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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dalibor Drahomir (ranked 2589 p4p, 319 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 3665 p4p, 423 weight class). Drahomir kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outspoken. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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186 cm
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215 lbs
26 - 16 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dalibor Drahomir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drahomir misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cotto.
Dalibor Drahomir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drahomir swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a three punch combo that has Drahomir backing up. Drahomir nods at Cotto to acknowledge the strikes.
Drahomir has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Master Chai's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Drahomir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drahomir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drahomir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drahomir.
Good leg kick by Cotto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Drahomir. Those never looked like landing.
Drahomir throws a leg kick
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drahomir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cotto.
Good exchange - Drahomir coming out on top.
Cotto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drahomir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cotto misses with a hook. Drahomir ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Drahomir moves away and avoids it.
Drahomir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cotto.
Drahomir throws out a powerful jab.
Drahomir looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Drahomir looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Drahomir blocks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Drahomir.
Drahomir takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cotto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drahomir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Dalibor Drahomir has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cotto wants to clinch.
It looked like Drahomir was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir throws a big shot that misses.
Drahomir jabs Cotto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cotto fails to land with a series of punches.
Drahomir feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drahomir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drahomir looks to throw the jab but Cotto is out of range.
Cotto tries to clinch but Drahomir moves out of range.
Cotto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drahomir.
Cotto slips a jab and a cross from Drahomir.
A head kick misses from Cotto.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Drahomir moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cotto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drahomir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cotto scrambles back to his feet.
Cotto misses with a head kick.
Drahomir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drahomir misses with a straight left.
Cotto connects with a nice looking jab.
Drahomir throws a body shot but no joy.
Drahomir has closed the distance and engaged Cotto in a clinch.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
Drahomir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drahomir throws a sloppy head kick and Cotto moves out of range easily.
Drahomir throws a series of punches but Cotto moves out of range.
Drahomir throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
Drahomir cracks Cotto with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto scoring well with a low kick there.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drahomir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drahomir throws the left hand but Cotto avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drahomir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drahomir throws a jab when Cotto was well out of range.
That kick from Drahomir tenderised Cotto's leg. Cotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Cotto blocks the low kick.
Cotto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drahomir will feel that in the morning.
Dalibor Drahomir is winning the standup battle so far.
Drahomir misses with a lunging right hand
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drahomir slips a jab and a cross from Cotto.
Drahomir appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cotto throws a right hand that Drahomir ducks under and follows up with a left that Drahomir also avoids with ease.
Drahomir thows a leg kick but Cotto checks it
and Cotto counters with a leg kick.
Drahomir blocks a head kick by Cotto.
Drahomir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drahomir.
Drahomir misses with a looping left.
Drahomir throws a series of punches but Cotto avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto walks into a left hand.
Drahomir lands a nice hook to Cotto's body. Cotto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drahomir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drahomir works Cotto's body with a nice hook.
Drahomir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotto slips under a jab from Drahomir.
Drahomir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotto.
Drahomir misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
Drahomir ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Drahomir throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drahomir thows a leg kick but Cotto checks it
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drahomir checks it well.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drahomir.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Drahomir.
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 Dalibor Drahomir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drahomir.
Cotto scores with a hook to the body. Drahomir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drahomir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cotto is out of range.
Drahomir checks the leg kick.
Cotto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cotto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dalibor Drahomir's cut is getting worse.
Cotto lands a head kick that bluckles Drahomir and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Cotto no doubt looking to push for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drahomir moves into the clinch.
Drahomir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drahomir lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cotto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drahomir.
Drahomir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Drahomir fails to land.
Drahomir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto breaks the clinch.
Drahomir throws a shot from downtown. Cotto moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drahomir tried to score with a low kick but Cotto checks it.
Cotto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cotto tries to clinch but Drahomir is having none of it.
Drahomir seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Drahomir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cotto momentarily.
Drahomir slips under a jab from Cotto.
Cotto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drahomir misses with a hook. Cotto ducked under it nicely.
Drahomir throws a leg kick which misses Cotto's front leg but catches the back leg as Cotto tries to avoid it.
Cotto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drahomir. That's going to slow Cotto down.
Drahomir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cotto lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drahomir working aggressively here.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Drahomir avoids the head kick by Cotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir tries to keep at a distance but Cotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cotto breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drahomir.
Drahomir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drahomir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalibor Drahomir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cotto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drahomir.
Cotto looks to throw a body kick
and Drahomir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto scores with a jab to the body.
Drahomir throws a leg kick but Cotto checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto darts in and clinches Drahomir up against the ropes.
Drahomir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drahomir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cotto prevents a body shot from Drahomir.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cotto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cotto 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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