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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettersson comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Did My Time . The crowd seem to be enjoying Gattuso's choice of entrance music: WAR-Low Rider. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
32 - 20 - 1 |
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194 cm
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212 lbs
47 - 29 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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
32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christer Pettersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettersson connects with a body shot that sends Gattuso's belly button to the back.
Gattuso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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 misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Pettersson.
Pettersson throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
Pettersson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gattuso scoring well with a low kick there.
Gattuso throws a jab but it's blocked by Pettersson.
Gattuso connects with the punch.
Javier Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Pettersson there.
Gattuso misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pettersson is looking for a counter combo.
Pettersson misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Gattuso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gattuso dips to his left and cracks Pettersson with an uppercut!
Pettersson dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Pettersson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gattuso. That one must have hurt.
Gattuso throws a head kick but Pettersson moves out of range.
Pettersson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Pettersson checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pettersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson throws the left hand but Gattuso avoids the punch easily.
Gattuso was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gattuso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pettersson on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Gattuso misses the target.
A head kick by Gattuso misses
and Pettersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Pettersson avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
Gattuso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pettersson throws a big counter combination but Gattuso scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pettersson lands a nice hook to Gattuso's body. Gattuso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pettersson tests Gattuso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pettersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gattuso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gattuso misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pettersson.
Pettersson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gattuso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pettersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Pettersson.
Gattuso misses with a left hand
and Pettersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pettersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gattuso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Pettersson.
Pettersson cracks Gattuso with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Pettersson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pettersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso lands a jab to Pettersson's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso lands a big head kick that sends Pettersson tumbling to the mat! Gattuso takes a step backwards and waves Pettersson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pettersson is rocked!
Pettersson swings widly with a right hand
and Gattuso scores with a counter punch that sends Pettersson to the canvas! Gattuso smells blood - he's punishing Pettersson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pettersson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Gattuso!
A very excited looking Javier Gattuso made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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