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GOAT MW Boxing Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marvin Hagler (ranked 5328 p4p, 4311 weight class) and Randy Turpin (ranked 504 p4p, 454 weight class). Randy Turpin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marvin Hagler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Turpin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin scores with a jab. Hagler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turpin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hagler's head.
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 lands the left hand.
Hagler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turpin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turpin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hagler misses with an uppercut
and Turpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hagler moves away from the strike by Turpin.
Hagler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turpin throws a lazy right hand but Hagler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpin throws a hook but Hagler blocks it.
Hagler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turpin lands a jab.
Turpin lands a glancing blow to the side of Hagler's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpin throws a shot from downtown. Hagler moves away and avoids it.
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hagler.
Turpin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hagler.
Hagler throws an off balance right hand
letting Turpin counter with a right hand.
Hagler scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turpin digs a good hook to Hagler's body.
Turpin's corner calls for a 1-2. Turpin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Hagler.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Randy Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagler takes one to the side of the head.
Turpin throws a jab when Hagler was well out of range.
Turpin digs a good body shot into Hagler's ribs.
Turpin throws an off balance right hand
and Hagler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hagler throws a hook to the side of Turpin's head but Turpin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turpin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hagler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turpin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turpin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hagler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. Hagler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hagler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turpin moves out of range as Hagler strikes.
Turpin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hagler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler throws a jab but it's blocked by Turpin.
Hagler throws a shot from downtown. Turpin moves away and avoids it.
Turpin catches Hagler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turpin throws a hook but Hagler blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Hagler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turpin swings widly with a right hand
and Hagler counters with a nice uppercut.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Hagler counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Turpin off his feet! Turpin crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Turpin isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Hagler screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marvin Hagler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Tiger (ranked 4275 p4p, 5362 weight class) and Canelo Alvarez (ranked 452 p4p, 509 weight class). Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mexico Lindo y Querido. Dick Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canelo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez moves out of range as Tiger strikes.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Tiger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Tiger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Tiger jabs Alvarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Tiger misses with a shot to the body
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Tiger swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Tiger throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiger moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tiger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Tiger.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Tiger is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tiger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Tiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the ropes and back into range.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger slips a jab from Alvarez.
Tiger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tiger swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Jab by Tiger.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Tiger scores with a shot to the body.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
It looked like Tiger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tiger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alvarez throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Tiger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the head.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Dick Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Alvarez.
Tiger jabs at Alvarez's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Tiger is rocked!
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Tiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Tiger seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
Tiger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Tiger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Tiger.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Tiger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Canelo Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Tiger misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiger misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Canelo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiger's hands.
Tiger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger takes one on the button.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiger has time to react.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Tiger misses.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez closes the distance and catches Tiger with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Tiger is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Tiger is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Tiger is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Alvarez takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Canelo Alvarez!
A very excited looking Canelo Alvarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Eubank (ranked 3255 p4p, 5349 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 367 p4p, 507 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Eubank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr needs to keep his hands up - Eubank had a free shot at his head there.
Jones Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Eubank counters with a left to the body.
Chris Eubank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd cheers as Eubank lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Jones Jr cracks Eubank with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Eubank is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Eubank is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Eubank is rocked!
 It looks like Chris Eubank has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eubank throws a sloppy body shot
and as Eubank tries to reset, Jones Jr cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Eubank is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roy Jones Jr!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Toney (ranked 4210 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Bernard Hopkins Jr (ranked 447 p4p, 381 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Hopkins Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Toney. Beautiful body shot.
Hopkins Jr throws out a loose jab but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Toney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toney finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins Jr's head.
A nice combination there by Toney.
Toney throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins Jr's shoulder, as Hopkins Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Toney staying out of range there.
Toney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toney, as that shot connected.
Hopkins Jr misses with a right hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Hopkins Jr manages to avoid it.
Hopkins Jr punishes Toney's body with a nice straight punch.
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins Jr throws out the jab.
Hopkins Jr scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr with a nice cross.
Toney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney scores with a jab to the head.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toney jabs at Hopkins Jr's body.
Hopkins Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Hopkins Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins Jr needs to keep his hands up - Toney had a free shot at his head there.
Hopkins Jr throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins Jr slips a jab from Toney.
Toney is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Toney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Toney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses with a left hand
enabling Hopkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr walks into a straight right hand from Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toney cracks Hopkins Jr with a good jab.
Hopkins Jr misses the jab.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Hopkins Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins Jr loads up on a big right hand but Toney slips the punch.
Hopkins Jr misses with a straight left.
Hopkins Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toney misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins Jr 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.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toney.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins Jr misses.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney with a hook.
Hopkins Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Toney.
Toney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
A slow jab from Hopkins Jr misses its intended target.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Hopkins Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Toney is just out of range.
A big right from Toney misses.
Hopkins Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hopkins Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Toney slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Toney.
Toney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins Jr.
Toney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney throws a hook but Hopkins Jr avoids it easily.
Hopkins Jr misses with a hook
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toney throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernard Hopkins Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hopkins Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toney throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Hopkins Jr sizes up Toney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toney misses the body punch
and Hopkins Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Toney.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Bernard Hopkins Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins Jr.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toney. Hopkins Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Hopkins Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toney moves away from the strike by Hopkins Jr.
Toney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Hopkins Jr is out of range.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins Jr's head.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney misses with an uppercut. Hopkins Jr saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins Jr misses with a straight left.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range nicely.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins Jr missing with a left hand there. Toney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Toney cracks Hopkins Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr looks to land a left hand but Toney moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins Jr misses the target.
Toney digs a good body shot into Hopkins Jr's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toney with a body shot.
Hopkins Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins Jr.
Toney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins Jr! But no joy.
Toney lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins Jr's head.
Hopkins Jr ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Toney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins Jr scores with a jab. Toney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopkins Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toney.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins Jr moves away.
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!
Toney lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins Jr seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Hopkins Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney misses with a right hand
and Hopkins Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toney in his tracks.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Hopkins Jr misses.
Hopkins Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Toney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toney misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernard Hopkins Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Toney with a nice cross.
Hopkins Jr blocks a jab.
Toney misses with a straight left.
A big left from Toney misses.
Hopkins Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopkins Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins Jr misses the target.
Hopkins Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hopkins Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Hopkins Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Toney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins Jr as he connects with a hook.
Toney throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins Jr's shoulder, as Hopkins Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins Jr lands the left hand.
Hopkins Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Hopkins Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney moves forwards but Hopkins Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins Jr scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toney.
It looked like Toney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
Hopkins Jr throws out a counter right but Toney avoids it with no problem.
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toney with a body shot.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Toney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney lands a head shot.
Hopkins Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hopkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Toney throws a body punch but Hopkins Jr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Toney.
Hopkins Jr lunges at Toney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toney's hand.
Toney slips under a jab.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James Toney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins Jr throws out the jab.
Hopkins Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins Jr throws a hook to the side of Toney's head but Toney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins Jr swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
Toney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hopkins Jr throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Toney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toney throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins Jr throws a looping overhand right but Toney ducks down to avoid it.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toney cracks a nice hook into Hopkins Jr's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr slips under a jab.
A big right from Hopkins Jr misses.
Toney throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopkins Jr misses with a left hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins Jr jabs Toney right on the nose. Toney blinks but takes it well.
Toney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopkins Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Toney.
Toney throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Toney misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernard Hopkins Jr.
Well Hopkins Jr 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Hopkins Jr!
After the fight, Bernard Hopkins Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 3523 p4p, 3724 weight class) and Roberto Duran (ranked 396 p4p, 417 weight class). Miguel Cotto has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 2 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cotto with a body shot.
A left lands for Cotto.
Duran blocks a jab.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotto throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Cotto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duran's hands.
Duran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cotto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto misses with a body punch
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran misses with a looping left.
Cotto misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto slips under a jab from Duran.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Duran throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Duran slips a straight right by Cotto.
A left and a right from Cotto both land. Nice combination.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duran misses the body punch
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.
Duran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Duran manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto connects with a crisp jab.
Cotto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duran doesn't seem bothered though.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cotto fails to land with a series of punches.
Cotto takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duran digs a good body shot into Cotto's ribs.
Cotto cracks Duran with an open hand slap.
Cotto connects with a looping right hand.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
Duran misses with a jab to the body
and Cotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duran swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.
Cotto catches Duran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Duran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duran has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duran throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duran swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Cotto moves away and avoids it.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duran misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duran misses with a body punch
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto scores with a shot to the body.
Duran scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duran misses with a body shot
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duran misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto lands a jab.
Cotto misses with a hook.
Duran thuds a left hand into Cotto's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duran throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Duran misses.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Duran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto cracks a nice hook into Duran's ribs.
Duran is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Duran throws a sloppy body shot
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duran misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with a left hand
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miguel Cotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotto moves away from the strike by Duran.
A jab from Cotto misses.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Cotto connects with a crisp jab.
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Cotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Duran staying out of range there.
Cotto cracks a nice hook into Duran's ribs.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duran.
Duran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran blocks a jab.
Duran unleashes a big counter combination but Cotto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran throws a counter combo.
Cotto misses with an uppercut
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Cotto. That snapped Duran's head back.
Cotto thuds his right hand into Duran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duran lands a jab to Cotto's midsection.
Duran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotto rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duran digs a good hook to Cotto's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cotto.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Duran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roberto Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cotto misses with a body shot
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Duran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cotto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duran misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Duran tries to move into range but Cotto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Cotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Cotto coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duran throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
Duran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Duran moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Good shot there by Cotto.
Duran moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duran there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Duran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Cotto connects with a jab.
Cotto throws a looping overhand right but Duran ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cotto throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran moves out of range as Cotto strikes.
Duran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
A jab from Duran misses.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duran looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cotto, as that shot connected.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Duran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cotto throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cotto scores with a jab.
Donk. Cotto catches Duran right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Duran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duran slips a jab from Cotto.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran throws an off balance right hand
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Cotto's belly button to the back.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Cotto misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Cotto.
Well Cotto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Roberto Duran spoke after the fight, saying 'No mas!'.
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