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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Deane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti comes to the cage accompanied by Listen to your heart - 2pac remix. Zack Deane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Deane!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deane with a poor takedown
and Gatti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deane won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gatti swings around for an armbar but Deane sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gatti's guard.
Deane trying to control but Gatti is working from the bottom.
Deane throwing strikes from guard but Gatti blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deane is working Gatti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gatti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gatti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deane stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gatti has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Deane manages to get his head free but now Gatti has transitioned to an armbar! Deane grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gatti! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ethan Gatti!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Gatti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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