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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charm throws a nice looking combination but Cotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charm throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
A combination from Charm does no damage.
Cotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cotto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cotto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Charm wants to get back to his feet but Cotto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cotto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cotto wants to control from the top but Charm keeps moving.
Cotto tries to free his leg and advance position but Charm is retaining full guard.
Cotto trying to control the position from guard on top but Charm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cotto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cotto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Charm keeping moving, preventing Cotto from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charm gets caught flat footed, as Cotto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cotto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto stops Charm from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotto won't allow Charm to sweep him here.
Cotto landing with the ground and pound.
Charm wants to sweep here but Cotto controlling him for the moment.
Cotto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cotto wants to control from the top but Charm keeps moving.
Cotto with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotto working some strikes from top position.
Cotto thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto misses with an uppercut.
Cotto scores with a nice head shot.
Charm looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Charm moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Cotto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Lucky Charm has been cut.
Lucky Charm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucky Charm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charm looks gassed!
Charm lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charm.
Nice sprawl there from Charm as Cotto shoots in.
Charm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cotto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Charm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cotto misses with a series of wild punches.
Cotto misses with a hook.
Charm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cotto takes a swing at Charm's ribcage but misses.
Charm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Cotto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotto thows a body shot but no joy.
Charm throws a combination that misses
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Charm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Charm misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Cotto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cotto.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Charm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Charm.
Cotto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Charm has time to react.
Charm throws a combination that misses
and Cotto counters with a left and a right that stings Charm.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown but Charm shows good takedown defense.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Charm moves away and avoids it.
Charm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charm misses with a two punch combination.
Cotto lands with a cross.
Cotto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charm misses with a series of wild punches.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Cotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Cotto.
Charm throws a series of punches but Cotto avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cotto misses.
Cotto dodges the punch combination from Charm.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cotto.
Cotto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Charm in his tracks.
Charm throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
Cotto has a takedown stuffed.
Charm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cotto with a nice cross.
Cotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cotto.
Cotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto throws a combination that misses
and Charm counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cotto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Charm throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
No joy there for Charm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cotto!
Cotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charm manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Cotto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucky Charm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto throws a jab when Charm was well out of range.
Cotto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Charm counters with a two punch combo.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cotto.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Cotto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cotto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Charm wants to stand but Cotto is controlling the position.
Cotto tries to free his leg and advance position but Charm is retaining full guard.
Charm manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Charm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charm misses with a double jab.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm throws a nice looking combination but Cotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charm drops his hands momentarily and Cotto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cotto swinging wildly here.
Charm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cotto.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charm.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Charm throws a nice looking combination but Cotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotto throws a right hand that Charm ducks under and follows up with a left that Charm also avoids with ease.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cotto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charm looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Cotto misses with a leg kick.
Charm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cotto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Cotto misses.
Cotto dodges the punch combination from Charm.
Cotto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cotto misses the target.
Cotto misses with an uppercut.
Charm misses with the combination.
Charm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cotto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charm.
Danga de danga de dang - Charm scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Charm does no damage.
Charm throws a combination that misses
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Charm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cotto counters with a left to the body.
Charm connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charm throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
Charm misses with a two punch combination.
Cotto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Charm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cotto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Charm's guard.
Cotto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Charm's head.
Cotto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cotto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cotto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Charm kicks Cotto off and gets to his feet.
Charm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Cotto there.
Charm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charm throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
Cotto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charm uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Hector Cotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Charm misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cotto keeps control of Charm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charm.
Charm manages to break the clinch.
Cotto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cotto lands a glancing blow to the side of Charm's head.
Charm misses with a wild combination.
Cotto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cotto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cotto lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
Charm misses with a double jab.
Charm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto lunges at Charm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charm's hand.
Cotto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Cotto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucky Charm's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Cotto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Charm trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cotto with the ground and pound from mount.
Cotto landing shots from mount.
Cotto with shots to the head and body - Charm looks very uncomfortable down there.
Charm is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cotto working the ground and pound effectively.
Cotto with good strikes from the mount here!
Cotto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cotto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Charm is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cotto lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Charm squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hector Cotto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm tries to hold on but Cotto postures up.
Cotto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Charm is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cotto landing strikes from the mount and Charm is in trouble!
Cotto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cotto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Charm wants to get back to his feet.
Cotto landing strikes from the mount and Charm is in trouble!
Cotto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Charm really wants to buck Cotto off and get back to his feet.
Cotto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Charm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Cotto is landing with some decent strikes but Charm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Cotto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Charm holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cotto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Charm wants to control but Cotto is having none of it.
Cotto looking to finish with strikes here!
Charm is in a horrible position here. Cotto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Charm blocking the ground and pound.
Charm bucks Cotto off and manages to get back to his feet!
Cotto slips a jab and a cross from Charm.
Charm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cotto lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto jabs Charm right on the nose. Charm blinks but takes it well.
Charm checks a leg kick.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cotto counters with a single leg into guard. Charm didn't expect that.
Charm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Charm wants to sweep but no luck.
Charm wants to stand up but Cotto is controlling him.
Cotto postures up in Charm's guard and throws a big left but Charm blocks it.
Cotto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cotto trying to control the position from guard on top but Charm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cotto throwing strikes from guard but Charm blocks nicely.
Charm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charm throws a series of punches but Cotto moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cotto finds it's way through Charm's defenses.
Charm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Charm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cotto connects with a single shot there.
Hector Cotto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Charm misses with a combination
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Charm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Charm misses with a combination
and Cotto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cotto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cotto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charm's waist but Charm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cotto off to one side.
Cotto scores with a nice strike.
Charm throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
Charm throws a combination that misses
and Cotto counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charm is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cotto is controlling him well.
Lucky Charm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charm is looking to reverse the position.
Cotto slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Charm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Cotto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cotto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Cotto!
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