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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 698 p4p, 85 weight class) and Gary Day (ranked 1617 p4p, 196 weight class). Bottura's entrance music is Face The Pain. A fine choice. Day has chosen Last minute - Great day to choke you out as his entrance music. 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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165 lbs
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178 cm
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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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
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Day tests Bottura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Day fails to land the takedown.
Bottura tries a head kick but it misses.
Day paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bottura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Day.
Bottura struggling a bit here.
Bottura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Bottura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bottura is trying to control the action in half guard but Day is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Bottura's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Day has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bottura is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bottura is pressing down on Day's thigh, looking to free his foot. Day is holding on for now.
Bottura prevents Day from improving his position.
Bottura is looking for a kimura here.
Day is looking for a sweep. Bottura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Day is trying to maintain the position but Bottura is very close to passing his half guard.
Bottura is looking to advance position but Day won't allow it.
Day avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bottura.
Bottura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bottura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Day knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bottura prevents Day from improving his position.
Bottura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Day keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bottura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Day is trying to control the position but Bottura postures up.
Bottura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bottura postures up in Day's guard and throws a big left but Day blocks it.
Bottura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Day gets a takedown into half guard.
Day is thwarting Bottura's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bottura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Day is working away from the top position though.
Day not doing much here.
Bottura keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Day tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bottura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Day dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bottura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Day feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Botturas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bottura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bottura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Day is out of range.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Day blocks a head kick by Bottura.
A jab from Day finds it's way through Bottura's defenses.
Bottura avoids the head kick by Day.
Gary Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottura connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Day looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Bottura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Day.
Bottura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Day.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.
Caio Bottura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bottura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Day sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Day looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bottura lands with a nice body punch.
Day throws a head kick but Bottura moves out of range.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day moves out of range as Bottura throws a body kick.
Day blocks a low kick nicely.
Day is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bottura with a body shot.
Day misses with a body kick.
Day pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bottura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bottura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bottura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bottura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Day blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Day lands a jab to Bottura's midsection.
Bottura throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Bottura stuns Day with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Day keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Bottura dodges the punch combination from Day.
Bottura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Day throws a sloppy head kick
and Bottura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day misses with a low kick.
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Bottura connects with a right hand. Day shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Bottura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Day doesn't seem phased though.
Bottura looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Day throws out a loose jab but Bottura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Day takes one on the button.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
Day misses with a hook
and Bottura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Day's knee momentarily.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Day.
A left and a right from Bottura both land. Nice combination.
Bottura misses with a body punch
and Day connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day has his takedown stuffed
and Bottura counters with a low kick, right behind Day 's knee.
Caio Bottura is winning the standup battle so far.
Bottura swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Bottura lands a leg kick that knocks Day off balance momentarily.
Day throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura is looking to wear down Day with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Day is just out of range.
Bottura moves out of range as Day strikes.
Day fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Day blocks a low kick nicely.
Day misses with a double jab
and Bottura counters with a stiff right hand.
Bottura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Day swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Day scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bottura throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Day on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bottura misses with a head kick.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura moves out of range of the leg kick from Day.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Bottura does it's job there.
Day throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Day closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Day lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bottura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura is looking to cinch up a triangle. Day throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bottura's body to avoid the submission. Bottura has instead reached around Day's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bottura arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Caio Bottura!
Our winner, Caio Bottura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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