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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickon Stark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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166 lbs
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176 cm
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166 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a double jab.
Gattuso shoots for a takedown but Stark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gattuso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
Gattuso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gattuso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark feints a jab promting Gattuso to slip. Stark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gattuso slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gattuso shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gattuso showed some decent athleticism there.
Gattuso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gattuso seems to be working for a kimura but Stark defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stark.
Stark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gattuso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gattuso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stark tries to buck Gattuso off but Gattuso is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark struggling a bit here.
Stark is not content to let Gattuso control the position.
Stark sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gattuso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stark sees it coming and defends easily.
Stark trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Gattuso has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gattuso is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.
Gattuso slows the pace down in half guard.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattuso.
Stark works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Stark controls Gattuso momentarily but Gattuso frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gattuso chips away with some ground and pound.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Gattuso thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gattuso trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gattuso slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stark is pulling down on Gattuso's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso 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.
Gattuso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stark on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stark defending against the ground and pound.
Stark sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stark trying to control but Gattuso postures up.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gattuso prevents Stark from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to maintain the position but Gattuso is very close to passing his half guard.
Gattuso looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gattuso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gattuso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stark regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso with a nice head shot there.
Gennaro Gattuso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gattuso tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Gattuso throws a big elbow that misses.
Gattuso postures up.
Stark is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stark throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Gattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Gattuso, not yet.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gattuso controlling the position.
Gattuso keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gattuso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gennaro Gattuso hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stark clinches up against the cage.
Gattuso just leaning against Stark, taking a breather.
Gattuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattuso manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stark on his heels. He'll look to pass Stark's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark has control of Gattuso's left arm, preventing Gattuso from doing any damage.
Gattuso landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gattuso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso 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!
Gattuso misses with a double jab.
Gattuso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Gattuso.
A jab from Stark misses.
Rickon Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattuso wants to clinch.
Gattuso fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gattuso's guard.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Gattuso is keeping the position.
Stark trying to control but Gattuso is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gattuso controls Stark momentarily but Stark frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rickon Stark wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stark rushes Gattuso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gattuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Stark being controlled against the cage.
Gattuso breaks from the clinch.
Gattuso misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gattuso pinned against the cage. Gattuso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stark shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gattuso is trying to defend but Stark finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gattuso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stark's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gattuso's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gattuso is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gattuso is punishing Stark with strikes - can he finish him?!
Stark is in bad spot here.
Gattuso is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stark defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stark can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso is landing with strikes. Stark can't take much more of this.
Gattuso lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Stark.
Gattuso avoiding Stark 's attempts to control his hands.
Gattuso patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso doesn't have the hooks in and Stark manages to turn into his guard.
Gattuso looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gennaro Gattuso.
Well Gattuso 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennaro Gattuso!
Our winner, Gennaro Gattuso, 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.
Rickon Stark spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back better next fight'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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