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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 2030 p4p, 2477 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 44 p4p, 47 weight class). Panayotov's entrance music is Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). A fine choice. Nikolay Panayotov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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196 cm 41 205 20 - 20 - 0 |
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175 cm 47 163 48 - 21 - 2 |
Great wrestler Lethal high kicks KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt Lethal high kicks Heavy handed |
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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 20 - 20 - 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 48 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Riku thows a leg kick but Panayotov checks it and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut. Panayotov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Riku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Panayotov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riku. Panayotov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riku. Riku obviously looking to wear him down.
Panayotov throws a body shot but no joy. Panayotov thuds his shin into the meat of Riku's side. Lazuran Riku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good shot there by Panayotov. Panayotov missing with a left hand there. Riku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Riku scores with a shot to the body.
Panayotov misses with a hook
and Riku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Panayotov's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panayotov misses with a hook
and Riku counters with a good low kick that Panayotov was not able to check. Panayotov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riku was well out of range. Poor timing from Panayotov. Riku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand! Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Riku scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut. Panayotov misses with a shot to the body and Riku counters with a nice uppercut. Riku misses the shot to the body. Riku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Panayotov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Riku counters with a straight right hand. Panayotov scores with a head kick. Riku tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Riku throws a leg kick but Panayotov checks it. Panayotov is looking to counter punch. Some bone on bone action there as Panayotov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Panayotov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Riku lands with a hook. Panayotov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Panayotov is rocked! Panayotov stuns Riku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Oh Panayotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Panayotov glances at the clock... BAM! Riku nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Panayotov crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Panayotov is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lazuran Riku! A very excited looking Lazuran Riku rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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