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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Revis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrell Revis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Revis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Revis as he jumps to the side.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Revis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Revis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Revis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto tries to clinch up but Revis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis slaps away a takedown attempt from Cotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darrell Revis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Revis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Revis circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Revis slips the punch.
Cotto fails with the takedown.
Cotto fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cotto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto is breathing heavily.
Cotto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters with a right hand to the body.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revis throws a shot to the body.
Revis lands a body shot.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revis scores with a jab to the body.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto closes the distance but Revis moves to the side
and Revis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto misses with a takedown
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Cotto misses with a takedown attempt
and Revis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Revis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Revis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cotto misses with a combination
and Revis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis dominated that round.
That's time! Cotto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cotto misses with a body shot
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotto rather than just go for the knockout.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto clinches but Revis breaks the clinch
and Revis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Revis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cotto is controlling him well.
Revis sneaks out the side door and pushes Cotto away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Miguel Cotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto tries to clinch
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Revis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Revis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Cotto misses
and Revis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotto clinches but Revis breaks the clinch
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto closes the distance but Revis moves to the side
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Cotto misses with a takedown attempt
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cotto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Darrell Revis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Revis punishes Cotto's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Revis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revis.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revis. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revis lands a with a good body shot.
Revis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cotto counters with a shoot takedown. Revis fights it but they end up in guard.
Revis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Revis lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revis lands a with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Revis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Revis digs a good body shot into Cotto's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Revis.
Revis lands a nice shot to the body.
Revis takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Revis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cotto shoots and misses
and Revis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto tries to clinch
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revis. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto looks to clinch
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
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 with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Revis.
Cotto misses with a takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cotto throws a sloppy head kick
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cotto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Revis takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a right hand to the body.
Revis misses with a body shot.
Cotto looks to clinch
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Cotto darts in trying to clinch
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Cotto shoots and misses
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Revis scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Revis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis scores with a shot to the body.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto has his takedown stuffed
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Revis scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis lands a jab to Cotto's midsection.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto tries to clinch up
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Revis.
Revis lands a right hook to the body.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Cotto misses with a takedown
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revis digs a good hook to Cotto's body.
Cotto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Revis.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis lands a right hook to the body.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto throws a sloppy head kick
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Cotto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Revis punishes Cotto's body with a nice straight punch.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis thuds a left hand into Cotto's body.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Revis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Revis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 44:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 42:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Revis!
Darrell Revis is the new welterweight champion!
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