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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jafar Agrabah (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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164 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
35 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agrabah wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
Agrabah moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatti III finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gatti III throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Agrabah counters with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Agrabah throws a low kick, looking for Gatti III's leg but Gatti III calmly moves out of range.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatti III. Gatti III circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Agrabah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
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!
Agrabah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agrabah moves out of range of the body kick.
Gatti III tries to bum rush Agrabah with a series of wild strikes but Agrabah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Agrabah.
Gatti III throws out a loose jab but Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agrabah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Agrabah misses with an uppercut. Gatti III saw that one coming.
Gatti III is looking to score with low kicks.
Agrabah throws out a loose jab but Gatti III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Gatti III walks into a left hand.
Agrabah misses with the combination.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
Agrabah blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Agrabah. That one must have hurt.
Gatti III throws a hook but Agrabah avoids it easily.
Gatti III throws a push kick but Agrabah slaps the foot to one side.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agrabah rather than just go for the knockout.
Agrabah throws a lazy uppercut
and Gatti III counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti III moves out of range as Agrabah throws a body kick.
Agrabah wants to land a leg kick but Gatti III is out of range.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatti III tried to score with a low kick but Agrabah checks it.
Agrabah dodges the punch combination from Gatti III.
Gatti III throws a hook to the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Agrabah. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a hook to the side of Gatti III's head but Gatti III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatti III lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gatti III.
Agrabah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Agrabah wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatti III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti III throws the kick towards the body but Agrabah avoids it.
Agrabah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah scores with a jab. Gatti III acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Agrabah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Agrabah slips a straight right by Gatti III.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agrabah lands a front kick.
Agrabah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti III moves away.
Nice jab there from Gatti III.
Agrabah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti III.
Agrabah lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Agrabah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Agrabah.
Agrabah feints and then cracks Gatti III's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti III down.
Gatti III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agrabah manages to avoid it.
Gatti III misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III misses with an uppercut.
Gatti III dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agrabah misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Agrabah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Agrabah moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatti III.
Agrabah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatti III.
Gatti III connects with a single shot there.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick.
Agrabah throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Gatti III does it's job there.
Gatti III throws a big shot that misses.
Agrabah drops his hands momentarily and Gatti III takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti III throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatti III misses with a right hand
and Agrabah counters with an inside leg kick.
Gatti III takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agrabah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Agrabah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti III manages to avoid it.
Gatti III connects with a nice looking jab.
Gatti III throws a series of punches but Agrabah avoids them all with ease.
Agrabah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Jafar Agrabah is winning the standup battle so far.
Agrabah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agrabah misses with a head kick.
Gatti III misses with a straight right.
Gatti III keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Agrabah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatti III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Agrabah throws the left hand but Gatti III avoids the punch easily.
Gatti III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agrabah cracks Gatti III with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Agrabah cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
Gatti III lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agrabah circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Agrabah, as that shot connected.
Gatti III takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Agrabah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatti III connects with a single shot there.
Agrabah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that misses.
Gatti III takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agrabah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gatti III.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah walks into a stiff left hand from Gatti III.
Gatti III works the jab nicely.
Gatti III looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatti III scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatti III lands a nice looking body shot.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III misses with a lunging right hand
and Agrabah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gatti III thinking.
Gatti III lands a jab to the nose.
Gatti III takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Gatti III.
Agrabah cracks Gatti III with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatti III.
Agrabah stuns Gatti III with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agrabah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gatti III has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
A head kick misses from Gatti III.
Agrabah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatti III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatti III connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti III checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti III checks a leg kick.
Agrabah throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Agrabah does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jafar Agrabah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Agrabah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Agrabah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gatti III eats them both and turns towards Agrabah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Agrabah scores with a leg kick.
Agrabah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Agrabah misses with a straight left.
Gatti III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agrabah.
Gatti III takes one on the button.
Agrabah lands with a slapping head kick.
Agrabah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice combination there by Gatti III.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agrabah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Agrabah misses.
Agrabah misses with a looping right.
Gatti III misses with a body kick.
Gatti III's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick.
Gatti III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Agrabah misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Agrabah misses.
Agrabah connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Gatti III.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick from Agrabah.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut.
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Gatti III's front leg but catches the back leg as Gatti III tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III scores with a nice strike.
Agrabah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Agrabah swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
Agrabah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gatti III is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti III stalks Agrabah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Agrabah's face. Agrabah staggers backwards, shaken.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Gatti III.
Agrabah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
Agrabah blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Gatti III.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti III on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gatti III lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Agrabah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gatti III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Gatti III keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
Agrabah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatti III. Gatti III obviously looking to wear him down.
Agrabah 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 with an uppercut.
Gatti III lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agrabah circles away quickly and effectively.
Gatti III scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agrabah throws a leg kick but Gatti III sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gatti III thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti III throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agrabah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Agrabah scores with a nice body kick.
Gatti III takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Gatti III finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arturo Gatti III.
Well Agrabah 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jafar Agrabah!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Arturo Gatti III!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jafar Agrabah!
Jafar Agrabah wins by split decision!
A victorious Jafar Agrabah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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