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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 96 p4p, 17 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 40 p4p, 6 weight class). Justice's entrance music is Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotto. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice misses with a hook. Cotto ducked under it nicely.
Cotto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cotto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Justice throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cotto lands a leg kick that knocks Justice off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Justice avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Cotto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Justice on the side of the head.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
It looked like Justice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Justice. That's going to slow Cotto down.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cotto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Justice thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice misses with a straight left.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Justice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cotto on the side of the head.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Cotto misses.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice misses with a wild combination.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Cotto is out of range.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justice misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto motions for Justice to come forward. Cotto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justice misses with a hook.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice throws a leg kick but Cotto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
Cotto dips to his left and cracks Justice with an uppercut!
Cotto throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Justice finds it's target.
Cotto throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Cotto moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Justice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cotto slips a jab from Justice.
Cotto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good work by Cotto as he checks the leg kick.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
Justice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Justice misses the target.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Cotto backs away, Justice returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Justice ducks right into an uppercut from Cotto.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Justice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto checks the leg kick.
Cotto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Justice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cotto scores with a nice head shot.
Cotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justice. Justice obviously looking to wear him down.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice blocks a low kick nicely.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cotto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cotto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Justice had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cotto throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Cotto finds it's target.
Justice scores with a jab.
Cotto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto throws a leg kick but Justice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justice connects with an inside leg kick.
Justice misses with a low kick.
And Cotto responds with a good body kick, but Justice manages to step out the way in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Justice slips a straight right by Cotto.
Good work by Justice as he checks the leg kick.
Justice has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cotto misses the jab.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick from Cotto.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Cotto lands a nice looking body shot.
Cotto scores with a nice strike.
Cotto throws a low kick but Justice moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Justice there.
Justice sizes up Cotto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cotto lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto cracks Justice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Cotto ducks down to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Justice might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cotto defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
Cotto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice slips under a jab from Cotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Cotto tries to score with a low kick but Justice moves his leg out of the way.
Cotto defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Justice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A solid body kick from Justice.
Justice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Justice lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Cotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Justice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Cotto lands.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotto throws out the jab.
Justice looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Cotto throws a solid leg kick but Justice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cotto.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justice misses with a straight left.
Cotto throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justice blocks a jab.
It looked like Justice was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Justice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotto.
Some bone on bone action there as Cotto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto tried to score with a low kick but Justice checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Cotto there.
Cotto misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Cotto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Cotto slips under a jab from Justice.
Cotto throws a shot to the body.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Cotto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cotto throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Cotto throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Justice throwing a counter right hand but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Justice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Justice. That's going to slow Cotto down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice scores with a push kick.
Cotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Cotto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cotto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Justice's corner calls for a 1-2. Justice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cotto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cotto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cotto checks a low kick from Justice.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice throws a front kick aimed at Cotto's knee but Cotto avoids it well.
Cotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Cotto.
Cotto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cotto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Justice.
Cotto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justice has time to react.
Cotto looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
Justice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Cotto lands a jab to Justice's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Cotto slips under a jab from Justice.
Cotto checks a leg kick nicely.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cotto.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Cotto lands.
Cotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Cotto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Justice slips under a jab from Cotto.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Justice connects with the punch.
A big right from Justice misses.
Justice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cotto feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Justice moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Justice seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cotto lands with a nice body punch.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
Cotto swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Cotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Justice throws a low kick but Cotto moves out of range easily.
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Justice blocks a head kick by Cotto.
Justice throws a leg kick but Cotto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Justice backing away here, and Cotto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Justice slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Justice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotto.
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cotto. That did some damage!
Justice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miguel Cotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cotto.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cotto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cotto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cotto moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Cotto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cotto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cotto cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Cotto looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
Justice moves out of range as Cotto strikes.
Cotto throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Cotto checks a leg kick.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto really dominated that round.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Cotto slips under a jab from Justice.
A countering left hand to the body from Cotto misses.
Cotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Justice to score with a decent uppercut.
Cotto jabs Justice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Cotto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Cotto.
A leg kick checked by Cotto.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cotto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cotto slips a jab from Justice.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice connects with a leg kick. Cotto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice blocks a jab.
As Cotto looks to move away, Justice throws a big counter combo but Cotto just gets out of the way.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cotto. That did some damage!
Cotto misses with a hook
and Justice counters with a leg kick.
Justice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice throws a leg kick but Cotto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justice throws a chopping leg kick but Cotto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cotto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cotto cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Cotto's leg but Cotto calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Justice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
Justice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cotto can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice slips under a jab.
Justice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cotto.
Cotto lands a slapping body shot.
Justice works the jab nicely.
Cotto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice lands with a straight right. Cotto didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Justice misses.
Justice throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Cotto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justice doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cotto! But no joy.
Justice slips under a jab.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Justice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotto throws a front kick that sends Justice stumbling back into the cage.
Cotto misses with a body shot.
Cotto motions for Justice to come forward. Cotto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotto throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Cotto - just one landing.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Cotto moved out of range nicely.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Cotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto blocks a low kick nicely.
Cotto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice appears to be looking for a big counter.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Justice tests Cotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Cotto moves out of range as Justice throws a body kick.
Cotto digs a good hook to Justice's body.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Justice misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
Justice misses with a double jab.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Justice connects with a leg kick. Cotto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Justice misses.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Justice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Justice slips a jab from Cotto.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Justice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Justice throws a push kick but Cotto slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
Cotto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Justice momentarily.
Cotto slips under a jab from Justice.
Cotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice is looking to counter punch.
Cotto misses with a jab to the body
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cotto - just one landing.
Cotto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cotto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cotto misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cotto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Justice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Cotto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cotto.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Cotto misses.
No joy there for Cotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cotto takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto looks for the body kick but Justice saw that one coming.
Justice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
Justice feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cotto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Cotto settles back down.
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Cotto lands a jab to the nose.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Justice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cotto just manages to avoid it.
Cotto slips a straight right by Justice.
Cotto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Justice.
Justice misses the jab.
Cotto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Justice with a body shot.
Justice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cotto misses with a low kick.
Justice lands with a nice combination. Cotto backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotto. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justice throws a chopping leg kick but Cotto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Justice lands with an uppercut that bounces Cotto off the cage and back into range.
Justice cracks Cotto with an open hand slap.
Justice connects with a crisp jab.
Justice moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as Justice blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Cotto misses
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Justice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cotto digs a good hook to Justice's body.
Justice slips a straight right by Cotto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto stuns Justice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a leg kick.
Justice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cotto checks it well.
Cotto throws a counter combo.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Cotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotto misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Justice checks a low kick from Cotto.
Nice uppercut there from Justice.
Cotto tried to score with a low kick but Justice checks it.
Justice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cotto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cotto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice walks into a jab.
Johnny Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Justice.
Well Cotto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto is the new light heavyweight champion!
Miguel Cotto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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