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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Nilsson (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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202 lbs
39 - 19 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
39 - 19 - 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier tried to score with a low kick but Nilsson checks it.
Nilsson throws an overhand right that lands on Gautier's shoulder, as Gautier tries to avoid the shot.
Gautier moves forwards but Nilsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That kick from Nilsson tenderised Gautier's leg. Gautier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gautier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gautier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gautier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Nilsson - just one landing.
Gautier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gautier throws out a leg kick but Nilsson moves out of range and Gautier only half commits.
Gautier looks to land a body kick but Nilsson moved away.
Gautier clinches up against the cage.
Nilsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsson taking a breather.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Nilsson.
Nilsson tries to throw a body punch but Gautier avoids it by throwing Nilsson back against the cage.
Nilsson manages to break the clinch.
Gautier delivers a nice body kick.
Lars Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsson throws a leg kick but Gautier sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Gautier.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a leg kick
and Gautier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nilsson throws a leg kick but Gautier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nilsson jabs Gautier right on the nose. Gautier blinks but takes it well.
Nilsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nilsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gautier. Gautier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Nilsson finds it's way through Gautier's defenses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nilsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nilsson connects with a leg kick. Gautier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nilsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gautier throws a leg kick which misses Nilsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nilsson tries to avoid it.
Gautier throws out a leg kick but Nilsson moves out of range and Gautier only half commits.
Gautier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws out a leg kick but Nilsson moves out of range and Gautier only half commits.
A head kick by Gautier misses
and Nilsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nilsson blocks a head kick by Gautier.
Gautier throws a body kick that misses
and Nilsson counters with an outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nilsson checks a leg kick.
Gautier throws out a loose jab but Nilsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsson connects with a crisp jab.
Gautier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Nilsson lands but Gautier takes it in his stride.
Gautier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gautier is rocked!
A big left from Nilsson misses.
Oh Gautier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gautier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilsson.
Gautier seems to have got his legs back now.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
A jab from Nilsson misses.
A quick step to the side and Gautier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gautier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gautier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nilsson loads up on a big right hand but Gautier slips the punch.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the body.
Gautier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gautier tries to land a leg kick but Nilsson saw it coming and moves away.
Nilsson thumps Gautier with a low kick.
Gautier misses with a body shot
and Nilsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gautier thinking.
The fighters circling - Nilsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Gautier blocks the leg kick.
Nilsson misses with a double jab.
Nilsson scores with a nice strike.
Nilsson looks to land a right hand but Gautier moved out of range.
Nilsson takes a swing at Gautier's ribcage but misses.
Gautier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nilsson is out of range.
Gautier avoids the body shot from Nilsson.
Gautier tried to score with a low kick but Nilsson checks it.
Gautier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nilsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gautier had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gautier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nilsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nilsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gautier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nilsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gautier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsson manages to avoid it.
Nilsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gautier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nilsson looks to land a left hand but Gautier moved out of range nicely.
Gautier scores with a body shot.
Gautier connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Gautier.
Nilsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gautier is just out of range.
Nilsson scores with a shot to the body.
Nilsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gautier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gautier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsson manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Nilsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Nilsson there.
Gautier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilsson.
Nilsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Nilsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gautier misses the body punch
and Nilsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nilsson misses with a head kick.
Gautier throws a solid leg kick but Nilsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gautier.
Gautier swings for the body but Nilsson moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nilsson, as that shot connected.
Nilsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gautier. That did some damage!
Nilsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilsson misses with a hook.
Gautier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nilsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Nilsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Nilsson misses.
Gautier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nilsson takes one on the button.
Nilsson throws a leg kick which misses Gautier's front leg but catches the back leg as Gautier tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Nilsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsson misses with a hook. Gautier ducked under it nicely.
Gautier throws a counter high kick but Nilsson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nilsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gautier finds it's way through Nilsson's defenses.
Gautier is looking to wear down Nilsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gautier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gautier misses with a straight right.
Gautier misses with a leg kick
enabling Nilsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gautier throws a low kick but Nilsson moves out of range easily.
Gautier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gautier walks into a straight right hand from Nilsson.
Gautier misses with a looping right.
Nilsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gautier throws a shot to the body.
Gautier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilsson.
Nilsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gautier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gautier tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nilsson is able to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Nilsson does it's job there.
Gautier throws a head kick but Nilsson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson blocks a head kick by Gautier.
Gautier misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Gautier.
Nilsson is looking to chop away at Gautier's legs.
Gautier thows a body kick. Nilsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nilsson misses with a hook. Gautier ducked under it nicely.
Nilsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gautier.
Nilsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Nilsson.
Gautier fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nilsson just manages to avoid it.
Nilsson lands with a nice body punch.
Gautier throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nilsson's head.
Gautier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nilsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gautier off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nilsson misses.
A quick step to the side and Gautier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilsson misses with a hook. Gautier ducked under it nicely.
Gautier tries to work over Nilsson's front leg with a kick but Nilsson checks it.
Gautier misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gautier in his tracks.
Nilsson scores with a leg kick.
Gautier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nilsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nilsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Gautier is wise to it.
Nilsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gautier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nilsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gautier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nilsson tries to land a leg kick but Gautier saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Nilsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab lands there for Nilsson.
Nilsson loads up on a big right hand but Gautier slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilsson throws a good cross that connects.
Gautier misses with a leg kick
and Nilsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilsson thows a leg kick but Gautier checks it
and Gautier counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nilsson lands a head kick!
Nilsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gautier's calf.
Gautier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nilsson on the side of the head.
Nilsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gautier is out of range and Nilsson settles back down.
Gautier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gautier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gautier 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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilsson moves away.
Lars Nilsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Gautier.
Nilsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gautier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nilsson throws a chopping leg kick but Gautier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Nilsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Nilsson.
A counter left hand to the body from Gautier misses its target.
Nilsson misses with a hook. Gautier ducked under it nicely.
Nilsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nilsson avoids the head kick by Gautier.
Good leg kick by Gautier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nilsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nilsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gautier tries to land a front kick but Nilsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nilsson lands with an overhand left.
Nilsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gautier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nilsson cracks Gautier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gautier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilsson throws a series of punches but Gautier moves out of range.
Gautier misses with a wild body shot.
Gautier has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson motions for Gautier to come forward. Nilsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier lands a nice shot that snaps Nilsson's head back.
Gautier ducks under a wild hook from Nilsson.
Gautier jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gautier throws a leg kick but Nilsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nilsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Gautier is wise to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Nilsson. That snapped Gautier's head back.
Nilsson looks to land a right hand but Gautier moved out of range.
Gautier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nilsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gautier appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gautier moves out of range of the strikes.
Nilsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier throws the left hand but Nilsson avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Nilsson finds it's way through Gautier's defenses.
Gautier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nilsson misses with a hook.
Good work by Nilsson as he checks the leg kick.
Gautier lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gautier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Nilsson does it's job there.
Nilsson throws a good cross that connects.
Nilsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nilsson throws a monster overhand right that drops Gautier! Nilsson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Nilsson!
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