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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Judea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judea comes to the cage accompanied by I want to be a woman - Monty Python. Jay Gatsby has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stan Judea's chin.
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby throws a solid leg kick but Judea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gatsby.
Judea swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Judea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gatsby shoots in and drives through. Judea sprawls well.
Gatsby throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gatsby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatsby.
The crowd cheers as Gatsby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judea doesn't seem phased though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
Judea lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judea lands a hook that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Judea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
Judea lands a nice shot to the body.
Judea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Judea blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Judea throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Judea misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Judea blocks an uppercut.
Judea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gatsby has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Judea tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Judea working aggressively here.
Judea misses with the head strike.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judea's elbow.
Judea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judea tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judea.
Judea is leaning against Gatsby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Judea throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Judea.
Judea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judea.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judea tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judea throws a head punch that misses.
Judea tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Judea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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 Judea.
Judea misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Judea.
Judea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judea throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judea or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judea.
Judea blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby presses Judea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Judea misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Judea scores with a shoulder strike.
Judea pushes Gatsby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judea.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Judea.
Gatsby scores with a hook to the body.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Judea avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judea's elbow.
Judea has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatsby.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judea's elbow.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Judea.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judea.
Judea prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby has Judea pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gatsby pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Judea tumbling to the mat - Gatsby dives into Judea's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gatsby with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatsby stands up over Judea, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gatsby working some strikes from top position.
Judea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gatsby working for submissions but it's allowed Judea to get to half guard.
Gatsby is looking to improve his position.
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 Stan Judea will probably get the nod.
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 misses with a few strikes there.
Gatsby takes a swing at Judea's ribcage but misses.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
Judea misses with a looping right.
Gatsby checks a low kick from Judea.
Gatsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Judea is just out of range.
Judea looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gatsby throws out a powerful jab.
Gatsby throws a solid leg kick but Judea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a body kick.
Judea throws a sloppy head kick and Gatsby moves out of range easily.
Gatsby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gatsby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Judea with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judea was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatsby.
Judea takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gatsby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gatsby lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown but Judea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Judea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatsby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby scores with a body shot.
Judea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gatsby to score with a decent uppercut.
Gatsby drives through with a takedown into Judea's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Judea manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Judea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judea scores with a nice strike.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Gatsby.
Judea misses the shot to the body.
Jay Gatsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatsby.
Judea throws a body punch but Gatsby moves out of range.
Gatsby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Gatsby misses its intended target.
Judea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Judea throws a hook but Gatsby avoids it easily.
Gatsby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gatsby.
Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Judea misses its target.
Gatsby misses with a body kick.
Judea swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Judea tenderised Gatsby's leg. Gatsby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judea gets tackled into the cage by Gatsby. Gatsby maintains the clinch.
Judea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby is working for takedown but Judea is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Judea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judea is working Gatsby over against the cage.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judea's elbow.
Judea tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Judea back against the cage.
Judea misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judea.
Judea is working Gatsby over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea lands with a short shot to the head.
Judea gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gatsby.
Stan Judea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
Gatsby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judea tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Judea back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Judea misses with the head strike.
Judea tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Judea.
Judea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Judea prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stan Judea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judea has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Judea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judea's elbow.
Judea prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Judea.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby tries to work over Judea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Judea.
Judea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Judea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judea scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatsby gets through Judea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Judea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judea presses Gatsby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gatsby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Judea avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Judea blocks it.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judea prevents a takedown attempt there.
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 Stan Judea will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gatsby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Judea lands a nice shot to the body.
Judea looks for the body kick but Gatsby saw that one coming.
Judea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatsby tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Judea lands a nice hook to Gatsby's body. Gatsby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Judea moves out of range as Gatsby throws a body kick.
Judea throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judea moves away.
Judea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gatsby is able to avoid easily.
Judea is looking to slow Gatsby down with leg kicks.
Gatsby throws a shot from downtown. Judea moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby checks a leg kick.
Judea misses with a body kick.
Judea jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Judea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatsby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a wild body kick that Gatsby sees coming a mile off.
Gatsby looks to land a left hand but Judea moved out of range nicely.
Judea connects with a body shot.
Judea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatsby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatsby. That did some damage!
Judea swings for the body but Gatsby moves out of range.
Judea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gatsby's head.
Stan Judea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatsby. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatsby.
Judea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatsby can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judea. Gatsby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatsby throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatsby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judea.
Gatsby misses with a low kick.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby punishes Judea's body with a nice straight punch.
Gatsby misses the shot to the body.
Judea throws a right hand that Gatsby ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatsby also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatsby cracks Judea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Judea scores with a jab.
A big right from Judea misses.
Gatsby takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gatsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatsby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judea scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gatsby misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Judea misses
and Gatsby counters with a straight right hand.
Judea takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Judea misses the shot to the body.
Gatsby tries a quick counter leg kick but Judea is wise to it.
Judea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judea lunges at Gatsby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gatsby's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby jabs at Judea's body.
Gatsby misses with an uppercut. Judea saw that one coming.
Gatsby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judea misses the shot to the body.
Judea misses with a kick to the body.
Gatsby throws out a counter right but Judea avoids it with no problem.
Gatsby misses with a low kick.
Judea lands a lovely overhand right.
Gatsby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judea tried to counter with a leg kick but Gatsby avoided it.
Gatsby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judea lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judea moves out of range as Gatsby strikes.
Judea lands a front kick.
Judea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Gatsby tenderised Judea's leg. Judea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gatsby moves out of range of the leg kick from Judea.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judea moves out of range of the strikes.
Judea is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Judea misses.
Gatsby tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gatsby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gatsby throws a push kick but Judea slaps the foot to one side.
Gatsby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gatsby with a jab.
Gatsby tries to land a leg kick but Judea saw it coming and moves away.
Gatsby tests Judea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judea throws a looping overhand right but Gatsby ducks down to avoid it.
Gatsby drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Judea defends it well.
Judea throws out a leg kick but Gatsby moves out of range and Judea only half commits.
Gatsby feints a counter leg kick.
Gatsby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Judea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Gatsby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gatsby throws a jab but it's blocked by Judea.
Judea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Judea clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab by Gatsby.
Judea lands a leg kick that knocks Gatsby off balance momentarily.
Gatsby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judea is looking to wear down Gatsby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Judea works Gatsby's body with a nice hook.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatsby.
Judea misses with an uppercut.
Judea throws the kick towards the body but Gatsby avoids it.
Gatsby tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Judea throws a big shot that misses.
Judea is looking to chop away at Gatsby's legs.
Judea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gatsby has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Judea.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Gatsby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Judea misses with a body shot.
Judea takes a swing at Gatsby's ribcage but misses.
Gatsby loads up on a big right hand but Judea slips the punch.
Judea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gatsby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatsby throws a hook to the side of Judea's head but Judea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judea was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Gatsby.
Gatsby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatsby.
A decent looking cross lands there for Judea.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Judea.
Gatsby misses with a right hand
letting Judea counter with a right hand.
Gatsby throws a push kick but Judea slaps the foot to one side.
Judea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatsby lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gatsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Judea is just out of range.
Judea is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gatsby blocks the body kick.
Judea scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gatsby in his tracks.
Gatsby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 land a left hand but Judea moved out of range nicely.
Judea throws a hook but Gatsby blocks it.
Gatsby tries to counter with a clinch but Judea shakes him off and moves away.
Gatsby works Judea's body with a nice hook.
Gatsby forces Judea back against the cage and clinches.
Gatsby digs a right hand into Judea's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judea's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Gatsby.
Judea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Judea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Judea.
Judea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatsby is working Judea over against the cage.
Gatsby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Judea fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Judea takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gatsby takes a swing at Judea's ribcage but misses.
Gatsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judea was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatsby.
Judea tries to move into range but Gatsby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gatsby shoots in looking for a takedown but Judea manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gatsby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gatsby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatsby has closed the distance and engaged Judea in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gatsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judeas head.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby presses Judea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatsby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Judea pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stan Judea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judea.
Judea misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judea throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby digs a right hand into Judea's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judea's gas tank.
Gatsby tries to work over Judea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judea blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Judea misses with an uppercut. Gatsby saw that one coming.
Judea moves out of range as Gatsby strikes.
Judea slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gatsby tries to bum rush Judea with a series of wild strikes but Judea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatsby fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Judea to the ground. Gatsby is now in Judea's guard.
Gatsby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gatsby throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gatsby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gatsby throwing strikes from guard but Judea blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gatsby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a couple of elbows.
Gatsby postures up in Judea's guard and throws a big left but Judea blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Judea blocks a leg kick.
A head kick by Judea misses
and Gatsby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gatsby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gatsby is working Judea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gatsby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gatsby throwing strikes from guard but Judea blocks nicely.
Judea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stan Judea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Judea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Judea throws a chopping leg kick but Gatsby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Gatsby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judea throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby throws a body kick that misses.
Judea was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Judea throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatsby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gatsby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gatsby takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gatsby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gatsby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gatsby misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judea jabs Gatsby right on the nose. Gatsby blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby darts in and clinches Judea up against the cage.
Gatsby works on Judea's body with a couple of short punches.
Gatsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stan Judea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Judea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Judea gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Judea.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Gatsby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Judea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stan Judea!
Stan Judea is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stan Judea looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Jay, you are MW not LHW'.
In defeat, Jay Gatsby stepped up to the mic, saying '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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