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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dilan Seddigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seddigh has chosen Tech Nine - Absolute Power as his entrance music. The key to victory for Pierre Gautier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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202 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilan Seddigh!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier throws a jab when Seddigh was well out of range.
Seddigh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Seddigh is looking for a kimura but Gautier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seddigh to get the leverage.
Gautier pushes Seddigh off looking to stand but Seddigh dives back in and keeps control.
Seddigh throwing shots but Gautier is blocking nicely.
Seddigh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seddigh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gautier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seddigh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seddigh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Seddigh wants to finish this one by submission but Gautier is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Seddigh.
Seddigh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seddigh throws some wild stikes that Gautier manages to avoid easily.
Gautier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seddigh on the ground.
Seddigh wants to control the pace but Gautier is squirming around nicely.
Gautier blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seddigh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seddigh throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gautier trying desperately to get to his feet.
Seddigh with the ground and pound from mount.
Gautier wants to try and get back to his feet.
Seddigh swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gautier is now in Seddigh's guard. A big mistake from Seddigh there, giving up the dominant position!
Seddigh looks gassed!
Gautier wanted to stand there but Seddigh had control of the position.
Gautier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seddigh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gautier has managed to get both his arms back between Seddigh's legs - danger averted.
Gautier tries to stand but Seddigh is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gautier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Seddigh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gautier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gautier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seddigh is proving hard to escape from.
Seddigh is looking for a triangle but Gautier pushes his legs off easily.
Gautier wants to stand but Seddigh is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier wants to stand and escape but instead Seddigh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Seddigh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seddigh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seddigh stops Gautier from standing up.
Seddigh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seddigh prevents Gautier from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Seddigh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gautier wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh in side control, throwing shots but Gautier defends.
Seddigh lands an elbow.
Seddigh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Seddigh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gautier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Seddigh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Seddigh misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gautier takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gautier wants to get back to his feet but Seddigh drags him back down.
Seddigh working the body and head with strikes.
Gautier is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Seddigh working the ground and pound but Gautier is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilan Seddigh dominated that round.
That's time! Gautier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gautier throws a hook but Seddigh blocks it.
Gautier throws the left hand but Seddigh avoids the punch easily.
Seddigh closes the distance and clinches up with Gautier, looking for a takedown. Seddigh pushes Gautier against the cage but Gautier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seddigh has a takedown stuffed.
Gautier misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre Gautier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seddigh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Seddigh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Seddigh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gautier hang on?
Seddigh is breathing heavily.
Gautier is trying to stand.
Seddigh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gautier to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gautier shrugs it off.
You get the feeling that Gautier really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seddigh with good strikes from the mount here!
Gautier wants to try and get back to his feet.
Seddigh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gautier because Seddigh loaded up on that one.
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.
Seddigh with good strikes from the mount here!
Gautier is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Seddigh landing punches.
Gautier is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Seddigh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gautier to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gautier shrugs it off.
Seddigh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Seddigh punching from mount but Gautier doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seddigh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh looking for a guillotine from mount but Gautier is having none of it.
Seddigh won't let Gautier get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Seddigh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gautier really wants to buck Seddigh off and get back to his feet.
Seddigh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Seddigh working Gautier over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Seddigh.
Gautier wants to try and get back to his feet.
Seddigh lands a nice shot to the head.
Seddigh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh is working for a guillotine from mount but Gautier frees his head quite easily.
Dilan Seddigh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seddigh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gautier to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gautier shrugs it off.
Gautier tries to buck Seddigh off but he can't manage it.
Seddigh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gautier is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gautier tries to buck Seddigh off but he can't manage it.
Seddigh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gautier is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gautier trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Seddigh with good strikes from the mount here!
Gautier blocking the ground and pound.
Seddigh wants to finish this one by submission but Gautier is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Seddigh.
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.
Seddigh throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gautier avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seddigh.
Gautier wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilan Seddigh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Seddigh thows a body shot but no joy.
Seddigh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gautier throws an overhand right that lands on Seddigh's shoulder, as Seddigh tries to avoid the shot.
Gautier stuffs the takedown.
Seddigh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gautier throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Seddigh.
Seddigh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Seddigh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Seddigh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seddigh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seddigh prevents Gautier from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seddigh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gautier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seddigh manages to avoid it.
Seddigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gautier.
Seddigh tries for a takedown but Gautier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pierre Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dilan Seddigh.
Gautier throws a body punch but Seddigh moves out of range.
Gautier misses with the combination.
Gautier digs a good body shot into Seddigh's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Seddigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Seddigh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gautier is not content to let Seddigh control the position.
Seddigh stops Gautier from getting back to his feet.
Seddigh maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gautier could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Seddigh has cracked it and Gautier is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Seddigh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dilan Seddigh!
Dilan Seddigh is the new light heavyweight champion!
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