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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti lands a jab-cross combination.
Fire throws a nice looking combination but Gatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Gatti both land. Nice combination.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Fire avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick
and Fire counters with a left and a right that stings Gatti.
A punch combination from Fire misses.
A head kick misses from Gatti.
Gatti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fire misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands with a nice combination. Fire backs away looking to recover.
Fire misses with a double jab.
Gatti misses with a head kick.
Gatti feints a jab promting Fire to slip. Gatti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fire slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gatti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Fire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fire slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti throws a head kick but Fire moves out of range.
Fire dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fire blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Fire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gatti counters with a three punch combo that has Fire backing up. Fire nods at Gatti to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire throws a right and a left that Gatti avoids nicely.
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fire counters with a left and a right that stings Gatti.
Gatti throws a shot to the body.
Gatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gatti.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gatti avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fire throws a series of punches but Gatti moves out of range.
Fire dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gatti throws a right hand that Fire ducks under and follows up with a left that Fire also avoids with ease.
Tommy Fire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Fire avoids nicely.
Fire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fire misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Fire moves out of range.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Fire avoids nicely.
Fire misses with a double jab
and Fire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Fire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fire misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Fire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Fire. Those never looked like landing.
Fire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fire throws a series of punches but Gatti avoids them all with ease.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Fire does no damage.
Gatti throws a head kick but Fire moves out of range.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fire.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick and Fire moves out of range easily.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fire misses with the combination.
Fire fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fire slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arturo Gatti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatti throws a body punch but Fire moves out of range.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Fire tries to bum rush Gatti with a series of wild strikes but Gatti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fire throws a series of punches but Gatti avoids them all with ease.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatti counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gatti lands a head kick!
Gatti lands with a good body shot.
Fire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fire eats them both and turns towards Gatti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatti throws a right hand that Fire ducks under and follows up with a left that Fire also avoids with ease.
Fire throws a combination that misses
and Gatti counters with a body kick.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gatti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti cracks Fire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gatti tries to bum rush Fire with a series of wild strikes but Fire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatti misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gatti circles away quickly and effectively.
Fire throws a nice looking combination but Gatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fire circles away quickly and effectively.
Fire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fire slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Fire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arturo Gatti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Tommy Fire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gatti throws a right and a left that Fire avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Gatti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti!
An intense looking Arturo Gatti took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'After party at my house '.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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