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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Massimiliano Settecroci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massimiliano Settecroci is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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19
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimiliano Settecroci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Gauthier !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauthier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Settecroci is trying to push Gauthier away but Gauthier has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Settecroci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gauthier breaks from the clinch.
Gauthier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Settecroci pushes Gauthier up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Gauthier .
Settecroci taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Settecroci struggles to land a body shot inside as Gauthier controls his hands.
Settecroci stalling in the clinch but Gauthier improves position.
Gauthier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Settecroci backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Settecroci fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Settecroci fails to land.
Gauthier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gauthier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Settecroci has had enough of the clinch but Gauthier keeps him there for the moment.
Gauthier lands a hook that snaps the head of Settecroci backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Settecroci is trying to break the clinch but Gauthier has him pressed against the ropes.
Settecroci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gauthier .
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Settecroci takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Settecroci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A frustrated look appears on Settecroci's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gauthier manages to break the clinch.
Gauthier tries a head kick but it misses.
Settecroci is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gauthier .
Settecroci really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gauthier misses with a series of wild punches.
Settecroci has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gauthier lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Settecroci swings wildly with an uppercut but Gauthier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Settecroci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Settecroci tries to break free but Gauthier pushes him back against the ropes.
Gauthier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Gauthier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Settecroci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gauthier clinches up against the ropes.
Settecroci looking to slow down the pace here.
Gauthier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Gauthier .
Settecroci trying to stall but Gauthier improves his position.
Settecroci is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gauthier is keeping busy.
Settecroci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gauthier has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier is struggling to control the position.
Settecroci manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Settecroci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gauthier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Massimiliano Settecroci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gauthier rushes Settecroci and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gauthier slows down the pace here.
Gauthier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gauthier leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Gauthier continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Settecroci tries to break the clinch but Gauthier is controlling the position.
Settecroci is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Settecroci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gauthier 's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gauthier 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gauthier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Settecroci misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Settecroci looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Gauthier .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Settecroci looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Massimiliano Settecroci.
Settecroci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Gauthier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gauthier fails to land with a series of punches.
Settecroci instigates a clinch.
Gauthier pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Settecroci misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier breaks from the clinch.
Gauthier throws out a head kick that Settecroci doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Settecroci crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Settecroci's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Settecroci is rocked!
It looks like Massimiliano Settecroci has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gauthier moves into range and clinches up with Settecroci.
Massimiliano Settecroci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Settecroci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gauthier pushes Settecroci back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Settecroci tries to work over Gauthier 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Settecroci.
Settecroci seems to have got his legs back now.
Gauthier breaks the clinch.
Gauthier instigates a clinch.
Settecroci tries to stall but Gauthier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Settecroci struggles to land a body shot inside as Gauthier controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Settecroci's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gauthier lands a right hand.
Gauthier just leaning against Settecroci, taking a breather.
Settecroci looking to stall.
Gauthier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Settecroci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Gauthier .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Settecroci swings wildly with an uppercut but Gauthier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gauthier is stalling here.
Gauthier lands an elbow inside that Settecroci shrugs off.
Settecroci tries a body shot but Gauthier blocks it.
Jacque Gauthier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Settecroci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Settecroci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Settecroci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Settecroci takes a shot to the head.
Gauthier blocking some punches.
Settecroci struggles to land a body shot inside as Gauthier controls his hands.
Jacque Gauthier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Settecroci takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Gauthier !
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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