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OCL 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Roberto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roberto connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Silva! He's out on his feet! Roberto rushes in and drops Silva with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raphael Roberto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamir Inumerable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inumerable has chosen Wishmaster-nightwish as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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Brawler
Good chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamir Inumerable!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Inumerable is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Inumerable circles away and we're back to standing.
Inumerable throws a body kick that misses.
Inumerable moves into the clinch.
Inumerable lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Inumerable tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Inumerable pulls Silva into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Inumerable trying to control the position.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Inumerable is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva prevents Inumerable from getting back to his feet.
Inumerable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inumerable wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva is pushing down on Inumerable's leg trying to pass to half guard. Inumerable is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to advance to full mount but Inumerable doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Inumerable is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Inumerable is keeping the position.
Inumerable preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inumerable is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Inumerable is retaining full guard.
Silva stands and throws Inumerable's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Inumerable sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inumerable wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva throwing shots but Inumerable is blocking nicely.
Inumerable is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Inumerable is looking to improve his position.
Inumerable looks winded!
Inumerable avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Inumerable to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Inumerable shrugs it off.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Inumerable wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Inumerable is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Inumerable is in no mood to give up.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Inumerable is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inumerable is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inumerable in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Inumerable in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Inumerable is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Inumerable hang on?
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Inumerable that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Inumerable takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Inumerable can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Inumerable is rocked!
Silva breaks from Inumerable's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Inumerable is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Inumerable tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Inumerable is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Inumerable winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eduardo Da Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fischer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vinicius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fischer.
Vinicius walks into a straight right hand from Fischer.
Fischer misses with a wild combination.
Oooooh!!! Fischer has knocked Vinicius down with a huge combo! Fischer steps away and waves a wobbly Vinicius back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vinicius is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinicius doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinicius is still on wobbly legs! Can Fischer finish him?
OH! Vinicius has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Fischer smells blood and charges in for the finish! Fischer unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Vinicius sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikola Fischer!
An out of breath Nikola Fischer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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220 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Reno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nolan scores with the left hand. Reno knows he should have avoided that one.
Nolan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Reno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nolan manages to avoid it.
Nolan is looking to land body kicks.
John Nolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolan looks to land a combination but Reno avoids it well.
Reno missing with a left hand there. Nolan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nolan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nolan punishes Reno's body with a nice straight punch.
Reno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nolan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Reno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reno takes one to the side of the head.
Nolan misses with a combination
and Reno counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nolan's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nolan pushes Reno off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nolan.
Reno is rocked!
Nolan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Reno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reno is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolan dances in with a quick combination. Reno is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Nolan snaps Reno's head back. Reno stumbles backwards against the cage. Nolan steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Reno's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Reno just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Nolan!
John Nolan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rosa Godur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam McCall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosa Godur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam McCall!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godur shoots and misses
and McCall counters with a series of strikes. Godur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Godur tries for a takedown but McCall circles away easily
and Godur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCall closes the distance and clinches.
Godur tries to score a body lock takedown but McCall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rosa Godur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godur blocks a body shot from McCall.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godur is defending well for now.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Godur controls his hands.
Godur takes a shot to the head.
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!
Still in the clinch, McCall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Godur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCall after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
Godur tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall is pressed up against the cage. Godur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCall down to the mat. McCall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Godur tries for a takedown but McCall circles away easily
and McCall counters with a three punch combo that has Godur backing up. Godur nods at McCall to acknowledge the strikes.
Godur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godur is breathing heavily.
Godur shoots and misses
and Godur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godur dodges the punch combination from McCall.
McCall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCall lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McCall pushes Godur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godur tries for a takedown but McCall manages to get underhooks.
McCall lands a body punch.
McCall stalling in the clinch.
McCall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Godur or not.
McCall cracks Godur with a nice body shot.
Godur blocks a body shot from McCall.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Godur goes for a takedown attempt but McCall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Godur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from McCall. Those never looked like landing.
McCall connects with a crisp jab.
Godur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCall fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosa Godur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall drops Godur with a beautiful combination! Godur stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCall is looking for the KO!
Godur is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godur drops his hands momentarily. McCall doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Godur staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Godur doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam McCall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Alves Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Piechocki's choice of entrance music: Gladiator. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ariel Piechocki enters the cage!
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Alves Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piechocki lands with a good body shot.
Ariel Piechocki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piechocki drops Alves Dutra with a beautiful combination! Alves Dutra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Piechocki is looking for the KO!
It looks like Claudio Alves Dutra has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piechocki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves Dutra shoots for a takedown but Piechocki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Piechocki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piechocki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piechocki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piechocki drops Alves Dutra with a beautiful combination! Alves Dutra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Piechocki is looking for the KO!
Alves Dutra is rocked!
Piechocki fakes the leg kick and cracks Alves Dutra in the body.
Oh Alves Dutra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alves Dutra is breathing heavily.
Piechocki flashes Alves Dutra a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Alves Dutra's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Alves Dutra crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Piechocki punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ariel Piechocki!
A relieved looking Ariel Piechocki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tchin Fortessi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Great elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tchin Fortessi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortessi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fortessi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gatti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortessi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fortessi tries to clinch up
and Gatti counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fortessi's guard now.
Fortessi is looking to stand up but Gatti isn't so interested in that idea.
Gatti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fortessi on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortessi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gatti wants to stand but Fortessi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fortessi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gatti is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Fortessi finds it's way through Gatti's defenses.
Tchin Fortessi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortessi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fortessi throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti moves out of range easily.
Gatti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fortessi wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Fortessi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fortessi wants to stand and escape but Gatti is having none of it.
Fortessi looks winded!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatti decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fortessi, up you get!
Fortessi closes the distance but Gatti moves to the side
and Gatti decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fortessi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fortessi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gatti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gatti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortessi wants to get back to his feet but Gatti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fortessi throws a lazy head kick
and Gatti counters with a body kick.
Fortessi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortessi throws a lazy head kick
and Gatti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gatti.
Gatti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gatti wants to stand but Fortessi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti stands and steps away. Fortessi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fortessi tries to clinch but Gatti moves out of range.
Fortessi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Fortessi.
Gatti throws a head kick that Fortessi semi-blocks.
Fortessi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortessi throws a lazy head kick
and Gatti counters with a leg kick.
Fortessi is breathing heavily.
Gatti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fortessi is trying to defend but Gatti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fortessi is trying to stand back up but Gatti is controlling him
Gatti seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gatti prevents Fortessi from standing back up.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti prevents Fortessi from standing back up.
Gatti wants to stand but Fortessi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fortessi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gatti wants to stand up but Fortessi is controlling the position.
Fortessi pushes Gatti off looking to stand but Gatti dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Gatti is going to stand back up.
Fortessi pushes Gatti off looking to stand but Gatti dives back in and keeps control.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet.
Fortessi is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gatti stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Fortessi to get to his feet.
Gatti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatti closes the distance and clinches.
Gatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortessi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortessi throws a head kick that misses.
Fortessi is looking to clinch.
Fortessi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fortessi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gatti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortessi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gatti moves into the clinch.
Gatti manages to break the clinch.
Fortessi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gatti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gatti.
Gatti has Fortessi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gatti pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fortessi tumbling to the mat - Gatti dives into Fortessi's guard.
Fortessi wants to stand and escape but Gatti is having none of it.
Fortessi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti stands up from Fortessi's guard - Gatti perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fortessi tries to clinch but Gatti moves away
and Gatti counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fortessi's guard now.
Tchin Fortessi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortessi wants to get back to his feet but Gatti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gatti stands up from Fortessi's guard - Gatti perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gatti pulls guard.
Fortessi wanted to stand there but Gatti had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortessi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fortessi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gatti is proving hard to escape from.
Gatti pushes Fortessi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fortessi moves to clinch but Gatti breaks away
and Gatti counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fortessi!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortessi really wants to buck Gatti off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti stands up from mount. Strange move.
Gatti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fortessi's guard.
Fortessi wants to get back to his feet but Gatti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fortessi looking for a guillotine here but Gatti defends easily.
Arturo Gatti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortessi is looking to stand up but Gatti isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Gatti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gatti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti!
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