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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaetano Villacci (ranked 2344 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Jedrek Piotrowicz (ranked 304 p4p, 268 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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179 cm
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6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaetano Villacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jedrek Piotrowicz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotrowicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villacci.
Piotrowicz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Piotrowicz moves out of range as Villacci strikes.
Villacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Piotrowicz is just out of range.
Piotrowicz swings for the body but Villacci moves out of range.
Villacci misses with a body shot.
Piotrowicz wants to counter with a clinch but Villacci pushes him away.
Piotrowicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villacci gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Villacci misses with a body shot.
Piotrowicz instigates a clinch.
Piotrowicz keeps control of Villacci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Piotrowicz.
A short right from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Piotrowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piotrowicz tries to work over Villacci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piotrowicz lands with a left to the head.
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!
Villacci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Villacci throws a head punch that misses.
Villacci has had enough of the clinch but Piotrowicz keeps him there for the moment.
Piotrowicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Villacci backwards.
Piotrowicz presses Villacci against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Villacci is breathing heavily.
Piotrowicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piotrowicz tries to throw a body punch but Villacci avoids it by throwing Piotrowicz back against the cage.
Piotrowicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piotrowicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Villacci lands a body shot in the clinch.
Villacci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villacci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Villacci tries to work over Piotrowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villacci throws a head punch that misses.
Piotrowicz lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Villacci.
Piotrowicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Villacci backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piotrowicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Villacci blocks a body shot from Piotrowicz.
Villacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villacci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piotrowicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piotrowicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Villacci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villacci can't find room to land a body shot as Piotrowicz controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Piotrowicz.
Villacci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Villacci goes for a takedown attempt but Piotrowicz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jedrek Piotrowicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villacci misses with a lunging right hand
and Villacci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piotrowicz moves into the clinch.
Piotrowicz cracks Villacci with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villacci.
A head punch on the inside from Villacci fails to land.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Piotrowicz works on Villacci's body with a couple of short punches.
Piotrowicz blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piotrowicz lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Piotrowicz.
Villacci tries to throw a body punch but Piotrowicz avoids it by throwing Villacci back against the cage.
Piotrowicz lands with a left to the head.
Piotrowicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villacci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piotrowicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Villacci tries to circle away but Piotrowicz has him pinned against the cage.
Piotrowicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Villacci misses with a punch to the body.
Villacci has had enough of the clinch but Piotrowicz keeps him there for the moment.
Piotrowicz tries to throw a body punch but Villacci avoids it by throwing Piotrowicz back against the cage.
Piotrowicz lands with a light punch inside.
Villacci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage.
Piotrowicz pushes Villacci back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Piotrowicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Villacci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Villacci prevents a body shot from Piotrowicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz has Villacci pressed against the cage, preventing Villacci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piotrowicz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villacci's efforts to push away.
Piotrowicz works on Villacci's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Piotrowicz - that landed with a thud.
Piotrowicz lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piotrowicz lands a right hand.
Piotrowicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Piotrowicz lands a shoulder strike.
Piotrowicz lands a body punch.
Piotrowicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Piotrowicz lands with a right to the head.
Piotrowicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Piotrowicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Piotrowicz lands a shot to the body.
Piotrowicz tries to throw a body punch but Villacci avoids it by throwing Piotrowicz back against the cage.
Piotrowicz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piotrowicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piotrowicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jedrek Piotrowicz dominated that round.
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.
Piotrowicz misses with a wild body shot.
Gaetano Villacci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Villacci misses.
Piotrowicz has closed the distance and engaged Villacci in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Piotrowicz fails to land.
Piotrowicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Villacci.
Villacci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piotrowicz tries to throw a body punch but Villacci avoids it by throwing Piotrowicz back against the cage.
Villacci working aggressively here.
Piotrowicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Piotrowicz.
Villacci tries a body shot but Piotrowicz blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piotrowicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piotrowicz pushes Villacci back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piotrowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Villacci.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piotrowicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piotrowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villacci struggles to land a body shot inside as Piotrowicz controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villacci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piotrowicz.
Jedrek Piotrowicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Piotrowicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Villacci can't find room to land a body shot as Piotrowicz controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Piotrowicz.
Villacci blocking some punches.
Villacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villacci is trying to break the clinch but Piotrowicz is controlling him.
Villacci misses with the head strike.
Piotrowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piotrowicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piotrowicz blocks a body shot from Villacci.
Villacci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piotrowicz misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Villacci fails to land.
Villacci blocks an uppercut.
Villacci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villacci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage.
Piotrowicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Piotrowicz as the two fighters clinch.
Piotrowicz misses with the head strike.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villacci wants to break free but Piotrowicz has control.
Piotrowicz tries to throw a body punch but Villacci avoids it by throwing Piotrowicz back against the cage.
Piotrowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Villacci controls his hands.
Villacci scores with a hook to the body.
Villacci has had enough of the clinch but Piotrowicz keeps him there for the moment.
Villacci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Villacci is trying to force a seperation but Piotrowicz has the dominant position.
Piotrowicz lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Villacci.
Villacci can't find room to land a body shot as Piotrowicz controls the action.
Villacci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Villacci on the inside.
Piotrowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villacci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villacci lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villacci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage.
Villacci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Piotrowicz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villacci is leaning against Piotrowicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piotrowicz tries to work over Villacci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villacci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Villacci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piotrowicz misses with some punches.
Villacci has a couple of punches blocked by Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz blocks an uppercut.
Villacci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piotrowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Villacci controls his hands.
Villacci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villacci struggles to land a body shot inside as Piotrowicz controls his hands.
Villacci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Villacci is trying to push Piotrowicz away but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villacci backwards.
Piotrowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Villacci controls his hands.
Piotrowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Villacci controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piotrowicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piotrowicz tries to work over Villacci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villacci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Villacci lands an uppercut.
Villacci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villacci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piotrowicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Villacci backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villacci has a couple of punches blocked by Piotrowicz.
Villacci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piotrowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villacci backwards.
Nice body punch from Villacci - that landed with a thud.
Villacci tries to throw a body punch but Piotrowicz avoids it by throwing Villacci back against the cage.
Villacci can't get the takedown.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Piotrowicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villacci backwards.
Piotrowicz lands a nice uppercut.
Villacci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piotrowicz backwards.
Villacci is trying to break the clinch but Piotrowicz is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gaetano Villacci will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Piotrowicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villacci.
Piotrowicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villacci moves away.
Villacci throws the left hand but Piotrowicz avoids the punch easily.
Gaetano Villacci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piotrowicz scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piotrowicz. Villacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villacci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piotrowicz.
Villacci misses with a wild body shot.
Villacci misses with a looping left.
Piotrowicz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piotrowicz, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piotrowicz moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villacci presses Piotrowicz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Villacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Piotrowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villacci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Piotrowicz backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villacci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villacci tries to work over Piotrowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piotrowicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villacci's elbow.
Piotrowicz can't find room to land a body shot as Villacci controls the action.
Villacci is looking for a takedown.
Piotrowicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piotrowicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Villacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Piotrowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villacci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piotrowicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Villacci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piotrowicz blocking some punches.
Piotrowicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piotrowicz scores with a hook to the body.
Piotrowicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Piotrowicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Piotrowicz lands a left hand.
Villacci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Villacci or not.
Villacci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Villacci.
Villacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Piotrowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villacci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villacci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villacci blocks a body shot from Piotrowicz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villacci scores with a shot to the side of Piotrowicz's head.
Villacci fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Villacci is leaning against Piotrowicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Villacci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Piotrowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piotrowicz has Villacci pressed against the cage, preventing Villacci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villacci lands with a light punch inside.
Piotrowicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Villacci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piotrowicz's elbow.
Villacci misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Piotrowicz fails to land.
Villacci is trying to break free.
Villacci misses with the head strike.
Villacci has a couple of punches blocked by Piotrowicz.
Villacci is leaning against Piotrowicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Villacci working hard to break the clinch.
Piotrowicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villacci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piotrowicz's elbow.
Villacci misses with a punch on the inside.
Piotrowicz prevents a body shot from Villacci.
Piotrowicz misses with a body punch.
Villacci misses with some punches.
Villacci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villacci.
Villacci misses with the head strike.
Villacci is trying to push Piotrowicz away but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villacci is working for takedown but Piotrowicz is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaetano Villacci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piotrowicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Piotrowicz - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piotrowicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piotrowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Villacci scores with a hook to the body.
Villacci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villacci pushes Piotrowicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villacci lands a right hand.
Villacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Villacci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage.
Villacci scores with a shot to the side of Piotrowicz's head.
Piotrowicz keeps control of Villacci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Piotrowicz tries a body shot but Villacci blocks it.
Villacci is trying to push Piotrowicz away but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villacci can't break the clinch.
Piotrowicz blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gaetano Villacci.
I think Villacci has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gaetano Villacci!
A very excited looking Gaetano Villacci made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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