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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Firestarter. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tom Cat was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 cm
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270 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
20
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Man D! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! D throws a hook but Cat blocks it. That kick from D tenderised Cat's leg. Cat is trying to keep his angry face on. D paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! D tries to score with a low kick but Cat moves his leg out of the way. Cat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D. D swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. D looks to score with a jab to the body but Cat is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cat moves out of range of the body kick from D.
D throws a push kick but Cat slaps the foot to one side. D throws a right hand that misses
and Cat counters with a nice uppercut. Cat doesn't succeed with the takedown and D counters with a nice body shot. Cat looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. D misses with a few strikes there.
D thumps Cat with a low kick. Cat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from D. D misses with a hook
and Cat counters with a single leg into guard. D didn't expect that. This has been an exciting period of action! D is trying to keep Cat in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cat looking to pass the guard. Cat won't allow D to sweep him here. Cat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. D is keeping the position for now. Cat passes easily into side control. Nice work. D can't do much from the bottom here. Cat tries to score with some ground and pound. D controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Cat in side control, throwing shots but D defends. Cat scoring with punches and elbows. D tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. D is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cat off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round. D is hanging on to Cat's back as he tries to escape.
Cat breaks D's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
D is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. D wants to get back to his feet but Cat is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Cat is looking to work some ground and pound but D has wrist control. D is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Cat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. D looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Cat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. D is keeping the position for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man D dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cat has his takedown stuffed and D counters with a stiff right hand. D is looking to land body kicks. Cat doesn't succeed with the takedown and D counters with an inside leg kick. Cat is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. D slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. D cracks Cat with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cat looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can D finish him?
Cat is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. D feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cat's calf. Man D is winning the standup battle so far. D dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cat. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round. D drops Cat with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cat looks back up at him and smiles so D waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. Cat does a little dance to reset his feet. Man D is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nice defenses there by Cat. D is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cat can do to turn this around? D misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. D throws a big shot that misses. Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Cat shoots and misses and D counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Man D has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cat. D rushes Cat with punches - Cat moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Cat goes down! D follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Man D!
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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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