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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (ranked 5838 p4p, 372 weight class) and Lil Guy (ranked 4861 p4p, 346 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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168 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lil Guy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Guy misses.
Buonarroti Simoni appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni staying out of range there.
Buonarroti Simoni moves away from the strike by Guy.
Guy throws a right and a left that Buonarroti Simoni avoids nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Lil Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Buonarroti Simoni ducks down to avoid it.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Buonarroti Simoni.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Buonarroti Simoni's shoulder, as Buonarroti Simoni tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni clinches up with Guy and pushes him back against the cage.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buonarroti Simoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buonarroti Simoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy misses with a looping left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guy tries to bum rush Buonarroti Simoni with a series of wild strikes but Buonarroti Simoni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guy throws a jab when Buonarroti Simoni was well out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni connects with an inside leg kick.
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buonarroti Simoni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Guy will feel that in the morning.
Guy throws a jab when Buonarroti Simoni was well out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Guy.
Buonarroti Simoni takes one on the button.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buonarroti Simoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a nice looking body shot.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy throws a right and a left that Buonarroti Simoni avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buonarroti Simoni, right into the meat.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Buonarroti Simoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buonarroti Simoni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a nice kick to the body.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Buonarroti Simoni is out of range.
Guy tries to keep at a distance but Buonarroti Simoni has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Guy stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Guy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks an uppercut.
Guy misses with some punches.
Buonarroti Simoni wants a takedown.
A short right from Guy.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy pushes Buonarroti Simoni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni blocking some punches.
Guy tries to break free but Buonarroti Simoni pushes him back against the cage.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buonarroti Simoni slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy gets through Buonarroti Simoni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buonarroti Simoni is working for takedown but Guy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Buonarroti Simoni gets an underhook and turns Guy into the cage.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy misses with some punches.
Buonarroti Simoni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guy prevents the takedown attempt.
Buonarroti Simoni leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guy gets underhooks to prevent Buonarroti Simoni's takedown attempt.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks an uppercut.
Buonarroti Simoni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Guy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crunch! Buonarroti Simoni slams his shin into Guy's torso.
Buonarroti Simoni slips under a jab.
Buonarroti Simoni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Guy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy jabs Buonarroti Simoni right on the nose. Buonarroti Simoni blinks but takes it well.
Buonarroti Simoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
Buonarroti Simoni moves away from the strike by Guy.
Buonarroti Simoni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Guy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Buonarroti Simoni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Buonarroti Simoni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guy's calf.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy scores with a hook to the body. Buonarroti Simoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy misses the jab.
It appears Buonarroti Simoni was looking to counter with a kick there.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to land body kicks.
Guy throws a hook but Buonarroti Simoni avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buonarroti Simoni.
Guy misses with a hook
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guy cracks Buonarroti Simoni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guy swings for the body but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buonarroti Simoni - that will leave a mark!
Lil Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Buonarroti Simoni appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buonarroti Simoni. Buonarroti Simoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a nice leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guy lands with a straight right. Buonarroti Simoni didn't see that one coming.
Buonarroti Simoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy throws a hook but Buonarroti Simoni blocks it.
Buonarroti Simoni fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guy just manages to avoid it.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a kick to the temple. Guy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Buonarroti Simoni wants to slow Guy down by chopping away at his legs.
Buonarroti Simoni slips a jab from Guy.
A big left from Guy misses.
Buonarroti Simoni seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Buonarroti Simoni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guy is out of range and Buonarroti Simoni settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Buonarroti Simoni saw that one coming.
Guy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buonarroti Simoni can pounce on him.
Guy throws a hook but Buonarroti Simoni blocks it.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Buonarroti Simoni.
Guy digs a good hook to Buonarroti Simoni's body.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
Guy lands a nice hook to Buonarroti Simoni's body. Buonarroti Simoni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
Buonarroti Simoni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Guy backs away, Buonarroti Simoni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Guy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buonarroti Simoni back to the cage. Guy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Buonarroti Simoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Buonarroti Simoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a jab.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Guy throws a body punch but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
Buonarroti Simoni ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buonarroti Simoni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buonarroti Simoni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Guy blocks the leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni feints and then cracks Guy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guy down.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with an inside leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buonarroti Simoni fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guy just manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buonarroti Simoni.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Buonarroti Simoni moves away and avoids it.
Buonarroti Simoni slips a jab from Guy.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a good low kick that Guy was not able to check.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a front kick aimed at Guy's knee but Guy avoids it well.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buonarroti Simoni moves away.
Buonarroti Simoni jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Buonarroti Simoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buonarroti Simoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy misses with a hook. Buonarroti Simoni ducked under it nicely.
Guy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Buonarroti Simoni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guy, pushing him back against the cage.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buonarroti Simoni.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lil Guy has been cut.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buonarroti Simoni breaks from the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a head kick. Guy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy misses the jab.
Buonarroti Simoni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Guy looks to land a combination but Buonarroti Simoni avoids it well.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters circling a little - Buonarroti Simoni finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Guy with a jab.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Guy.
Lil Guy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a nice body shot.
Buonarroti Simoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Buonarroti Simoni.
Guy throws a jab when Buonarroti Simoni was well out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy misses with a hook. Buonarroti Simoni ducked under it nicely.
Guy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a push kick but Guy slaps the foot to one side.
Buonarroti Simoni slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guy blocks a low kick nicely.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Buonarroti Simoni throws out a leg kick but Guy moves out of range and Buonarroti Simoni only half commits.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buonarroti Simoni walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy throws a hook to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buonarroti Simoni thumps Guy with a low kick.
Guy lands with a nice body punch.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni 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.
Guy scores with a jab to the body.
Guy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buonarroti Simoni doesn't seem bothered though.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a body kick that misses.
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 Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.
Well Guy 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Guy!
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RATING
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