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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marshal's choice of entrance music: Remember the name. This should be fireworks!
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166 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso swings widly with a right hand
and Marshal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gattuso blocks a jab.
Gennaro Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Gattuso misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gattuso or perhaps it was just good defense by Marshal, which made it look bad.
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marshal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marshal tries to sprawl but Gattuso drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gattuso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gattuso looks to land a strike but Marshal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gattuso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marshal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso throwing strikes from guard but Marshal blocks nicely.
Gattuso stopping the sweep attempt from Marshal.
Gattuso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshal looking to control.
Marshal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gattuso haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gattuso postures up in Marshal's guard and throws a big left but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal is looking to stand up but Gattuso isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marshal cracks Gattuso with a good jab.
It looks like Gennaro Gattuso has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Marshal moves out of range.
Marshal tries a low kick but Gattuso avoids it.
Gattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gattuso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) in the buildup to the fight.
Gattuso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gattuso misses with a body shot.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattuso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattuso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gattuso scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Gattuso
and Marshal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Gattuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattuso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennaro Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but Marshal shows good takedown defense.
Gattuso looks to land a right hand but Marshal moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target.
Marshal cracks the inside of Gattuso's front leg.
Gattuso scores with a head kick. Marshal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Eliah Marshal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshal scores with a sloppy right hand. Gattuso should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gattuso throws a hook to the side of Marshal's head but Marshal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshal moves into range and clinches up with Gattuso.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marshal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Marshal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gattuso has Marshal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marshal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gattuso lands a left hand.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshal.
Gattuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but Gattuso slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliah Marshal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gennaro Gattuso'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.
A slow jab from Gattuso misses its intended target.
Marshal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Marshal just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal throws a jab when Gattuso was well out of range.
Marshal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gattuso swinging wildly here.
Marshal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gattuso throws a jab when Marshal was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso throws a lazy head kick
letting Marshal counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshal.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gattuso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Gattuso misses.
Gennaro Gattuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattuso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marshal throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso looks to land a left hand but Marshal moved out of range nicely.
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshal.
Marshal moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshal scores a nice knee to the body.
Gattuso can't break the clinch.
Gattuso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marshal tries a body shot but Gattuso blocks it.
Gattuso blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gattuso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marshal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennaro Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gattuso.
Marshal pushes Gattuso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gattuso working hard to break the clinch.
Gattuso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshal lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gattuso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but Gattuso blocks it.
Marshal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gattuso can't get the takedown.
Marshal lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
Marshal presses Gattuso against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marshal lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Marshal.
Gattuso is trying to break free.
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gattuso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gattuso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marshal working aggressively here.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal scores with a shot to the side of Gattuso's head.
Marshal lands an elbow just above Gattuso 's eye.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshal lands an elbow just above Gattuso 's eye.
Gattuso is rocked!
Marshal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gattuso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Gattuso shrugs off.
Gattuso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gattuso with a big uppercut! Gattuso tries to clinch up but Marshal pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gattuso to the mat! Gattuso covers up and Marshal unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eliah Marshal!
Eliah Marshal is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Eliah Marshal said 'This is my belt! Last fight i had a bad day but i always knew i was still the champ'.
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hype
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