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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Bottura (ranked 156 p4p, 728 weight class) and Oliver Robson (ranked 28 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 cm 24 170 11 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm 23 172 8 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Bottura misses. Bottura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bottura tried to counter with a leg kick but Robson avoided it. Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Robson scores with a jab to the body. Bottura throws an off balance right hand
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand. Bottura swinging wildly here.
Robson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jab from Bottura. Robson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Robson blocks a jab. A telegraphed right hand from Bottura misses the target. A jab lands there for Bottura. Robson throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bottura with a jab. Robson throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily. A swing and a miss from Robson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robson throws a shot to the body.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bottura. Robson closes the distance and clinches. Bottura misses with the head strike.
Robson lands a left hand.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bottura controls his hands.
Robson lands a body shot. A shot in the inside from Robson. A shot in the inside from Bottura. Bottura lands with a left to the head. Still in the clinch, Robson scores with a nice short uppercut. Robson working aggressively here.
Bottura prevents a body shot from Robson. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bottura. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bottura misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bottura. Robson blocking some punches.
Bottura lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robson misses with some punches.
Robson lands with a short shot to the head. Robson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bottura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Still in the clinch, Robson scores with a nice short uppercut. Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bottura scores with a hook to the body. Bottura lands with a short shot to the head. Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside. Bottura blocks an uppercut.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura misses with a hook from the clinch. Bottura lands a nice uppercut. Robson misses with a body punch.
Bottura blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bottura fails to land. Robson misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Robson. Bottura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Robson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land. Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land. A short uppercut from Robson. Bottura swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it. Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bottura controls his hands.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Bottura swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it. Bottura blocks an uppercut.
Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bottura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Robson misses with some punches.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Bottura avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage. Bottura throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson. Robson blocking some punches.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land. A right hand to the body from Bottura.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch. Bottura misses with a hook from the clinch. Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Robson presses Bottura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bottura. Robson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bottura. Bottura digs a right hand into Robson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robson's gas tank. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oliver Robson will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Bottura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Robson avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Bottura tries to land a leg kick but Robson saw it coming and moves away.
Robson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Robson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Bottura connects with a leg kick. Robson ducks right into an uppercut from Bottura. Some wild striking there from Bottura.
Bottura moves into the clinch successfully.
Bottura lands a shot to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson. Bottura misses with a short punch on the inside. A hook to the body from Bottura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A right handed body shot lands from Bottura.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good body shot from Bottura.
Bottura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A body shot lands from Robson.
Bottura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Robson scores with a shot to the side of Bottura's head. Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Robson. Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Robson.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch. Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards. Robson misses with the head strike.
Robson throws a head punch that misses. Robson throws a head punch that misses. Robson digs a right hand into Bottura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bottura's gas tank. Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robson tries to work over Bottura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robson gets through Bottura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the 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! Robson blocks an uppercut.
Bottura has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Bottura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bottura pushes Robson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bottura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow. Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Bottura.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson. Bottura can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
Bottura throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson. A shot in the inside from Bottura. Oliver Robson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Robson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bottura blocks an uppercut.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Bottura avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bottura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bottura is working Robson over against the cage. Robson scores with a nice hook to the head. Bottura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robson blocks a body shot from Bottura. Nice body punch from Bottura. Bottura has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bottura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bottura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bottura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards. Robson misses with the head strike.
Bottura lands a body punch in the clinch. Bottura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bottura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bottura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bottura misses with a hook from the clinch. Robson misses with a hook from the clinch. Bottura misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right from Robson on the inside. 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 lands a shoulder strike. Robson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Robson throws a head punch that misses. Bottura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robson's efforts to push away. Bottura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bottura working aggressively here.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bottura working aggressively here.
Bottura slows down the pace here.
Bottura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Matteo Bottura will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Robson throws out a loose jab but Bottura uses good head movement to avoid it. Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Robson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Robson connects with a body shot that sends Bottura's belly button to the back. Robson avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Robson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bottura moves out of range as Robson strikes. Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target. Bottura is looking to counter punch. Bottura checks a low kick from Robson. Bottura throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily. Bottura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice defenses there by Bottura. It looked like Bottura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Robson. Bottura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robson. Bottura works Robson's body with a nice hook. A slow jab from Bottura misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robson looks to land a right hand but Bottura moved out of range. Bottura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Robson lands a head shot. Robson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Matteo Bottura is winning the standup battle so far. Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robson. Robson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Robson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bottura scores with a jab to the jaw. Bottura throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it. Robson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bottura off the cage and back into range. Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura. Robson misses with a straight left. Bottura throws a big shot that misses. A swing and a miss from Robson. Bottura lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A jab from Robson misses. Robson jabs at Bottura's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bottura scores with a jab to the jaw. Robson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bottura's head backwards. Bottura instigates a clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bottura. Robson tries to throw a body punch but Bottura avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Bottura fails to land. Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robson tries a body shot but Bottura blocks it.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Bottura avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage. Bottura misses with a body punch.
Bottura working aggressively here.
Bottura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards. Robson misses with a hook from the clinch. Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Robson tries a body shot but Bottura blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bottura as Robson tries to tie him up. Bottura lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bottura scores with a shot to the side of Robson's head. Robson blocks a body shot from Bottura. Bottura working some nice short punches in the clinch. Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bottura's elbow. Robson can't break the clinch.
Bottura throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson. Robson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bottura tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bottura blocking some punches.
Bottura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bottura. Nice body punch from Bottura - that landed with a thud.
Bottura pushes Robson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bottura lands a body punch. Robson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bottura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bottura misses with a body punch.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bottura uses good head movement to avoid it. Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bottura lands a nice shot to the body. Bottura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robson or not. Robson takes a shot to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bottura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bottura misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Bottura. Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bottura blocking some punches.
Bottura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bottura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robson. Robson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Bottura clearly takes that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bottura has Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bottura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robson. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson. Bottura misses with some punches.
A short right from Bottura on the inside. Robson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bottura. Bottura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bottura. Robson misses with some punches.
Robson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Botturas head. Bottura cracks Robson with a nice body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bottura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bottura lands a shot to the body. Robson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Bottura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bottura controls his hands.
Robson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bottura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A shot to the liver by Bottura. Beautiful body shot. Bottura misses with a looping left. A big right from Bottura misses. Bottura scoring well with a low kick there.
Robson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bottura under the eye. Robson throws a shot from downtown. Bottura moves away and avoids it. Robson moves away from the strike by Bottura. Bottura misses with a hook. Robson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bottura. Bottura connects with a jab. Robson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Bottura swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Robson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Bottura throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bottura ducks right into an uppercut from Robson. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bottura jabs Robson right on the nose. Robson blinks but takes it well. Bottura connects with a body shot that sends Robson's belly button to the back. Bottura throws a big shot that misses. Robson catches Bottura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A solid leg kick lands there for Robson.
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Robson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bottura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bottura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Robson tries to counter with a clinch but Bottura shakes him off and moves away. Bottura connects with a crisp jab. We've been told by Bottura's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Robson misses with a leg kick. Bottura connects with a leg kick. Bottura slips a jab from Robson. A little feinted left hand from Bottura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Bottura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robson. Robson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bottura scores with a shot to the side of Robson's head. Robson working aggressively here.
Bottura working aggressively here.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bottura misses with a short punch on the inside. Bottura misses with a hook from the clinch. Robson blocking some punches.
Bottura throws a head punch that misses. Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson. Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bottura. Bottura scores with a hook to the body. Bottura misses with a short punch on the inside. Bottura misses with a body punch.
Bottura misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bottura misses with some punches.
Robson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bottura backwards. Bottura digs a right hand underneath Robson's ribcage. Robson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Robson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bottura backwards. Bottura can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action! Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Bottura.
Robson tries a body shot but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura lands a body punch. Bottura misses with a hook from the clinch. Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bottura blocking some punches.
Bottura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards. Bottura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Bottura had his way with Oliver Robson in that round. That's time! Bottura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round! Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura. Robson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Robson tries to clinch up. Bottura throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bottura lands a slapping body shot.
Bottura lands a jab to Robson's midsection. Good work by Bottura as he checks the leg kick. Bottura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Robson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bottura lands a jab to the nose. Bottura dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bottura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it. Bottura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson. Bottura connects with a crisp jab. Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Robson misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bottura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice jab there from Bottura. Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura. Bottura looks to land a right hand but Robson moved out of range. Bottura misses with a low kick.
Robson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Bottura slips a jab from Robson. As Robson backs away, Bottura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Bottura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robson is able to avoid easily. Bottura scores with the left hand. Robson knows he should have avoided that one. Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bottura paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bottura throwing a counter right hand but Robson manages to avoid it. Bottura throws a solid leg kick but Robson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bottura. Bottura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A little jabbing left from Robson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Bottura looks to land a right hand but Robson moved out of range. Robson misses with a hook to the body
and Bottura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bottura misses with a straight left. Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Robson looks to land a right hand but Bottura moved out of range. Matteo Bottura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bottura loads up on a big right hand but Robson slips the punch. Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura ducks right into an uppercut from Robson. Bottura scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bottura loads up on a big right hand but Robson slips the punch. Bottura doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
Bottura defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand. A jab from Robson finds it's way through Bottura's defenses. Robson blocks the body kick.
Bottura scores with a sloppy right hand. Robson should have avoided that one. Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottura. Bottura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Bottura misses the target. Robson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Robson throws a leg kick but Bottura sees it coming and moves out of range. Robson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bottura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Bottura jabs at Robson's body. Bottura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Robson throws a shot from downtown. Bottura moves away and avoids it. Robson misses with a shot to the body and Bottura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Robson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura counters with a stiff right hand. Bottura misses with an uppercut. Robson throws out a leg kick but Bottura moves out of range and Robson only half commits. Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bottura. Robson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Bottura slips a jab from Robson. Robson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Oliver Robson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bottura throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bottura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robson can do to turn this around? Robson throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Robson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bottura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Robson. Bottura clinches up with Robson and pushes him back against the cage. Robson misses with a body punch.
Robson lands a nice shot to the body. Bottura blocks a body shot from Robson. Robson misses with the head strike.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson. Robson working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight! Matteo Bottura showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bottura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matteo Bottura! Matteo Bottura retains his welterweight title!
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