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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low 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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Botanovic avoids the body shot from Almer.
Almer avoids the head kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Botanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Almer misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Botanovic.
Almer throws a leg kick but Botanovic checks it.
Botanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Almer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Botanovic motions for Almer to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Botanovic blocks the body kick.
Almer swings for the body but Botanovic moves out of range.
Almer looks to score with a jab to the body but Botanovic is just out of range.
Botanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Botanovic misses with a low kick as Almer jumps back.
Almer looks to land a right hand but Botanovic moved out of range.
Botanovic tries to land a front kick but Almer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Botanovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Almer throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Botanovic lands with a nice body kick.
Botanovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Botanovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Almer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Botanovic, right into the meat.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almer misses with a kick to the body.
Botanovic throws a front kick that sends Almer stumbling back into the cage.
Botanovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Botanovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Botanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Botanovic scores with a kick to the body.
Almer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Botanovic on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almer throws a body punch but Botanovic moves out of range.
Thiago Almer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botanovic moves away from the strike by Almer.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almer. Botanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almer throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
Almer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Botanovic throws a leg kick which misses Almer's front leg but catches the back leg as Almer tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Botanovic.
Almer throws a body punch but Botanovic moves out of range.
Almer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Botanovic.
Botanovic pushes Almer away with a front kick.
Almer moves out of range of the leg kick from Botanovic.
Botanovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Almer is out of range and Botanovic settles back down.
Botanovic scores with a takedown into Almer's guard.
Botanovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almer can't keep his opponent in guard - Botanovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almer is looking to control Botanovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Almer avoid being mounted?
Botanovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Botanovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Almer is bucking up trying to escape but Botanovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Botanovic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic thowing shots but they're missing.
Botanovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Almer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almer tries to get out of the position.
Botanovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Botanovic has control of Almer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Almer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Botanovic motions for Almer to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bot Botanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Botanovic wants to slow Almer down by chopping away at his legs.
Botanovic shoots in and drives through. Almer sprawls well.
Almer misses with a kick to the body.
Botanovic misses with a low kick.
Almer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Almer throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
Botanovic throws a head kick but Almer moves out of range.
Almer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Botanovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Almer is out of range.
Botanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almer.
Botanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Botanovic throws a solid leg kick but Almer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Botanovic.
Botanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almer.
Almer with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Botanovic tries to score with a low kick but Almer moves his leg out of the way.
Almer throws a body kick that misses.
Botanovic wants to slow Almer down by chopping away at his legs.
Almer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Botanovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almer looks to land a body kick but Botanovic moved away.
Almer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Almer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Botanovic.
Almer is looking to wear down Botanovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Botanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Almer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Botanovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Almer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Almer.
Almer throws an overhand right that lands on Botanovic's shoulder, as Botanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Almer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Botanovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Almer misses with a kick to the body
and Botanovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Almer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Almer with a nice cross.
A big right from Almer misses.
Almer takes a swing at Botanovic's ribcage but misses.
Botanovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Almer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Botanovic motions for Almer to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Almer checks a leg kick.
Almer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almer.
Botanovic checks a leg kick.
Botanovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Almer's guard.
Botanovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Botanovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Botanovic wants to pass the guard but Almer is keeping the position.
Botanovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botanovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking to take a break and control but Almer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Botanovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bot Botanovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Botanovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almer just misses with a punch to the body.
Botanovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Botanovic misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Almer, right into the meat.
Almer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Botanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Almer throws a low kick but Botanovic avoids it.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almer tries to score with a low kick but Botanovic moves his leg out of the way.
Botanovic misses with a low kick as Almer jumps back.
Almer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Almer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Botanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almer.
Almer misses with a body kick.
Almer thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Almer checks it.
Almer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Botanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almer.
Botanovic thows a body kick. Almer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Botanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almer.
Almer gets caught flat footed, as Botanovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Botanovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Almer keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
Botanovic chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic trying to control but Almer is working from the bottom.
Botanovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Almer keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Botanovic slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Botanovic drops an elbow to the side of Almer's head.
Botanovic seems to be working for a kimura but Almer defends the submission attempt.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura here.
Botanovic wants to take a breather but Almer is having none of it.
Thiago Almer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Botanovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bot Botanovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bot Botanovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almer looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bot Botanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Botanovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bot Botanovic!
Bot Botanovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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