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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Gattuso tries to counter it with a takedown but Edilhson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the body.
Edilhson closes the distance and clinches.
Gattuso cracks Edilhson with a nice body shot.
Gattuso has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Edilhson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edilhson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gattuso.
A shot to the body from Edilhson misses
and Gattuso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Edilhson instigates a clinch.
Gattuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Edilhson controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilhson misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso breaks from the clinch.
Gattuso lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Edilhson misses.
Gattuso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Edilhson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson throws a big shot that misses.
Edilhson misses with the combination.
Gattuso feints the counter takedown.
Edilhson misses with a body shot.
Gattuso tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Edilhson wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Edilhson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gattuso.
Edilhson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gattuso.
Edilhson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Edilhson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gattuso trying to control but Edilhson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson prevents Gattuso from improving his position.
Edilhson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gattuso to regain full guard.
Edilhson wants to control from the top but Gattuso keeps moving.
Gattuso controlling Edilhson's posture.
We've been hearing that Edilhson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gattuso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edilhson throwing strikes but missing.
Gattuso is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gattuso had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Edilhson defends it easily.
Edilhson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gattuso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Edilhson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Edilhson trying to control but Gattuso is working from the bottom.
Edilhson preventing the sweep.
Edilhson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gattuso is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Edilhson defends it easily.
Edilhson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edilhson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edilhson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gattuso's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gattuso is on top in guard.
Gattuso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gattuso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gattuso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edilhson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gattuso.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gattuso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gattuso is looking to pass into half guard but Edilhson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Edilhson is in guard.
Edilhson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gattuso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gattuso trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gattuso has his foot on Edilhson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edilhson works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edilhson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gattuso's head.
Gattuso keeping moving, preventing Edilhson from controlling successfully.
Edilhson preventing the sweep.
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 Edmundo Edilhson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Edilhson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Edilhson misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edilhson, as that shot connected.
Edilhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gattuso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edilhson misses with a body kick.
Gattuso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edilhson. That did some damage!
Edilhson thows a leg kick but Gattuso checks it
and Gattuso counters with a head kick.
Edilhson gets a clinch.
Gattuso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Edilhson to keep the fight standing.
Edilhson pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gattuso throwing strikes but missing.
Gattuso controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gattuso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edilhson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edilhson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gattuso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gattuso connects with a couple of short punches.
Edilhson is rocked!
Gattuso postures up.
Edilhson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gattuso is one step ahead there.
Gattuso looking to sit in guard and control but Edilhson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gattuso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edilhson is aware though and is defending well.
Gattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Gattuso, not yet.
Gattuso trying to control the position.
Gattuso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Edilhson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Edilhson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Edilhson landing some decent shots from guard.
Edilhson chips away with some ground and pound.
Edilhson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gattuso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gattuso wants to stand and escape but Edilhson is having none of it.
Edilhson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edilhson is working Gattuso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Edilhson landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gattuso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Edilhson throws a big right hand that misses.
Edilhson content to stall in guard here.
Edilhson working some strikes from top position.
Edilhson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gattuso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gattuso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edilhson passes into half guard.
Gattuso tries to roll over but Edilhson keeps him under control.
Gattuso has hold of Edilhson's hands but Edilhson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso is trying to stand up here but Edilhson is controlling him well.
Gattuso is trying to get back to full guard.
Gattuso tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gattuso works his way to full guard. Good work.
Edilhson lands a couple of elbows.
Edilhson working some strikes from top position.
Gattuso is looking for a triangle but Edilhson pushes his legs off easily.
Edilhson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edilhson looking to pass the guard.
Edilhson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gattuso's head.
Edilhson lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gattuso wants to sweep here but Edilhson controlling him for the moment.
Edilhson controlling from the top position.
Gattuso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Edilhson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Edilhson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gattuso on his heels. He'll look to pass Gattuso's guard now, I'm sure.
Gattuso pushes Edilhson off and gets back to his feet.
Edilhson with a nice cross.
Gattuso throws a lazy uppercut
and Edilhson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gattuso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edilhson throws a shot from downtown. Gattuso moves away and avoids it.
Edilhson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gattuso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso defending against the ground and pound.
Edmundo Edilhson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gattuso manages to get back to half guard.
Gattuso is looking to improve his position.
Gattuso is looking to control Edilhson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gattuso avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson is trying to control. Gattuso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gattuso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edilhson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edilhson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattuso can do to turn this around?
Edilhson seems to be working for a kimura but Gattuso defends the submission attempt.
Edilhson prevents Gattuso from improving his position.
Edilhson working Gattuso over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Edilhson.
Gattuso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edilhson.
Gattuso is looking for a sweep. Edilhson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gattuso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edilhson is working away from the top position though.
Edilhson trying to control the action but Gattuso is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Edilhson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Edilhson's back!
Even with his hooks in, Gattuso manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Gattuso is trying to stick to Edilhson's back but Edilhson is turning into Gattuso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gattuso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Edilhson.
Edilhson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edilhson wants to control from the top but Gattuso keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edilhson instigates a clinch.
Gattuso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Edilhson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Edilhson digs a right hand underneath Gattuso's ribcage. Gattuso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edilhson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gattuso wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson jumps guard.
Gattuso throws an elbow that misses. Edilhson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gattuso's guard. Nice move by Edilhson!
Gattuso keeping moving, preventing Edilhson from controlling successfully.
Gattuso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edilhson wants to control from the top but Gattuso keeps moving.
Gattuso wants to sweep here but Edilhson controlling him for the moment.
Gattuso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Edilhson distracts Gattuso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gennaro Gattuso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edilhson connects with a couple of short punches.
Edilhson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Gattuso, not yet.
Gattuso keeping moving, preventing Edilhson from controlling successfully.
Edilhson passes Gattuso's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gattuso is refusing to be controlled, as Edilhson sits in half guard.
Gattuso wants to get back to full guard.
Edilhson trying to control from half guard but Gattuso is working away.
Edilhson is looking to advance position but Gattuso won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gattuso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edilhson.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edilhson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gattuso napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gattuso explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
Gattuso feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmundo Edilhson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edilhson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmundo Edilhson!
A victorious Edmundo Edilhson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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