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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panikov comes to the cage accompanied by Fighters. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 cm
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175 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
179 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergey Panikov! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shamrock misses with a wild body shot. No joy there for Panikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss! Panikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Panikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Panikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A slow jab from Panikov misses its intended target. Panikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Panikov is looking to clinch. Panikov misses with the combination.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here. Panikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away. Panikov takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses. Sergey Panikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Panikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Shamrock throws a hook but Panikov blocks it. 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! A big left from Panikov misses. No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Panikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Panikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Panikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Shamrock getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shamrock thuds his right hand into Panikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Panikov misses with a hook to the body
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand. Shamrock throws a left that rocks Panikov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Shamrock dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Panikov regain composure!
Panikov is rocked!
It looks like Sergey Panikov has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Panikov is trying to get back to half guard. Shamrock decides to take the fight back to the feet. Panikov misses with a looping right. We've been told by Panikov's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Panikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panikov clinches. Shamrock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Panikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Shamrock throws a big shot that misses. Shamrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Panikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Panikov misses with a looping left. Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panikov. Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Panikov closes the distance but Shamrock moves to the side and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut. Shamrock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Panikov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Panikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range. Panikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Panikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panikov.
Shamrock gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panikov working aggressively here.
Panikov tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Panikov back against the cage. Panikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panikov prevents a body shot from Shamrock. Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Panikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively. A shot to the liver by Panikov. Beautiful body shot. A jab from Panikov finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses. Shamrock lands a jab-cross combination. Shamrock moves into the clinch. Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A big left from Panikov misses. Panikov misses the jab. Panikov looks to clinch and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Shamrock pushes Panikov up against the cage in a clinch. Panikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shamrock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Panikov scores with a shoulder strike. Panikov scores with a shoulder strike. Shamrock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Shamrock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Panikov misses with a jab to the body
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand! Panikov misses with the combination.
Panikov misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panikov. Nice uppercut there from Shamrock. Panikov misses with a body shot.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage. Shamrock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Panikov throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot. Panikov darts in trying to clinch and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Shamrock dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sergey Panikov's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Panikov gets in close and instigates a clinch. Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Panikov misses with a right hand and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Decent striking displayed by Shamrock there. Panikov throws a big shot that misses. Panikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Panikov's head backwards. Panikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Panikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Panikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Panikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Panikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Panikov avoids it with no problem. Panikov swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a right hand that sends Panikov tumbling to the canvas! Can Shamrock finish him? He dives into Panikov's guard looking to do just that! Oh Panikov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Panikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shamrock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Panikov seems to have got his legs back now. Panikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Panikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike. Shamrock steps into range and cracks Panikov with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Panikov flops backwards and Shamrock dives into his guard looking to finish!
Panikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Shamrock gets to his feet. Panikov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Panikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Panikov throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it. Shamrock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Panikov. Panikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Panikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily. Panikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Panikov misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming. Panikov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shamrock's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Panikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Panikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Shamrock lands with a right and another and another! Panikov is in big trouble! Shamrock lands again and this time it's lights out for Panikov! A quality knockout there for Shamrock.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Shamrock! Bobby Shamrock is the new welterweight champion! Bobby Shamrock decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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