Vicente Martinez vs Ivan Gatti

Fight info: Palacio de los Deportes, Spain, 2005-04-12, announcer is Don Dunphy, referee is William Conners, the bout will be scored by the three judges Franco Ciminale (Italy), Gerald Ritter (USA) and Curtis Wilson (USA), this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'random', Scoring System is 10 Point
In the red corner: Vicente Martinez - Record: 4-6-0 (1) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Fernando Yanman - Cut Man: Sam Gasher
In the blue corner: Ivan Gatti - Record: 8-2-0 (3) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Ruben Gomez - Cut Man: Chiki Chikilin

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The referee gives Martinez and Gatti their instructions, tells them he wants a good, clean fight, and sends them to their corners. Now the bell sounds to start the fight. 0:0
0:08 Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else. 0:0
0:16 Gatti holds his gloves high, bobbing and weaving in an attempt to confuse Martinez. 0:0
0:21 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 0:0
0:24 Gatti has his army of supporters in tow tonight, judging by all the noise they're making. 0:0
0:33 Gatti circles left, then right in an attempt to cut off the ring. 0:0
0:38 Martinez's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. 0:0
0:46 Gatti bounces off the rope, challenging Martinez to come get him. 0:0
0:51 Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! 0:0
0:58 Ivan Gatti tries to get fancy with some subtle shoulder movement. 0:0
01:02 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 0:0
01:06 Martinez moves into a neutral corner. 0:0
01:06 Ivan Gatti lands a short hard right to the chest and follows up immediately with a crushing left to the head of Martinez. 0:3
01:15 As high as Martinez is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Gatti takes advantage of it. 0:3
01:18 Gatti is staying at the center of the ring. 0:3
01:18 The fighters have closed the distance between them and it's Gatti who takes advantage, landing a vicious combination that snaps back the head of Martinez. 0:6
01:27 Martinez takes a half step back as he tries to create some punching room. 0:6
01:39 Gatti is moving around the ring nicely. 0:6
01:48 Gatti is giving Martinez a lot of side-to-side movement. 0:6
01:53 Martinez retreats into his own corner... 0:6
01:57 Gatti tries to work his way inside but he can't do it. 0:6
02:07 Gatti suddenly goes southpaw and tries to find an opening. But his punches miss from this side too. Now he goes back to his orthodox stance. 0:6
02:10 Martinez scores with a nice right cross. 2:6
02:20 Gatti steals a quick glance at his corner. 2:6
02:27 Ivan Gatti muscles his way inside. 2:6
02:32 The action slows for the moment. 2:6
02:35 The two men continue to measure one another. 2:6
02:52 Gatti moves around the ring better than most observers realize. 2:6
03:00 Gatti isn't moving his feet, but his upper body movement is confusing Martinez. 2:6
03:00 Round 1 of this scheduled 10 rounder ends as the bell sounds. 2:8

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look ready to go as Round 2 begins. 0:0
0:08 Fernando Yanman is just telling Martinez the obvious: throw more punches, move your head, step it up. That's not going to help much! 0:0
0:13 Gatti slides along the far ropes. 0:0
0:18 Both fighters need to close the distance between them. 0:0
0:21 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 0:0
0:33 There's a devastating cross to the head of Vicente Martinez. It came out of nowhere and Martinez drops to the canvas! It's the punches that you don't see coming that do the most harm, and Martinez looks hurt. 0:0
0:35 Conners starts the count... 0:9
0:35 1... 0:9
0:36 2... 0:9
0:37 3... 0:9
0:38 4... 0:9
0:39 5... 0:9
0:40 6... 0:9
0:41 7... 0:9
0:42 8... 0:9
0:43 9... 0:9
0:44 10! 0:9
0:44 Vicente Martinez can't beat the count! It's over! Martinez has been stopped here in round 2. 0:9

Fight Result

Here's Don Dunphy with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by knockout at the 0:44 mark in Round 2 is…

Ivan Gatti!


Score Cards

Franco Ciminale Round Total
Italy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vicente Martinez 9 9
Ivan Gatti 10 10

Gerald Ritter Round Total
USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vicente Martinez 9 9
Ivan Gatti 10 10

Curtis Wilson Round Total
USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vicente Martinez 9 9
Ivan Gatti 10 10

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vicente Martinez 27 27
Ivan Gatti 30 30



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