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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Cat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley slips a jab from Cat.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley cracks Cat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Cat is out of range.
Riley misses with a body punch
and Cat counters with a one-two to the body.
Riley slips a jab from Cat.
Riley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley connects with the punch.
Cat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat scores with a jab to the body.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley looks for the body kick but Cat saw that one coming.
Cat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Cat.
Cat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cat misses with a two punch combination.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Cat.
Cat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
A punch combination from Cat misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cat counters with a straight right hand.
Cat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cat misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley takes a swing at Cat's ribcage but misses.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Cat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley clobbers Cat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Riley misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cat throws a looping overhand right but Riley ducks down to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Cat.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Riley misses.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cat throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cat was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Riley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riley lands with a kick to the temple. Cat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley connects with a body shot that sends Cat's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley misses with a right hand
letting Cat counter with a right hand.
Cat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riley checks it well.
Cat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cat doesn't seem bothered though.
Cat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cat looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Cat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley cracks Cat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cat misses with a double jab
letting Riley counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Duke Riley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke Riley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cat throws a one two combo.
Riley keeps Cat at a distance using the push kick.
Riley scores with a jab. Cat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Cat. Those never looked like landing.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley moves out of range as Cat strikes.
Cat misses with a hook
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Cat misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Riley. Beautiful body shot.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cat was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Riley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley scores with a punch to the head.
Cat is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Riley.
A big head kick from Riley and Cat is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Cat is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riley is looking to stand up but Cat won't let him.
Cat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cat looking for a sweep. Not yet Cat, not yet.
Cat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cat 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cat's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riley is aware though and is defending well.
Riley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Riley wanted to stand there but Cat had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cat looking for a sweep. Not yet Cat, not yet.
Cat trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Duke Riley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Cat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cat slips under a jab from Riley.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Cat.
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Riley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Cat's head.
Cat blocks a head kick by Riley.
Riley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cat momentarily.
Riley misses with a jab to the body
and Cat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riley scores with a nice right hand.
Riley is looking to slow Cat down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Cat.
Riley drops Cat with a left right combo! Riley follows him down to the ground into side control.
Cat is still in real trouble! Can Riley finish him?
Riley happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Riley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duke Riley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cat slips a jab and a cross from Riley.
Cat seems to have recovered his senses.
Duke Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Cat looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Cat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Cat misses.
Duke Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Riley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Cat misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Riley throws a series of punches but Cat avoids them all with ease.
Cat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cat fails to land with a series of punches.
Cat thuds a left hand into Riley's body.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by Cat.
Riley throws a nice looking combination but Cat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cat moves away.
Cat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Riley throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cat throws a good cross that connects.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cat throws out the jab.
Cat throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Cat lands with a nice combination. Riley backs away looking to recover.
Cat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cat.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Riley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Riley throws a nice looking combination but Cat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley with a hook.
Cat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Nice jab there from Riley.
Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley defending well as Cat loads up on a big left hand.
Riley digs a good body shot into Cat's ribs.
Riley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riley.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Riley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Cat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cat slips a jab and a cross from Riley.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Riley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Cat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat misses with a body shot.
Cat slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Riley clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Riley'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.
Riley digs a good hook to Cat's body.
Cat misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Cat saw that one coming.
Cat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riley cracks a nice hook into Cat's ribs.
Cat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riley looks to land a combination but Cat avoids it well.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Riley with a hook.
No joy there for Cat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cat misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Riley tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Cat does no damage.
Riley digs a good body shot into Cat's ribs.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Cat is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Cat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley misses with a straight right.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cat moves away.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a body punch but Cat moves out of range.
Cat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cat tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Cat moved out of range.
Cat throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cat.
Riley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cat on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley digs a good hook to Cat's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Cat jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cat throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Riley swings for the body but Cat moves out of range.
Cat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
Cat swinging wildly here.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a one two combo.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Cat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
Riley misses with the combination.
Cat scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cat.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Riley had his way with Tom Cat in that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Riley'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. And we move into the final round!
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cat.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cat manages to avoid it.
Cat tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Cat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Cat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Riley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cat eats them both and turns towards Riley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a series of punches but Cat avoids them all with ease.
Riley digs a good hook to Cat's body.
Cat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Cat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A big left from Cat misses.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley lands a jab to the head.
Riley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riley lands a nice hook to Cat's body. Cat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duke Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Cat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cat misses with a shot to the body
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cat moves away.
Cat avoids the body shot from Riley.
Cat misses with a two punch combination.
Riley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Sloppy strikes from Cat. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riley counters with a left to the body.
Riley avoids the body shot from Cat.
Cat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley avoids the head kick by Cat.
Cat takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Riley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cat can do to turn this around?
Riley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cat doesn't seem bothered though.
Riley moves away from the strike by Cat.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Cat moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Riley misses.
Cat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley lands with an overhand left.
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cat circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley throws a hook but Cat avoids it easily.
Tom Cat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Riley!
Duke Riley is the new heavyweight champion!
Duke Riley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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