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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clendennon comes to the cage accompanied by LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. Panikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fighters. 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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158 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Clendennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Panikov.
Clendennon clinches up with Panikov and pushes him back against the cage.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clendennon misses with some punches.
Panikov misses with the head strike.
Panikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Clendennon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panikov backwards.
Panikov has a couple of punches blocked by Clendennon.
Panikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clendennon tries to throw a body punch but Panikov avoids it by throwing Clendennon back against the cage.
Clendennon tries a body shot but Panikov blocks it.
Clendennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Panikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Clendennon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clendennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Clendennon.
Panikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Clendennon controls his hands.
A short left from Clendennon.
Clendennon throws a punch but it's blocked by Panikov.
Clendennon scores with a hook to the body.
Clendennon tries to work over Panikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Panikov.
Panikov works on Clendennon's body with a couple of short punches.
Clendennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Clendennon.
Clendennon swings wildly with an uppercut but Panikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Panikov.
Panikov misses with the head strike.
Panikov takes a shot to the head.
Clendennon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panikov working aggressively here.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clendennon takes a shot to the head.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clendennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Clendennon.
Clendennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Panikov controls his hands.
Clendennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Panikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Clendennon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clendennon misses with the head strike.
Clendennon misses with a body punch.
Panikov blocks an uppercut.
Panikov has a couple of punches blocked by Clendennon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panikov.
Clendennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clendennon letting Panikov take a breather here.
Clendennon misses with the head strike.
Panikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Clendennon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clendennon tries a body shot but Panikov blocks it.
Panikov can't find room to land a body shot as Clendennon controls the action.
Panikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clendennon tries to throw a body punch but Panikov avoids it by throwing Clendennon back against the cage.
Panikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panikov.
Clendennon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panikov throws a head punch that misses.
Clendennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clendennon tries to throw a body punch but Panikov avoids it by throwing Clendennon back against the cage.
Panikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clendennon backwards.
Panikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov controlling the action here for a moment.
Clendennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Panikov controls his hands.
Panikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panikov pushes Clendennon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Panikov on the inside.
Panikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clendennon lands with a right to the head.
Panikov stalling.
Clendennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Panikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clendennon has a couple of punches blocked by Panikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panikov.
Panikov can't find room to land a body shot as Clendennon controls the action.
Panikov prevents a body shot from Clendennon.
Panikov looking to stall.
Panikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Clendennon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Panikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clendennon blocks a jab.
Panikov thows a body kick. Clendennon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Panikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Clendennon is just out of range.
Clendennon closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Panikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clendennon backwards.
Panikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Panikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov can't find room to land a body shot as Clendennon controls the action.
Clendennon throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panikov blocks a body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon throws a head punch that misses.
Clendennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Panikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Panikov - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Panikov controls his hands.
Panikov taking a breather.
Panikov blocks a body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon misses with a body punch.
Panikov throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Panikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panikov.
Panikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panikov.
Clendennon misses with a body punch.
Panikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panikov leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Panikov.
Clendennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panikov lands a body shot.
Panikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clendennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clendennon misses with a body punch.
Panikov tries a body shot but Clendennon blocks it.
Panikov trying to control the position but instead, Clendennon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panikov into the cage.
Panikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clendennon backwards.
Panikov stalling in the clinch but Clendennon improves position.
Panikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sergey Panikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Panikov is leaning against Clendennon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Panikov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clendennon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clendennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panikov misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Panikov.
It looks like Craig Clendennon has been cut.
Clendennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov pushes Clendennon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Panikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Clendennon.
Panikov lands a left hand.
Clendennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov stalling.
Panikov is leaning against Clendennon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Panikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Clendennon.
Panikov has a couple of punches blocked by Clendennon.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Panikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Panikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clendennon backwards.
Clendennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Clendennon.
Clendennon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panikov.
Clendennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clendennon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clendennon tries a body shot but Panikov blocks it.
Panikov scores with a hook to the body.
Clendennon misses with a punch to the body.
Panikov leaning against his opponent.
Clendennon lands a nice uppercut.
Clendennon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panikov.
Panikov has Clendennon pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Panikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Clendennon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Panikov.
Clendennon moves into the clinch.
Panikov working aggressively here.
Clendennon misses with a punch on the inside.
Clendennon misses with the head strike.
Panikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clendennon up against the cage.
Clendennon lands a body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clendennon scores with a shoulder strike.
Clendennon working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panikov works on Clendennon's body with a couple of short punches.
Clendennon working aggressively here.
Panikov lands a left hand.
Panikov slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Clendennon fails to land.
Panikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon throws a punch but it's blocked by Panikov.
Panikov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Clendennon on the inside.
Clendennon swings wildly with an uppercut but Panikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clendennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Clendennon.
Clendennon takes a shot to the head.
Panikov lands with a light punch inside.
Panikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clendennon blocks a body shot from Panikov.
Panikov stalling in the clinch.
Craig Clendennon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergey Panikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panikov.
Clendennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clendennon misses with some punches.
Clendennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clendennon throws a head punch that misses.
Clendennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clendennon throws a punch but it's blocked by Panikov.
Panikov blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Clendennon as the two fighters clinch.
Clendennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon working aggressively here.
Clendennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panikov.
Clendennon lands a left hand.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Clendennon.
Clendennon has a couple of punches blocked by Panikov.
Clendennon throws a head punch that misses.
Clendennon has a couple of punches blocked by Panikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clendennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clendennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panikov.
Panikov lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Panikov.
Panikov misses with the head strike.
Clendennon tries to work over Panikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clendennon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Panikov is keeping busy.
Clendennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Clendennon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Panikov!
An intense looking Sergey Panikov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You lose to slow learner with little skill, how you feel? I smoke cigarettes, 40 a day, and eat pizza.'.
The defeated Craig Clendennon had this to say: 'Losing's like Country music- they both suck.'.
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