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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 2000 p4p, 224 weight class) and Andre Alzamora (ranked 1274 p4p, 154 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andre Alzamora was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Alzamora!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzamora gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Andre Alzamora has been cut.
Alzamora slips under a jab from Cole.
Alzamora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Alzamora's shoulder, as Alzamora tries to avoid the shot.
Alzamora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cole scores with a nice head shot.
Alzamora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alzamora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Cole misses.
Alzamora steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alzamora moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alzamora lands a nice uppercut.
Alzamora breaks from the clinch.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Alzamora.
Cole throws a big counter combination but Alzamora scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cole throws a poor cross that misses
and Alzamora counters with a nice body shot.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alzamora unleashes a big counter combination but Cole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Alzamora moves away and avoids it.
Alzamora flicks out a counter leg kick but Cole steps away.
A cross from Alzamora lands.
Alzamora swings widly with a right hand
and Alzamora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cole.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole lands with a cross.
Alzamora shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzamora throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Alzamora feints and then cracks Cole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cole down.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Alzamora should have avoided that one.
Cole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alzamora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Alzamora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cole throws a hook to the side of Alzamora's head but Alzamora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alzamora doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Alzamora ducks down to avoid it.
Alzamora slips a jab from Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alzamora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cole throws a nice looking combination but Alzamora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alzamora replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cole blocks it well.
Alzamora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Cole misses with a double jab
enabling Alzamora to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole throws an off balance right hand
letting Alzamora counter with a right hand.
Cole misses with a hook.
Alzamora lands a right hook to the body.
Cole takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzamora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzamora takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alzamora just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole throwing a counter right hand but Alzamora manages to avoid it.
Alzamora throws a head kick that misses
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole clinches with his opponent.
Alzamora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzamora uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzamora.
Alzamora holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alzamora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Alzamora's cut.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alzamora misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alzamora can do to turn this around?
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Alzamora now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cole lands a glancing blow to the side of Alzamora's head.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Alzamora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole clinches up against the cage.
Alzamora has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alzamora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Alzamora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alzamora blocks an uppercut.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Alzamora.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzamora.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Alzamora.
Alzamora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alzamora misses with a body kick.
Alzamora throws a leg kick which misses Cole's front leg but catches the back leg as Cole tries to avoid it.
Cole throws a series of punches but Alzamora moves out of range.
Cole scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cole misses the target.
Cole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cole has managed to clinch.
Alzamora slows down the pace here.
Cole misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzamora lands with a short shot to the head.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alzamora lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
Alzamora scores with a hook to the body.
Alzamora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alzamora lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alzamora takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cole misses with a right hand
and Alzamora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Alzamora moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Alzamora on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alzamora misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
James Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzamora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Alzamora lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alzamora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
Alzamora throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Cole thuds a left hand into Alzamora's body.
Cole cracks Alzamora with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alzamora scores with a leg kick.
Cole throws a hook to the side of Alzamora's head but Alzamora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alzamora follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Alzamora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Alzamora thuds a left hand into Cole's body.
Alzamora throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Alzamora.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alzamora.
Alzamora throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzamora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alzamora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzamora misses with a double jab
and Alzamora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alzamora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alzamora.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole throws a sloppy body shot
and Alzamora counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Alzamora's cut.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cole throws out a loose jab but Alzamora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzamora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Alzamora saw that one coming.
Alzamora lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cole blocks a jab.
Alzamora swings widly with a right hand
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole throws the left hand but Alzamora avoids the punch easily.
Cole backing away here, and Alzamora unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cole pushes Alzamora up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Alzamora.
Alzamora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alzamora just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Cole.
James Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alzamora breaks from the clinch.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Alzamora misses with a body kick.
Alzamora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole misses with the combination.
Alzamora throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Alzamora misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Alzamora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole rushes Alzamora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cole working aggressively here.
Alzamora manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzamora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alzamora throws a low kick, looking for Cole's leg but Cole calmly moves out of range.
Cole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cole lands a two punch combo.
Alzamora is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole throws a hook but Alzamora blocks it.
Alzamora is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alzamora seems to have recovered his senses.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Alzamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Cole.
Alzamora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzamora moves away from the strike by Cole.
A big left from Cole misses.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
letting Alzamora counter with a right hand.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzamora counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole swings widly with a right hand
and Alzamora counters with a nice uppercut.
Alzamora throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alzamora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Cole walks into a jab.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Alzamora looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Alzamora.
James Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alzamora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cole throws a jab when Alzamora was well out of range.
Alzamora swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alzamora slips under a jab.
Cole lands a lovely overhand right.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzamora moves away.
Alzamora throws a big counter head kick but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Alzamora with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andre Alzamora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Cole!
James Cole spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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