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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liubomir Panayotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bb ss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liubomir Panayotov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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170 cm
19
185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liubomir Panayotov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, bb ss! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Panayotov lands a nice looking body kick. Panayotov connects with an inside leg kick. ss blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
Panayotov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! ss slaps away a takedown attempt from Panayotov, before circling back to the center of the mat. Some wild striking there from Panayotov.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panayotov shoots for a double leg takedown but ss sprawls well. He's pushed Panayotov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Panayotov scores with a push kick. Panayotov fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liubomir Panayotov. That's going to take a lot out of him. Panayotov fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from ss. No joy for Panayotov on that attempt. Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and ss moves out of range easily. ss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. ss blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panayotov is looking to land body kicks. Panayotov just misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Panayotov throws a head kick but ss moves out of range.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but ss slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Panayotov shoots in and drives through. ss sprawls well. Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and ss moves out of range easily. Panayotov is breathing heavily. Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ss avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Panayotov throws a low kick, looking for ss's leg but ss calmly moves out of range. ss blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liubomir Panayotov dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Panayotov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and ss counters with a straight right hand. Panayotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Panayotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Panayotov tries to bum rush ss with a series of wild strikes but ss uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Panayotov dives in for a single leg takedown but ss sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ss obliges. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. ss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. ss landing knees to the body.
Panayotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ss trying to land knees to the body.
ss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. ss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Panayotov blocks it with crossed arms. ss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Panayotov's face.
It looks like Liubomir Panayotov has been cut. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ss obliges. ss with a knee to the head.
Panayotov is rocked! ss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Panayotov blocks it with crossed arms. ss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ss throws a knee to the head but misses.
ss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Panayotov blocks it with crossed arms. ss landing knees to the head.
Oh Panayotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! ss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. ss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Panayotov seems to have got his legs back now. Panayotov managing to block the knees to the body from ss.
ss misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for ss.
ss lands a knee to the head.
ss working some nice short punches in the clinch. ss tries to land a knee to the head but Panayotov blocks with his arms.
ss landing knees to the body.
ss connects with a knee to the head.
Panayotov takes a knee to the side of the body. ss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Panayotov tries to pull guard but ss holds him up against the cage and eventually Panayotov drops back down to his feet.
Panayotov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ss smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liubomir Panayotov. That's going to take a lot out of him. Panayotov looks for the body kick but ss saw that one coming. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round. ss avoids the head kick by Panayotov.
Panayotov throws a head kick but ss moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Panayotov throws a body punch but ss moves out of range. ss stuffs the takedown attempt from Panayotov. Panayotov gets slowly back to his feet. Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and ss moves out of range easily. Liubomir Panayotov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bb ss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Liubomir Panayotov's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Panayotov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Panayotov looks to land a right hand but ss moved out of range. Panayotov throws a head kick but ss moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Panayotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Panayotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ss moves away. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panayotov misses with a looping right. ss slips under a jab. bb ss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Panayotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Panayotov misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Panayotov or perhaps it was just good defense by ss which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Panayotov looks to land a right hand but ss moved out of range. Panayotov misses with a head kick.
Panayotov throws the left hand but ss avoids the punch easily. Panayotov is looking to chop away at ss's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panayotov fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and ss moves out of range easily. Panayotov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ss was well out of range. Poor timing from Panayotov. Panayotov throws a leg kick but ss sees it coming and moves out of range. ss avoids the head kick by Panayotov.
Panayotov misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Panayotov throws a head kick that misses. No luck with that takedown attempt from Panayotov. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liubomir Panayotov. That's going to take a lot out of him. Panayotov swings for the body but ss moves out of range.
Liubomir Panayotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Panayotov throws a head kick but ss moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Liubomir Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round. I think Panayotov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for bb ss! Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for bb ss! Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for bb ss!
bb ss wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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