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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 609 p4p, 75 weight class) and Mamoru Date (ranked 665 p4p, 82 weight class). Bottura comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class 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
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mamoru Date!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date lands a slapping body shot.
Date jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Date connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bottura momentarily.
Date moves out of range of the body kick from Bottura.
Date avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bottura doesn't manage to clinch there - Date circles away.
Date swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Date misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
Date wants to land a leg kick but Bottura is out of range.
Bottura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Date wants to counter with a clinch but Bottura pushes him away.
Date has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Date moves out of range as Bottura throws a body kick.
Date takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date misses with a low kick.
Bottura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Date takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bottura scores with a head kick. Date tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Date smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Date throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura tries to land a body kick
and Date counters with a leg kick.
Bottura throws a shot from downtown. Date moves away and avoids it.
Bottura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Date misses with a body punch
and Bottura counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Date jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottura misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Date misses.
Date throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Date punishes Bottura's body with a nice straight punch.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Date moves away.
Bottura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Date fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Date slips a jab from Bottura.
Date now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bottura tries to clinch up but Date circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date loads up on a big right hand but Bottura slips the punch.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Date. That's going to slow Bottura down.
Date looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Bottura went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Date fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bottura, pushing him back against the cage.
Bottura pulls guard effortlessly.
Bottura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Date can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bottura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Date can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Date trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bottura's guard.
Date stays in close to Bottura's body and controls the position.
Date tries to stand but Bottura is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Date stacks Bottura on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Date!
Date tries to advance to mount but can't.
Date moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Date working away.
Date remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bottura struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bottura is being controlled here.
Bottura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bottura is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Bottura's face as Date controls the position.
Bottura tries to improve position but can't.
Date tries to stand but Bottura is controlling his head.
Bottura struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Date dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Date throws a looping overhand right but Bottura ducks down to avoid it.
Date works Bottura's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Bottura misses.
Good leg kick by Bottura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Date throws a solid leg kick but Bottura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Date.
Date fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bottura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Date has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bottura finds it's way round the side to connect with Date's head.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
Date scores with a nice strike.
Date scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Date scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Date was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Date misses with a jab to the body
and Bottura counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bottura jumps guard but Date stands there with Bottura around his waist. Bottura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura tries to pull guard but Date won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Date fails to land.
Date goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Date is working Bottura over against the cage.
A short left from Date.
Date tries to work over Bottura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bottura fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Bottura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bottura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Date to keep the fight standing.
Date misses with a hook from the clinch.
Date lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Date turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bottura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Date works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Bottura.
Bottura has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Date uses from the top position.
Date looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Date has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bottura is trying to keep Date in close.
Date is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bottura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Date doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Date manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bottura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Date slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Date avoids the head kick by Bottura.
Date throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bottura.
Date throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Date misses the shot to the body.
Date takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Date throws a looping overhand right but Bottura ducks down to avoid it.
Bottura dips to his left and cracks Date with an uppercut!
Bottura scores with a hook to the body. Date takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Date.
A low kick from Bottura misses
and Date counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Date slams his shin into Bottura's torso.
Date scores with a hook to the body. Bottura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Date.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Date.
Bottura is looking to wear down Date with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Date misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Date.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bottura is looking to clinch.
Bottura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Date pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bottura is out of range and Date settles back down.
Date scores with a hook to the body. Bottura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bottura tries a head kick but it misses.
Bottura defending well as Date loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Date showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Date with a hook.
Date lands a jab to the nose.
Bottura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Date throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bottura avoids the body shot from Date.
Date swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Date scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Date misses the shot to the body.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Date. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Bottura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Date.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date lands a jab.
Bottura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Date.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Date moves out of range of the body kick from Bottura.
Date looks to land a right hand but Bottura moved out of range.
Bottura tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Date manages to circle out of the way.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Date misses the shot to the body.
Date takes a swing at Bottura's ribcage but misses.
Date scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bottura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bottura thows a body kick. Date tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Date throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range.
Date takes one to the chin there.
Bottura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Date is leaning against Bottura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Date misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Date smiles and moves away.
Bottura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Date can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Date throws a leg kick but Bottura sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Date moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Date fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bottura.
Date waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Date misses with a body kick.
Date looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Date.
Date keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bottura.
Date misses with a left hand
and Bottura counters with a nice body kick.
Date scores with a jab.
Caio Bottura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Date slams his shin into Bottura's torso.
Bottura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Date throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Date takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bottura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Date counters with a stiff right hand.
Bottura misses with a lunging right hand
and Date counters with a good low kick that Bottura was not able to check.
Mamoru Date is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bottura scores with a jab. Date acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Date slips under a jab from Bottura.
Bottura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Date. That one must have hurt.
Date thumps Bottura with a low kick.
Bottura throws a front kick aimed at Date's knee but Date avoids it well.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottura throws a leg kick but Date checks it.
Bottura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Date counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Date scores with a nice head shot.
Date connects with a solid leg kick.
Bottura misses with an uppercut.
Date jabs Bottura right on the nose. Bottura blinks but takes it well.
Date scores with a leg kick.
Date throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Date connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bottura's hands.
Date feints and then cracks Bottura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bottura down.
Bottura tried to score with a low kick but Date checks it.
Mamoru Date seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Date connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamoru Date comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Date has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamoru Date!
Mamoru Date thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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RATING
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