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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paea Talanoa (ranked 4408 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Gauthier (ranked 24054 p4p, 0 weight class). Talanoa comes to the cage accompanied by Tonga. Talanoa has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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280 lbs
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234 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paea Talanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauthier pushes Talanoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Talanoa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talanoa is trying to pull guard but Gauthier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Talanoa is breathing heavily.
Gauthier manages to break the clinch.
Gauthier forces Talanoa back against the cage and clinches.
Gauthier manages to break the clinch.
Gauthier throws a head kick but Talanoa moves out of range.
Gauthier throws a sloppy head kick and Talanoa moves out of range easily.
Talanoa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gauthier avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier is looking to clinch.
Gauthier closes the distance and pushes Talanoa back into the cage.
Gauthier stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier missing with knees to the body.
Talanoa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gauthier pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paea Talanoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gauthier clinches up against the cage.
Gauthier prevents a takedown attempt there.
Talanoa avoids the elbow strike from Gauthier, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gauthier.
Gauthier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gauthier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Talanoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gauthier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Talanoa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gauthier slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roger Gauthier.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gauthier. Talanoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talanoa tries to counter by clinching up but Gauthier breaks away and moves out of range.
Talanoa blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talanoa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gauthier is fending him off so far but Talanoa persists. Nope, Gauthier circles away and we're back to standing.
Gauthier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Talanoa or perhaps it was just good defense by Gauthier, which made it look bad.
Gauthier tries to clinch up but Talanoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Talanoa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gauthier.
Talanoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gauthier doesn't manage to clinch there - Talanoa circles away.
Gauthier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talanoa.
Gauthier clinches up with Talanoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Gauthier throws a punch but it's blocked by Talanoa.
Gauthier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gauthier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gauthier.
Gauthier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gauthier stalling in the clinch.
Talanoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gauthier walks away with a smile on his face. Talanoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gauthier closes the distance and clinches.
Gauthier can't break the clinch.
Gauthier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talanoa up against the cage.
Gauthier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gauthier tries to clinch up but Talanoa circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gauthier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gauthier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talanoa is looking to counter the offense by Gauthier and move into the clinch.
Gauthier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Gauthier tries to get set, Talanoa tries to push him back and clinch up but Gauthier manages to avoid the attempt.
Talanoa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gauthier as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Gauthier misses the target.
Gauthier instigates a clinch.
Gauthier has Talanoa pressed against the cage.
Gauthier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier has closed the distance and engaged Talanoa in a clinch.
Gauthier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talanoa moves out of range of the body kick.
Gauthier throws a sloppy head kick and Talanoa moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier instigates a clinch.
Roger Gauthier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gauthier manages to break the clinch.
Talanoa lands a lovely overhand right.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gauthier. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gauthier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Talanoa checks it well.
Gauthier drives through and clinches with Talanoa against the cage.
Gauthier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talanoa up against the cage.
Gauthier is looking to break free of the clinch but Talanoa has double underhooks.
Gauthier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Talanoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gauthier walks away with a smile on his face. Talanoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Talanoa shoots in and drives through. Gauthier sprawls well.
Gauthier is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paea Talanoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Gauthier tries to get set, Talanoa tries to push him back and clinch up but Gauthier manages to avoid the attempt.
Gauthier misses with a head kick.
Talanoa gets tackled into the cage by Gauthier. Gauthier maintains the clinch.
Gauthier breaks from the clinch.
Roger Gauthier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gauthier just misses with a punch to the body.
Gauthier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Talanoa.
Talanoa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gauthier.
Roger Gauthier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talanoa keeps the fight on the outside.
Talanoa tries to counter with a takedown but Gauthier is quick to defend against it.
Gauthier is looking to clinch.
Gauthier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talanoa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gauthier throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talanoa avoids the head kick by Gauthier.
Talanoa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gauthier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talanoa defending well as Gauthier loads up on a big left hand.
Talanoa darts in looking for a takedown but Gauthier gets double underhooks and turns Talanoa into the cage.
Gauthier wants to clinch up but Talanoa keeps it at a distance.
Gauthier darts in and clinches Talanoa up against the cage.
Gauthier tries to break free but Talanoa pushes him back against the cage.
Gauthier wants to break free but Talanoa has control.
Gauthier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talanoa darts in looking for a takedown but Gauthier gets double underhooks and turns Talanoa into the cage.
Gauthier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talanoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gauthier.
Talanoa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gauthier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Talanoa moves out of range as Gauthier throws a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Talanoa has him pressed against the cage.
Gauthier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talanoa slips a jab and a cross from Gauthier.
Gauthier has Talanoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Gauthier breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gauthier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Talanoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gauthier.
Gauthier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talanoa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gauthier avoids it really well and circles away.
Gauthier tries to clinch but Talanoa moves out of range.
Gauthier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gauthier moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talanoa tries to pull guard but Gauthier won't allow it.
Gauthier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Gauthier's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Gauthier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gauthier throws a head kick but Talanoa moves out of range.
Talanoa tries to counter with a takedown but Gauthier is quick to defend against it.
Gauthier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talanoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gauthier misses with a two punch combination.
Gauthier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gauthier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paea Talanoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gauthier fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gauthier has closed the distance and engaged Talanoa in a clinch.
Gauthier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talanoa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gauthier breaks from the clinch.
Talanoa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gauthier.
Talanoa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gauthier.
Talanoa shoots in and drives through. Gauthier sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gauthier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talanoa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gauthier manages to circle out of the way.
Talanoa slips a jab from Gauthier.
Talanoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Gauthier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier tries to clinch there but Talanoa circles away.
Talanoa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Talanoa tries to keep at a distance but Gauthier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Talanoa fails to pull guard.
Talanoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gauthier stalling against the cage.
Gauthier is looking to break free of the clinch but Talanoa has double underhooks.
Talanoa tries for a takedown but Gauthier manages to get underhooks.
Talanoa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gauthier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gauthier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talanoa wants a takedown but no success here.
Paea Talanoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gauthier manages to break the clinch.
Gauthier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gauthier is trying to force a seperation but Talanoa has the dominant position.
Gauthier's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Talanoa prevents Gauthier from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gauthier blocks an uppercut.
Roger Gauthier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gauthier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Gauthier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gauthier has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Gauthier!
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hype
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