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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee Stroya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Batistuta!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batistuta.
Stroya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batistuta manages to avoid it.
Batistuta swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Batistuta misses with a low kick as Stroya jumps back.
Batistuta ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Batistuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya throws the left hand but Batistuta avoids the punch easily.
Batistuta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stroya defends it nicely.
Stroya throws an off balance right hand
and Batistuta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stroya swings for the body but Batistuta moves out of range.
Batistuta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Batistuta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stroya is looking to regain half guard here but Batistuta keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya is not content to let Batistuta control the position.
Batistuta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stroya tries to bench press Batistuta off him but Batistuta keeps the position.
Batistuta wants to control but Stroya is keeping him busy.
Stroya tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batistuta wants to control but Stroya is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batistuta is trying to ground and pound but Stroya uses the momentary lack of control by Batistuta to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Batistuta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Batistuta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stroya trying to control here.
Stroya is trying to get back to full guard.
Batistuta trying to control the action but Stroya is working from the bottom.
Stroya moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Batistuta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batistuta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stroya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Batistuta on the ground.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stroya tries to get out of the position.
Batistuta works over Stroya with some ground and pound from guard.
Batistuta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Batistuta passes Stroya's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta is pressing down on Stroya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stroya is holding on for now.
Batistuta trying to control from half guard but Stroya is working away.
Stroya is looking to get back to full guard here but Batistuta has managed to pass to side control instead.
Stroya defending against the ground and pound.
Batistuta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stroya sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Batistuta working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroya manages to get back to half guard.
Stroya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batistuta.
Stroya is looking for a sweep. Batistuta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Batistuta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Batistuta misses with a looping left.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Stroya moves out of range.
Batistuta misses with a low kick.
Batistuta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Stroya throws a poor cross that misses
and Batistuta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stroya lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Carlos Batistuta has been cut.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batistuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Batistuta misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Stroya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya throws a series of punches but Batistuta avoids them all with ease.
Stroya avoids the body shot from Batistuta.
Stroya tests Batistuta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dee Stroya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stroya avoids the body shot from Batistuta.
Nice straight punches there by Stroya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stroya.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Batistuta slips under a jab from Stroya.
Batistuta looking to score a takedown here. Stroya is defending well but Batistuta drives through and ends up in Stroya's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batistuta throws a big right hand that misses.
Batistuta forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroya is looking for a sweep. Batistuta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batistuta working the head and body with strikes.
Batistuta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stroya is refusing to be controlled, as Batistuta sits in half guard.
Batistuta working Stroya over with strikes.
Batistuta is looking for a kimura but Stroya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Batistuta to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stroya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Batistuta throwing shots but Stroya is blocking nicely.
Stroya trying to hold on to Batistuta's head to control him but Batistuta postures up.
Batistuta passes into side control, despite Stroya's attempt to control the position.
Stroya takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Stroya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stroya is working to avoid the ground and pound but Batistuta connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stroya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Batistuta trying to control the action but Stroya is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Batistuta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Batistuta scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batistuta gets to mount! Stroya was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Batistuta content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Batistuta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Batistuta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stroya tries to land a front kick but Batistuta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batistuta misses the body punch
and Stroya counters with a nice uppercut.
Batistuta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stroya rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Stroya misses.
Batistuta misses with a leg kick.
Batistuta shoots in looking for a takedown but Stroya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batistuta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Batistuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee Stroya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroya misses with a looping right.
Stroya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batistuta.
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batistuta.
Batistuta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stroya's waist but Stroya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batistuta off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta misses with a body shot.
Batistuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batistuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroya.
Stroya stuffs the takedown.
Dee Stroya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Batistuta.
Stroya tries to score with a low kick but Batistuta moves his leg out of the way.
Stroya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batistuta misses with a wild body shot.
Stroya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batistuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroya.
Dee Stroya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Batistuta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batistuta moves away.
Batistuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Batistuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batistuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batistuta throws a leg kick that misses.
Batistuta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Batistuta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Batistuta controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Batistuta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Batistuta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Batistuta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stroya misses with a body shot.
Batistuta throws a leg kick but Stroya moved away.
Stroya throws a body punch but Batistuta moves out of range.
Batistuta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batistuta is looking to chop away at Stroya's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Batistuta.
I've got Batistuta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Batistuta!
A victorious Carlos Batistuta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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