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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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22
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Elvis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvis clinches up with Cotto and pushes him back against the cage.
Cotto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elvis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Elvis tightens his grip and picks Cotto up, before dumping him to the ground. Cotto manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotto looking for a sweep. Not yet Cotto, not yet.
Cotto looking to control.
Elvis throwing strikes from guard but Cotto blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Elvis is in close to Cotto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elvis thows a big elbow that misses.
Cotto looking for a sweep. Not yet Cotto, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Elvis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cotto as he avoids it easily.
Cotto has his takedown stuffed
and Elvis counters with a shoot takedown. Cotto fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotto is trying to keep Elvis in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis stands up over Cotto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Elvis landing some decent shots from 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.
Cotto wants to sweep here but Elvis controlling him for the moment.
Elvis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cotto's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cotto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elvis is one step ahead there.
Cotto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elvis.
Elvis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elvis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Elvis chips away with some ground and pound.
Cotto trying to control the position.
Elvis stands up over Cotto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cotto wants to sweep but no luck.
Elvis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvis postures up.
Cotto wants to sweep here but Elvis controlling him for the moment.
Elvis postures up.
Cotto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elvis forces his way into half guard.
Cotto wants to get back to full guard.
Cotto is breathing heavily.
Cotto has hold of Elvis's hands but Elvis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cotto is looking for a sweep. Elvis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cotto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Elvis tries to free his leg and advance position but Cotto is retaining full guard.
Elvis postures up and lands a big shot to Cotto's brow.
Elvis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Elvis advances position into side control!
Cotto struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto sneaks back into half guard.
Cotto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Elvis pulls his head out easily.
Cotto taking some punishment here, with Elvis in his half guard.
Elvis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Elvis connects with a nice short shot to Cotto's temple.
Ground and pound from Elvis.
Cotto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elvis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elvis's back!
Elvis rolls, trying to escape but Cotto keeps control of the position.
Cotto somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cotto not allowing Elvis to control his hands.
Cotto softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Cotto is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Elvis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis is taking damage to the body and head.
Elvis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cotto has hold of Elvis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Elvis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Elvis is working to get back to half guard.
Elvis regains half guard.
Elvis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Elvis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cotto manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elvis with a nice head shot there.
Elvis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Elvis dominated that round.
That's time! Cotto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Elvis.
Elvis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Elvis working the ground and pound.
Cotto tries to improve position but can't.
Cotto sneaks back into half guard.
Cotto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cotto missing with punches from the bottom.
Cotto wants to control but Elvis is keeping busy.
Cotto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diego Elvis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elvis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elvis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis passes Cotto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Elvis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Elvis lands strikes from half guard.
Cotto wants to improve his position but Elvis is controlling well.
Elvis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Elvis moves into full mount! Cotto won't be happy about that!
Elvis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cotto wants to control but Elvis is having none of it.
Cotto is bucking up trying to escape but Elvis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cotto is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Cotto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Elvis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cotto hang on?
Elvis breaks from Cotto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cotto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cotto trying to control the position from guard on top but Elvis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elvis looking for a sweep. Not yet Elvis, not yet.
Elvis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cotto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elvis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elvis is on top in guard.
Elvis working some strikes from top position.
Cotto wants to sweep but no luck.
Cotto looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis landing some decent shots from guard.
Cotto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elvis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cotto is keeping the position for now.
Elvis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Elvis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cotto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elvis gets a takedown into half guard.
Cotto missing with punches from the bottom.
Elvis prevents Cotto from improving his position.
Cotto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is trying to get back to full guard.
Elvis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cotto is looking to improve his position.
Elvis lands strikes from half guard.
Elvis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cotto is staying active underneath Elvis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Elvis there.
Elvis trying to control the action but Cotto is working from the bottom.
Elvis moves nicely into side control.
Cotto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Elvis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Elvis gets a takedown into half guard.
Elvis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cotto defending well though.
Cotto wants to get back to full guard.
Cotto actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elvis lands a nice short elbow.
Elvis is looking for a kimura but Cotto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Elvis to get the leverage.
Cotto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elvis.
Cotto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cotto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elvis manages to get himself to full guard.
Cotto wants to control from the top but Elvis keeps moving.
Elvis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotto advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis tries to bench press Cotto off him but Cotto keeps the position.
Elvis misses with a strike from the bottom.
Elvis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cotto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cotto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Elvis down.
Cotto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Elvis!
Elvis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elvis really wants to buck Cotto off and get back to his feet.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the head.
Elvis is working to get back to half guard.
Cotto with shots to the head and body - Elvis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cotto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two 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.
Cotto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cotto working for a submission but Elvis is keeping him at bay.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elvis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Elvis landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Elvis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cotto is looking to take a break and control but Elvis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elvis moves into full guard.
Elvis working a defensive guard here.
Elvis 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis wants to stand up but Cotto is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elvis is on top in guard.
Cotto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Elvis connects with a couple of short punches.
Elvis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cotto working a defensive guard here.
Elvis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cotto's head.
Elvis stopping the sweep attempt from Cotto.
Cotto is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Elvis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cotto's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elvis shoots for a double leg takedown but Cotto sprawls well. He's pushed Elvis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cotto clinches.
Cotto is trying to break the clinch but Elvis has him pressed against the cage.
Elvis is trying to break free.
Cotto jumps guard but Elvis stands there with Cotto around his waist. Cotto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cotto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cotto decides to pull guard.
Miguel Cotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elvis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Elvis.
I've got Elvis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Elvis!
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FIGHT
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