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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Damozzi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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213 lbs
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202 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby throws the left hand but Damozzi avoids the punch easily.
Gatsby tries to clinch up
and Damozzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Damozzi works the jab nicely.
Gatsby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damozzi's calf.
Gatsby misses with a body kick.
Damozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatsby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Damozzi finds it's target.
Damozzi misses the jab.
Gatsby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatsby rushes Damozzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gatsby lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Damozzi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby digs a right hand underneath Damozzi's ribcage. Damozzi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Damozzi misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi taking a breather.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damozzi is breathing heavily.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatsby has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Damozzi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Damozzi is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Damozzi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatsby manages to avoid it.
Gatsby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Damozzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damozzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gatsby's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby clinches with his opponent.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Damozzi on the inside.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damozzi gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Gatsby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Damozzi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gatsby can turn it around.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Gatsby.
Damozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi is trying to break the clinch but Gatsby is controlling him.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Damozzi.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Damozzi.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi is struggling to control the position.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Damozzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatsby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frank Damozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gatsby scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damozzi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gatsby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gatsby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gatsby moves into the clinch.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Gatsby's head.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damozzi.
Damozzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby lands a hook that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Gatsby pushes Damozzi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gatsby lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
A short left from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damozzi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatsby.
Damozzi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gatsby is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Damozzi to the mat. Damozzi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatsby throws an elbow that misses. Damozzi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gatsby's guard. Nice move by Damozzi!
Gatsby pulls Damozzi in close to his closed guard and prevents Damozzi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Gatsby has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gatsby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby has his hands on Damozzi's head, controlling the position.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatsby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatsby has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Damozzi stopping the sweep attempt from Gatsby.
Gatsby controls Damozzi momentarily but Damozzi frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damozzi won't allow Gatsby to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jay Gatsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gatsby.
Gatsby looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Damozzi misses the target.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Damozzi. Those never looked like landing.
Damozzi misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Damozzi misses.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damozzi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frank Damozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Damozzi misses with a straight right.
Gatsby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Damozzi is trying to defend but Gatsby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gatsby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Damozzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Damozzi moves out of range as Gatsby throws a body kick.
Damozzi avoids the head kick by Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a looping left.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Gatsby saw that one coming.
Gatsby misses with a low kick.
Damozzi swings for the body but Gatsby moves out of range.
Gatsby lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damozzi blocks a head kick by Gatsby.
Gatsby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatsby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatsby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatsby takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Damozzi.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gatsby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
Gatsby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damozzi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Gatsby tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands.
Gatsby tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Gatsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Damozzi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gatsby manages to move to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damozzi tries to hold on but Gatsby pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby landing strikes from the mount and Damozzi is in trouble!
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the head.
Gatsby lands a couple of good shots and Damozzi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gatsby scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gatsby gets his hands free as Damozzi looks to control.
Gatsby is landing with strikes from the back.
Gatsby connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Damozzi to escape the position.
Damozzi is rocked!
Damozzi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gatsby.
Oh Damozzi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatsby lands a massive shot to the side of Damozzi 's head and he's out cold! Gatsby jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '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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