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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 1349 p4p, 1825 weight class) and Mara Tantor (ranked 204 p4p, 269 weight class). Oliva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mara Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Oliva lands.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tantor! But no joy.
Oliva punishes Tantor's body with a nice straight punch.
Tantor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tantor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva thuds a left hand into Tantor's body.
Good exchange - Oliva coming out on top.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Tantor blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a hook to the side of Tantor's head but Tantor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliva throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Oliva lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Tantor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliva.
Tantor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tantor defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Oliva throws a poor cross that misses
and Tantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tantor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Oliva counters with a nice body shot.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliva.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Oliva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Oliva.
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!
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
A jab from Oliva does it's job there.
Tantor connects with a body shot.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
Oliva throws a poor cross that misses
and Tantor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliva misses the jab.
Oliva scores with a jab to the body.
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Tantor counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliva.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tantor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oliva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oliva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Oliva counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oliva throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Tantor is looking to score with low kicks.
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
Tantor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oliva misses with a combination
and Oliva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Tantor checks it
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a body shot
and Tantor counters with a left hand that sends Oliva to the canvas!
Oliva is rocked!
Oliva seems keen to control Tantor's posture.
Oliva working a defensive guard here.
Oliva has his hands on Tantor's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Biscuit Oliva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oliva throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor counters with a left to the body.
Oliva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tantor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Tantor misses.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Biscuit Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tantor misses.
Oliva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tantor clobbers Oliva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliva looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Tantor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliva with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliva lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Biscuit Oliva's cut is getting worse.
Tantor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Oliva.
Oliva lands an overhand right.
Tantor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliva misses with a body shot.
Oliva thuds a left hand into Tantor's body.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tantor, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Tantor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oliva looks to score with a jab to the body but Tantor is just out of range.
Oliva takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Tantor tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Oliva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tantor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tantor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oliva lands with a good body shot.
Oliva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliva!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a hook
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
Biscuit Oliva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tantor throws a low kick, looking for Oliva's leg but Oliva calmly moves out of range.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Tantor moves away from the strike by Oliva.
Tantor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oliva throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Tantor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tantor moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliva misses the jab.
Tantor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Tantor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Oliva takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Tantor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Tantor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Oliva misses with the combination.
Tantor steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tantor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Tantor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliva with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oliva scores with a jab. Tantor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oliva throws a nice looking combination but Tantor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliva.
Oliva throws a series of punches but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor counters with a body kick.
Oliva throws a one two combo.
Tantor takes one to the chin there.
Oliva throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Tantor lands a nice looking body kick.
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor throws out a counter right but Oliva avoids it with no problem.
Mara Tantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tantor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliva throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a left hand that sends Oliva to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oliva, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Oliva flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Oliva is out cold! Tantor holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mara Tantor!
After the fight, Mara Tantor was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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