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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 cm
33
202 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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187 cm
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195 lbs
23 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! R misses with a looping left. R misses with a left hand and Gautier counters with a thumping low kick. Gautier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Gautier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gautier as R tries to tie him up. R prevents a body shot from Gautier. Gautier lands a hook to the side of the head. Gautier working aggressively here.
Gautier scores with a hook to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for R. R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gautier blocks an uppercut.
Gautier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gautier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short left from Gautier. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! R takes a shot to the head. Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
R lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by R.
Still in the clinch, R scores with a nice short uppercut. Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from R - that landed with a thud.
Gautier misses with a punch on the inside.
R lands with a short shot to the head. Gautier lands a nice shot to the body. Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier. Gautier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. R is looking to take this one to the mat. R's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gautier tries to throw a body punch but R avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gautier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A short right hand to the side of the head by Gautier.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gautier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gautier falls off balance throwing a combination
and R counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gautier with a nice cross. Pierre Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gautier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gautier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and R has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. R lands a lovely overhand right. R will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
R moves out of range of the body kick from Gautier.
Gautier throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gautier misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. R lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and R moves out of range easily. R tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gautier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gautier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gautier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
R lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gautier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gautier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. R ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gautier misses with a head kick.
Gautier throws a leg kick but R moved away. This has been an exciting period of action! Gautier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gautier wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gautier looks to land a body kick but R moved away. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gautier. R shrugs it off though. R takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Gautier throws a hook but R blocks it. Gautier scores with a leg kick.
A big right from R misses. R checks a leg kick nicely. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and R moves out of range easily. Gautier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but R manages to avoid it. R throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
R ducks under a wild hook from Gautier. R tries a head kick but it misses.
Gautier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gautier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Gautier scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Gautier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
R lands with a straight right. Gautier didn't see that one coming. R avoids a lazy jab quite easily. R drives through with a takedown into Gautier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Gautier is trying to control the position but R postures up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gautier trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pierre Gautier just wasn't active enough. Gautier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. R on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gautier throws out a loose jab but R uses good head movement to avoid it. R moves out of range as Gautier throws a body kick.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Gautier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. R gets tackled into the cage by Gautier. Gautier maintains the clinch. Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round. R is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gautier is keeping busy. Gautier blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Gautier. A bit of stalling here from Gautier.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gautier as R tries to tie him up. This has been an exciting period of action! Gautier blocks an uppercut.
R misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Gautier.
R scores with an uppercut up the middle. R lands a nice shot to the body. Gautier misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gautier.
Gautier lands with a right to the head. A right hand to the body from R.
R stalling in the clinch but Gautier improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as R controls the action.
R tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gautier's elbow. Gautier blocking some punches.
Pierre Gautier has scored more points in the clinch so far. R misses with an elbow over the top. R blocks a body shot from Gautier. Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by R. Gautier blocks an uppercut.
Gautier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gautier misses with a head kick.
Gautier throws a head kick that half lands.
Gautier scores with a head kick. R tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Gautier cracks R with a right hand to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gautier lands a big head kick that sends R tumbling to the mat! Gautier takes a step backwards and waves R back to his feet - he wants the finish!
R is rocked! Gautier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from R. R is still on wobbly legs! Can Gautier finish him? Gautier tries to clinch up but R circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. R thows a left - swing and a miss! R seems to have recovered his senses. Gautier misses with a wild body shot. Pierre Gautier is winning the standup battle so far. R has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gautier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that R can do to turn this around? R blocking some punches.
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside. Gautier scores with an uppercut up the middle. Gautier taking a breather. Gautier scores with a shot to the side of R's head. Gautier wants to stall.
R lands a left hand.
R scores with a shot to the side of Gautier's head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! R struggles to land a body shot inside as Gautier controls his hands.
Gautier lands a shot to the body. R blocks a punch to the side of the head.
R stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gautier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and R has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Gautier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. R shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gautier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Gautier is controlling R's posture. R trying to control the position from guard on top but Gautier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. R passes Gautier's right leg, so he's now in half guard. R thows a huge punch but Gautier dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. R has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. R takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Gautier trying to control from the bottom.
R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gautier blocking the ground and pound attempt from R. Gautier is looking to escape. R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gautier is trying to get back to full guard. R seems to be working for a kimura but Gautier defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. R thows a huge punch but Gautier dodges it nicely.
R controlling the action here. R is nestled in close to Gautier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. R is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gautier sees it coming and defends easily. R is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gautier has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. R looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gage R has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gautier is trying to stand.
Gautier trying to hold on to R's head to control him but R postures up.
Gage R has got the better of the ground game so far. R is working for a kimura but Gautier is defending it quite comfortably.
Gautier is pressing down on R's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gautier pulls R in close to prevent any damage. R missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. R wants to control from the top but Gautier keeps moving. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gautier wants to stand up but R is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight! Gage R comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Gautier 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Gautier! Our winner, Pierre Gautier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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