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Event:
BFL: Knock-down
Date: Nov 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Chase shoots in and drives through. Gatsby sprawls well.
Chase doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gatsby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gatsby looks to land a combination but Chase avoids it well.
Chase misses the body punch
and Gatsby counters with a left and a right that stings Chase .
Gatsby slaps away a takedown attempt from Chase , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jay Gatsby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Chase .
Chase misses with a leg kick
and Gatsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Chase wants to clinch
and Gatsby counters with a left to the body.
Chase takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Chase darts in and clinches Gatsby up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chase has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Gatsby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chase jumps guard but Gatsby stands there with Chase around his waist. Chase gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chase looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Chase is trying to pull guard but Gatsby has him pressed against the cage.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chase is looking for a takedown.
Chase manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chase jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gatsby walks away with a smile on his face. Chase gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gatsby lands a jab-cross combination. #T2##CL2#
Chase instigates a clinch. #BC#
Gatsby breaks the clinch.
Gatsby catches Chase with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chase darts in trying to clinch
and Gatsby counters with a nice body shot.
Chase tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gatsby defends well and Chase ends up having to push Gatsby into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gatsby throws a nice looking combination but Chase bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatsby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#ROC#
Chase is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase closes the distance but Gatsby moves to the side
and Gatsby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gatsby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chase shoots in but Gatsby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gatsby appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chase looks for a takedown but Gatsby sprawls well.
Chase looks winded!#T3#
Chase shoots and misses
and Gatsby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chase is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatsby finish him?
Gatsby drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Chase right on the button. Chase goes down! Gatsby follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gatsby gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
BFL: The return
Date: Oct 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gatsby avoids a punch combination nicely.
#KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Ryan and sends Gatsby crashing to the mat! Ryan follows him down to the mat - Gatsby regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2#
Gatsby is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby tries to kick Ryan off but Ryan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SU2#
Ryan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gatsby to stand up.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryan.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatsby moves away.
Gatsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan misses the jab.
Gatsby misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatsby. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatsby works the jab nicely.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatsby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paddy Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Gatsby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
letting Gatsby counter with a right hand.
Gatsby throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Ryan there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Gatsby.
#T2#
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatsby.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gatsby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryan takes a swing at Gatsby's ribcage but misses.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Gatsby misses with the combination.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Gatsby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Gatsby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gatsby throws a one two combo.
Gatsby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Gatsby avoids it with no problem.
Gatsby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gatsby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
Gatsby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Gatsby looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Gatsby counters with a left and a right that stings Ryan.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but Gatsby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Ryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gatsby counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan looks winded!
Gatsby works over Ryan's head and body with a nice combination.
Gatsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Ryan throws a right hand that Gatsby ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatsby also avoids with ease.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Gatsby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatsby counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paddy Ryan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gatsby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatsby scores with a jab. Ryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ryan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gatsby back to the cage. Ryan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatsby.
Gatsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Ryan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gatsby counters with a big right hand! Oh Ryan is in trouble here! Gatsby follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
A very excited looking Jay Gatsby rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Paddy Ryan spoke after the fight, saying 'My kidneys hurt.'.
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Event:
BFL: Sucker Punch
Date: Sep 15, 2019 |
#R1#
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Gatsby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gatsby misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Gatsby.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gatsby swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Gatsby lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Diaz shoots in but Gatsby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gatsby unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gatsby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gatsby blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Gatsby tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gatsby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gatsby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gatsby connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz. #T2#
Diaz tries to clinch up
enabling Gatsby to counter with a crisp jab.
Gatsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses the jab.
Gatsby avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Gatsby slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Gatsby unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jay Gatsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Gatsby misses with a straight left.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Gatsby avoids it well and moves away.
Gatsby lands the left hand.
Gatsby lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Gatsby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatsby misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gatsby.#T4#
Gatsby takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gatsby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gatsby throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gatsby pinned against the cage. Gatsby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gatsby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatsby.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Gatsby circles away.
Gatsby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Gatsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz tries to counter with a takedown but Gatsby is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Gatsby misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gatsby on his heels. He'll look to pass Gatsby's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#ES2#
Gatsby has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Diaz has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#BC#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz slips under a jab from Gatsby.#T1#
Gatsby blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Gatsby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jay Gatsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Gatsby tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Gatsby misses the shot to the body.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gatsby. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gatsby throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Gatsby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gatsby misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Gatsby as Diaz shoots in.#T2#
Diaz defending well as Gatsby loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Gatsby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Gatsby.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Gatsby.
Despite the aggression on Gatsby's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatsby cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.#T3#
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gatsby defends it nicely.
Gatsby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gatsby tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gatsby to the ground. Gatsby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gatsby tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jay Gatsby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Gatsby.#T4#
Gatsby works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatsby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gatsby jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gatsby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gatsby pinned against the cage. Gatsby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 combination from Gatsby does no damage.
Tony Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Gatsby loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Gatsby stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Gatsby lands.
Gatsby with a jab.#T1#
Gatsby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gatsby looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gatsby is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Gatsby circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gatsby throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatsby throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T2#
Nice cross by Gatsby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Gatsby.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatsby cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Gatsby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz dives in and grabs Gatsby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gatsby pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Gatsby scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Gatsby lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Gatsby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Gatsby thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gatsby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gatsby's waist but Gatsby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Gatsby. Those never looked like landing.
Good shot there by Gatsby.
Gatsby throws a shot to the body.
#T4#
Gatsby leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gatsby tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Gatsby.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Gatsby sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Gatsby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatsby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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