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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Drive (ranked 6266 p4p, 502 weight class) and Maki Tantor (ranked 3696 p4p, 366 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drive misses with a body punch
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drive loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Drive ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor sizes up Drive with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tantor punishes Drive's body with a nice straight punch.
Drive takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drive misses the body punch
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drive on the side of the head.
Tantor throws a poor cross that misses
and Drive counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Drive takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drive misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drive is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive thuds a left hand into Tantor's body.
Oh Drive is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drive takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tantor.
Drive seems to have got his legs back now.
Drive blocks a jab.
Drive is looking to counter punch.
Tantor misses with a wild body shot.
Drive takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tantor throws a front kick that sends Drive stumbling back into the cage.
Drive uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Drive throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tantor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drive makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive drops his hands momentarily and Tantor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drive throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drive walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tantor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drive misses with a hook
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Drive throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tantor counters with a body kick that stops Drive in his tracks momentarily.
Drive misses with an uppercut
and Tantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drive throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tantor counters with a low kick, right behind Drive 's knee.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Drive is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor pushes Drive away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Tantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tantor - that will leave a mark!
Tantor connects with a jab.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Drive wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tantor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drive throws a shot to the body.
Drive throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Drive looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Drive misses the body punch
and Tantor counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Tantor misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Drive misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drive misses with a hook.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Drive on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drive will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Drive misses with a jab to the body
and Tantor counters with a nice leg kick.
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Drive slips the punch.
Tantor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drive throws an off balance right hand
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tantor drops his hands momentarily and Drive takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drive moves away from the strike by Tantor.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tantor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drive keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tantor.
Tantor lands a nice hook to Drive's body. Drive takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor connects with an inside leg kick.
Tantor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tantor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor lands a nice looking body shot.
Tantor blocks a jab.
Maki Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drive.
Drive throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tantor counters with an outside leg kick.
Drive takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drive misses with a shot to the body
and Drive takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Tantor tenderised Drive's leg. Drive is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drive misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Tantor misses.
Drive slips under a jab from Tantor.
Tantor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drive on the side of the head.
Tantor lands a slapping body shot.
Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drive is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a left hand
and Drive counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drive tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drive misses with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tantor thumps Drive with a low kick.
Drive throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drive misses with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drive's knee momentarily.
Jab, jab by Drive - just one landing.
Tantor lands a nice shot that snaps Drive's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Tantor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tantor.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drive counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tantor delivers a nice body kick.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drive.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drive throws an off balance right hand
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tantor cracks the inside of Drive's front leg.
Tantor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drive throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Drive! Tantor lets Drive back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Drive looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Drive crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maki Tantor!
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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