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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Evans!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Cotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Cotto slips the punch.
Cotto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Evans swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cotto swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Cotto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Cotto.
Cotto misses with a body punch.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Evans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans jumps guard and drags Cotto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Evans pulls Cotto in close to prevent any damage.
Cotto preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a triangle but Cotto pushes his legs off easily.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cotto is controlling him.
Cotto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Evans manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Evans wants to control from the top but Cotto keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cotto working a defensive guard here.
Cotto keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cotto connects with a body shot.
Cotto misses with a hook
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans throws an off balance right hand
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses the jab.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evans lands the left hand.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Cotto.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cottos head.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cotto.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Evans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans wants to clinch but Cotto slips to the side
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Cotto cracks Evans with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Cotto.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotto.
Cotto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Cotto manages to break the clinch.
Cotto lands with a good body shot.
Cotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cotto throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Evans slips a straight right by Cotto.
Evans looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Evans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cotto.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
Cotto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Cotto.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Evans throws a combination. Cotto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cotto feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Evans tries to clinch up but Cotto circles away and keeps his distance.
Cotto throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Cotto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Cotto moved out of range nicely.
Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cotto can pounce on him.
Evans catches Cotto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans scores with a jab. Cotto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cotto takes one on the button.
Evans thows a leg kick but Cotto checks it
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Cotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans has Cotto up against the cage in a clinch.
Cotto tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans lands with a right to the head.
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans pulls guard effortlessly.
Cotto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Evans holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cotto won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans is looking to stand up but Cotto isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been informed that Evans has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Miguel Cotto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Cotto misses.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Cotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans is looking to clinch but Cotto is avoiding it.
Evans rushes Cotto and presses him up against the cage.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans gets control of Cotto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Evans will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Evans is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cotto can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Cotto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Evans prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Cotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans gets control of Cotto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Evans will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cotto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Evans slips a jab from Cotto.
A good leg kick by Cotto.
Evans swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Cotto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cotto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Cotto settles back down.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Cotto's belly button to the back.
Cotto throws an off balance right hand
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Cotto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Evans lands a really nice looking cross but Cotto seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotto jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cotto scores with a hook to the body. Evans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Evans throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotto misses the body punch
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cotto misses with a straight left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evans!
Cotto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Cotto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Cotto pushes him off.
Evans avoids the head kick by Cotto.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Cotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evans on the side of the head.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Cotto.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans wants to clinch up but Cotto keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cotto keeps the fight on the outside.
Cotto misses with a body shot
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Cotto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cotto swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Cotto throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans darts in and clinches Cotto up against the cage.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans pushes Cotto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans tries to clinch but Cotto is having none of it.
Evans jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Cotto. Beautiful body shot.
Cotto lands with a good body shot.
Cotto scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cotto, as that shot connected.
Evans defending well as Cotto loads up on a big left hand.
Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 right hand lands inside from Cotto.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Evans throws a series of punches but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto misses with a body shot.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotto lands a nice looking body shot.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Cotto swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotto throws out the jab.
It seemed like Evans was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotto misses with a body shot.
Cotto lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Evans misses the body punch
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cotto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cotto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
In his post fight interview, Miguel Cotto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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