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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
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190 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Buonarroti Simoni blocks the low kick.
Saarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buonarroti Simoni misses the shot to the body.
Saarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Saarinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Saarinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buonarroti Simoni is out of range.
Saarinen misses with a low kick.
Buonarroti Simoni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saarinen.
Saarinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buonarroti Simoni. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a swing at Saarinen's ribcage but misses.
Buonarroti Simoni looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarinen is just out of range.
Saarinen tried to score with a low kick but Buonarroti Simoni checks it.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saarinen looks to land a body kick but Buonarroti Simoni moved away.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saarinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buonarroti Simoni is able to avoid easily.
Saarinen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarinen, right into the meat.
Saarinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saarinen can pounce on him.
Saarinen scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saarinen.
Buonarroti Simoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen wants to land a leg kick but Buonarroti Simoni is out of range.
Saarinen drops his hands momentarily and Buonarroti Simoni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saarinen clinches.
Buonarroti Simoni manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saarinen tries to stand but Buonarroti Simoni is controlling from the bottom.
Buonarroti Simoni is pulling down on Saarinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Saarinen, at least for the moment.
Saarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Buonarroti Simoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen is looking to stand up but Buonarroti Simoni won't let him.
Saarinen looking to pass the guard.
Saarinen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Buonarroti Simoni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saarinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Buonarroti Simoni is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Petri Saarinen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Saarinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buonarroti Simoni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Saarinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saarinen throws a leg kick
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a single leg into guard. Saarinen didn't expect that.
Saarinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buonarroti Simoni postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Saarinen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Buonarroti Simoni, into his guard.
Saarinen wants to stand and escape but instead Buonarroti Simoni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saarinen looking to control.
Buonarroti Simoni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saarinen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Buonarroti Simoni manages to pass to side control.
Buonarroti Simoni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saarinen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saarinen is trying to stand up here but Buonarroti Simoni is controlling him well.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to take a breather but Saarinen is having none of it.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to control the pace.
Saarinen gets back to full guard.
Buonarroti Simoni won't allow Saarinen to get back to his feet.
Buonarroti Simoni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni sitting in guard here, content to control.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to control but Saarinen is working from the bottom.
Buonarroti Simoni is pushing down on Saarinen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saarinen is fighting to maintain full guard but Buonarroti Simoni has managed to sneak the leg through.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to free his trapped foot but Saarinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saarinen is trying to stand back up but Buonarroti Simoni is controlling him
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a head shot. Saarinen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saarinen wants to get back to his feet but Buonarroti Simoni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarinen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buonarroti Simoni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buonarroti Simoni sitting in guard here, content to control.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a big right hand that misses.
Saarinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buonarroti Simoni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saarinen is looking to stand up but Buonarroti Simoni isn't so interested in that idea.
Saarinen wants to get back to his feet but Buonarroti Simoni passes into half guard.
Saarinen is looking to control Buonarroti Simoni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saarinen avoid being mounted?
Buonarroti Simoni winds up and cracks Saarinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saarinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni winds up and cracks Saarinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saarinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Buonarroti Simoni controlling the action here.
Saarinen wants to stand back up but Buonarroti Simoni manages to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saarinen keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saarinen has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Saarinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Saarinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saarinen throws a low kick but Buonarroti Simoni avoids it.
Saarinen misses with a head kick.
Saarinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Buonarroti Simoni takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buonarroti Simoni looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarinen is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saarinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Buonarroti Simoni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buonarroti Simoni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Saarinen trying to control from the bottom.
Buonarroti Simoni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Buonarroti Simoni stops Saarinen from getting back to his feet.
Buonarroti Simoni looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saarinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buonarroti Simoni.
Saarinen is trying to maintain the position but Buonarroti Simoni is very close to passing his half guard.
Buonarroti Simoni is controlling the pace.
Buonarroti Simoni 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.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen pushes Buonarroti Simoni off looking to stand but Buonarroti Simoni dives back in and keeps control.
Buonarroti Simoni throwing shots but Saarinen is blocking nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Saarinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Buonarroti Simoni with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Saarinen tries to kick Buonarroti Simoni off but Buonarroti Simoni keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to take a breather but Saarinen is having none of it.
Buonarroti Simoni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saarinen wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saarinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buonarroti Simoni thows a huge punch but Saarinen dodges it nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to work for an arm triangle but Saarinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saarinen is trying to stand back up but Buonarroti Simoni is controlling him
Nice strikes from Buonarroti Simoni there.
Saarinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Buonarroti Simoni seems content to control.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking for a kimura here.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to pass the guard but Saarinen defending well.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarinen is looking to control Buonarroti Simoni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saarinen avoid being mounted?
Saarinen tries to roll over but Buonarroti Simoni keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buonarroti Simoni 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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