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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Bottura (ranked 1314 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 192 p4p, 205 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bottura.
Bottura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silver under the eye.
Matteo Bottura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottura slips a straight right by Silver.
Bottura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Bottura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bottura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bottura misses the target.
Bottura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Bottura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Bottura misses.
Silver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bottura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Bottura with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottura.
Bottura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottura throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Bottura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
It looked like Bottura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Bottura misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with a left and a right that stings Silver.
Bottura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bottura misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Bottura catches Silver right on the button with a cross.
Silver is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottura misses with a straight left.
Bottura throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Matteo Bottura has been cut.
Bottura scores with a jab to the body.
Silver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver takes one on the button.
Bottura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura lands a lovely overhand right.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bottura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Bottura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bottura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bottura counters with a nice uppercut.
Bottura lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Bottura.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Bottura finish him?
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Bottura moves away and avoids it.
Silver seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver slips a straight right by Bottura.
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bottura.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Bottura lands a nice shot that snaps Silver's head back.
Bottura jabs Silver right on the nose. Silver blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Silver's head but Silver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Silver takes one to the chin there.
Bottura drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Silver right on the button. Silver goes down! Bottura follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bottura gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteo Bottura!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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