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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III has chosen Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Marcos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marcos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gatti III missing with a left hand there. Marcos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Marcos is looking to chop away at Gatti III's legs.
Ferdinand Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcos's calf.
Gatti III misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marcos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gatti III counters with a low kick, right behind Marcos 's knee.
Gatti III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcos was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti III.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a leg kick.
Marcos looks for a takedown but Gatti III sprawls well.
Marcos throws a right and a left that Gatti III avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marcos defending well as Gatti III loads up on a big left hand.
Marcos misses the jab.
Marcos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gatti III with a hook.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gatti III.
Marcos throws an off balance right hand
and Gatti III counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
Gatti III tries to clinch but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gatti III has time to react.
Gatti III fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatti III on the side of the head.
Gatti III throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marcos counters with a thumping low 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!
Marcos looks to land a left hand but Gatti III moved out of range nicely.
Marcos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gatti III misses the jab.
Marcos throws a looping overhand right but Gatti III ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marcos, right into the meat.
Gatti III avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Gatti III is looking to slow Marcos down with leg kicks.
Marcos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gatti III counters with a left to the body.
Gatti III throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Gatti III has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses with some punches.
Gatti III misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatti III.
Marcos breaks the clinch.
Marcos throws a body kick the misses
and Gatti III finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marcos misses with a hook.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcos moves away.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos lands a lovely overhand right.
Gatti III tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marcos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gatti III defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos motions for Gatti III to come forward. Marcos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatti III. That snapped Marcos's head back.
Gatti III takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Gatti III avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Gatti III misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatti III creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatti III scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gatti III struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcos controls his hands.
Marcos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gatti III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatti III digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.
Gatti III struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcos controls his hands.
Gatti III misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatti III is pressed up against the cage. Marcos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gatti III down to the mat. Gatti III avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marcos throws a body punch but Gatti III moves out of range.
Marcos looks to throw the jab but Gatti III is out of range.
Gatti III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III blocks the body kick.
Marcos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gatti III clinches up against the cage.
Gatti III pushes Marcos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marcos tries to pull guard but Gatti III won't allow it.
Marcos tries to break free but Gatti III pushes him back against the cage.
Gatti III can't find room to land a body shot as Marcos controls the action.
Gatti III lands a right hand.
Gatti III misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatti III misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos has Gatti III pressed against the cage.
Marcos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gatti III has him pressed against the cage.
Gatti III throws a head punch that misses.
Marcos wants to stall.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatti III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatti III lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Gatti III tries to throw a body punch but Marcos avoids it by throwing Gatti III back against the cage.
Gatti III lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatti III tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatti III.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gatti III as Marcos tries to tie him up.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcos blocks the elbow strike.
Gatti III scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries for a takedown but Gatti III manages to get underhooks.
Gatti III makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gatti III lands an uppercut.
Gatti III pushes Marcos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatti III has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gatti III throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Gatti III.
A head punch on the inside from Gatti III fails to land.
A short left from Gatti III.
Marcos wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatti III won't allow it.
Gatti III lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatti III lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right from Gatti III.
Gatti III lands an elbow inside that Marcos shrugs off.
Gatti III can't find room to land a body shot as Marcos controls the action.
Gatti III stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Gatti III.
Gatti III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.
Gatti III thuds a left hand into Marcos's body.
Gatti III swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcos.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marcos tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti III misses with a low kick.
Gatti III lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatti III misses with a leg kick.
Gatti III loads up on a big right hand but Marcos slips the punch.
Marcos throws a hook but Gatti III blocks it.
Gatti III looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.
Gatti III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatti III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcos slips a jab and a cross from Gatti III.
Gatti III ducks under a wild hook from Marcos.
Gatti III throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Marcos.
Marcos shoots for a takedown but Gatti III saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III lands with a nice body punch.
Gatti III forces Marcos back against the cage and clinches.
Marcos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marcos dodges the punch combination from Gatti III.
Gatti III uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
Gatti III tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Marcos misses
enabling Gatti III to counter with a crisp jab.
Gatti III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcos.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Gatti III misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Marcos does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III throws out a leg kick but Marcos moves out of range and Gatti III only half commits.
Marcos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatti III.
Marcos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gatti III misses with a kick to the body.
Gatti III lands a jab.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Decent striking displayed by Marcos there.
Marcos throws a hook to the side of Gatti III's head but Gatti III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcos avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcos rather than just go for the knockout.
Marcos misses with a combination
and Gatti III counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marcos's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Marcos.
Marcos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gatti III's sensitive parts.
Marcos missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti III misses with a low kick as Marcos jumps back.
Marcos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatti III slips under a jab from Marcos.
Gatti III dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti III looks to land a left hand but Marcos moved out of range nicely.
Gatti III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcos.
Marcos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a head kick that misses.
Marcos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti III moves away.
Marcos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marcos looks to land a combination but Gatti III avoids it well.
Gatti III connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcos's hands.
Gatti III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Marcos closes the distance and clinches up with Gatti III, looking for a takedown. Marcos pushes Gatti III against the cage but Gatti III circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gatti III thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatti III slips a jab from Marcos.
Gatti III works the jab nicely.
Marcos misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatti III.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcos tries to keep at a distance but Gatti III has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marcos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gatti III is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos is trying to keep Gatti III in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gatti III staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Marcos. That snapped Gatti III's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gatti III.
Gatti III lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcos thows a body kick. Gatti III tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos throws a head kick but Gatti III moves out of range.
Marcos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gatti III is fending him off so far but Marcos persists. Nope, Gatti III circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcos throws the left hand but Gatti III avoids the punch easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Marcos looks for a takedown but Gatti III sprawls well.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Gatti III.
Marcos throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatti III counters with a three punch combo that has Marcos backing up. Marcos nods at Gatti III to acknowledge the strikes.
Gatti III fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatti III jabs Marcos right on the nose. Marcos blinks but takes it well.
Gatti III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti III wants to clinch.
Marcos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gatti III to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gatti III.
Arturo Gatti III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gatti III to counter with a crisp jab.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Marcos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti III will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gatti III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III throws a combination. Marcos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marcos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Marcos misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marcos.
Gatti III lands with a kick to the temple. Marcos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos checks the leg kick.
Marcos swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marcos.
A slow jab from Gatti III misses its intended target.
Marcos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatti III on the side of the head.
Gatti III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcos's calf.
A head kick misses from Gatti III.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick from Marcos.
Gatti III lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marcos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gatti III sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcos somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos throws a lazy uppercut
and Gatti III counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gatti III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatti III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Marcos blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti III throws a wild body kick that Marcos sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatti III misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gatti III takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gatti III tries to clinch but Marcos moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marcos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gatti III has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gatti III and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gatti III displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcos.
Gatti III looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.
Gatti III keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gatti III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gatti III, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.
Marcos slips a straight right by Gatti III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
Marcos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gatti III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti III tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti III is looking to clinch but Marcos is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.
Gatti III stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gatti III fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatti III has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gatti III throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos checks a leg kick.
Ferdinand Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gatti III. That one must have hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marcos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gatti III eats them both and turns towards Marcos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gatti III scores with a head kick. Marcos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Gatti III as he checks the leg kick.
Gatti III swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Marcos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gatti III on his heels. He'll look to pass Gatti III's guard now, I'm sure.
Gatti III is looking to stand up but Marcos isn't so interested in that idea.
Marcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos won't allow Gatti III to get back to his feet.
Gatti III working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcos.
Marcos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gatti III keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos stops Gatti III from standing up.
Marcos stands and throws Gatti III's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marcos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gatti III has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatti III is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ferdinand Marcos.
I think Gatti III has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti III!
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