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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gatsby's hands.
Gatsby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gatsby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gatsby moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
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!
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gatsby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gatsby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Gatsby settles back down.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gatsby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gatsby dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Gatsby avoids nicely.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Gatsby moves out of range.
Gatsby moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Gatsby.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatsby.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gatsby throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Gatsby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gatsby to the mat! Gatsby manages to get full guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie won't allow Gatsby to get back to his feet.
Gatsby is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatsby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gatsby seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gatsby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gatsby wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby struggling a bit here.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gatsby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gatsby can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gatsby knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gatsby knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gatsby knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatsby is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie checks a low kick from Gatsby.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Gatsby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Gatsby misses.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gatsby wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatsby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gatsby.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatsby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gatsby rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gatsby breaks the clinch.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatsby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie shoots in but Gatsby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gatsby manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Gatsby is retaining full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gatsby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gatsby wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gatsby, up you get!
Gatsby motions for Gracie to come forward. Gatsby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gatsby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Gatsby settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with a low kick.
Gracie checks a low kick from Gatsby.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Gatsby slips the punch.
Gatsby is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gatsby throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie dives in and grabs Gatsby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gatsby pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Gatsby avoids it well.
Gatsby tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gatsby dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gatsby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antonio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatsby.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Antonio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatsby rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Gatsby - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gatsby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Gatsby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gatsby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Gatsby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatsby pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gatsby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gatsby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Gatsby is out of range.
Gatsby drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Gatsby finds it's target.
Gatsby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatsby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antonio Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatsby tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gatsby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatsby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatsby.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Gatsby's defenses.
Gatsby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatsby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie dives in and grabs Gatsby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gatsby pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Gatsby slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gatsby clinches.
Gatsby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Gatsby breaks from the clinch.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gatsby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jay Gatsby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatsby throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Gatsby avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gatsby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatsby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie tries to break free but Gatsby pushes him back against the cage.
Gatsby stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Gatsby is controlling him.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Antonio Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatsby manages to break the clinch.
Gatsby forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gatsby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie dives in and grabs Gatsby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gatsby pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatsby.
Gatsby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatsby manages to avoid it.
Gatsby doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatsby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gatsby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gatsby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gatsby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gatsby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatsby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to push Gatsby away but Gatsby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jay Gatsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Gatsby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Gracie!
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