TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 20, 2009— Tampa police officer, Chris Baten, will headline the mixed martial arts (MMA) event Rumble at Robarts 4 hosted by the MMA promoter, Art of Fighting (AOF), at Robarts arena in Sarasota this Friday. He will face Tampa native and MMA veteran, CT Turner, who recently made his debut in the boxing ring.
Both fighters aim at silencing any critics after their controversial last bouts at AOF 3 and AOF 4 earlier this year. While Baten suffered a loss due to a possibly premature fight stoppage against Kimbo killer, Seth Petruzelli, Turner earned a victory via the disqualification of Jamie Yager due to an illegal kick to Turner's head on the ground.
The co-main event of the evening features two super heavyweight fighters, Imanee Lee and Salvatore Fernetti, who both tip the scales at 310 lbs and 285 lbs respectively. Lee is a former K-1 and WWF fighter while Fernetti has six professional MMA fights under his belt.
This article appears in Oct 15-21, 2009.