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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guilherme Fonseca's chin.
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185 lbs
10 - 19 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Fonseca.
Gatti lands a nice shot that snaps Fonseca's head back.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Fonseca dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Fonseca or perhaps it was just good defense by Gatti which made him look bad.
Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fonseca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fonseca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gatti.
Fonseca is rocked!
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Fonseca is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatti finish him?
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Gatti drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fonseca right on the button. Fonseca goes down! Gatti follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gatti gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti!
A pretty intense looking Arturo Gatti took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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