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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diggs's choice of entrance music: STILL BLAZIN. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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194 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs throws a body kick that misses
and Cotto counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diggs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diggs has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cotto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diggs checks it well.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Cotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Cotto throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Cotto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Cotto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diggs.
Cotto throws a leg kick that misses.
Diggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Diggs off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Cotto is out of range.
Diggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto instigates a clinch.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Cotto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Diggs lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cotto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
Cotto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cotto wants to clinch up but Diggs keeps it at a distance.
Diggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cotto eats them both and turns towards Diggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cotto clobbers Diggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cotto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diggs counters with a solid body kick.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
Cotto connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the liver by Cotto. Beautiful body shot.
Diggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto scores with a shot to the body.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Diggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cotto connects with the punch.
Diggs scores with a push kick.
Cotto pushes Diggs up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is looking to slow Cotto down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cotto checks a leg kick.
Cotto jabs Diggs right on the nose. Diggs blinks but takes it well.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
A counter left hand to the body from Cotto misses its target.
Cotto misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with a two punch combo.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
Cotto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto counters with a right hand to the body.
Cotto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cotto tests Diggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Diggs replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cotto blocks it well.
Cotto throws a wild body kick that Diggs sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Cotto finds it's way through Diggs's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Cotto. That snapped Diggs's head back.
That has opened up Orlando Diggs's cut even more.
Diggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotto lands a nice hook to Diggs's body. Diggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diggs throws a head kick but Cotto moves out of range.
Diggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cotto clobbers Diggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggs is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cotto throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Cotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Cotto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto stuns Diggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Cotto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diggs. That one must have hurt.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Cotto avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Cotto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs counters with a body kick.
Diggs takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cotto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggs counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cotto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotto.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diggs. Cotto shrugs it off though.
Orlando Diggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotto connects with a jab.
The cut above Orlando Diggs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Cotto avoids it.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
Cotto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diggs misses with a wild combination.
Cotto throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Diggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Diggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cotto takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Cotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.
Cotto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diggs circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Cotto blocks the leg kick.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto forces Diggs back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diggs.
Cotto blocks an uppercut.
Diggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Diggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
A body shot lands from Cotto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs is trying to push Cotto away but Cotto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Diggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Cotto to keep the fight standing.
Diggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cotto has him pressed against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Diggs.
Diggs is trying to pull guard but Cotto turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Cotto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Cotto.
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 Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cotto tries to land a leg kick but Diggs saw it coming and moves away.
Cotto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Diggs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cotto with a body shot.
Cotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggs thinks about the counter body kick.
Cotto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cotto misses with an uppercut
and Diggs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs checks a low kick from Cotto.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diggs swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Diggs looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a body shot
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diggs. That's going to slow Cotto down.
Diggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Diggs cracks Cotto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cotto sizes up Diggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs throws a wild body kick that Cotto sees coming a mile off.
Cotto takes one to the chin there.
Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diggs throws a front kick that sends Cotto stumbling back into the ropes.
A jab from Diggs does it's job there.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Diggs defending well as Cotto loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Diggs.
Cotto works over Diggs's head and body with a nice combination.
Diggs throws a head kick but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto tried to counter with a leg kick but Diggs avoided it.
Cotto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
Diggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cotto moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.
Cotto moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.
Cotto cracks Diggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orlando Diggs's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Diggs catches Cotto right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from Cotto is predictable there
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Diggs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Diggs. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cotto.
Diggs cracks the inside of Cotto's front leg.
Good leg kick by Diggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Cotto misses.
Cotto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
Diggs throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Diggs.
Cotto lands with a nice body punch.
Cotto looks to land a body kick but Diggs moved away.
Cotto misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orlando Diggs.
I think Diggs 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs wins by unanimous decision!
Orlando Diggs took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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