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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rosen (ranked 4260 p4p, 398 weight class) and Levka Botkin (ranked 4516 p4p, 417 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Rosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Levka Botkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botkin lands with a shot to the body.
Botkin scores with a hook to the body. Rosen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rosen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Botkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Botkin defending well as Rosen loads up on a big left hand.
Botkin ducks under a wild hook from Rosen.
Botkin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rosen tests Botkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rosen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Botkin.
Botkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Botkin cracks Rosen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rosen is defended easily by Botkin.
Botkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Botkin.
Rosen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Botkin misses with a right hand
enabling Rosen to counter with a crisp jab.
Rosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Botkin.
Botkin connects with a leg kick. Rosen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Botkin.
Botkin looks to land a right hand but Rosen moved out of range.
Botkin slips a jab from Rosen.
Botkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Rosen misses.
Rosen misses with a straight left.
Botkin lands with an overhand left.
Rosen loads up on a big right hand but Botkin slips the punch.
It seemed like Botkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Botkin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Botkin catches Rosen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Botkin.
We've been told by Rosen's head coaches at Dream Big Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Levka Botkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Botkin.
Levka Botkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Botkin connects with a looping right hand.
Botkin scores with a leg kick.
Botkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
That kick from Botkin tenderised Rosen's leg. Rosen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Botkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Botkin lands a nice hook to Rosen's body. Rosen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rosen throws a low kick, looking for Botkin's leg but Botkin calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Botkin.
Rosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Botkin.
Rosen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Botkin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rosen scrambles back to his feet.
Botkin scores with a hook to the body. Rosen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Botkin.
Botkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosen.
Rosen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rosen misses with a hook. Botkin ducked under it nicely.
Rosen throws a hook but Botkin blocks it.
Botkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Botkin checks the leg kick.
Botkin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rosen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rosen drops his hands momentarily and Botkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rosen walks into a stiff left hand from Botkin.
Rosen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rosen throws a lazy right hand but Botkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Botkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rosen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Botkin throws a shot to the body.
Rosen throws a hook but Botkin blocks it.
Botkin slips a straight right by Rosen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botkin lands a slapping body shot.
Rosen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Botkin throws out a powerful jab.
Botkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Botkin scores with a punch to the head.
Botkin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rosen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Botkin.
Botkin cracks the inside of Rosen's front leg.
No joy there for Rosen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Botkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rosen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Botkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Botkin scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Botkin. That's going to slow Rosen down.
Botkin lands a jab.
Botkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Botkin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rosen eats them both and turns towards Botkin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Botkin lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosen throws a shot from downtown. Botkin moves away and avoids it.
Botkin throws a shot to the body.
Botkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rosen is looking to counter punch.
Rosen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Botkin.
Rosen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Botkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Botkin connects with the punch.
Botkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Botkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosen.
Rosen throws the left hand but Botkin avoids the punch easily.
Botkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosen misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Botkin.
A cross from Botkin lands.
Nice jab there from Botkin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Botkin.
Botkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosen doesn't seem bothered though.
Rosen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Botkin connects with a leg kick. Rosen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levka Botkin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Botkin works Rosen's body with a nice hook.
Levka Botkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Botkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Botkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosen.
Rosen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Botkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rosen misses with a looping left.
Rosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Botkin.
Botkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Rosen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Botkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rosen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Botkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Botkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rosen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Botkin scores with a shot to the body.
Botkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Botkin defending well as Rosen loads up on a big left hand.
Rosen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rosen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosen misses with the combination.
Botkin throws a hook but Rosen blocks it.
Rosen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Botkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Botkin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosen throws a jab but it's blocked by Botkin.
Botkin connects with a body shot that sends Rosen's belly button to the back.
Botkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Botkin connects with a crisp jab.
Rosen throws a right hand that misses
and Botkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Botkin catches Rosen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rosen throws a hook but Botkin blocks it.
Rosen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Botkin throws a hook to the side of Rosen's head but Rosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Botkin lands with an overhand left.
Botkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Botkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Botkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rosen moves out of range of the strikes.
Botkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Rosen in the body.
Botkin lands with a shot to the body.
Botkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Botkin lands a jab to the nose.
Rosen misses with a looping right.
Rosen takes one to the side of the head.
Botkin connects with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Botkin!
Rosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosen throws a jab but it's blocked by Botkin.
Botkin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Botkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Botkin unleashes a big counter combination but Rosen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rosen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rosen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Botkin can pounce on him.
Rosen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Botkin jabs at Rosen's body.
Rosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Botkin is just out of range.
Rosen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Botkin scores with a shot to the body.
Botkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Botkin blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botkin moves out of range of the body kick from Rosen.
Botkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Botkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rosen on the side of the head.
Botkin 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.
Botkin connects with a body shot.
Botkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Botkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Botkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Botkin! But no joy.
Rosen takes one to the side of the head.
Botkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rosen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Botkin misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rosen misses the target.
Botkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Botkin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rosen throws the left hand but Botkin avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Botkin cracks Rosen with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Botkin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rosen's head.
Botkin lunges at Rosen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rosen's hand.
Botkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Rosen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Botkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosen.
Botkin feints and then cracks Rosen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rosen down.
Botkin connects with a body shot that sends Rosen's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Botkin there.
Botkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rosen in his tracks.
A left and a right from Botkin both land. Nice combination.
Rosen is rocked!
Rosen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Rosen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Botkin lands the left hand.
Botkin rushes Rosen with punches - Rosen moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Rosen goes down! Botkin follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levka Botkin!
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