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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor's entrance music is tantor. A fine choice. Batistuta has chosen Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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205 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Batistuta!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor moves out of range of the leg kick from Batistuta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Batistuta throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Batistuta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batistuta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Batistuta misses with a low kick.
Batistuta lands a right hook to the body.
Batistuta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor throws out a leg kick but Batistuta moves out of range and Tantor only half commits.
Batistuta closes the distance and clinches up with Tantor, looking for a takedown. Batistuta pushes Tantor against the cage but Tantor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Batistuta misses.
Batistuta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Carlos Batistuta has been cut.
Batistuta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batistuta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Batistuta misses with a head shot. Tantor uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Batistuta connects with a couple of short punches.
Batistuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batistuta throws a big right hand that misses.
Tantor is pulling down on Batistuta's head to control his posture.
Tantor wants to hit a switch here but Batistuta passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tantor there!
Tantor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Batistuta tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Batistuta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta landing punches.
Tantor manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Tantor, under a barage of strikes from Batistuta.
Tantor is trying to stand up here but Batistuta is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tantor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Batistuta trying to control the action but Tantor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batistuta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tantor's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Batistuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Batistuta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Batistuta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Batistuta clinches with his opponent.
Tantor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batistuta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Batistuta.
Batistuta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tantor sprawls well. Tantor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Batistuta gets slowly back to his feet.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch but Tantor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batistuta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tantor is out of range.
Tantor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Tantor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Batistuta on the side of the head.
Tantor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Batistuta throws a front kick that sends Tantor stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Batistuta is just out of range.
Batistuta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Batistuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batistuta thows a leg kick but Tantor checks it
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.
Tantor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Batistuta.
Tantor's corner calls for a 1-2. Tantor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batistuta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tantor pinned against the cage. Tantor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almu Tantor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Batistuta.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Batistuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tantor swats away the attempt to clinch by Batistuta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta tries to clinch there but Tantor circles away.
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batistuta.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Batistuta.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Batistuta closes the distance and pushes Tantor back into the cage.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Batistuta avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Batistuta can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batistuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batistuta struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
Batistuta stalling in the clinch but Tantor improves position.
Tantor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tantor trying to stall but Batistuta improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batistuta lands an uppercut.
Batistuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tantor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tantor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tantor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Almu Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Tantor connects with an inside leg kick.
Batistuta fails with the takedown.
Batistuta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tantor sprawls well. Tantor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Batistuta gets slowly back to his feet.
Batistuta shoots for a takedown but Tantor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tantor, as that shot connected.
Batistuta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tantor checks it well.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor scores with a one two! Batistuta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor tries to land a leg kick but Batistuta saw it coming and moves away.
Tantor checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Tantor.
Batistuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batistuta has a takedown stuffed.
Batistuta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Batistuta is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tantor.
Tantor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batistuta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Batistuta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tantor lands with a nice combination. Batistuta backs away looking to recover.
Tantor looks to land a body kick but Batistuta moved away.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Batistuta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Batistuta throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Tantor pushes him off.
Batistuta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tantor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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 Batistuta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Batistuta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Batistuta misses with the combination.
Batistuta ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Tantor connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batistuta.
Batistuta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Batistuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Batistuta.
Batistuta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tantor as he jumps to the side.
Almu Tantor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Batistuta.
Batistuta misses with a leg kick
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batistuta.
Tantor lands a jab to the nose.
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Batistuta fails with a takedown attempt.
Tantor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batistuta throws a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tantor throws a right and a left that Batistuta avoids nicely.
Tantor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batistuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Tantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tantor with a nice cross.
Batistuta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor lands an overhand right.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batistuta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tantor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batistuta on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta shoots in for a takedown but Tantor shows good takedown defense.
Batistuta walks into a straight right hand from Tantor.
Batistuta is rocked!
Tantor measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Batistuta! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Almu Tantor!
After winning the bout, Almu Tantor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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