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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Cook (ranked 24729 p4p, 5887 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 108 p4p, 81 weight class). 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cook tries to score with a low kick but Cotto moves his leg out of the way.
Cook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto unleashes a big counter combination but Cook bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cook lands a high kick!
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Cook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cook.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cotto connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Cotto.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotto tries a quick counter leg kick but Cook is wise to it.
Cook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cotto counters with a body kick that stops Cook in his tracks momentarily.
Cook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cotto clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cotto.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Cook misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cotto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cotto blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cotto.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook looking to stall.
Cook blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
Cotto presses Cook against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Cotto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
Cotto lands an elbow just above Cook 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cotto - that landed with a thud.
Cook blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Cotto.
Cotto tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
A short uppercut from Cotto.
Solomon Cook's cut is getting worse.
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cotto tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
Cook is trying to stall.
Cotto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cotto.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cotto misses with a double jab.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cotto throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
Cook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cotto blocks it with crossed arms.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto missing with knees to the body.
Cotto tries to break free but Cook pushes him back against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cotto.
Cook avoiding damage as Cotto throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cotto working aggressively here.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Cotto.
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cotto lands a good knee to the midsection. Cook won't want to take too many of those.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
Cotto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cotto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cook.
Cook takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miguel Cotto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cotto lands a body punch.
Cook wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Cotto.
Cotto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooks head.
Cotto blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Cotto scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Cotto lands a right hand.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Cotto.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Cotto.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Cotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cotto!
Cotto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cook takes a step back to recover.
Cotto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto scores with a head kick.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Cook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cook is looking to clinch.
Cook checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cotto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cook - the referee stops the clock and Cotto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cook. Cotto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cook slips a straight right by Cotto.
Cotto cracks Cook with an open hand slap.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Cotto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cook is out of range.
Cotto stuns Cook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Cook.
Cotto flicks out a counter leg kick but Cook steps away.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Cotto does it's job there.
Solomon Cook's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Solomon Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook misses with a hook. Cotto ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto rushes Cook and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cotto gets through Cook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cook is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Cotto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook avoids a kick to the body.
Cook tries a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Cook misses with an uppercut
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cook scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cook is rocked!
Cotto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oh Cook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cook thows a leg kick but Cotto checks it
and Cotto counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Cook to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto is the new super heavyweight champion!
Miguel Cotto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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