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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norwin Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norwin Vries !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti misses the shot to the body.
Gatti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vries ducks under a wild hook from Gatti.
Gatti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gatti lands with an overhand left.
Vries is rocked!
Gatti throws a right and a left that Vries avoids nicely.
Vries is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatti finish him?
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Vries looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vries seems to have recovered his senses.
Vries tries to move into range but Gatti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vries fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Vries .
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gatti is trying to break free.
Gatti tries to break the clinch but Vries is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti has had enough of the clinch but Vries keeps him there for the moment.
Gatti stops a takedown attempt from Vries .
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norwin Vries .
Gatti wants to get back to striking at distance but Vries won't allow it.
Gatti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gatti is trying to break free.
Gatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Vries has double underhooks.
Vries stalling against the cage.
Vries breaks from the clinch.
Vries thuds his shin into the meat of Gatti's side.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vries moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gatti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vries tries to avoid it but Gatti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vries to the ground. Vries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Gatti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gatti lands a left and a right that sends Vries crashing to the canvas! Gatti dives into mount looking to finish!
Vries is looking to improve his position but Gatti isn't that keen on the idea.
Gatti stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Vries avoids it well.
Gatti loads up on a big right hand but Vries slips the punch.
Vries has a takedown stuffed.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti throws the left hand but Vries avoids the punch easily.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Vries works the jab nicely.
Vries bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gatti stuffs the takedown.
Gatti gets caught flat footed, as Vries shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti is working an open guard so Vries takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Vries bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Vries avoids them all with ease.
Vries clinches up with Gatti and pushes him back against the cage.
Gatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Vries has double underhooks.
Vries manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vries looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gatti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vries holds on and takes a little breather.
Gatti is looking to stand up but Vries won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vries is on top in guard.
Vries won't allow Gatti to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vries slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vries working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatti is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vries controls the position from side control.
Gatti is trying to buck Vries off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vries works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arturo Gatti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gatti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Vries closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gatti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Vries counters by clinching up.
Vries stalling in the clinch.
Gatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Vries has double underhooks.
Vries successfully pulls guard.
Vries throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gatti preventing the sweep.
Gatti is looking to stand up but Vries won't let him.
Vries is looking to stand up but Gatti isn't so interested in that idea.
Vries throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gatti wants to stand but Vries is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Vries bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gatti is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gatti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vries on the ground.
Vries trying to control the position but Gatti is working away.
An elbow from Vries crashes against the mat.
Vries trying to control the action but Gatti is working from the bottom.
Vries tries to move to mount but Gatti blocks the move with his legs.
Vries tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vries has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is pushing Vries 's head away, looking to escape. Vries manages to hold on to the position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti ducks under a wild hook from Vries .
Vries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gatti scores with a nice head shot.
Vries closes the distance and clinches.
Gatti is trying to break the clinch but Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Vries jumps guard and drags Gatti to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vries working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti wants to get up but he can't break Vries 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gatti wants to stand and escape but instead Vries has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vries prevents Gatti from getting back to his feet.
Vries advances to half guard.
Gatti looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vries tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gatti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vries is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vries is tying to control. Gatti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vries stops Gatti from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gatti loads up on a big right hand but Vries slips the punch.
Gatti dips to his left and cracks Vries with an uppercut!
Vries takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatti misses with a hook.
Vries moves away from the strike by Gatti.
Arturo Gatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vries rushes Gatti and presses him up against the cage.
Vries pulls guard effortlessly.
Gatti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vries 's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vries manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norwin Vries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vries gets a clinch.
Vries has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gatti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vries prevents Gatti from breaking the clinch.
Gatti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Gatti prevents the takedown attempt.
Vries manages to break the clinch.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti connects with a looping right hand.
Gatti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gatti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti lands a two punch combo.
Vries shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gatti but Gatti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norwin Vries .
Gatti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vries shoots in for a double leg but Gatti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Vries avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vries takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti lands with a hook. Vries tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vries has managed to clinch.
Gatti is trying to break the clinch but Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Vries can't get the takedown.
Gatti wants to get back to striking at distance but Vries won't allow it.
Gatti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Vries is trying to stall.
Gatti is trying to break the clinch but Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Vries breaks from the clinch.
Arturo Gatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Vries with that takedown attempt.
Gatti swinging wilding here.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vries moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vries shoots in for a takedown but Gatti shows good takedown defense.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Vries shoots in but no luck this time.
Gatti throws a combination. Vries tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horrible takedown by Vries or perhaps it was just good defense by Gatti which made him look bad.
Vries swinging wilding here.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Vries fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gatti dips to his left and cracks Vries with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Gatti misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vries misses with a two punch combination.
Vries slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vries on the side of the head.
Vries lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gatti misses with a double jab
so Vries counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gatti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vries is controlling him.
Gatti is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Vries has double underhooks.
Vries breaks from the clinch.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Vries avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Gatti as Vries shoots in.
Gatti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vries manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vries throws a head kick but Gatti moves out of range.
Vries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vries gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vries misses with a straight right.
Vries misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gatti looks to land a combination. Vries sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gatti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vries shoots in but Gatti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gatti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vries scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Norwin Vries .
I think Vries has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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