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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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165 lbs
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Gattuso tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gattuso instigates a clinch.
Gattuso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roberts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gattuso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gattuso throws an elbow but misses.
Roberts avoiding damage as Gattuso throws knees to the body.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Gattuso taking a breather.
Gattuso swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso missing with knees to the body.
Gattuso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gattuso throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gattuso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Gattuso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
Gattuso has Roberts pressed against the cage.
Gattuso looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Gattuso on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso looking to stall.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Gattuso.
Gattuso lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Gattuso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roberts gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gattuso.
Gattuso has Roberts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roberts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gattuso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Gattuso.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gattuso tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Gattuso misses with an elbow over the top.
Gattuso goes for a takedown attempt but Roberts pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roberts lands with a nice combination. Gattuso backs away looking to recover.
Roberts connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gattuso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roberts connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts lands with a good body shot.
Jim Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gattuso is breathing heavily.
Gattuso takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Gattuso.
Gattuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Gattuso connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Gattuso keeps him there for the moment.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Gattuso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roberts throws a hook but Gattuso avoids it easily.
Gattuso tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Gattuso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gattuso is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Gattuso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gattuso tries to reverse the position but Roberts maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts get's back to his feet.
Roberts slaps away a takedown attempt from Gattuso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Roberts. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Gattuso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salvatore Gattuso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Gattuso won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gattuso fails to land.
Gattuso leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gattuso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gattuso tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Gattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gattuso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gattuso misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Gattuso tries to land a knee to the head but Roberts blocks with his arms.
Roberts tries to circle away but Gattuso has him pinned against the cage.
Gattuso keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gattuso swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gattuso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Still in the clinch, Gattuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Gattuso shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberts sprawls well. He's pushed Gattuso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Gattuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattuso moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gattuso misses with a body kick.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Gattuso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gattuso working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberts blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Roberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gattuso tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Gattuso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Gattuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Gattuso lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Gattuso dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gattuso moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts stuffs the takedown.
Gattuso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salvatore Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattuso has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Gattuso won't allow it.
Roberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gattuso avoiding damage.
Gattuso is looking to take this one to the mat.
Roberts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gattuso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roberts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gattuso wants to stall.
Gattuso wants to take the fight to the mat but Roberts manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts is trying to maintain a safe position but Gattuso gets an underhook and turns Roberts into the cage.
Roberts wants to break free but Gattuso has control.
Gattuso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts tries to break free but Gattuso pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a knee to the head.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Gattuso has double underhooks.
Gattuso tries to land a knee to the head but Roberts blocks with his arms.
Gattuso trying to land knees to the body.
Salvatore Gattuso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Jim Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts wants to break free but Gattuso has control.
Gattuso keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts scores with a shot to the side of Gattuso's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Roberts prevents it.
Gattuso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberts's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gattuso keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gattuso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roberts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.
Roberts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gattuso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Roberts.
I think Gattuso has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Gattuso!
Salvatore Gattuso made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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