"The fight that played out as the featured prelim on Saturday took very little time to unfold. Gautier, frankly, wasted no time finding the finish. Round one started, and Gautier was the one with all the eyes on him. He started off by stalking Vines down, throwing one shot at a time, but Vines wasn't engaging at all. Vines tried a takedown, but it was from too far out, and Gautier landed a knee that dropped him."
"Right after that, Vines got in on another takedown, and that time it was better timed. Vines was working on the legs against the cage, and Gautier landed two hard elbows to the side of the head. It was a delayed reaction, but Vines went down stiff and the extra shots from Gautier sent the ref in. Official Result: Ateba Gautier def. Tre'ston Vines by knockout (elbows and GnP), Round 1, 1:41"
Tre'ston Vines stepped in on short notice to replace Ozzy Dias for a middleweight matchup at UFC 320. Vines previously fought for CFFC and LFA and entered the UFC debut on a four-fight win streak. The featured prelim ended quickly when Ateba Gautier stalked Vines, avoided engagement, landed a knee that dropped Vines, and followed with decisive strikes. Vines attempted takedowns during the exchange and worked on the legs against the cage before Gautier landed two hard elbows to the side of the head. The referee stopped the bout at 1:41 of round one, awarding Gautier the knockout victory via elbows and ground-and-pound.
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