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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bottura comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. Teller has chosen Still Here by Drake as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Teller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura looks to throw the jab but Teller is out of range.
Teller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bottura.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teller moves out of range as Bottura strikes.
Bottura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura counters with a two punch combo.
Bottura lands a leg kick that knocks Teller off balance momentarily.
Teller moves away from the strike by Bottura.
Teller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bottura.
A jab from Bottura misses.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Teller ducks right into an uppercut from Bottura.
Bottura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bottura cracks Teller with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Bottura with a jab.
Bottura throws a poor cross that misses
and Teller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bottura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teller counters with a nice uppercut.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
Teller 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 missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bottura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bottura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bottura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bottura digs a good hook to Teller's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teller.
Teller staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Bottura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teller slips under a jab from Bottura.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura throws a looping overhand right but Teller ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Bottura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Teller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
Teller misses with a wild body shot.
Teller 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teller.
Teller unleashes a big counter combination but Bottura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Teller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bottura throws the kick towards the body but Teller avoids it.
Teller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura misses with a head kick.
Teller moves out of range as Bottura strikes.
Bottura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teller.
Bottura throws a front kick that sends Teller stumbling back into the cage.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
Teller is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bottura misses with a head kick.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Bottura lands with an uppercut that bounces Teller off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Teller unleashes a big counter combination but Bottura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bottura throws a jab but it's blocked by Teller.
Teller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bottura throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Teller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bottura looks for the body kick but Teller saw that one coming.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Bottura misses with a looping left.
Bottura lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bottura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
Teller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bottura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teller in his tracks.
Teller defending well as Bottura loads up on a big left hand.
Teller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bottura slips under a jab.
As Teller looks to move away, Bottura throws a big counter combo but Teller just gets out of the way.
Bottura scores with a jab to the body.
Bottura throws a poor cross that misses
and Teller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
Bottura lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller throws a lazy right hand but Bottura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bottura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teller! But no joy.
Bottura throws a head kick that Teller semi-blocks.
Bottura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teller circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Bottura.
Nice uppercut there from Bottura.
A punch combination from Bottura misses.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Teller lunges at Bottura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bottura's hand.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
A jab from Bottura does it's job there.
Bottura looks to land a left hand but Teller moved out of range nicely.
Bottura misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caio Bottura is winning the standup battle so far.
Teller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bottura throws a low kick but Teller avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller moves forwards but Bottura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bottura scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bottura.
Teller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bottura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teller! But no joy.
Bottura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bottura lands with a shot to the body.
Bottura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teller has time to react.
Teller avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Bottura scores with the left hand. Teller knows he should have avoided that one.
Teller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Teller lands with a hook. Bottura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Teller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teller checks the leg kick.
Bottura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Teller momentarily.
Bottura throws an off balance right hand
and Teller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bottura cracks the inside of Teller's front leg.
Teller blocks a head kick by Bottura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bottura. That snapped Teller's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bottura, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Teller.
Teller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teller can do to turn this around?
Bottura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teller walks away with a smile on his face. Bottura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
A slow jab from Bottura misses its intended target.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura throws a right and a left that Teller avoids nicely.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
Bottura throws a looping overhand right but Teller ducks down to avoid it.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teller.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Teller is just out of range.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teller.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Teller lands a really nice looking cross but Bottura seems unphased.
Bottura misses with a looping left.
Bottura throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Teller to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura sizes up Teller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bottura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Bottura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bottura connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bottura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Bottura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Teller defending well as Bottura loads up on a big left hand.
Teller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bottura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura misses with an uppercut. Teller saw that one coming.
Bottura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bottura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bottura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teller counters with a straight right hand.
Bottura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bottura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bottura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teller.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Teller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Teller misses with a looping right.
Bottura misses the jab.
Teller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Teller blocks a jab.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura lands an overhand right.
Bottura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teller.
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Bottura moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTeller.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teller! But no joy.
Bottura throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Bottura.
Bottura throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
Bottura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bottura throws a series of strikes that have Teller backpedaling.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottura.
Bottura slips under a jab.
Bottura misses with a combination
and Teller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller avoids the head kick by Bottura.
Teller avoids the head kick by Bottura.
Bottura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Bottura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottura throws the kick towards the body but Teller avoids it.
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Teller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bottura.
A big right from Bottura misses.
Bottura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teller. Teller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henry Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caio Bottura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Bottura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bottura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklin scores the fight for Caio Bottura!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Caio Bottura!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Caio Bottura!
Caio Bottura wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Caio Bottura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Henry Teller was interviewed post fight and said 'He's a tough dude. I'm obviously disappointed but I'll definitely come back stronger than ever. Can't wait to get back in the gym Monday morning.'.
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energy
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hype
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