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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artie DeVanzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pierre Gautier's chin.
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202 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVanzo takes one to the side of the head.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Gautier wants to land a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
Gautier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeVanzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
DeVanzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DeVanzo trying to pass the guard but Gautier defending well.
Gautier trying to control but DeVanzo postures up.
Gautier wants to get back to his feet.
DeVanzo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gautier!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo looking to control but Gautier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
DeVanzo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gautier is working to get back to half guard.
DeVanzo wants to control the pace but Gautier is squirming around nicely.
Gautier can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gautier's face.
Gautier tries to lock up and control but DeVanzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gautier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
DeVanzo lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Gautier that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gautier taking shots to the head.
DeVanzo throws some wild stikes that Gautier manages to avoid easily.
DeVanzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
DeVanzo scoring with strikes but Gautier is staying in there.
DeVanzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gautier is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
DeVanzo controlling from mount.
Gautier wants to try and get back to his feet.
DeVanzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gautier is looking to escape.
Gautier tries to lock up and control but DeVanzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo is trying to control here but Gautier has managed to regain half guard.
DeVanzo is trying to control. Gautier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeVanzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeVanzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gautier's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeVanzo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
DeVanzo wants to control but Gautier is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
DeVanzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeVanzo is looking to chop away at Gautier's legs.
DeVanzo looks for a takedown but Gautier sprawls well.
Gautier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gautier throws out a powerful jab.
Gautier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gautier throws a leg kick
and DeVanzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo is just content to waste time from the top position. Gautier takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DeVanzo trying to move into half guard but instead Gautier has managed to sweep!
Gautier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of DeVanzo is proving hard to escape from.
DeVanzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo prevents Gautier from getting the reversal.
Gautier holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as DeVanzo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Artie DeVanzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeVanzo trying to control but Gautier is having none of it.
DeVanzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo controlling from mount.
Gautier holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as DeVanzo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
DeVanzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DeVanzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVanzo scoring with strikes but Gautier is staying in there.
Gautier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo lands a heavy elbow.
DeVanzo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gautier?
DeVanzo can't control as he wanted to and Gautier manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
DeVanzo is just content to waste time from the top position. Gautier takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DeVanzo has gone for a leg lock! Gautier slips out almost immediately though and dives into DeVanzo's guard.
DeVanzo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gautier defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo working a defensive guard here.
DeVanzo seems keen to control Gautier's posture.
DeVanzo is trying to control the position but Gautier postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier trying to control the position from guard on top but DeVanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from DeVanzo.
Gautier rushes DeVanzo and presses him up against the cage.
DeVanzo takes a shot to the head.
Gautier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from DeVanzo - that landed with a thud.
DeVanzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
DeVanzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo pushes Gautier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeVanzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gautier can do to turn this around?
DeVanzo wants a takedown.
DeVanzo tries to land a knee to the head but Gautier blocks with his arms.
DeVanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gautier avoids the damage to the body.
Gautier stalling the fight.
DeVanzo lands with a short shot to the head.
DeVanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeVanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeVanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gautier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DeVanzo pulls Gautier into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo pulls Gautier in close to his closed guard and prevents Gautier from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gautier is looking to stand up but DeVanzo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo trying to keep a closed guard but Gautier is proving a slippery customer.
Gautier won't allow DeVanzo to sweep him here.
Gautier trying to stand up but can't free himself from DeVanzo's guard.
DeVanzo working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Artie DeVanzo just wasn't active enough.
Gautier misses with a series of wild punches.
Gautier thuds his right hand into DeVanzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gautier wants to land a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
Gautier connects with a body shot.
Gautier connects with a solid leg kick.
Pierre Gautier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gautier throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeVanzo misses with a low kick.
DeVanzo checks a low kick from Gautier.
Gautier blocks a leg kick.
Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeVanzo connects with a single shot there.
Gautier missing with a left hand there. DeVanzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVanzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVanzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gautier is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo blocks the body kick.
DeVanzo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
DeVanzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gautier is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
DeVanzo postures up in Gautier's guard and throws a big left but Gautier blocks it.
DeVanzo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gautier keeping moving, preventing DeVanzo from controlling successfully.
Pierre Gautier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artie DeVanzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeVanzo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie DeVanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeVanzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie DeVanzo!
As Artie DeVanzo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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