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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henny Bottles (ranked 2985 p4p, 1595 weight class) and Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 185 p4p, 119 weight class). Henny Bottles had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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181 cm 38 139 10 - 21 - 2 |
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165 cm 27 135 11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Great elbows Very quick |
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Excellent grappler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 10 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriele Ghiotto! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ghiotto looks to land a right hand but Bottles moved out of range.
Bottles gets a clinch. Bottles trying to land knees to the body.
Bottles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ghiotto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bottles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghiotto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bottles misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bottles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghiotto's brow. Bottles takes a shot to the head. Bottles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bottles tries to stall but Ghiotto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ghiotto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bottles up against the cage. Bottles landing knees to the head.
Bottles avoiding damage as Ghiotto throws knees to the body.
Ghiotto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bottles regains guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ghiotto won't allow Bottles to get back to his feet. Ghiotto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Bottles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ghiotto. Ghiotto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bottles's guard. Ghiotto sitting and controlling from the half guard. Bottles is looking to control Ghiotto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bottles avoid being mounted?
 That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Ghiotto slows the pace down in half guard. Bottles is looking for a sweep. Ghiotto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Ghiotto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Ghiotto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bottles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Ghiotto is controlling the pace.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ghiotto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bottles has one foot on Ghiotto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ghiotto feints and as Bottles raises his hands in defense, Ghiotto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Bottles is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ghiotto dives into side control.
Bottles is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ghiotto has just dragged him back down to the mat. Ghiotto taking a breather here. Both fighters take a look at the clock.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bottles wants to control but Ghiotto postures up. Bottles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Ghiotto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ghiotto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Bottles can't do much from the bottom here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ghiotto controls the position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriele Ghiotto will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bottles throws a sloppy head kick and Ghiotto moves out of range easily.
Bottles instigates a clinch. Bottles dodges an elbow strike from Ghiotto.
Our sources have told us that Bottles has been working on his elbows in the gym. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ghiotto as Bottles tries to tie him up. Bottles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ghiotto blocks it with crossed arms. Ghiotto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bottles is defending well for now. Bottles trying to control the position but instead, Ghiotto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bottles into the cage. Bottles tries to work over Ghiotto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bottles can't find room to land a body shot as Ghiotto controls the action.
Ghiotto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ghiotto misses with a body punch.
Ghiotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles rushes Ghiotto and presses him up against the cage. Bottles is trying to stall.
Bottles throws an elbow that misses.
Ghiotto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bottles tries to throw a body punch but Ghiotto avoids it by throwing Bottles back against the cage. Ghiotto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bottles.
Ghiotto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bottles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Ghiotto. Bottles blocks a body shot from Ghiotto. Ghiotto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bottles avoids it. Bottles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bottles as the two fighters clinch.
Bottles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Ghiotto scores with a nice short uppercut.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bottles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghiotto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghiotto lands a hook that snaps the head of Bottles backwards.
 Bottles is rocked! Ghiotto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Oh Bottles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ghiotto scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ghiotto stalling.
Ghiotto missing with knees to the body.
Ghiotto has Bottles pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bottles is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ghiotto - that's hurt Bottles badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bottles is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bottles doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Gabriele Ghiotto! Gabriele Ghiotto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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