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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 2051 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 290 p4p, 167 weight class). Panayotov comes to the cage accompanied by Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). Matt Cooke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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 - 13 - 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 43 - 20 - 3, fighting out of London, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Panayotov's head.
It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Panayotov instigates a clinch.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Panayotov.
Panayotov is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Panayotov.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Panayotov looking to stall.
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.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panayotov.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Panayotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Cooke tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panayotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed against the cage, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov scores with a punch to the head.
Panayotov avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panayotov throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Panayotov slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Panayotov misses the target.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Panayotov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Panayotov misses.
Cooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Panayotov ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Panayotov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panayotov lands a jab to the nose.
Panayotov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Panayotov's ribs.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Panayotov lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov lands the left hand.
Panayotov has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Panayotov.
Panayotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Cooke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panayotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
Panayotov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooke after a bit of a struggle.
Panayotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panayotov blocking some punches.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed against the cage, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikolay Panayotov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Panayotov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Panayotov misses with a hook to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panayotov rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke is working Panayotov over against the cage.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Panayotov.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panayotov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Panayotov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panayotov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikolay Panayotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panayotov digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Panayotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cooke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Panayotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Panayotov.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Panayotov.
Panayotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panayotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Panayotov stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Panayotov.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Panayotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Panayotov.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Panayotov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Panayotov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panayotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Panayotov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panayotov misses the shot to the body.
Cooke thinks about the counter body kick.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panayotov throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Panayotov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Panayotov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Panayotov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov avoiding damage.
Panayotov lands a nice uppercut.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Panayotov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Panayotov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panayotov has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panayotov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Panayotov lands a left hand.
Panayotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Panayotov landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Panayotov fails to land.
Panayotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Panayotov.
Panayotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panayotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Panayotov tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke throws the left hand but Panayotov avoids the punch easily.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panayotov moves away.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Panayotov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Panayotov.
Cooke slips a jab from Panayotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Panayotov connects with a jab.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Panayotov slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Panayotov.
Panayotov dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Panayotov moved away.
Cooke takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panayotov connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Panayotov's legs.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panayotov.
Panayotov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panayotov.
Cooke misses with a combination
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panayotov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panayotov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolay Panayotov is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nikolay Panayotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cooke lands a big head kick that sends Panayotov tumbling to the mat! Cooke takes a step backwards and waves Panayotov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Panayotov is rocked!
Panayotov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oh Panayotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Panayotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Panayotov moved out of range nicely.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panayotov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolay Panayotov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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