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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



182 cm
34
205 lbs
20 - 9 - 0
184 cm
27
207 lbs
18 - 8 - 0
Great wrestler
World class MT
Very quick
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


Spartan Nutrition


Voodoo Nutrition
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Batistuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Batistuta lands but Gaarlandt takes it in his stride.
Batistuta throws a nice looking combination but Gaarlandt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaarlandt throws a big counter head kick but Batistuta avoids it with no problem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batistuta, right into the meat.
Batistuta misses with a body kick.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaarlandt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batistuta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaarlandt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Batistuta tries to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Batistuta drives through and clinches with Gaarlandt against the cage.
Batistuta blocking some punches.
Gaarlandt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batistuta backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Batistuta is keeping busy.
Batistuta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaarlandt blocks an elbow strike from Batistuta.

Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch.
Gaarlandt misses with a body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Batistuta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good work by Gaarlandt as he checks the leg kick.
Batistuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaarlandt misses with the combination.
Gaarlandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Batistuta.
Despite the aggression on Gaarlandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gaarlandt thuds his shin into the meat of Batistuta's side.
Batistuta avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice body kick.
Batistuta misses with a shot to the body
and Gaarlandt counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
Gaarlandt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batistuta is looking to counter the offense by Gaarlandt and move into the clinch.
Gaarlandt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batistuta doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaarlandt circles away.
Gaarlandt slips a straight right by Batistuta.
Despite the aggression on Gaarlandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Batistuta misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batistuta throws a push kick but Gaarlandt slaps the foot to one side.
Gaarlandt tries to bum rush Batistuta with a series of wild strikes but Batistuta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batistuta blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Batistuta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gaarlandt connects with the punch.
Batistuta blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt blocks a jab.
Gaarlandt avoids the body shot from Batistuta.
Batistuta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batistuta slips a jab and a cross from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt scores with a three punch combo!
Batistuta misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Batistuta misses
and Batistuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batistuta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaarlandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batistuta.

Batistuta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batistuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batistuta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Batistuta moves out of range.
Batistuta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gaarlandt.
Batistuta scores with a jab to the head.
Gaarlandt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Batistuta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaarlandt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Batistuta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Batistuta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gaarlandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batistuta.
Batistuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt misses with a body kick.
Batistuta blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.

Batistuta clinches with his opponent.
Gaarlandt is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batistuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Batistuta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Batistuta.
Batistuta looks to land a combination but Gaarlandt avoids it well.
Batistuta misses with a low kick.
Gaarlandt lands a high kick!
Batistuta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batistuta throws a wild body kick that Gaarlandt sees coming a mile off.
Batistuta throws a shot from downtown. Gaarlandt moves away and avoids it.
Batistuta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batistuta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaarlandt can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batistuta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body kick there by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Batistuta moves out of range.
Batistuta fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Gaarlandt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Batistuta tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Batistuta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Batistuta avoids them all with ease.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild combination.
Gaarlandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batistuta misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaarlandt.
Batistuta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batistuta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaarlandt lands a nice hook to Batistuta's body. Batistuta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaarlandt scores with a head kick. Batistuta tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danga de danga de dang - Gaarlandt scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt lands a high kick!
Gaarlandt blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Batistuta is looking to counter the offense by Gaarlandt and move into the clinch.
Batistuta avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Batistuta lands with a kick to the temple. Gaarlandt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Batistuta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batistuta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batistuta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Batistuta lands a leg kick that knocks Gaarlandt off balance momentarily.
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaarlandt delivers a nice body kick.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Batistuta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gaarlandt manages to circle out of the way.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Gaarlandt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaarlandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlos Batistuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batistuta wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batistuta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt lands with a slapping head kick.
Ricardo Gaarlandt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaarlandt lands with a slapping head kick.

Batistuta closes the distance and pushes Gaarlandt back into the cage.
Batistuta misses with some punches.
Gaarlandt working aggressively here.
Batistuta presses Gaarlandt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Batistuta working aggressively here.
Batistuta tries to throw a body punch but Gaarlandt avoids it by throwing Batistuta back against the cage.
Batistuta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batistuta misses with the head strike.
Gaarlandt blocks an uppercut.
Gaarlandt lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batistuta.
Batistuta has a couple of punches blocked by Gaarlandt.
Batistuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Batistuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaarlandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Batistuta misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batistuta lands with a nice body punch.
Gaarlandt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Batistuta misses with a straight left.
Batistuta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gaarlandt connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaarlandt's corner calls for a 1-2. Gaarlandt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gaarlandt lands a head kick!
Gaarlandt blocks a leg kick.
Gaarlandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batistuta jabs Gaarlandt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gaarlandt misses with a double jab.
Batistuta blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Batistuta cracks Gaarlandt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaarlandt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gaarlandt throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
A head kick misses from Batistuta.
Batistuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt slips a straight right by Batistuta.
Batistuta misses with a hook.
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Gaarlandt tenderised Batistuta's leg. Batistuta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaarlandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batistuta tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.

Batistuta pushes Gaarlandt up against the cage in a clinch.
Batistuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaarlandt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batistuta throws a head punch that misses.
Batistuta misses with the head strike.
Gaarlandt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaarlandt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Gaarlandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!


Batistuta throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batistuta moves out of range as Gaarlandt throws a body kick.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Batistuta moves out of range.
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.

Batistuta moves into range and clinches up with Gaarlandt.
A head punch on the inside from Batistuta fails to land.
Batistuta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaarlandt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batistuta backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batistuta.
Batistuta misses with the head strike.
Gaarlandt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batistuta.
Gaarlandt misses with a punch on the inside.

Gaarlandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Gaarlandt lands but Batistuta takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gaarlandt checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Batistuta moves into the clinch.
Gaarlandt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaarlandt pushes Batistuta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt lands with a left to the head.
Gaarlandt prevents a body shot from Batistuta.
Batistuta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Batistuta throws a head punch that misses.
Batistuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Gaarlandt.
Batistuta tries a body shot but Gaarlandt blocks it.
Batistuta tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batistuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batistuta tries to clinch up but Gaarlandt circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaarlandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Batistuta throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Batistuta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlos Batistuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt stalks Batistuta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Batistuta's face. Batistuta staggers backwards, shaken.
Batistuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batistuta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaarlandt works over Batistuta's head and body with a nice combination.
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaarlandt moves away.
Gaarlandt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batistuta lands a really nice looking cross but Gaarlandt seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Batistuta moves out of range easily.
Gaarlandt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batistuta wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaarlandt tries to keep at a distance but Batistuta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Batistuta has a couple of punches blocked by Gaarlandt.
Batistuta blocks an uppercut.
Batistuta struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaarlandt controls his hands.
Batistuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Batistuta fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batistuta.
Batistuta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Batistuta struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaarlandt controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Gaarlandt.
Batistuta has a couple of punches blocked by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt is pushing Batistuta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Batistuta lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta scores with a shot to the side of Gaarlandt's head.
Batistuta tries a body shot but Gaarlandt blocks it.
Gaarlandt is trying to break free.
Batistuta scores with a shoulder strike.
Batistuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaarlandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batistuta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaarlandt's brow.
Gaarlandt lands with a right to the head.
Batistuta is leaning against Gaarlandt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaarlandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaarlandt avoids the elbow strike from Batistuta, against the cage.
Carlos Batistuta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gaarlandt avoids the elbow strike from Batistuta, against the cage.
Gaarlandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batistuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batistuta tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batistuta tries to throw a body punch but Gaarlandt avoids it by throwing Batistuta back against the cage.
Batistuta tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batistuta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaarlandt's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gaarlandt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaarlandt 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gaarlandt!

A determined Ricardo Gaarlandt didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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G S C G energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
79%
 
 
 
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