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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gattuso's choice of entrance music: WAR-Low Rider. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
25 - 8 - 1 |
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194 cm
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212 lbs
43 - 24 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Ii avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
Grey Ii misses with a body shot.
Grey Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gattuso.
Gattuso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Grey Ii misses its intended target.
Grey Ii missing with a left hand there. Gattuso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Gattuso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Grey Ii misses.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that Grey Ii avoids nicely.
Grey Ii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grey Ii moves away from the strike by Gattuso.
Grey Ii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gattuso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grey Ii is able to avoid easily.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gattuso moves out of range of the body kick.
Gattuso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso lands a nice looking body shot.
Gattuso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grey Ii avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
Gattuso slips a jab from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gattuso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grey Ii with a hook.
Grey Ii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Gattuso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gattuso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grey Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grey Ii fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattuso just manages to avoid it.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grey Ii cracks Gattuso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grey Ii misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Gattuso strikes.
Grey Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
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!
Nice jab there from Grey Ii.
Gattuso throws a low kick but Grey Ii moves out of range easily.
Gattuso has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gattuso staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Grey Ii finds it's target.
Gattuso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grey Ii to score with a decent uppercut.
Grey Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gattuso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grey Ii throws a hook but Gattuso blocks it.
Grey Ii cracks the inside of Gattuso's front leg.
Gattuso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grey Ii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gattuso misses with a right hand
and Grey Ii counters with an outside leg kick.
Grey Ii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattuso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grey Ii looks to land a left hand but Gattuso moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Gattuso misses.
Grey Ii swings widly with a right hand
and Gattuso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grey Ii blocks a head kick by Gattuso.
Grey Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Grey Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
Gattuso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grey Ii checks it well.
Grey Ii misses with a hook
and Gattuso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grey Ii lands a really nice looking cross but Gattuso seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grey Ii.
Gattuso raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A leg kick checked by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii tried to counter with a leg kick but Gattuso avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grey Ii duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattuso lands with an uppercut that bounces Grey Ii off the cage and back into range.
An inside leg kick lands from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Grey Ii feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Gattuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grey Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Gattuso tests Grey Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grey Ii checks a low kick from Gattuso.
Gunmetal Grey Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattuso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Grey Ii.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gattuso checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gattuso takes a swing at Grey Ii's ribcage but misses.
Grey Ii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gattuso swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grey Ii counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gunmetal Grey Ii will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grey Ii scores with a jab. Gattuso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gattuso avoids the body shot from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gattuso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Grey Ii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gattuso misses with a jab to the body
and Grey Ii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grey Ii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Gattuso does it's job there.
Grey Ii works the jab nicely.
Grey Ii swings for the body but Gattuso moves out of range.
It seemed like Gattuso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grey Ii slips under a jab from Gattuso.
Grey Ii half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gattuso works the jab nicely.
Gattuso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grey Ii. Grey Ii obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Grey Ii lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gattuso's calf.
Gattuso throws a low kick, looking for Grey Ii's leg but Grey Ii calmly moves out of range.
Grey Ii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range and Grey Ii settles back down.
Gattuso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grey Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattuso can do to turn this around?
Gattuso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grey Ii.
Gattuso connects with a right hand. Grey Ii shakes it off.
Grey Ii is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
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, Grey Ii has got the better of the exchanges.
Grey Ii misses with a kick to the body.
Gattuso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grey Ii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grey Ii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gattuso misses with a series of wild punches.
Gattuso loads up on a big right hand but Grey Ii slips the punch.
Grey Ii 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.
Grey Ii is looking to score with low kicks.
Grey Ii slips under a jab from Gattuso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gattuso walks into a stiff left hand from Grey Ii.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Grey Ii here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Grey Ii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gattuso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grey Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grey Ii!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grey Ii on the side of the head.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Grey Ii throws a low kick, looking for Gattuso's leg but Gattuso calmly moves out of range.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey Ii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gattuso lands a nice shot to the body.
Gattuso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grey Ii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gattuso scrambles back to his feet.
Gattuso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grey Ii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gattuso is rocked!
Grey Ii moves in close and cracks Gattuso with a massive right hand! Gattuso, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Grey Ii!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunmetal Grey Ii!
Gunmetal Grey Ii retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Gunmetal Grey Ii 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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