Ivan Gatti vs Rafael Romero

Fight info: Pabellion son Moix, Spain, 2006-07-11, announcer is Lupe Contreras, referee is William Conners, the bout will be scored by three judges: Jacob Insonsa (Mexico), James Jen Kin (United States) and Jean Louis Legland (France), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, 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 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Ivan Gatti - Record: 1-2-1 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Juan Carlos - Cut Man: Ivan Gatti Sr
In the blue corner: Rafael Romero - Record: 1-0-3 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Lou Duva - Cut Man: Chuck Bodak

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell signaling the start of the fight sounds here at this popular venue. 0:0
0:13 Gatti lands a stinging jab. 2:0
0:25 The fighters are trading punches and Romero seems to have won that exchange. 4:3
0:35 Gatti retreats into the near corner. 4:3
0:35 Romero rips a hook to the body. 4:5
0:47 The action slows for the moment. 4:5
0:54 Ivan Gatti works free! He backs to ring center, with Rafael Romero following. 4:5
01:00 Romero bangs the uppercut home. 4:7
01:14 Gatti slides into the corner... 4:7
01:18 Romero fires and misses. 4:7
01:25 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 4:7
01:32 Both fighters are feinting with the shoulders. Now, Romero lands the right hand. 4:9
01:41 Ivan Gatti is trying to avoid shots to the body. He'd better look out for shots to the head! 4:9
01:54 Rafael Romero throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 4:9
01:57 Gatti gets a jab in but it was more of a push than a punch. 6:9
02:06 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 6:9
02:10 A cross lands for Gatti. Romero didn't see that one coming. 8:9
02:20 Gatti backs into the upper left corner. 8:9
02:24 Romero slips out of a corner, as Gatti attempts to trap him. 8:9
02:34 Romero slides into a neutral corner... 8:9
02:39 Gatti circles around the ring. 8:9
02:43 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 8:9
02:51 Romero has freed himself from Ivan Gatti. They move quickly to ring center. 8:9
02:58 Gatti pins Romero in the corner! 8:9
03:00 Ivan Gatti dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Romero back on his heels! 12:9
03:00 Mercy! Gatti just landed a crushing cross! It was absolutely obscene! Romero is trying to hang on… 12:9
03:00 The two fighters nod at each other as the crowd applauds both the action and the sportsmanship being displayed. 13:11

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Amy 'The Smile' Longlegs exits the ring to wild cheering. We await the bell, signaling the start of Round 2. There it is! 0:0
0:14 Gatti moves into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:19 Romero swings...and misses. 0:0
0:26 Romero lands a solid shot to the head and follows up with a better one! He can be very effective when he remembers to throw his punches in combinations. 0:2
0:40 That was a straight right by Romero! 0:6
0:40 Gatti appears shaken by those punches! 0:6
0:49 Romero is going to come out on the short end of this exchange of punches. 3:8
01:07 Romero ties up Gatti... 3:8
01:18 Referee Conners steps in to break it up. 3:8
01:33 Romero smothers Gatti's attack with a clinch! 3:8
01:37 Now they break clean. 3:8
01:42 Romero throws a nice, short uppercut that scores to the jaw of Gatti 3:10
01:42 Gatti comes out of his crouch as Romero leans in. That's how nasty cuts occur! 3:10
01:56 Romero can't score with short uppercut inside. Gatti got his gloves in front of the punch. 3:10
02:04 Gatti lands the lead right. 5:10
02:18 Romero's punch actually goes behind Gatti as the latter moved inside just as Romero threw a looping shot. 5:10
02:21 Gatti glances a hook off Romero's side. 7:10
02:40 Gatti just landed a three punch combo! 11:10
02:40 What a beautiful combination! Romero might not survive this… 11:10
02:54 Gatti works himself free. Now the fighters move back to ring center. 11:10
03:00 The crowd shows their appreciation for the efforts of both fighters as the two warriors make their way to their respective corners. 12:10

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Romero didn't sit in the corner between rounds and he comes out quickly to begin Round 3. 0:0
0:07 Romero received a pep talk from Lou Duva before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. 0:0
0:09 Gatti is trying to put his punches together and he tags Romero with a nice combination of punches. 2:0
0:25 Gatti's corner is urging him on. They're really vocal tonight. 2:0
0:29 A right cross from Romero gets through Gatti's guard. 2:2
0:38 Gatti retreats into a neutral corner. 2:2
0:38 Romero likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Gatti's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! 2:4
0:38 * That punch has opened a cut on Gatti. Blood is evident but exactly how bad the cut is can't be ascertained just yet. 2:5
0:38 A small cut has appeared on the forehead of Gatti. Even small forehead cuts tend to bleed heavily due to the fact that the forehead is more vascular than other parts of the face. 2:5
0:51 The fighters are at ring center... 2:5
0:51 Gatti goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 4:5
01:07 Romero voluntarily moves onto the ropes. 4:5
01:13 Romero pins Gatti in the corner! 4:5
01:13 Romero goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 4:7
01:27 Romero ends up behind Gatti as he deftly avoids a straight ahead attack moving to his right. 4:7
01:32 Gatti lets go with a hook but Romero blocks it and then he scores with a hook of his own! 4:9
01:44 Romero shoots the jab into the chest of Gatti. 4:11
01:59 Punch and move, punch and move, Romero will do it all night if Gatti doesn't do a more consistent job of cutting off the ring. 4:11
02:06 Gatti lands a jab. He's using it as both an offensive and defensive weapon on occasions. 6:11
02:16 Romero slides into his own corner... 6:11
02:21 Ivan Gatti is holding on to Romero. He seems to be taking a breather. 6:11
02:30 The fighters separate from clinching themselves. 6:11
02:40 Romero traps Ivan Gatti in the corner! 6:11
02:45 Rafael Romero circles left, then right in an attempt to cut off the ring. 6:11
02:49 Romero scores with a nice short hook inside the defense of Gatti. 6:13
03:00 Round 3 of this scheduled 10 rounder ends as the bell sounds. 5:15

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look ready to go as Round 4 begins. 0:0
0:06 Lou Duva seemed to pump up Romero between rounds. 0:0
0:06 Gatti's corner gave his cut on the forehead priority during the minute off and they've done an excellent job of closing the wounds. 0:0
0:11 Watch Romero move. He is darting in and out, in and out, keeping Gatti off balance. 0:0
0:20 Conners has to pull the fighters away from each other as Romero locks up Gatti's arms. 0:0
0:25 Gatti works his way free! 0:0
0:34 Romero is moving like he is walking on air tonight. 0:0
0:44 Gatti is gliding around the ring like it's his own personal dance floor. 0:0
0:48 Romero steals a quick glance at his corner. 0:0
0:52 Romero is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. 0:2
01:06 He tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. 0:2
01:09 Gatti misses with the jab but scores with the follow up cross. 2:2
01:22 Romero pins Gatti's arms. Now they move apart. 2:2
01:34 Conners breaks them up... 2:2
01:39 Romero has Gatti blocked in! 2:2
01:39 The cross scores for Romero. He needs to throw that punch more often. 2:4
01:52 Fighters are exchanging blows! Romero scored more on that exchange. 4:7
02:05 Gatti rips off two quick jabs and one finds the mark. 6:7
02:14 This bout could end up being a bit of a mismatch. There's a difference in the caliber of fighter here. 6:7
02:23 Romero lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Gatti. 6:7
02:30 Romero bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. 6:9
02:39 Rafael Romero throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 6:11
02:48 Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 6:11
02:59 Gatti is clinching... 6:11
03:00 Romero pushes Ivan Gatti away. 6:11
03:00 The bell sounds ending Round 4. 6:12

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 5 gets underway as the fighters move to the middle of the ring. 0:0
0:06 Lou Duva was really animated in Rafael Romero's corner and Romero was nodding in agreement. 0:0
0:06 Gatti snakes the jab through Romero's gloves. He had some snap on that one. 2:0
0:20 Romero is just missing by a hair with his punches. 2:0
0:32 Romero has been watching too much wrestling. He's clinching. 2:0
0:36 Referee Conners separates the two... 2:0
0:41 Gatti quickly hitches up his trunks. 2:0
0:46 Romero scores with a hook to the body but he misses when he tries to double up with it. 2:2
0:55 Romero throws the jab and it lands cleanly. 2:4
01:10 Romero and Gatti are in a clinch, Conners hollers at them to break and start fighting. 2:4
01:20 Conners separates the two... 2:4
01:42 Romero brushes the ropes and quickly spins away, heading back to ring center. 2:4
01:46 Romero pushes Ivan Gatti away to give himself a little more space to work with. 2:4
01:54 Gatti hooks off the jab and bangs a shot to the body. 4:4
02:07 A sizzling right hand lands for Rafael Romero. 4:7
02:23 Gatti lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Romero. 4:7
02:25 Rafael Romero lands a right cross but Gatti turned with it, diluting some of its power. 4:9
02:25 And now Gatti is bleeding from that last punch as his previous cut has reopened. 4:9
02:25 The cut on the forehead of Gatti has reopened here in Round 5. 4:9
02:34 The fighters are jockeying for position as both men try to gain the advantage here in the 5th. 4:9
02:38 Gatti lands to the chest and neck of Romero. 6:9
02:56 Romero back pedals away from the straight forward attack of Gatti. 6:9
03:00 Gatti holds his gloves high, bobbing and weaving, making it difficult for Romero to score with a clean shot. 6:9
03:00 The fighters continue the action as the bell rings to finish Round 5, forcing Conners to step in. 7:10

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Gatti looks to be in fair shape as Round 6 gets underway. 0:0
0:08 Gatti got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Juan Carlos's instructions work. 0:0
0:08 Quick efficient work in the corner of Gatti has the cut on the forehead under control. There's not even a trickle of blood showing. 0:0
0:13 Romero tries to drop the right hand over the top but Gatti ducks under it. 0:0
0:20 Romero backs into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:20 Gatti pops a jab home. That punch didn't hurt but it still scored points. 2:0
0:29 The two fighters lean on one another, neither willing to do any work for the moment. The referee pushes them apart and tells them to get on with the action. 2:0
0:32 Both fighters take a half-step back. 2:0
0:35 Romero throws an uppercut from way outside. It lands but he's lucky! That's a dangerous punch to throw unless you're in close. 2:2
0:51 Gatti isn't moving his feet right now, but his upper body movement is confusing Romero. 2:2
0:56 Romero's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. 2:2
01:03 Gatti scores with a tremendous left! 6:2
01:03 Romero is going to need to regroup after that blow... 6:2
01:16 Gatti misses with that punch. 6:2
01:31 Gatti wraps his arms around Romero. 6:2
01:46 Conners has to break the clinch. 6:2
01:50 Conners is doing a nice job so far. He's maintaining control yet you hardly notice that he's in the ring. 6:2
01:57 Gatti misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 6:2
02:00 Romero scores with the jab. 6:4
02:08 The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. 6:4
02:12 Romero is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 6:4
02:23 Gatti lands a stinging jab. 8:4
02:36 Romero backs into his own corner... 8:4
02:36 Gatti shoots the jab into the chest of Romero. 10:4
02:50 Ivan Gatti picks off the jab thrown by Romero. 10:4
02:52 Gatti lands the right hand. He's pretty effective with that punch when he sets it up right. 12:4
03:00 The bell sounds ending Round 6. Amy 'The Smile' Longlegs is about ready to climb through the ropes and into the ring to the whistles and cheers of the crowd. 13:4

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Gatti looks a bit disgusted as Round 7 gets underway. 0:0
0:08 Whatever Lou Duva said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect. Romero is letting his hands go. 0:0
0:09 Romero lands a quick jab. He'd like to keep Gatti on the end of that punch. 0:2
0:25 Romero is flicking the jab, trying to keep Ivan Gatti at long range. 0:2
0:30 Romero has Gatti cornered! 0:2
0:34 Romero slides along the far ropes. 0:2
0:39 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 0:2
0:42 Rafael Romero gives a nice head feint and then lands a hook to the head of Gatti which made him blink. 0:4
0:56 Romero has Gatti trapped! 0:4
0:56 Romero fires the jab. It finds its target. 0:6
01:12 Ivan Gatti pins Romero's arms against his body stopping him from throwing any punches. 0:6
01:21 Romero tries to get free... Here comes Conners to break them up... 0:6
01:26 Romero has Ivan Gatti pinned! 0:6
01:26 Romero lands the jab but comes up short with a second one right behind it. 0:8
01:39 Considering the clinch Romero has on Gatti it looks like he wants to dance with him, not fight him. Gatti pushes him away. 0:8
01:48 Conners has to separate the two... 0:8
01:56 Gatti goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 2:8
02:09 Ivan Gatti doesn't have to look for Rafael Romero this round. He is right there in front of him. 2:8
02:12 Gatti doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. 4:8
02:21 Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. 4:8
02:29 Gatti lands a nice jab. He tries to follow it up with a cross but it misses. 6:8
02:38 Romero throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 6:10
02:48 Gatti is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. 8:10
03:00 Gatti is forced into his own corner... 8:10
03:00 Romero is circling his opponent. 8:10
03:00 Romero appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. 8:10
03:00 And there's the bell ending Round 7. 7:12

Round 8
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Ivan Gatti rushes out at the bell. Whatever his corner said to him seems to have him fired up. 0:0
0:07 Juan Carlos not only gave Gatti encouragement between rounds but also some solid advice on how to handle Romero. Now it's up to Gatti to implement it. 0:0
0:08 Gatti scores with the jab. 2:0
0:19 Gatti digs a short hook to ribs of Romero. 4:0
0:36 Gatti feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to be trapped there. 4:0
0:45 Gatti lands a crushing cross! 8:0
0:45 Romero is suddenly in trouble! 8:0
0:59 Romero misses. He had an opening and whiffed with the punch. 8:0
01:06 Gatti throws a crushing right to Romero's jaw! 12:0
01:06 That blow connected solidly to the head of Rafael Romero. 12:0
01:10 Romero needs to catch his second wind... 12:0
01:19 Romero holds his arms up in disgust as Gatti holds him around his waist. 12:0
01:30 Conners moves in to break the clinch. 12:0
01:39 Gatti is turning this fight into a clinching and holding affair as he continues to wrap his arms around Romero. 12:0
01:44 Conners separates them. 12:0
01:49 Romero moves into the left corner. 12:0
01:53 Gatti lands a crushing hook! 16:0
01:53 Rafael Romero was staggered by that punch! 16:0
02:10 Gatti cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. 16:0
02:13 Both fighters are pawing with the jab, trying to find an opening. Rafael Romero digs a quick hook into the exposed side of Gatti. 16:2
02:26 Ivan Gatti is keeping away from the ropes. 16:2
02:30 Gatti just comes up short with that shot. 16:2
02:41 Gatti has Romero trapped in the upper left neutral corner... 16:2
02:41 Gatti lands a stinging jab. 18:2
02:51 Gatti seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 18:2
03:00 Gatti drops his shoulder as if to throw a right, then quickly rips a quick left hook to the body that makes Romero wince! 23:2
03:00 Romero is suddenly in trouble! 23:2
03:00 Romero is really laboring now, but he's still fighting. 23:2
03:00 Round 8 finishes with the sound of the bell. 23:2

Round 9
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The seconds hurry out of Gatti's corner as the bell sounds for Round 9. 0:0
0:08 Gatti's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. 0:0
0:08 The two fighters have chosen to work on the inside and it's Romero who scores with a short hook to the chest. 0:2
0:23 Gatti bounces off the ropes, challenging Romero to come get him. 0:2
0:32 Romero pins Gatti's arms! The fighters are tied up... 0:2
0:37 Conners has to break them apart. 0:2
0:42 Romero backs into a neutral corner. 0:2
0:42 A flurry of punches are exchanged between the two fighters. It appears as if Romero has gotten the better of the exchange. 2:5
0:53 Gatti backs into the far left corner. 2:5
0:53 Romero shoots the jab into the chest of Gatti. 2:7
01:20 Romero throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 2:7
01:31 Both fighters are holding here. It's a tangle of arms and Conners is going to have to sort this out. 2:7
01:42 * The referee is cautioning Gatti about using his shoulders a bit too enthusiastically when he gets inside. 2:7
02:01 Romero is off target with that punch. 2:7
02:12 Romero lands a solid uppercut! 2:11
02:12 That's the shot Romero hoped to land! Gatti looks bad after that blow! 2:11
02:12 That last shot has reopened a cut on Gatti because the blood is flowing again. 2:11
02:12 Blood is once again coming from the cut on the forehead of Gatti. 2:11
02:12 * Conners is taking a close look at the blood trickling down Gatti's face; and now he steps in and stops the contest. Apparently, he wants the doctor to take a look at the damage done to Ivan Gatti's face, especially the cut above the eye. 2:11
02:12 * Well, after talking a long look at Gatti's face, the ringside physician has indicated to the referee that the bout can continue. The third man in the ring is going to position both fighters where he wants them and get the action started again here in Round 9. 2:11
02:17 It looks like Romero and Gatti are both running out of gas... 2:11
02:25 Gatti moves into the left corner. 2:11
02:25 Romero gets in close and comes straight up to the chin of Gatti with an uppercut. 2:13
02:25 And now Gatti is bleeding even more profusely from that last punch as his cut worsens! 2:13
02:25 The bleeding from the nasty wound on Gatti's forehead is steadier and more pronounced. His corner is going to have its work cut out for it at the end of this round. 2:13
02:25 * The fighters move away from each other, creating a bit of distance between them. Now the referee has called timeout, halting the action. He's leading Gatti to the ringside physician. The cut over Gatti's eye seems to be the primary cause for concern. 2:13
02:29 * The Referee takes Gatti to the corner, calling for the ring doctor. The doctor is taking a close look at the cut... Gatti's corner is pleading with Conners and the doctor.* They want Gatti to be allowed to at least finish the round. The Referee is waving it off. It's over! The doctor is not going to let it continue. The winner by TKO due to the severity of the cuts - Romero! 2:13

Fight Result

Here's Lupe Contreras with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by technical knockout at the 02:30 mark in Round 9 is…

Rafael Romero!


Score Cards

Jacob Insonsa Round Total
Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ivan Gatti 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 10 75
Rafael Romero 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 77

James Jen Kin Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ivan Gatti 10 10 9 9 9 10 9 10 76
Rafael Romero 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 9 76

Jean Louis Legland Round Total
France 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ivan Gatti 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 78
Rafael Romero 9 9 9 10 9 10 10 9 75

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ivan Gatti 29 29 28 27 29 28 29 30 229
Rafael Romero 28 28 29 30 28 29 29 27 228


Statistics
Categories Ivan Gatti Rafael Romero
Knockdowns scored 0 0
Jabs / Round 6.56 4.22
Hooks / Round 7.33 4.67
Crosses / Round 4.00 5.22
Combinations / Round 4.56 4.44
Uppercuts / Round 3.22 5.44
Punches Landed / Round 25.67 24.00
Punches Missed / Round 15.89 39.89
Punching Accuracy 61.8% 37.6%
Total Number of Fouls 1 0
Using Shoulder 1

Foul Penalties:
Caution 1

Suffered Accidental Head Butt 1

Cuts totals (opened/reopened/worsened) 3 / 2 / 2 0 / 0 / 0
Cuts after head butts (opened/reopened/worsened) 0 / 0 / 0 0 / 0 / 0
Cut locations breakdown:
Cut on forehead 3 / 2 / 2

Bouts halted to check cut(s) 2 0
Corner work on closing cuts (trials/success):
Trickle 0 / 0 0 / 0
Minor 0 / 0 0 / 0
Bleeding 2 / 2 0 / 0
Bad 0 / 0 0 / 0
Heavy 0 / 0 0 / 0
Gushing 0 / 0 0 / 0
Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Offensive) 2 / 2 1 / 1
Fight Outside (Defensive) 1 / 0 3 / 2
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 1 / 1 0 / 0
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 2 / 0 2 / 0


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