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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaetano Villacci (ranked 3143 p4p, 3043 weight class) and Freaky Fernando (ranked 352 p4p, 341 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaetano Villacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Villacci. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Fernando on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Villacci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Freaky Fernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernando has Villacci up against the cage in a clinch.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Villacci.
Fernando misses with an elbow strike.
Villacci misses with a punch to the body.
Villacci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fernando prevents a body shot from Villacci.
Fernando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Villacci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villacci blocks an elbow strike.
Villacci can't find room to land a body shot as Fernando controls the action.
Fernando prevents a body shot from Villacci.
Fernando is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fernando blocks a body shot from Villacci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villacci lands with a right to the head.
Villacci tries to work over Fernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernando misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernando pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fernando pushes off an throws an elbow but Villacci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fernando lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando lands with a left to the head.
Villacci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Villacci blocks an elbow strike from Fernando.
Villacci dodges an elbow strike from Fernando.
Fernando lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fernando has Villacci pressed against the cage, preventing Villacci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villacci blocks the elbow strike.
Fernando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Villacci throws a head punch that misses.
Fernando lands with a right to the head.
Villacci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fernando lands an elbow inside that Villacci shrugs off.
It looks like Gaetano Villacci has been cut.
Villacci tries a body shot but Fernando blocks it.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villacci has had enough of the clinch but Fernando keeps him there for the moment.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villacci.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernando lands a nice looking body shot.
Fernando rushes Villacci and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Villacci throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernando.
Villacci tries to throw a body punch but Fernando avoids it by throwing Villacci back against the cage.
Fernando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villacci misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villacci.
Villacci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fernando lands a left hand.
Villacci pushes Fernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernando looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Villacci is looking to break free of the clinch but Fernando has double underhooks.
Fernando prevents a body shot from Villacci.
Fernando misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Villacci gets through Fernando's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Villacci misses with a looping right.
Fernando scores with a jab. Villacci acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fernando pushes Villacci up against the cage in a clinch.
Villacci wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernando won't allow it.
Fernando breaks from the clinch.
Fernando slips a jab and a cross from Villacci.
Fernando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fernando pushes Villacci up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Villacci.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fernando throws an elbow but misses.
Villacci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernando pushes off an throws an elbow but Villacci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Villacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernando lands an elbow inside that Villacci shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villacci.
Fernando looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Villacci blocks the elbow strike.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villacci is looking to clinch but Fernando is avoiding it.
Fernando has closed the distance and engaged Villacci in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fernando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villacci's brow.
Fernando lands an elbow just above Villacci 's eye.
Villacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fernando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villacci's brow.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villacci fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernando checks a low kick from Villacci.
Villacci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernando moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernando swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Villacci.
Fernando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villacci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernando breaks the clinch.
Fernando gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fernando lands an elbow inside.
Villacci misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Villacci avoids the elbow strike from Fernando, against the cage.
Fernando lands with a light punch inside.
Fernando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villaccis head.
Fernando misses with an elbow over the top.
Villacci takes an elbow to the temple.
Villacci working aggressively here.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernando throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villacci blocks an elbow strike from Fernando.
Fernando lands an elbow inside.
Villacci misses with a punch on the inside.
Villacci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villacci is looking to clinch.
Fernando rushes Villacci and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Fernando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaetano Villacci's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fernando darts in and clinches Villacci up against the cage.
Fernando blocks an uppercut.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernando pushes Villacci up against the cage in a clinch.
Fernando blocks a body shot from Villacci.
Fernando misses with an elbow over the top.
Villacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernando pushes off an throws an elbow but Villacci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fernando has Villacci pressed against the cage, preventing Villacci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fernando gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Villacci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fernando lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fernando lands an elbow that stopped Villacci in his tracks for a moment.
Fernando lands an elbow that stopped Villacci in his tracks for a moment.
Villacci avoids the elbow strike from Fernando, against the cage.
Fernando has Villacci pressed against the cage, preventing Villacci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villacci tries to throw a body punch but Fernando avoids it by throwing Villacci back against the cage.
Villacci takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernando pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fernando pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freaky Fernando seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fernando gets through Villacci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villacci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fernando breaks the clinch.
Fernando drives through and clinches with Villacci against the cage.
Villacci blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Villacci fails to land.
Fernando pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fernando lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Villacci - that landed with a thud.
Villacci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fernando misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fernando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Villacci avoids the elbow strike from Fernando, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fernando.
Villacci misses with a punch to the body.
Villacci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernando comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fernando misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernando blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villacci wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernando won't allow it.
Fernando blocks an uppercut.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villacci lands a shot to the body.
Villacci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Villacci takes an elbow to the temple.
Fernando lands a nice elbow.
Fernando has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villacci misses with the head strike.
Fernando throws an elbow that misses.
Villacci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Villacci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Fernando.
Fernando looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villacci.
Fernando lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villacci dodges an elbow strike from Fernando.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernando gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Villacci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Villacci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Villacci struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernando controls his hands.
Villacci avoids the elbow strike from Fernando, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fernando.
Fernando looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernando gets through Villacci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernando drives through and clinches with Villacci against the cage.
Villacci dodges an elbow strike from Fernando.
Fernando breaks from the clinch.
Villacci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Villacci throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Fernando checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Freaky Fernando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Villacci misses its intended target.
Fernando moves out of range as Villacci strikes.
Fernando closes the distance and clinches.
Villacci misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fernando throws an elbow but misses.
Fernando breaks from the clinch.
Villacci works the jab nicely.
Fernando lands with a shot to the body.
Fernando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernando creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernando.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernando throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villacci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Villacci is trying to force a seperation but Fernando has the dominant position.
Villacci tries to break free but Fernando pushes him back against the cage.
Fernando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Villacci blocks an elbow strike.
Fernando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villacci pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Villacci takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Villacci throws a leg kick but Fernando moved away.
Villacci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Villacci throws out the jab.
Fernando clinches up with Villacci and pushes him back against the cage.
Fernando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Villacci scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernando lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villacci can't find room to land a body shot as Fernando controls the action.
Fernando lands an elbow just above Villacci 's eye.
Fernando blocking some punches.
Fernando misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernando blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Fernando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gaetano Villacci's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fernando pushes Villacci up against the cage in a clinch.
Villacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernando lands a nice elbow.
Villacci is trying to break free.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villacci blocks the elbow strike.
Villacci blocks the elbow strike.
Fernando comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fernando lands a nice elbow.
Villacci misses with a punch to the body.
Villacci misses with a punch on the inside.
Fernando blocking some punches.
Fernando misses with an elbow strike.
Fernando prevents Villacci from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernando throws an elbow but it misses.
Fernando pushes off an throws an elbow but Villacci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernando.
Fernando lands an elbow that stopped Villacci in his tracks for a moment.
Fernando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fernando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villacci's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fernando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villacci's brow.
Fernando lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Villacci.
Villacci working aggressively here.
Fernando pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Villacci working aggressively here.
Fernando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Villacci tries to work over Fernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villacci blocks an elbow strike.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernando moves into range and clinches up with Villacci.
Villacci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandos head.
Villacci is looking to break free of the clinch but Fernando has double underhooks.
Fernando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Villacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villacci is working Fernando over against the cage.
Fernando gets through Villacci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernando blocks a body shot from Villacci.
Fernando throws an elbow that misses.
Fernando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaetano Villacci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernando lands an elbow just above Villacci 's eye.
Gaetano Villacci's cut is getting worse.
Villacci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villacci throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villacci sets himself, and Fernando steps forward looking for the clinch! Villacci avoids it this time.
Fernando closes the distance and clinches.
Fernando lands an elbow that stopped Villacci in his tracks for a moment.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villacci blocks the elbow strike.
Fernando pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fernando lands with a right to the head.
Fernando lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Villacci avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernando.
Fernando blocking some punches.
Fernando lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fernando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Villacci tries to work over Fernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fernando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villacci's brow.
Fernando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Villacci misses with a straight left.
Fernando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Villacci's hands.
A combination from Villacci does no damage.
Villacci lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fernando backs up against the cage.
Fernando clinches up with Villacci and pushes him back against the cage.
Villacci misses with a body punch.
Villacci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Villacci avoids the elbow strike from Fernando, against the cage.
Fernando pushes off an throws an elbow but Villacci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fernando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Villacci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fernando lands an elbow inside.
Fernando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Villacci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villacci is trying to break the clinch but Fernando has him pressed against the cage.
Villacci avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernando.
Fernando looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Villacci blocks an elbow strike.
Fernando breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernando blocking some punches.
Fernando looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernando makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Villacci can't find room to land a body shot as Fernando controls the action.
Fernando breaks the clinch.
Villacci connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fernando. Fernando circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Villacci.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fernando! But no joy.
No joy there for Villacci, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernando moves out of range as Villacci strikes.
Fernando closes the distance and clinches.
Villacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villacci is trying to break the clinch but Fernando is controlling him.
Villacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Villacci misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villacci working aggressively here.
Villacci takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fernando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freaky Fernando is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fernando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villacci's brow.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freaky Fernando comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fernando winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freaky Fernando!
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