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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm
29
170 lbs
9 - 16 - 0 |
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172 cm
29
183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gable! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gatti tries to bum rush Gable with a series of wild strikes but Gable uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Gatti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Gable shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gatti is trying to defend but Gable finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Gable sitting and controlling from the half guard. Gable not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Gable is looking for a kimura here.
Gatti pushes Gable off but Gable dives into side control.
Gable is working Gatti over with some ground and pound from side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gatti is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Let's hope that Gable has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Gatti gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Gable lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Gable connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gable lands a big elbow. Gable scoring with strikes but Gatti is staying in there.
Gatti is rocked!
Arturo Gatti's cut is getting worse. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Oooooh, big shot lands for Gable! Gatti is hurt baaadly! Gable is firing away with more strikes - Gatti is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
77% |
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