov is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark shoots in for a double leg but Panayotov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Panayotov throws a head kick that misses.
Clark tries for a takedown but Panayotov circles away easily
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Panayotov lands with a good body shot.
Panayotov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Panayotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Panayotov misses the target.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab.
Panayotov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown. Panayotov tries to sprawl out of it but Clark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Panayotov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panayotov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nikolay Panayotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark slips a jab from Panayotov.
Panayotov thuds his shin into the meat of Clark's side.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Panayotov's waist but Panayotov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clark off to one side.
Panayotov throws a head kick that half lands.
Panayotov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Panayotov misses the target.
Clark fails to land the takedown.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panayotov throws out the jab.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark with a poor takedown
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Clark fails with the takedown
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Panayotov scores with a three punch combo!
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Panayotov shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panayotov misses the shot to the body.
Panayotov slaps away a takedown attempt from Clark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Panayotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panayotov.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Clark manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Panayotov finds it's target.
Clark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Panayotov did well to prevent Clark getting side control.
Clark prevents Panayotov from standing back up.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panayotov's head.
Panayotov is trying to stand back up but Clark is controlling him
Clark lands with a punch from half guard.
Clark thows a huge punch but Panayotov dodges it nicely.
Clark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Panayotov pushes Clark off and gets back to his feet.
Clark drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panayotov wants to get back to his feet but Clark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clark tries to free his leg and advance position but Panayotov is retaining full guard.
Clark throws an elbow that misses. Panayotov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clark's guard. Nice move by Panayotov!
Clark has a closed guard, preventing Panayotov from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wesley Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolay Panayotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panayotov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Panayotov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Panayotov has managed to get both his arms back between Clark's legs - danger averted.
Clark has a closed guard, preventing Panayotov from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Panayotov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
Nikolay Panayotov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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