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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Cotto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Cotto with a series of wild strikes but Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cotto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cotto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cotto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Cotto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cotto prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cotto stands up.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Cotto.
Cotto dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Cotto shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cotto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Cotto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Cotto with a series of wild strikes but Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cotto avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cotto clinches.
Cotto trying to land knees to the body.
Cotto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Cotto is controlling the position.
Cotto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquiao pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cotto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cotto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto passes to side control.
Cotto trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pacquiao to his feet.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cotto is defended easily by Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Cotto swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cotto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cotto misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Cotto throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cotto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cotto wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Cotto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Cotto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotto counters with a good low kick that Pacquiao was not able to check.
Cotto shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Cotto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Cotto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cotto slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Cotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotto moves into the clinch.
Cotto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cotto stalling the fight.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cotto slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cotto tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Cotto tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Cotto fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Cotto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Cotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Cotto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cotto rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cotto jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Cotto around his waist. Cotto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cotto manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Cotto moves into the clinch successfully.
Cotto fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Cotto has him pinned against the cage.
Cotto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Cotto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Cotto has Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Cotto prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Come on Cotto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Cotto has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Cotto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotto shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotto feints and as Pacquiao raises his hands in defense, Cotto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cotto cracks Pacquiao with a solid left hand.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Cotto tries to pass.
Cotto wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Cotto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cotto postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cotto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pacquiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cotto on the ground.
Cotto won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet.
Cotto stands and steps away. Pacquiao gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Cotto shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Cotto with a series of wild strikes but Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Cotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cotto dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Cotto's head and hops out.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Cotto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cotto moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pacquiao tries to keep at a distance but Cotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cotto tries for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to get underhooks.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Cotto won't allow it.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotto keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cotto.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Cotto backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cotto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cotto thows a big elbow that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cotto looking to sit in guard and control but Pacquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto working a defensive guard here.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Cotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cotto wants to stand and escape but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Cotto looking to control but Pacquiao passes into half guard.
Pacquiao prevents Cotto from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Cotto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cotto wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position.
Cotto decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotto shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Cotto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cotto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacquiao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto wins by unanimous decision!
Miguel Cotto is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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