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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domenik Panayotov (ranked 2812 p4p, 364 weight class) and Awate Tadese (ranked 4094 p4p, 473 weight class). Tadese comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Step - Lion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 cm
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185 lbs
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185 cm
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Domenik Panayotov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Awate Tadese! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Panayotov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tadese. Tadese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panayotov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A big left from Tadese misses. Tadese throws a poor cross that misses
and Tadese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Awate Tadese has been cut. Tadese throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tadese throws a right hand that misses
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Panayotov looks to throw the jab but Tadese is out of range. Panayotov lands a two punch combo.
Tadese fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panayotov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Panayotov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. 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! Panayotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tadese. Tadese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panayotov. Tadese misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A big right from Panayotov misses. Tadese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panayotov looks to land a combination but Tadese avoids it well. A little jabbing left from Tadese on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Tadese scores with a body shot.
Tadese avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Panayotov looks to throw the jab but Tadese is out of range. Panayotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tadese.
A shot to the body from Tadese misses and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut. Tadese throws a hook but Panayotov blocks it. Tadese avoids the body shot from Panayotov.
Tadese misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab. Tadese lands a nice shot to the body.
Tadese throws the left hand but Panayotov avoids the punch easily. A big right from Panayotov misses. Tadese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Panayotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tadese.
Tadese scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tadese misses with an uppercut
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab. Tadese throws a lazy right hand but Panayotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Panayotov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tadese lands a body shot.
Tadese misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Tadese misses with an uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Panayotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tadese throws a lazy right hand but Panayotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tadese swings and misses with a shot to the body and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Panayotov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A punch combination from Panayotov misses. Tadese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panayotov. Panayotov scores with a hook. Tadese just misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Panayotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tadese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Panayotov connects with a single shot there. Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Tadese slips the punch. Tadese ducks right into an uppercut from Panayotov. Panayotov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tadese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Panayotov misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Panayotov throws a lazy right hand but Tadese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tadese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A looping hook to the body misses from Panayotov. Tadese does a little dance to reset his feet. Awate Tadese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tadese misses with a straight left. Panayotov looks to land a right hand but Tadese moved out of range. Tadese throws out a counter right but Panayotov avoids it with no problem. Tadese looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Panayotov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sloppy strikes from Panayotov. Those never looked like landing. Tadese uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Panayotov has time to react. Tadese misses with a wild body shot. Panayotov throws an off balance right hand
and Tadese counters into the clinch. Nicely done. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Panayotov scores with a shot to the side of Tadese's head. Tadese tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domenik Panayotov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Awate Tadese's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tadese looks to land a right hand but Panayotov moved out of range. Panayotov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Panayotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Tadese throws out a loose jab but Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid it. Panayotov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Tadese takes a shot right to the bread basket. Tadese dips to his left and cracks Panayotov with an uppercut! Panayotov misses with a wild body shot. Tadese takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Tadese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panayotov. Tadese throws out a counter right but Panayotov avoids it with no problem. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot to the body from Tadese misses and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand. Tadese staying out of range there. Nice body punch from Panayotov. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tadese misses with a hook
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tadese misses with a hook
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand. Tadese throws a lazy uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a left to the body. Tadese tries to bum rush Panayotov with a series of wild strikes but Panayotov uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A jab from Panayotov does it's job there. Panayotov misses with a hook. Tadese throws a body shot but no joy. A little feinted left hand from Panayotov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Tadese misses with a body shot.
Panayotov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tadese is rocked! Panayotov misses with a body shot.
Tadese throws an off balance right hand
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Tadese is still on wobbly legs! Can Panayotov finish him? Panayotov darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Tadese's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Panayotov before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Domenik Panayotov! Domenik Panayotov 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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RATING
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