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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aubrey comes to the cage accompanied by Over - Drake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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180 cm
30
175 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botanovic wants to land a leg kick but Aubrey is out of range.
Botanovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aubrey just misses with a punch to the body.
Aubrey misses with a body kick.
Aubrey is looking to score with low kicks.
Botanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Botanovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Aubrey's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aubrey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Botanovic.
Botanovic looking to pass the guard.
Botanovic wants to control from the top but Aubrey keeps moving.
Aubrey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bot Botanovic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Botanovic lands with a kick to the temple. Aubrey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Drake Aubrey has been cut.
Aubrey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aubrey misses with a hook. Botanovic ducked under it nicely.
Botanovic wants to land a leg kick but Aubrey is out of range.
A left lands for Aubrey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Aubrey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Botanovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Drake Aubrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aubrey scores with a leg kick.
Aubrey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aubrey misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aubrey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Botanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aubrey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Botanovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aubrey tries a low kick but Botanovic avoids it.
Botanovic throws a body kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Botanovic checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aubrey avoids the head kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Aubrey. No joy for Botanovic on that attempt.
Aubrey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Botanovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aubrey misses the jab.
Botanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aubrey throws a nice looking combination but Botanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Botanovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aubrey checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aubrey.
Drake Aubrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic gets the takedown into side control.
Aubrey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Botanovic's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botanovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aubrey defends it well.
Aubrey trying to control from the bottom.
Aubrey trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Botanovic manages to pass to mount!
Botanovic looking to ground and pound but Aubrey is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aubrey is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bot Botanovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drake Aubrey'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.
Aubrey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Aubrey blocks a head kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic looking to score a takedown here. Aubrey is defending well but Botanovic drives through and ends up in Aubrey's guard.
Botanovic 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Botanovic wants to control from the top but Aubrey keeps moving.
Botanovic wants to pass the guard but Aubrey is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Botanovic trying to control but Aubrey is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Aubrey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aubrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aubrey moves out of range of the leg kick from Botanovic.
Botanovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aubrey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Botanovic somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Aubrey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Botanovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drake Aubrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bot Botanovic.
Aubrey throws out a leg kick but Botanovic moves out of range and Aubrey only half commits.
Botanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aubrey moves to clinch but Botanovic breaks away
and Botanovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Botanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aubrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Botanovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aubrey is looking to clinch.
Aubrey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Botanovic on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aubrey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Botanovic can pounce on him.
Botanovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Botanovic wants to slow Aubrey down by chopping away at his legs.
Aubrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aubrey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Aubrey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Botanovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aubrey checks it well.
Aubrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aubrey throws a nice head kick!
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Botanovic ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic misses with a leg kick
and Aubrey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aubrey misses with a head kick.
Aubrey tries to clinch up but Botanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Botanovic shoots in and drives through. Aubrey sprawls well.
Aubrey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Botanovic eats them both and turns towards Aubrey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Aubrey misses.
Botanovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aubrey blocks a head kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic closes the distance and clinches up with Aubrey, looking for a takedown. Botanovic pushes Aubrey against the cage but Aubrey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic shoots in but Aubrey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aubrey has Botanovic up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drake Aubrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drake Aubrey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aubrey takes a swing at Botanovic's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Aubrey.
Aubrey tries to score with a low kick but Botanovic moves his leg out of the way.
Botanovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aubrey as he avoids it easily.
Aubrey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aubrey wants to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Botanovic.
Botanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Aubrey.
Aubrey tries to land a front kick but Botanovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aubrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Botanovic throws a chopping leg kick but Aubrey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Aubrey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Botanovic takes a step back to recover.
Botanovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Aubrey. No joy for Botanovic on that attempt.
Aubrey throws out a loose jab but Botanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aubrey is looking to chop away at Botanovic's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Botanovic.
Botanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Botanovic staying out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Botanovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aubrey but Aubrey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drake Aubrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bot Botanovic.
Botanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aubrey throws an overhand right that lands on Botanovic's shoulder, as Botanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Drake Aubrey is winning the standup battle so far.
Aubrey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aubrey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Botanovic connects with a leg kick. Aubrey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aubrey checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aubrey. Botanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Botanovic tries for a takedown but Aubrey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Botanovic is looking to slow Aubrey down with leg kicks.
Aubrey swings for the body but Botanovic moves out of range.
Botanovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Botanovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Botanovic tries to pass to full mount but Aubrey defends it.
Botanovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Aubrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Botanovic working Aubrey over with strikes.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura here.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aubrey trying to control but Botanovic postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bot Botanovic.
I think Botanovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bot Botanovic!
Bot Botanovic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Rōnin for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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