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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tech N9ne - So Dope. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Jackson rushes Gattuso and presses him up against the cage.
Gattuso breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gattuso has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gattuso closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nice strikes from Gattuso there.
Gattuso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson kicks Gattuso off and gets back to his feet.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gattuso fails with the takedown.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gattuso circles away.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gattuso, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gattuso has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattuso.
Gattuso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Gattuso.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gattuso is having none of it.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Gattuso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson has his feet on Gattuso's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gattuso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Gattuso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gattuso wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson is staying active underneath Gattuso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to kick Gattuso off but Gattuso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gattuso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Gattuso eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Gattuso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gattuso throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Gattuso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gattuso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gattuso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gattuso wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gattuso drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Gattuso is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gattuso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gattuso to get the leverage.
Gattuso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Gattuso is controlling him
Gattuso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Gattuso wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Jackson has one foot on Gattuso's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gattuso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teddy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Gattuso tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Gattuso lands with a right to the head.
Gattuso avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gattuso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gattuso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Gattuso 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Gattuso. Those never looked like landing.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Gattuso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Gattuso is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gattuso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gattuso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gattuso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gattuso perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson tries to kick Gattuso off but Gattuso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gattuso is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gattuso lands with a punch from half guard.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Gattuso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gattuso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gattuso connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Gattuso lands with a punch from half guard.
Gattuso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gattuso is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Gattuso prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Gattuso wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Gattuso lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattuso.
Gattuso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson is staying active underneath Gattuso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso throws a strike but Jackson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson kicks Gattuso off and gets to his feet.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Gattuso circles away.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Gattuso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Gattuso tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Gattuso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gattuso throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Teddy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Gattuso.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Gattuso against the cage.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gattuso shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gattuso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gattuso moves away
enabling Gattuso to counter with a crisp jab.
Gattuso misses the shot to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Gattuso.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gattuso moves away
and Gattuso counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gattuso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Gattuso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Gattuso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gattuso is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gattuso is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Gattuso slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gattuso is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gattuso controls the pace.
Gattuso with a nice head shot there.
Teddy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Gattuso prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Gattuso postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gattuso landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso gets a takedown into half guard.
Gattuso wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson kicks Gattuso off and gets back to his feet.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Teddy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Gattuso sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Gattuso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gattuso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gennaro Gattuso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Teddy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Gennaro Gattuso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gattuso circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gennaro Gattuso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gattuso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennaro Gattuso!
During a confident post fight interview, Gennaro Gattuso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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