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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
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185 cm
27
183 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Botanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Botanovic is out of range and Cho settles back down.
Cho 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.
Cho scores with a kick to the body.
Cho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
Cho misses with a low kick as Botanovic jumps back.
Cho connects with a looping right hand.
Cho throws a front kick aimed at Botanovic's knee but Botanovic avoids it well.
Botanovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Cho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Botanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Cho moves out of range easily.
Cho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
Cho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Botanovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Botanovic.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botanovic manages to avoid it.
Cho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a chopping leg kick but Cho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kimble Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botanovic avoids the body shot from Cho.
Botanovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho wants to land a leg kick but Botanovic is out of range.
Cho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Botanovic is predictable there
and Cho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cho throws a series of punches but Botanovic avoids them all with ease.
Botanovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Botanovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Botanovic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Botanovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cho tries to get to full guard but Botanovic has control of the leg.
Cho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cho.
Cho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throwing strikes but missing.
Botanovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Botanovic's guard.
Cho stands up from Botanovic's guard - Cho perhaps looking for a knockout.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Botanovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cho trying to hold on to Botanovic's head to control him but Botanovic postures up.
Cho is looking for a sweep. Botanovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cho gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botanovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Botanovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Botanovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botanovic with a nice head shot there.
Botanovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Cho is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho looking for a sweep. Not yet Cho, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimble Cho will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Botanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Botanovic lands a leg kick that knocks Cho off balance momentarily.
Botanovic tried to score with a low kick but Cho checks it.
Botanovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Cho wants to improve his position but Botanovic is controlling well.
Botanovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cho is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Botanovic jumps into side control!
Cho tries to bench press Botanovic off him but Botanovic keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho struggling a bit here.
Cho parries the strikes from Botanovic easily there. Botanovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cho to escape.
Botanovic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Botanovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Botanovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Cho is defending well.
Botanovic laying and praying for a moment but Cho takes advantage and regains half guard.
Botanovic prevents Cho from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Botanovic.
Cho wants to control but Botanovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Botanovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Botanovic is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cho defends it well.
Cho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Botanovic wants to take a breather but Cho is having none of it.
Bot Botanovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cho trying to control here.
Botanovic is stalling here. Cho is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Botanovic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cho has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cho has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Botanovic at a distance.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Botanovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Botanovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Botanovic scores with a takedown into Cho's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cho 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.
Cho keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cho lands a glancing blow to the side of Botanovic's head.
Cho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Botanovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Botanovic scores with a push kick.
Cho leaves Botanovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Botanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Cho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cho checks the leg kick.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a front kick aimed at Cho's knee but Cho avoids it well.
Botanovic closes the distance and clinches up with Cho, looking for a takedown. Botanovic pushes Cho against the cage but Cho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Botanovic takes one on the button.
Cho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Botanovic.
Botanovic gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Botanovic is working for a kimura but Cho is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Botanovic is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cho is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bot Botanovic!
A very excited looking Bot Botanovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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