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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 3431 p4p, 735 weight class) and Ciro Bottini (ranked 0 p4p, 100 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by This is America. Bottini has chosen Proteus - Stravaganza as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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3 - 6 - 0 |
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6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ciro Bottini!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottini misses with a lunging right hand
and Bottini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ciro Bottini has been cut.
Good shot there by Brown.
Bottini throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottini misses with a hook.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Bottini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown lands the left hand.
Bottini lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown throws the left hand but Bottini avoids the punch easily.
Brown throws a hook but Bottini blocks it.
Bottini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown slips a straight right by Bottini.
Bottini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bottini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bottini thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bottini misses with a shot to the body
and Bottini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottini misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Bottini manages to avoid it.
Bottini loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bottini.
Brown avoids the body shot from Bottini.
Bottini slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Bottini moved out of range.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Bottini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottini.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bottini throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Bottini clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottini works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bottini looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left hand lands to the body for Bottini.
Bottini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bottini.
Bottini is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bottini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Bottini digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bottini tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Bottini presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Bottini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bottini lands a right hand.
Bottini cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Bottini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Bottini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Bottini is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bottini scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Bottini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bottini.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bottini.
Bottini trying to land knees to the body.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Bottini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage as Bottini throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bottini lands a body shot.
Bottini lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bottini.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Bottini tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Bottini is working Brown over against the cage.
Bottini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Bottini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Bottini lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Bottini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ciro Bottini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bottini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Bottini throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dave Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Bottini sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bottini ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Bottini takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bottini cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bottini throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottini misses with a looping right.
Brown is looking to counter the offense by Bottini and move into the clinch.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottini throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottini misses with a hook.
Bottini throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bottini throws a big shot that misses.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Bottini throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottini moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Bottini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown lands with a straight right. Bottini didn't see that one coming.
Brown misses with a hook
and Bottini counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottini counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bottini trying to land knees to the body.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bottini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bottini missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottini lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bottini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bottini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Bottini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bottini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Bottini.
Bottini trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottini cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Bottini trying to land knees to the body.
Bottini pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ciro Bottini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bottini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Bottini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bottini digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bottini lands with a right to the head.
Bottini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bottini lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bottini obliges.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bottini tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bottini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottini lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tries to pull guard but Bottini won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bottini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bottini trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bottini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Bottini has him pressed against the cage.
Bottini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Bottini gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bottini trying to land knees to the body.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bottini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Bottini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ciro Bottini's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Brown looks to throw the jab but Bottini is out of range.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Bottini moves into the clinch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bottini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Bottini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Bottini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bottini walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Bottini misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Bottini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottini misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Bottini manages to avoid it.
Bottini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bottini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Bottini counters with a nice right hand that sends Brown toppling to the canvas! Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bottini finish him?!
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bottini throws an off balance right hand
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Bottini lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Brown up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Bottini from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Brown's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ciro Bottini!
A relieved looking Ciro Bottini thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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