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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 3485 p4p, 4075 weight class) and Randy Turpin (ranked 404 p4p, 451 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin throws a right hand that misses
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turpin's coach down at Ocean Ripples was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turpin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turpin misses with a left hand
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turpin misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Turpin.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Turpin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Turpin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turpin throws a big shot that misses.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Nice shot by Turpin.
Turpin misses with a left hand
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws a right hand that misses
and Cotto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a lunging right hand
and Turpin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotto misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Turpin's shoulder, as Turpin tries to avoid the shot.
Cotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turpin throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Turpin misses.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin throws a jab when Cotto was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Randy Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Turpin catches Cotto right on the button with a cross.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cotto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turpin misses with an uppercut
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turpin throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Cotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto staying out of range there.
Turpin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turpin.
Turpin swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotto misses the target.
Turpin throws a looping overhand right but Cotto ducks down to avoid it.
Cotto throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin missing with a left hand there. Cotto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotto moves out of range as Turpin strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turpin.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turpin throws an off balance right hand
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cotto slips a jab from Turpin.
Cotto throws a jab when Turpin was well out of range.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Cotto has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turpin scores with the left hand. Cotto knows he should have avoided that one.
Turpin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cotto eats them both and turns towards Turpin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin jabs Cotto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin misses with an uppercut
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turpin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turpin connects with a nice looking jab.
Turpin swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin 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.
Turpin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turpin misses with a lunging right hand
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Cotto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turpin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cotto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Turpin slips the punch.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cotto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Turpin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turpin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turpin throws out the jab.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
It seemed like Turpin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a nice body shot.
Turpin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turpin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turpin misses with a looping left.
Turpin throws a hook but Cotto avoids it easily.
Randy Turpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Turpin misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Cotto both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Cotto misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotto slips a jab from Turpin.
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Cotto's belly button to the back.
Turpin scores with a jab.
Turpin throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotto counters with a beautiful hook that drops Turpin to the mat! Will Turpin be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Cotto to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Turpin is up. He looks OK to continue.
Turpin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cottos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Cotto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Cotto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Turpin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turpin is rocked!
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Turpin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?
Turpin walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Turpin is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
A relieved looking Miguel Cotto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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