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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Street Swag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Street Swag!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Swag sprawls well initially but Gattuso persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Swag is trying to stand up here but Gattuso is controlling him well.
Gattuso is trying to control. Swag wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gattuso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swag's head.
Swag looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gattuso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swag defending well though.
Gattuso looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Swag is just riding it out for now. Gattuso eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag is trying to stand back up but Gattuso is controlling him
Gattuso is trying to control. Swag wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gennaro Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swag moves into the clinch.
Gattuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattuso shoots in and gets a takedown into Swag's guard.
Gattuso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gattuso wants to pass the guard but Swag is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swag wants to get back to his feet but Gattuso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gattuso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Swag's guard.
Swag wants to get back to his feet.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura here.
Gattuso slips a nice elbow through Swag's hands, connecting with Swag's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swag looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gattuso is working for a submission of some sort.
Gattuso prevents Swag from standing back up.
Swag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattuso.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swag keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swag is defending against the submission attempts here by Gattuso.
Gattuso prevents Swag from standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gattuso slips a nice elbow through Swag's hands, connecting with Swag's forehead.
Gattuso thows a huge punch but Swag dodges it nicely.
Gattuso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swag looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gattuso lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swag has hold of Gattuso's hands but Gattuso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swag has hold of Gattuso's hands but Gattuso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Swag walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gattuso.
Swag throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gattuso.
Gattuso half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gattuso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Swag has hold of Gattuso's hands but Gattuso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Gattuso's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gattuso is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gattuso is looking to stall here but Swag recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso is in close to Swag's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swag works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swag can do to turn this around?
Swag keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Gattuso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gattuso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swag has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gattuso has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Swag is working Gattuso over against the cage.
Gattuso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Swag smiles and moves away.
Swag lands with a kick to the temple. Gattuso shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Gennaro Gattuso has been cut.
Gattuso closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swag to the mat! Swag manages to get full guard.
Gattuso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swag wants to stand up but Gattuso is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swag is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gattuso presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swag lands with a light punch inside.
Swag taking a breather.
Swag trying to land knees to the body.
Gattuso tries to break the clinch but Swag is controlling the position.
Swag lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gattuso gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gattuso stops Swag from standing up.
Gattuso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gattuso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gattuso throwing strikes but missing.
Gattuso is looking to work some ground and pound but Swag has wrist control.
Gattuso postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Swag is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gattuso, into his guard.
Gattuso working for a triangle but Swag defends it easily.
Gattuso has a closed guard, preventing Swag from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso trying to strike off his back.
Gattuso wants to sweep here but Swag controlling him for the moment.
Swag decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gattuso, up you get!
Swag takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gattuso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swag swivels and escapes.
Gattuso throws a leg kick but Swag moved away.
Gattuso throws a leg kick but Swag sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swag misses with a head kick.
Gattuso throws a poor cross that misses
and Swag counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Swag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gattuso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Street Swag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattuso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Swag finds it's way round the side to connect with Gattuso's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Street Swag will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gennaro Gattuso's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Swag slaps away a takedown attempt from Gattuso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gattuso fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Swag sprawls well initially but Gattuso persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Swag is looking to escape.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Swag wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso working the head and body with strikes.
Gattuso thows a huge punch but Swag dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Gattuso there.
Gattuso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura here.
Gattuso is working for a submission of some sort.
Gattuso looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gattuso frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swag is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gennaro Gattuso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gattuso scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Swag?
Swag tries to buck Gattuso off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swag is bucking up trying to escape but Gattuso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Swag is rocked!
Gattuso is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Swag is surviving well by controlling Gattuso's body position as best he can.
Swag is still in real trouble! Can Gattuso finish him?
Gattuso postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Swag bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gattuso and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennaro Gattuso!
Gennaro Gattuso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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