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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca has chosen Filthy Luca Greeting as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatsby rushes Luca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsby.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gatsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
Good body shot from Luca.
Luca lands an elbow that stopped Gatsby in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Luca struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
Good body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatsby moves into the clinch.
Luca misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Luca blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gatsby finds it's way through Luca's defenses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luca.
Luca misses with a low kick.
Luca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luca - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Gatsby finds it's way through Luca's defenses.
Luca lands a nice hook to Gatsby's body. Gatsby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gatsby throws a hook but Luca blocks it.
Luca is looking to chop away at Gatsby's legs.
Luca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gatsby.
Luca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gatsby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Luca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luca just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been informed that Luca has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatsby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luca throws a leg kick
and Gatsby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca tries to break the clinch but Gatsby is controlling the position.
Luca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luca misses with some punches.
Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luca stalling the fight.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby lands a body punch.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Luca.
Luca slows down the pace here.
Luca tries to break the clinch but Gatsby is controlling the position.
Gatsby digs a right hand underneath Luca's ribcage. Luca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Luca controls the action.
Gatsby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luca tries to break the clinch but Gatsby is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca breaks from the clinch.
Gatsby wants to clinch.
Gatsby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gatsby tries to clinch up but Luca circles away and keeps his distance.
Luca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gatsby.
Luca throws a leg kick but Gatsby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luca misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Luca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Johnny Luca has been cut.
Gatsby wants to clinch.
Gatsby misses with a looping right.
Gatsby lands a head kick. Luca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luca throws a big shot that misses.
Gatsby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gatsby there.
Gatsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gatsby throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Luca.
Luca throws a leg kick but Gatsby moved away.
Luca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gatsby tries to clinch up.
Gatsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luca throws a lazy body kick
and Gatsby counters by moving into the clinch.
Luca breaks from the clinch.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Gatsby moves away and avoids it.
Luca connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Gatsby.
Gatsby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Luca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gatsby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Luca manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Gatsby.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luca.
A head kick misses from Luca.
And Gatsby counters with a quick kick to the body but Luca blocks it.
Luca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gatsby is able to avoid easily.
As Luca tries to get set, Gatsby tries to push him back and clinch up but Luca manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luca looks to throw the jab but Gatsby is out of range.
Gatsby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Luca.
Luca prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Luca taking a breather.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Luca.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Luca.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gatsby motions for Luca to come forward. Gatsby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gatsby blocks a jab.
Gatsby slips a jab from Luca.
Luca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatsby works the jab nicely.
Good leg kick by Luca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatsby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Luca manages to circle out of the way.
Luca tries to move into range but Gatsby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gatsby rushes Luca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luca manages to break the clinch.
Luca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gatsby in his tracks.
Luca misses with a straight right.
Gatsby takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnny Luca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luca swings for the body but Gatsby moves out of range.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Gatsby moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Luca.
Gatsby throws a head kick that misses.
Luca throws a low kick but Gatsby avoids it.
Luca lands with a hook. Gatsby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luca throws a leg kick but Gatsby checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca misses with a kick to the body.
Gatsby is looking to slow Luca down with leg kicks.
Gatsby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luca misses with a punch to the body.
Luca is trying to push Gatsby away but Gatsby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jay Gatsby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luca has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Luca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatsby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luca, pushing him back against the cage.
Luca scores with a hook to the body.
Luca scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luca's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gatsby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luca.
Gatsby tries to clinch up but Luca circles away and keeps his distance.
Gatsby blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luca.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Gatsby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luca.
Luca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnny Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatsby defending well as Luca loads up on a big left hand.
Luca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luca avoids the head kick by Gatsby.
Gatsby gets a clinch.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luca is trying to break the clinch but Gatsby is controlling him.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Luca wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatsby won't allow it.
Luca is trying to force a seperation but Gatsby has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca breaks the clinch.
Gatsby lands a leg kick that knocks Luca off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch but Luca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatsby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatsby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luca takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luca. That's going to slow Gatsby down.
Gatsby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gatsby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gatsby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatsby avoids the body shot from Luca.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luca is looking to score with low kicks.
Gatsby scores with a push kick.
Luca thuds a left hand into Gatsby's body.
Gatsby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Luca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gatsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatsby.
Gatsby moves into range and clinches up with Luca.
A right handed body shot lands from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatsby.
Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gatsby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gatsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Luca is just out of range.
Gatsby darts in and clinches Luca up against the cage.
Luca working aggressively here.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Luca tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Luca back against the cage.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Luca blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands with a light punch inside.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Luca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Luca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gatsby, as that shot connected.
Gatsby jabs at Luca's body.
Luca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatsby.
Luca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gatsby forces Luca back against the cage and clinches.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luca misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luca throws a leg kick but Gatsby sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gatsby.
Luca connects with a right hand. Gatsby shakes it off.
Gatsby darts in and clinches Luca up against the cage.
Luca trying to stall but Gatsby improves his position.
Luca is trying to break the clinch but Gatsby has him pressed against the cage.
Luca is looking to control Gatsby's arms but Gatsby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luca has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatsby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luca.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Luca.
Gatsby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luca breaks from the clinch.
Luca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gatsby with a jab.
Luca is rocked!
Gatsby steps in with a hook that catches Luca right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gatsby follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Luca looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
As Jay Gatsby got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.
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