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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Ottoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Change . Ottoni has chosen Live to Win as his entrance music. Alexandre Ottoni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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251 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Ottoni!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottoni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ottoni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ottoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ottoni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatti throwing strikes from guard but Ottoni blocks nicely.
Ottoni throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gatti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ottoni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ottoni is pulling down on Gatti 's head to control his posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ottoni keeping full guard, as Gatti tries to pass.
Gatti landing some decent shots from guard.
We've been hearing that Gatti has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ottoni looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti looking to pass the guard.
Gatti really is a fat lump.
Gatti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gatti trying to move into half guard but instead Ottoni has managed to sweep!
Ottoni wants to get up but he can't break Gatti 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ottoni is stalling in the full guard.
Gatti wants to stand and escape but Ottoni is having none of it.
Ottoni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ottoni works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ottoni seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet.
Ottoni is pressing down on Gatti 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gatti is holding on for now.
Ottoni tries to stand and escape but Gatti is controlling the position.
Ottoni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gatti keeps working.
Gatti looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gatti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gatti tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ottoni lands a left and a right that send Gatti crashing to the mat, dazed. Ottoni thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
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!
Ottoni fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gatti to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gatti looks to clinch but Ottoni throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gatti taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexandre Ottoni!
Alexandre Ottoni took some time post fight to say the following; 'Tony Rossi is always right! I win again and I'm going to the belt. Valeu Pedroca também hu3 é nóóis.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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