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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arturo Gatti was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple 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
11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva leaves Gatti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gatti misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Gatti in his tracks momentarily.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Silva.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti avoids a kick to the body.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Silva.
Gatti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva slips under a jab from Gatti.
Gatti misses with an uppercut.
Gatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gatti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva forces Gatti back against the ropes and clinches.
Gatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Gatti tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Gatti misses with a punch to the body.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gatti's efforts to push away.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gatti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gatti has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Gatti takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Gatti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Gatti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from Gatti misses.
Silva throws a head kick but Gatti moves out of range.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Silva lands but Gatti takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a head kick but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Gatti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gatti showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva is not content to let Gatti control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Silva works to full guard.
Gatti wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti preventing the sweep.
Silva is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gatti is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Gatti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gatti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Gatti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gatti misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Gatti throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Gatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Gatti misses.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Gatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gatti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva avoids the head kick by Gatti.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva scores with a head kick. Gatti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gatti scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gatti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Gatti lands a two punch combo.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gatti.
Gatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gatti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gatti wants to break free but Silva has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gatti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gatti's ribcage.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gatti throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Gatti coming out on top.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gatti.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gatti tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gatti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti moves out of range easily.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gatti misses the shot to the body.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gatti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gatti circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Silva leaves Gatti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Silva.
Gatti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Gatti persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Gatti.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gatti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva pushes Gatti up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gatti throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Gatti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Gatti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gatti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gatti's ribcage.
Gatti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick but Gatti moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arturo Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
Our winner, Anderson Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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