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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami has chosen EMF - Unbelieveble as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yushin Okami has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 cm
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203 lbs
13 - 6 - 2 |
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188 cm
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Cold Cat! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Okami cracks Cat with a good jab. Cat scores with a body shot.
Cat shoots in but no luck this time. Okami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Okami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cat counters with a slapping leg kick. Okami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cat as he jumps to the side. Cat is looking to clinch. Okami lands with a shot to the body. Cat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okami throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely. Okami throws the left hand but Cat avoids the punch easily. Cat avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Okami feints a jab promting Cat to slip. Okami then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Cat misses with a wild body shot. Cat scores with a nice right hand.
Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center. Okami shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Okami is looking to take a break and control but Cat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Okami thows a huge punch but Cat dodges it nicely.
Okami is figuring out what he wants to do next. Cat looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Okami is looking to take a break and control but Cat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Cat is trying to control but can't.
Okami trying to control the pace. Okami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Let's hope that Okami has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yushin Okami. Cat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okami. Cat scores with a nice strike. No luck for Okami with that takedown attempt. Okami throws a series of punches but Cat moves out of range. Cat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Okami has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Cat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The fighters circling - Okami throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Good shot there by Cat. Yushin Okami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Okami looks to land a right hand but Cat moved out of range. Okami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat. Okami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okami loads up on a big right hand but Cat slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Okami misses with a hook. Cat ducked under it nicely. Cat slips under a jab. Cat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Cat throws a leg kick but Okami sees it coming and checks it nicely. Okami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cat moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Cat clinches. Okami misses with the head strike.
Cat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okami is defending well for now. Cat lands a nice elbow. Okami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cat backwards. A short right from Cat. Nice elbow from Cat. Okami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okami misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Okami - just one landing. Okami misses with an uppercut
and Cat counters with a low kick, right behind Okami 's knee. This has been an exciting period of action! Cat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Okami throws a right hand that misses
and Cat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Okami looks winded! Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okami. Okami misses with an uppercut. Cat saw that one coming. Cat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okami at a distance.
Okami throws a nice looking combination but Cat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Cat tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range. Okami throws a poor cross that misses
and Cat counters with a straight punch to the midsection. That kick from Cat tenderised Okami's leg. Okami is trying to keep his angry face on. Okami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat is looking to clinch. Cat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Okami takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cat scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cat, right into the meat.
Cat throws a leg kick which misses Okami's front leg but catches the back leg as Okami tries to avoid it. Cat is looking to wear down Okami with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Cat with a body punch. A glancing blow. Cat lands with a straight right. Okami didn't see that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Cat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cat lands with an uppercut that bounces Okami off the cage and back into range. Cat moves into the clinch. A short right from Cat on the inside. Cat taking a breather. Okami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Okami tries to break free but Cat pushes him back against the cage. Cat landing knees to the head.
It looks like Yushin Okami has been cut. A short left from Cat. Cat scores with an uppercut up the middle. Cat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Cat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cat scores a nice knee to the body.
Cat gets through Okami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Okami is trying to break the clinch but Cat is controlling him. Cat tries a knee to the head but Okami blocks it.
Okami lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cat or not.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cat working aggressively here.
Cat misses with a hook from the clinch. Okami is trying to force a seperation but Cat has the dominant position. Cat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okami backwards. Okami is trying to stall.
Cat is defending well against a takedown attempt. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okami. A nice left hand lands by Cat.
Okami can't break the clinch.
Cat scores with an uppercut up the middle. Cat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okami throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Okami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Okami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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! Cat lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okami. Cat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Okami looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Okami takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Okami is looking to reverse the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Okami takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Okami wants to control but Cat postures up. Cat tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Cat working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Okami can't do much from the bottom here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cat working the head and body with strikes. Cat wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Okami, who protects the arm well. Cat cracks Okami with an elbow. That is naaassty. Cat lands a few punches from side control. Cat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Okami some visible discomfort.
Cat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Cat is chipping away with strikes.
Cold Cat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. You can see the frustration on Okami's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Cat lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Okami is trying to control Cat's posture but Cat avoids it. Cat landing a few strikes. Cat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Cat trying to control the position but Okami is working away. Cat in side control, throwing shots but Okami defends. Cat working the ground and pound from side control. Cat lands a decent elbow from side control. Cat in side control, just content to control the action for now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Okami wants to control but Cat postures up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Yushin Okami's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cat, right into the meat.
Cat lands an overhand right. Cat misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Okami. A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target. Okami tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Okami's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Okami misses with a takedown attempt - Cat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Okami throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it. Cat scores with a nice head shot. A nice inside leg kick there by Cat. That's going to slow Okami down. Cat tests Okami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okami is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cat, as that shot connected.
Okami is still on wobbly legs! Can Cat finish him? Nice body punch from Cat. Cat lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Okami falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cat dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cold Cat! Cold Cat took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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