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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 75 p4p, 14 weight class) and Steve Belliveau (ranked 239 p4p, 36 weight class). Belliveau has chosen We will rock you as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 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
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Belliveau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gatsby shoots in looking for a takedown. Belliveau tries to sprawl out of it but Gatsby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belliveau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belliveau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Gatsby off balance momentarily.
Belliveau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gatsby is out of range.
Belliveau lands a slapping body shot.
Gatsby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belliveau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gatsby instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Belliveau 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.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gatsby.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Gatsby has clasped his hands together around Belliveau's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Belliveau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belliveau throws Gatsby to one side and escapes!
Gatsby misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsby clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau is working Gatsby over against the cage.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby wants to take the fight to the mat but Belliveau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatsby is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau presses Gatsby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Gatsby is working Belliveau over against the cage.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby tries for a takedown but Belliveau manages to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Belliveau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gatsby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Gatsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Gatsby's ribcage. Gatsby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gatsby tries for a takedown but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
Gatsby digs a good body shot into Belliveau's ribs.
Gatsby misses with a body shot
and Belliveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gatsby throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Belliveau staying out of range there.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatsby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belliveau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatsby.
Belliveau scores with a punch to the head.
Gatsby throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Gatsby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Belliveau dominated that round.
That's time! Gatsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gatsby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belliveau! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Gatsby connects with an inside leg kick.
Gatsby scores with a jab to the head.
Gatsby gets a double leg takedown into Belliveau's guard.
Gatsby being controlled here momentarily.
Gatsby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belliveau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gatsby landing with the ground and pound.
Belliveau is trying to keep Gatsby in close.
Gatsby is looking to work some ground and pound but Belliveau has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau is controlling Gatsby's posture.
Gatsby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belliveau trying to keep a closed guard but Gatsby is proving a slippery customer.
Gatsby won't allow Belliveau to get back to his feet.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Belliveau keeps moving.
Gatsby with a nice head shot there.
Belliveau wants to control but Gatsby passes easily into half guard.
Belliveau taking some punishment here, with Gatsby in his half guard.
Gatsby content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Gatsby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gatsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belliveau is looking to control Gatsby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belliveau avoid being mounted?
Belliveau has hold of Gatsby's hands but Gatsby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belliveau makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Belliveau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatsby's calf.
Gatsby feints and as Belliveau raises his hands in defense, Gatsby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau keeping full guard, as Gatsby tries to pass.
Gatsby sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gatsby throws a big right hand that misses.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau is looking for a sweep. Gatsby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jay Gatsby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belliveau is trying to maintain the position but Gatsby is very close to passing his half guard.
Gatsby stops Belliveau from getting back to his feet.
Gatsby drops an elbow to the side of Belliveau's head.
Belliveau has hold of Gatsby's hands but Gatsby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gatsby stops Belliveau from getting back to his feet.
Belliveau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Belliveau pushes Gatsby off and gets back to his feet.
Gatsby throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it.
Belliveau has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Gatsby is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Belliveau's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby works on Belliveau's body with a couple of short punches.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby presses Belliveau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Gatsby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby dominated that second 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.
Gatsby fails with the takedown.
Gatsby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatsby tries to clinch
and Belliveau counters with a left to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gatsby as he connects with a hook.
Belliveau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gatsby is out of range.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belliveau as he jumps to the side.
Gatsby motions for Belliveau to come forward. Gatsby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Gatsby coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau throws out a loose jab but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatsby.
Belliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Gatsby coming out on top.
Gatsby is looking to chop away at Belliveau's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gatsby!
Belliveau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Gatsby takes one on the button.
Gatsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gatsby rushes Belliveau and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gatsby.
Belliveau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belliveau cracks Gatsby with a nice body shot.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby tries to score a body lock takedown but Belliveau shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Gatsby's ribcage. Gatsby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau takes a shot to the head.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Steve Belliveau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gatsby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby goes for a takedown attempt but Belliveau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Gatsby.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belliveau counters with a good low kick that Gatsby was not able to check.
Gatsby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Belliveau counters with a head kick.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Gatsby moves in looking to clinch but Belliveau pushes him off.
Belliveau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gatsby.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Gatsby misses its intended target.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Gatsby and move into the clinch position.
Belliveau takes a swing at Gatsby's ribcage but misses.
Gatsby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatsby.
Gatsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau lands with a hook. Gatsby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gatsby clinches with his opponent.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau pushes Gatsby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
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!
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
A short right from Gatsby on the inside.
Belliveau gets underhooks to prevent Gatsby's takedown attempt.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Belliveau stops a takedown attempt from Gatsby.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Gatsby has clasped his hands together around Belliveau's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Steve Belliveau just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Belliveau. That snapped Gatsby's head back.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gatsby is able to avoid easily.
Gatsby thows a leg kick but Belliveau checks it
and Belliveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belliveau has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to the liver by Belliveau. Beautiful body shot.
Gatsby closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belliveau quickly recovers to half guard.
Belliveau kicks Gatsby off and gets back to his feet.
Gatsby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Gatsby misses.
Gatsby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gatsby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belliveau wants it to stay on the feet.
Gatsby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gatsby doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
Belliveau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatsby.
Gatsby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Belliveau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gatsby doesn't seem phased though.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Gatsby throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Gatsby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gatsby throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatsby.
Belliveau tries a quick counter leg kick but Gatsby is wise to it.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Belliveau has his feet on Gatsby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gatsby is looking to clinch.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gatsby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau scores with a body shot.
Gatsby tries to clinch but Belliveau is having none of it.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatsby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belliveau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gatsby scores with a nice head shot.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Gatsby closes the distance and clinches.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatsby has Belliveau pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Belliveau manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belliveau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gatsby.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Gatsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
A hook to the body from Gatsby.
Belliveau stops a takedown attempt from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Gatsby scores with a shot to the side of Belliveau's head.
Gatsby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Gatsby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Belliveau pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatsby tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau is working Gatsby over against the cage.
A short right from Belliveau.
Belliveau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Gatsby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belliveau tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
Gatsby gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Belliveau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gatsby scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Belliveau dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gatsby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gatsby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gatsby throws a low kick but Belliveau moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a push kick but Gatsby slaps the foot to one side.
Gatsby feints and then cracks Belliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belliveau down.
Gatsby is looking to clinch but Belliveau is avoiding it.
Gatsby tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gatsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatsby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belliveau as he avoids it easily.
Gatsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belliveau.
Gatsby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belliveau throws a head kick but Gatsby moves out of range.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby misses with a wild body shot.
Gatsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatsby.
Gatsby throws the kick towards the body but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gatsby blocks it well.
Belliveau looks to land a left hand but Gatsby moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belliveau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gatsby avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatsby.
Belliveau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jay Gatsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby tries to clinch but Belliveau is having none of it.
Belliveau keeps the fight on the outside.
Gatsby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belliveau wants to counter with a clinch but Gatsby pushes him away.
Belliveau tries to keep at a distance but Gatsby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gatsby.
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!
Gatsby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Belliveau after a bit of a struggle.
Gatsby lands a takedown into guard.
Gatsby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Belliveau keeps moving.
Belliveau controlling Gatsby's posture.
Gatsby scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belliveau's head.
Gatsby trying to control but Belliveau is working from the bottom.
Gatsby stops Belliveau from standing up.
Gatsby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gatsby works over Belliveau with some ground and pound from guard.
Belliveau is looking to stand up but Gatsby isn't so interested in that idea.
Belliveau pulls Gatsby in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Belliveau 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Belliveau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatsby throwing strikes but missing.
Belliveau wants to stand and escape but Gatsby is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gatsby misses with a lunging right hand
and Belliveau counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gatsby is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatsby throws out the jab.
Gatsby tries to land a leg kick but Belliveau saw it coming and moves away.
Belliveau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belliveau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belliveau lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Gatsby.
I think Belliveau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
A less than humble Steve Belliveau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Jay Gatsby was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, I had him. I don't think I'd have lost if... In fact, I'm sure I won this fight, hope you give me a rematch, old sport. Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can... of course you can. '.
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A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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