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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gridlock has chosen Robbie Williams - Come Undone as his entrance music. Alastair Gridlock acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 lbs
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190 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alastair Gridlock! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gridlock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tantor stuffs the takedown attempt from Gridlock. Gridlock gets slowly back to his feet. Tantor misses with a straight right. Gridlock needs to keep his hands up - Tantor had a free shot at his head there. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat.
Tantor throws a body punch but Gridlock moves out of range. Tantor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gridlock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Tantor misses with a hook. Gridlock ducked under it nicely. Gridlock fails to land the takedown. Almu Tantor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alastair Gridlock. Tantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gridlocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tantor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Gridlock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tantor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gridlock somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gridlock fails with a takedown attempt. Gridlock looks for a takedown but Tantor sprawls well. Almu Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tantor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Tantor lands with a good body shot. Gridlock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tantor paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gridlock walks into a stiff left hand from Tantor. A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Gridlock does a little dance to reset his feet. Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gridlock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor. Tantor misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gridlock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tantor. Gridlock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tantor but Tantor pushes him off and we're back to square one. Gridlock wants to clinch. Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gridlock moves away. Gridlock is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tantor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gridlock. Gridlock shoots in looking for a takedown. Tantor tries to sprawl out of it but Gridlock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tantor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Gridlock shoots in looking for a takedown. Tantor tries to sprawl out of it but Gridlock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tantor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gridlock just misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Gridlock wants to clinch but Tantor slips to the side and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Tantor slaps away a takedown attempt from Gridlock, before circling back to the center of the mat. Tantor thuds a left hand into Gridlock's body. Gridlock misses with a hook. Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Gridlock's head. Gridlock shoots in for a takedown but Tantor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Gridlock is just out of range. Almu Tantor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tantor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Gridlock misses with a takedown attempt and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gridlock moves out of range of the leg kick from Tantor.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gridlock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tantor. Tantor lands a jab to the nose.
Gridlock is rocked! Tantor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gridlock is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him? Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gridlock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Gridlock looks gassed! Tantor scores with a body shot.
Tantor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gridlock's calf. Gridlock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Tantor finds Gridlock's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Gridlock flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Tantor lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Gridlock will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Almu Tantor! Almu Tantor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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