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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo Di Lodovico (ranked 204 p4p, 27 weight class) and Michael Tyler (ranked 1585 p4p, 200 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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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler tried to score with a low kick but Di Lodovico checks it.
A big right from Tyler misses.
Di Lodovico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyler throws a body punch but Di Lodovico moves out of range.
Tyler misses with an uppercut.
Di Lodovico looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Di Lodovico throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
Tyler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler throws a hook but Di Lodovico avoids it easily.
A left lands for Di Lodovico.
Tyler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Di Lodovico tries to bum rush Tyler with a series of wild strikes but Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Tyler tries to clinch up but Di Lodovico circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Di Lodovico.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler throws a leg kick but Di Lodovico sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyler misses with a body punch
and Di Lodovico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Lodovico checks a leg kick.
Tyler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Di Lodovico counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tyler!
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Di Lodovico moves into full mount!
Di Lodovico controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tyler for as long as he can get away with.
Di Lodovico working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Di Lodovico with a couple of short strikes.
Di Lodovico has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyler's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler is in a horrible position here. Di Lodovico smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Di Lodovico controlling from mount.
Di Lodovico looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Di Lodovico has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico controlling from the full mount.
Di Lodovico continues to stall.
Tyler tries to hold on but Di Lodovico postures up.
Di Lodovico looking to control and managing it successfully.
Di Lodovico tries to control but Tyler wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyler tries to hold on but Di Lodovico postures up.
Di Lodovico landing strikes from the mount and Tyler is in trouble!
Di Lodovico prevents Tyler from getting the reversal.
Tyler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Di Lodovico prevents Tyler from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Lodovico looking to control and managing it successfully.
Di Lodovico throwing strikes here but Tyler is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Di Lodovico content just to control the position here.
Di Lodovico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tyler is trying to stand up.
Di Lodovico tries to control but Tyler wriggling away.
Di Lodovico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyler is squirming around, avoiding Di Lodovico's attempts to control the action.
Di Lodovico thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's six 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.
Di Lodovico working for a submission but Tyler is keeping him at bay.
Di Lodovico trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Di Lodovico lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tyler is working to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to hold on but Di Lodovico pushes him away.
Di Lodovico throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyler wants to hold on but Di Lodovico pushes him away.
Di Lodovico throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Di Lodovico throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tyler because Di Lodovico loaded up on that one.
Di Lodovico looking for a guillotine from mount but Tyler is having none of it.
Di Lodovico controlling from mount.
Di Lodovico trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Di Lodovico has hold of Tyler's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tyler manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Di Lodovico controlling the position easily from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Di Lodovico wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Lodovico controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico 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.
Di Lodovico gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyler.
A good leg kick by Tyler.
Tyler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Tyler.
Di Lodovico lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Di Lodovico. Beautiful body shot.
Di Lodovico avoids the body shot from Tyler.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyler.
Tyler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Di Lodovico shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tyler is trying to defend but Di Lodovico finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Lodovico throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler trying to control from the bottom.
Di Lodovico works his foot free and advances to mount.
Di Lodovico looking to finish with strikes here!
Tyler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Di Lodovico.
Di Lodovico controlling from mount.
Di Lodovico avoids the attempt from Tyler to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Di Lodovico controlling the position easily from mount.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Di Lodovico there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Di Lodovico controlling the pace for now.
Tyler tries to reverse the position but Di Lodovico maintains control.
Di Lodovico controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
Di Lodovico controlling the pace for now.
Tyler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Di Lodovico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
More hug and hope from Di Lodovico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Di Lodovico throwing strikes but Tyler recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Di Lodovico is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyler defends it well.
Di Lodovico not doing much here.
Di Lodovico trying to mount his opponent but Tyler defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tyler trying to control from the bottom.
Di Lodovico content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Di Lodovico avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyler connects with a leg kick. Di Lodovico looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyler.
Tyler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyler misses with a combination
and Di Lodovico counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico throws a strike but Tyler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Di Lodovico looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Lodovico manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyler manages to get himself to full guard.
Di Lodovico is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Di Lodovico looking to pass the guard.
Di Lodovico passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico has knee on belly momentarily but Tyler bucks him off and regains half guard.
Di Lodovico wants to pass to mount but Tyler is defending the position.
Di Lodovico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyler defending well though.
Di Lodovico is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Di Lodovico has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler wants to improve his position but Di Lodovico is controlling well.
Di Lodovico is pressing down on Tyler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyler is holding on for now.
Di Lodovico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyler defending well though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
Di Lodovico throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Di Lodovico is pressing down on Tyler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyler is holding on for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Di Lodovico controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circle momentarily. Di Lodovico darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Tyler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyler walks into a straight right hand from Di Lodovico.
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Di Lodovico swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyler.
Tyler wants to clinch up but Di Lodovico keeps it at a distance.
Di Lodovico drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tyler sprawls and moves away.
Tyler throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyler throws a hook but Di Lodovico blocks it.
Tyler thows a leg kick but Di Lodovico checks it
and Di Lodovico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Di Lodovico checks it well.
Di Lodovico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Di Lodovico feinted with a counter takedown.
Di Lodovico gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Di Lodovico cracks Tyler with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler misses with a hook
and Di Lodovico counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Di Lodovico shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Lodovico controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Lodovico is working to tighten his grip on Tyler's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tyler has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Di Lodovico is really squeezing tight and eventually Tyler passes out! Di Lodovico breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
Michelangelo Di Lodovico retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Michelangelo Di Lodovico thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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