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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 793 p4p, 638 weight class) and Tree Fortay (ranked 89 p4p, 69 weight class). Bottura comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fortay's choice of entrance music: The Choice Is Yours. On his way into the cage it seems that Caio Bottura has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Caio Bottura seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 34 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura lands a nice hook to Fortay's body. Fortay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bottura connects with a high kick.
Bottura digs a good body shot into Fortay's ribs.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Fortay throws a wild body kick that Bottura sees coming a mile off.
Fortay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fortay blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Fortay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Bottura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bottura has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Bottura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortay. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Fortay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortay avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Fortay is predictable there
and Bottura counters with a straight right hand.
Bottura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fortay scores with a jab.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bottura misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
Bottura misses the jab.
Bottura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bottura scores with a hook to the body. Fortay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bottura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortay throws out the jab.
Bottura tries to bum rush Fortay with a series of wild strikes but Fortay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bottura lands a nice looking body kick.
Fortay moves out of range as Bottura strikes.
Fortay is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fortay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fortay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bottura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bottura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bottura lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Fortay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bottura.
Bottura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortay was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
Bottura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fortay tries to clinch but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Fortay throws a low kick but Bottura avoids it.
Bottura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bottura slips under a jab from Fortay.
Fortay dips to his left and cracks Bottura with an uppercut!
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!
Fortay throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
A jab from Fortay misses.
Fortay walks into a jab.
Bottura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura takes one to the side of the head.
Bottura throws a push kick but Fortay slaps the foot to one side.
Bottura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bottura is looking to wear down Fortay with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Bottura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortay throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Bottura.
Fortay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bottura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fortay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fortay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bottura moves out of range of the strikes.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bottura thumps Fortay with a low kick.
Fortay tries to close the distance and clinch but Bottura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bottura tries a head kick but it misses.
Bottura throws a body punch but Fortay moves out of range.
It seemed like Fortay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura slips under a jab from Fortay.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Fortay throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Fortay avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Bottura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Fortay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a low kick, looking for Fortay's leg but Fortay calmly moves out of range.
Bottura scores with a jab to the body.
Fortay thuds a left hand into Bottura's body.
Fortay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bottura looks for the body kick but Fortay saw that one coming.
Good work by Bottura as he checks the leg kick.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Bottura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Bottura blocks the leg kick.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortay tries a low kick but Bottura avoids it.
Bottura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fortay is able to avoid easily.
Bottura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortay throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Fortay.
Fortay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bottura cracks Fortay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fortay blocks the body kick.
Bottura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fortay is out of range and Bottura settles back down.
Fortay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottura misses with a kick to the body.
Fortay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura checks a low kick from Fortay.
Bottura moves out of range as Fortay strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortay misses with a wild body shot.
Fortay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bottura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fortay wants to slow Bottura down by chopping away at his legs.
Bottura fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fortay just manages to avoid it.
Tree Fortay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottura scores with a nice body kick.
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bottura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bottura staying out of range there.
Bottura throws the kick towards the body but Fortay avoids it.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Fortay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bottura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortay.
A jab from Fortay finds it's way through Bottura's defenses.
Fortay scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura fails to land with a series of punches.
Fortay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Fortay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bottura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bottura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fortay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fortay might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bottura has got the better of the exchanges.
Bottura looks for the body kick but Fortay saw that one coming.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortay.
A jab from Fortay finds it's way through Bottura's defenses.
Bottura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fortay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bottura with a nice calf kick.
Bottura scores with a nice head shot.
Bottura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Bottura. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Fortay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortay tries to clinch up but Bottura circles away and keeps his distance.
Bottura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Fortay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bottura is out of range and Fortay settles back down.
Fortay misses with an uppercut.
Fortay looks to land a right hand but Bottura moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bottura misses its target.
Fortay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay throws a leg kick which misses Bottura's front leg but catches the back leg as Bottura tries to avoid it.
Bottura slips a straight right by Fortay.
Bottura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortay moves out of range as Bottura throws a body kick.
Fortay rushes Bottura and presses him up against the cage.
Bottura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fortay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bottura is defending well for now.
Bottura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bottura scores with a hook to the body.
Bottura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bottura throws a front kick aimed at Fortay's knee but Fortay avoids it well.
Fortay moves away from the strike by Bottura.
Bottura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fortay's sensitive parts.
Fortay connects with a body shot.
Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
Bottura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bottura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortay scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bottura is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Fortay misses.
Fortay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay throws the left hand but Bottura avoids the punch easily.
Bottura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bottura throws a body punch but Fortay moves out of range.
Bottura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fortay checks a leg kick.
Fortay looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Fortay scores with a hook to the body. Bottura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortay misses with a hook.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Fortay moves forwards but Bottura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caio Bottura is winning the standup battle so far.
Fortay misses with a two punch combination.
Fortay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortay. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fortay.
Fortay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bottura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortay.
Fortay wants to clinch up but Bottura keeps it at a distance.
Bottura with the inside leg kick.
Bottura swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a solid leg kick but Fortay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bottura.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortay! But no joy.
Bottura wants to slow Fortay down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, jab by Fortay - just one landing.
A left lands for Bottura.
Donk. Fortay catches Bottura right on the button with a cross.
Bottura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Bottura.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Fortay loads up on a big right hand but Bottura slips the punch.
Fortay throws out a loose jab but Bottura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fortay has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bottura.
Fortay thuds his right hand into Bottura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
Bottura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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 misses with a head kick.
Fortay lands with a cross.
Bottura misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
Bottura went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bottura throws a sloppy head kick and Fortay moves out of range easily.
Fortay looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Fortay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottura moves away.
Bottura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
Fortay throws a leg kick but Bottura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fortay tries to clinch but Bottura is having none of it.
Fortay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.
Fortay lands a jab to the nose.
Bottura thumps Fortay with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Fortay.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. Fortay catches Bottura right on the button with a cross.
Fortay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Bottura blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Caio Bottura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bottura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fortay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
A counter left hand to the body from Bottura misses its target.
Bottura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fortay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bottura avoids the head kick by Fortay.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
Fortay misses with an uppercut.
Bottura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fortay can pounce on him.
Fortay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottura.
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.
Bottura throws a right and a left that Fortay avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Fortay.
Fortay misses the jab.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Bottura throwing a counter right hand but Fortay manages to avoid it.
Bottura takes one to the chin there.
Bottura misses with a body shot.
Bottura defending well as Fortay loads up on a big left hand.
Bottura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortay. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Fortay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay misses with a hook. Bottura ducked under it nicely.
Bottura slips under a jab from Fortay.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Bottura thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Bottura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortay.
Bottura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bottura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bottura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortay throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura blocks a low kick nicely.
Bottura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
Bottura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bottura defending well as Fortay loads up on a big left hand.
As Fortay backs away, Bottura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fortay lands with an overhand left.
Fortay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bottura. Bottura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bottura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bottura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tree Fortay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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!
Fortay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bottura.
Fortay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fortay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.
Fortay swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
Fortay misses with an uppercut. Bottura saw that one coming.
Fortay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fortay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottura was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortay.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bottura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bottura lands a slapping body shot.
Bottura walks into a stiff left hand from Fortay.
Bottura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortay. Fortay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Fortay misses.
Bottura went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bottura throws a body punch but Fortay moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortay misses the target.
And Bottura counters with a quick kick to the body but Fortay blocks it.
Bottura connects with a high kick.
Fortay throws a body kick that misses.
Bottura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortay throws out the jab.
Bottura tried to counter with a leg kick but Fortay avoided it.
Bottura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fortay's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bottura. Beautiful body shot.
Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
Bottura slips under a jab from Fortay.
The fighters circling - Fortay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortay gets a clinch.
Fortay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bottura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fortay prevents a body shot from Bottura.
Bottura gets control of Fortay's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bottura will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fortay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fortay drops back looking for a leg! Bottura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bottura manages to kick Fortay off! Fortay jumps back into Bottura's guard.
Fortay trying to control but Bottura is working from the bottom.
Bottura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fortay throwing strikes from guard but Bottura blocks nicely.
Fortay throws a big right hand that misses.
Bottura working a defensive guard here.
Bottura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caio Bottura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Fortay tries to work over Bottura's front leg with a kick but Bottura checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tree Fortay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bottura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Caio Bottura!
Caio Bottura made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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