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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Prado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Prado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prado.
Prado checks a low kick from Gattuso.
Gattuso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gattuso has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Prado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range and Prado settles back down.
Gattuso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prado circles away quickly and effectively.
Prado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gattuso will feel that in the morning.
Prado lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gattuso takes a step back to recover.
We've been told by Prado's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gattuso checks a low kick from Prado.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prado slips a jab from Gattuso.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prado - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Prado tenderised Gattuso's leg. Gattuso is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gattuso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prado scrambles back to his feet.
Prado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gattuso's calf.
The fighters circling - Gattuso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a low kick as Prado jumps back.
Prado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Prado feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Prado throws a wild body kick that Gattuso sees coming a mile off.
Prado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prado lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gattuso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gattuso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Prado walks into a left hand.
Prado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattuso moves out of range of the strikes.
Gattuso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gattuso walks into a stiff left hand from Prado.
Fernando Prado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Prado does it's job there.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso throws out a counter right but Prado avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado tries to work over Gattuso's front leg with a kick but Gattuso checks it.
Gattuso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gattuso slips a straight right by Prado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gattuso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Prado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prado misses with a body kick.
Gattuso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Prado.
A slapping body kick lands there for Prado.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Prado.
Gattuso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gattuso avoids the body shot from Prado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso lands with an uppercut that bounces Prado off the cage and back into range.
Gattuso swinging wildly here.
Gattuso misses with a two punch combination.
Prado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gattuso's hands.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattuso moves away.
Prado is looking to score with low kicks.
Prado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Prado slips a straight right by Gattuso.
Prado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattuso.
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gattuso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prado throws a hook to the side of Gattuso's head but Gattuso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso blocks the body kick.
Prado lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
Prado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gattuso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gattuso's sensitive parts.
Prado misses with a body kick.
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Prado is just out of range.
Gattuso throws a nice looking combination but Prado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gattuso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prado tries to land a leg kick but Gattuso saw it coming and moves away.
Prado misses with an uppercut.
Gattuso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
Prado fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattuso just manages to avoid it.
Prado scores with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gattuso might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Prado has got the better of the exchanges.
Gattuso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prado tries to work over Gattuso's front leg with a kick but Gattuso checks it.
Gattuso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prado.
Gattuso throws a body kick that misses.
Prado thows a leg kick but Gattuso checks it
so Gattuso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gattuso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Gattuso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado pulls Gattuso in close to prevent any damage.
Gattuso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prado pulls Gattuso in close to prevent any damage.
Prado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two 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 checks the leg kick.
Prado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gattuso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Prado defends well and Gattuso ends up having to push Prado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Prado misses with a kick to the body.
Gattuso missing with a left hand there. Prado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Prado scores with a four punch combination!
Prado tries to land a front kick but Gattuso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Gattuso.
Prado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gattuso.
Gattuso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice takedown defense from Prado. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
A shot to the body from Gattuso misses
and Prado counters with a left and a right that stings Gattuso.
Prado dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Prado throws a hook but Gattuso blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prado.
Gattuso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prado blocks the body kick.
Gattuso connects with a leg kick. Prado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gattuso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Prado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gattuso checks it well.
Gattuso missing with a left hand there. Prado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prado moves out of range of the strikes.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Prado misses with a low kick.
Prado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prado feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Fernando Prado is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prado is looking to land body kicks.
Gattuso throws a nice looking combination but Prado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prado moves out of range of the body kick from Gattuso.
Gattuso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gattuso misses with a series of wild punches.
Gattuso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Prado lands the left hand.
Prado with a jab.
Fernando Prado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prado throws a push kick but Gattuso slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that second round.
That's time! Prado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Prado tried to counter with a leg kick but Gattuso avoided it.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gattuso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gattuso looks to throw the jab but Prado is out of range.
Gattuso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prado.
Prado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gattuso.
Prado scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Prado.
Prado connects with a solid leg kick.
Gattuso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Gattuso.
Prado misses with a looping left.
Prado misses with a low kick as Gattuso jumps back.
Gattuso throws a right hand that Prado ducks under and follows up with a left that Prado also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prado scores with a leg kick.
Gattuso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prado's waist but Prado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gattuso off to one side.
Gattuso defending well as Prado loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Gattuso misses.
Prado is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Gattuso throws a leg kick but Prado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gattuso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gattuso throws a lazy right hand but Prado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prado moves away.
Prado throws a series of punches but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prado. Prado obviously looking to wear him down.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso swings for the body but Prado moves out of range.
Prado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gattuso's sensitive parts.
Prado misses with a looping left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Prado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gattuso lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prado swings for the body but Gattuso moves out of range.
Prado throws a leg kick which misses Gattuso's front leg but catches the back leg as Gattuso tries to avoid it.
Prado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gattuso with the counter takedown but Prado avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Prado!
Prado moves forwards but Gattuso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Gattuso misses with a hook. Prado ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso fails to land with a series of punches.
Prado lands with a good body shot.
Gattuso is looking to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gattuso crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prado - the referee stops the clock and Gattuso gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prado. Gattuso manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Prado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gattuso misses with a right hand
and Gattuso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prado, as that shot connected.
Gattuso motions for Prado to come forward. Gattuso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prado stuffs the takedown.
Prado tried to counter with a leg kick but Gattuso avoided it.
Prado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prado misses with a low kick.
Prado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattuso can do to turn this around?
Prado tries to land a front kick but Gattuso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gattuso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gattuso swings for the body but Prado moves out of range.
Gattuso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prado avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gattuso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gattuso misses the shot to the body.
Gattuso throws a hook but Prado avoids it easily.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prado as he avoids it easily.
Prado lands the left hand.
Prado scores with a nice right hand.
Gattuso misses with a straight right.
Prado lands a front kick.
Gattuso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prado.
Prado lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gattuso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prado.
Gattuso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prado scores with a hook to the body. Gattuso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso feints a counter leg kick.
Prado thuds his shin into the meat of Gattuso's side.
Prado ducks under a wild hook from Gattuso.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Prado throws a right hand that Gattuso ducks under and follows up with a left that Gattuso also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.
Gattuso throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso blocks a leg kick.
Gattuso ducks under a wild hook from Prado.
Gattuso tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado throws a push kick but Gattuso slaps the foot to one side.
Gattuso feints the counter takedown.
Prado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Prado avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gattuso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gattuso moves out of range of the body kick from Prado.
Prado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Prado blocks the leg kick.
Gattuso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gattuso throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Prado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Prado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gattuso.
Gattuso shoots in looking for a takedown. Prado tries to sprawl out of it but Gattuso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado misses with a low kick.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Gattuso scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattuso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Prado.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prado.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Prado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gattuso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Prado. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prado.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Nice body kick from Prado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Gattuso is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Prado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gattuso throws a right hand that misses
and Prado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Prado coming out on top.
Gattuso throws a body punch but Prado moves out of range.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Prado lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
Prado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gattuso at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prado.
Prado throws a low kick but Gattuso moves out of range easily.
And Gattuso tries to counter it with a takedown but Prado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gattuso throws out the jab.
A solid body kick from Prado.
Prado thumps Gattuso with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gattuso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prado circles away quickly and effectively.
Gattuso blocks the body kick.
Gattuso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gattuso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prado's waist but Prado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gattuso off to one side.
Jab from Gattuso.
Prado thumps Gattuso with a low kick.
Gattuso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prado tries to avoid it but Gattuso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prado to the ground. Prado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado had his way with Gennaro Gattuso in that 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. And we move into the final round!
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses.
Gattuso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gattuso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prado blocks the body kick.
A jab from Prado misses.
Prado swats away the attempt to clinch by Gattuso.
Prado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattuso.
Prado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gattuso lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Prado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prado catches Gattuso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gattuso connects with a solid leg kick.
Prado fakes the leg kick and cracks Gattuso in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso scores with a hook.
Prado cracks a nice hook into Gattuso's ribs.
Prado connects with a single shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prado.
Gattuso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Prado is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Prado connects with a looping right hand.
Prado scores with a hook.
Prado misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gattuso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado scores with a leg kick.
Gattuso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gattuso takes a swing at Prado's ribcage but misses.
Prado moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Prado.
Gattuso clobbers Prado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prado blocks a head kick by Gattuso.
Prado misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Gattuso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gattuso checks a low kick from Prado.
Prado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gattuso looks to land a left hand but Prado moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado scores with a body shot.
Prado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gattuso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gattuso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Prado throws an overhand right that lands on Gattuso's shoulder, as Gattuso tries to avoid the shot.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prado.
Prado throws a wild body kick that Gattuso sees coming a mile off.
Prado looks for the body kick but Gattuso saw that one coming.
Prado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prado.
Gattuso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gattuso.
Nice takedown defense from Prado. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
Prado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gennaro Gattuso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prado misses with a hook to the body
and Gattuso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gattuso misses with a body kick.
Prado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gattuso in his tracks.
Fernando Prado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gattuso thuds his right hand into Prado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prado walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Prado. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Prado.
Gattuso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gattuso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gattuso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prado - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Prado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Prado!
Fernando Prado retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Fernando Prado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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