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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viraj Mithani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
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202 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viraj Mithani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mithani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gautier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mithani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gautier throws out a loose jab but Mithani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gautier jabs at Mithani's body.
The crowd cheers as Gautier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mithani doesn't seem phased though.
Mithani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gautier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gautier takes a swing at Mithani's ribcage but misses.
Gautier throws out a powerful jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Gautier as he connects with a hook.
Mithani scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Gautier misses its intended target.
Gautier throws a looping overhand right but Mithani ducks down to avoid it.
Gautier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mithani misses its intended target.
No luck for Mithani with that takedown attempt.
Gautier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mithani.
Pierre Gautier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gautier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mithani.
Gautier scores with the left hand. Mithani knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Mithani misses.
Mithani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gautier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gautier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mithani's hands.
Mithani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gautier throws a combination that misses
and Mithani counters with a left and a right that stings Gautier.
Gautier scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mithani moves away from the strike by Gautier.
Gautier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gautier lands with an uppercut that bounces Mithani off the cage and back into rage.
Mithani throws a sloppy head kick and Gautier moves out of range easily.
Gautier lands a head shot.
Gautier misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Mithani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gautier jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mithani is defended easily by Gautier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viraj Mithani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gautier misses with a shot to the body
and Mithani counters with a low kick, right behind Gautier 's knee.
Mithani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Gautier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Gautier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gautier looks to score with a jab to the body but Mithani is just out of range.
Mithani throws a series of punches but Gautier avoids them all with ease.
Gautier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mithani misses with a hook. Gautier ducked under it nicely.
Gautier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mithani's head backwards.
Gautier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mithani.
Gautier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mithani had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gautier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mithani was well out of range. Poor timing from Gautier.
Pierre Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gautier misses with a straight right.
Gautier catches Mithani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mithani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mithani slips a jab from Gautier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Gautier.
Gautier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mithani momentarily.
Gautier cracks Mithani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gautier misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mithani to counter with a crisp jab.
Mithani misses with a wild combination.
Mithani throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gautier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier misses with a hook to the body
and Mithani counters by moving into the clinch.
Mithani working hard to break the clinch.
Gautier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mithani is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mithani fails to pull guard.
Gautier scores with a hook to the body.
Gautier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mithanis head.
Gautier stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gautier moves out of range of the body kick from Mithani.
Gautier lands with a hook. Mithani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gautier missing with a left hand there. Mithani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gautier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mithani counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gautier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mithani counters with a right hand to the body.
Gautier lands a right hook to the body.
Gautier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gautier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gautier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Viraj Mithani has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Gautier misses.
Gautier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mithani counters with a straight right hand.
Gautier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierre Gautier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier connects with a single shot there.
Gautier misses with an uppercut.
Gautier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mithani moves away.
Gautier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mithani doesn't seem bothered though.
Mithani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gautier lands with a cross.
Gautier scores with a sloppy right hand. Mithani should have avoided that one.
Mithani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mithani moves away.
Mithani throws out a loose jab but Gautier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viraj Mithani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gautier scores with the left hand. Mithani knows he should have avoided that one.
Gautier throws a shot to the body.
Gautier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mithani misses with the combination.
Mithani ducks under a wild hook from Gautier.
Mithani takes one on the button.
Gautier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gautier's corner calls for a 1-2. Gautier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mithani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gautier momentarily.
Gautier lands a jab-cross combination.
Gautier misses the body punch
and Mithani counters with a nice body shot.
Gautier connects with a body shot.
Gautier thumps Mithani with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Gautier.
Mithani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gautier.
Gautier is stalling here.
Gautier receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gautier lands a body punch.
Gautier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gautier lands a shoulder strike.
Gautier presses Mithani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Gautier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Gautier.
Gautier lands an uppercut.
Gautier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gautier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mithani backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mithani working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gautier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mithani.
Gautier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gautier lands a body shot.
Gautier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gautier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mithani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Gautier.
Gautier is working Mithani over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gautier.
Gautier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gautier works on Mithani's body with a couple of short punches.
Gautier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gautier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gautier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mithani on the side of the head.
Mithani is rocked!
Mithani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Mithani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mithani is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gautier doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Mithani crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Mithani's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pierre Gautier!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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