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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre Gautier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Gautier connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gautier circles away.
Gautier leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gautier drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gautier is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tyler Diaz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Gautier.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Gautier throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Gautier tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Gautier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Gautier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gautier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Gautier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Gautier.
Gautier misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier misses with the combination.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Gautier scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gautier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Gautier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gautier sprawls well. Gautier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Gautier scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Tyler Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gautier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gautier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gautier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gautier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gautier swinging wildly here.
Gautier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gautier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gautier tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gautier to the ground. Gautier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gautier.
Tyler Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gautier throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Diaz is rocked!
Gautier is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre Gautier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gautier lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
No joy there for Gautier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gautier lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gautier.
Gautier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz shoots in but Gautier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gautier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gautier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gautier lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gautier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gautier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Gautier.
Gautier misses with a wild combination.
Gautier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Gautier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gautier is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Diaz's cut.
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.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gautier defends it nicely.
Gautier misses with a few strikes there.
Gautier misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gautier's half guard.
Gautier tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gautier is trying to stand.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gautier on the ground.
Nice strikes from Diaz there.
Gautier wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz moves into full mount! Gautier won't be happy about that!
Gautier wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Gautier's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gautier really wants to buck Diaz off and get back to his feet.
Diaz punching from mount but Gautier doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz working Gautier over with strikes here.
Gautier manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Gautier, under a barage of strikes from Diaz.
Diaz with the ground and pound but Gautier uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gautier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gautier is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Gautier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gautier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gautier manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Gautier.
Gautier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Gautier lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Pierre Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gautier throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Gautier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gautier misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier misses with a wild combination.
Gautier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gautier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gautier scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Gautier.
Gautier throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Gautier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gautier defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gautier pinned against the cage. Gautier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gautier throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a wild combination.
Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gautier misses with a double jab.
A combination from Gautier does no damage.
Gautier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Gautier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Gautier.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gautier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Gautier misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Gautier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gautier scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Gautier, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Gautier against the cage but Gautier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gautier scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a wild combination.
Pierre Gautier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gautier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
A left and a right from Gautier both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier scores with a jab to the body.
Gautier connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gautier misses with a series of wild punches.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gautier swivels and escapes.
Gautier throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gautier misses with a double jab.
Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Gautier is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz stops Gautier from standing up.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gautier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Gautier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gautier wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Gautier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gautier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Gautier!
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