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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gatti fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Gatti misses.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatti counters with a nice uppercut.
Gatti tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatti.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gatti thinking.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gatti scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Thor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva sizes up Gatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Gatti's head.
Silva throws a jab when Gatti was well out of range.
Gatti takes one on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Gatti on that attempt.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Gatti.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with the combination.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to chop away at Gatti's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti connects with a looping right hand.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Gatti's leg but Gatti calmly moves out of range.
Gatti throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatti lands a right hook to the body.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gatti avoids them all with ease.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Gatti misses.
Silva misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gatti thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatti. That's going to slow Silva down.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
Gatti misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva throws a hook but Gatti blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Gatti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gatti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Gatti saw that one coming.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti manages to avoid it.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gatti at a distance.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Gatti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Gatti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thor Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti staying out of range there.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva throws a right hand that Gatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti also avoids with ease.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti throws a one two combo.
It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
Silva 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.
Silva swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Gatti.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Gatti misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Gatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Gatti saw it coming and moves away.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Gatti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatti off the ropes and back into range.
Gatti throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva sizes up Gatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatti. That did some damage!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva cracks Gatti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gatti misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Silva looks to land a combination. Gatti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva avoids the head kick by Gatti.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti has a takedown stuffed.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Gatti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gatti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva with a hook.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva works Gatti's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva throws a combination. Gatti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gatti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Gatti is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva with a hook.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gatti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gatti throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gatti shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gatti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
Gatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Nice cross by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti swinging wildly here.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Gatti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva throws a combination. Gatti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a combination
and Gatti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva sizes up Gatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Gatti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gatti slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A nice combination there by Gatti.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva throws a right hand that Gatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti also avoids with ease.
Gatti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti lands an overhand right.
Gatti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Gatti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arturo Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
Thor Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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