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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 148 p4p, 24 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 272 p4p, 42 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 Jacks Sole was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto tries to score with a low kick but Sole moves his leg out of the way.
Cotto misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sole.
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Sole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cotto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sole on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cotto misses with a hook.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Sole throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Sole misses.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cotto checks it.
Sole fails with the takedown
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Sole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Sole.
Nice straight punches there by Sole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sole.
Sole instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Sole.
Cotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole scores with the left hand. Cotto knows he should have avoided that one.
Cotto throws a low kick, looking for Sole's leg but Sole calmly moves out of range.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Sole moves away and avoids it.
Cotto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sole. Sole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Sole.
Sole misses with a hook.
That kick from Sole tenderised Cotto's leg. Cotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole slips under a jab.
Cotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto throws a right and a left that Sole avoids nicely.
Sole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cotto misses with a hook.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole 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 paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotto.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Sole manages to avoid it.
Sole shoots in for a double leg but Cotto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cotto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sole avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Sole misses with an uppercut
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Sole ducks right into an uppercut from Cotto.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cotto connects with the punch.
Cotto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cotto swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cotto throws a shot to the body.
Cotto takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Cotto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Cotto throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cotto takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Miguel Cotto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sole keeps Cotto at a distance using the push kick.
Cotto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick.
Cotto throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Cotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cotto takes one to the chin there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Cotto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sole sizes up Cotto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sole misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sole lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Sole misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
Sole shoots in and gets a takedown into Cotto's guard.
Cotto keeping full guard, as Sole tries to pass.
Cotto 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.
Cotto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sole scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sole looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Cotto.
That kick from Sole tenderised Cotto's leg. Cotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sole, as that shot connected.
Cotto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow Cotto down.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cotto on the side of the head.
Cotto throws a hook but Sole blocks it.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sole throws out the jab.
Sole staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Cotto scores with a four punch combination!
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Cotto misses.
Cotto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sole keeps Cotto at a distance using the push kick.
Sole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotto looks for the body kick but Sole saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cotto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sole lands the left hand.
Sole has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Sole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole takes one on the button.
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sole. Sole obviously looking to wear him down.
Cotto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sole looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sole delivers a nice body kick.
Cotto moves out of range of the body kick.
Cotto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotto lands a jab.
Cotto swinging wildly here.
Cotto is looking to clinch.
Sole scores with a punch to the head.
Cotto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto has Sole up against the cage in a clinch.
Cotto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotto avoids the elbow strike from Sole, against the cage.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the cage.
Sole pulls guard successfully.
Cotto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cotto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sole had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cotto defends it easily.
Sole has control of Cotto's left arm, preventing Cotto from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole wants to sweep but no luck.
Sole working for a triangle but Cotto defends it easily.
Cotto postures up.
Sole looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cotto has picked Sole up and slammed him! Sole can't keep hold of the triangle and Cotto manages to pass to side control!
That's four 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.
Sole is looking to reverse the position.
Sole is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cotto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cotto is thwarting Sole's attempts to control the position.
Sole moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sole is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sole has his hands on Cotto's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sole misses with a body kick.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sole.
Cotto tries to land a body kick
and Sole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Nice uppercut there from Sole.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sole.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cotto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole with a nice cross.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotto misses with an uppercut.
Sole misses with a straight right.
Cotto lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole lands a jab to the nose.
Sole lunges at Cotto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cotto's hand.
Cotto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Cotto steps away.
Cotto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Sole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sole throws a hook but Cotto avoids it easily.
Jacks Sole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotto jabs Sole right on the nose. Sole blinks but takes it well.
Sole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cotto. That did some damage!
Cotto blocks the body kick.
Cotto throws a hook but Sole blocks it.
A big left from Sole misses.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Sole.
Sole scores with a head kick. Cotto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Sole throws a hook but Cotto avoids it easily.
Cotto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto misses with a head kick.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cotto checks it.
Cotto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sole doesn't seem bothered though.
Cotto misses with a hook. Sole ducked under it nicely.
Sole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cotto's calf.
Sole cracks the inside of Cotto's front leg.
Cotto swats away the attempt to clinch by Sole.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Sole.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sole scores with a head kick. Cotto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sole gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A good leg kick by Sole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Sole misses with a body kick.
Cotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotto.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Sole misses.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Sole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cotto's calf.
Cotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sole eats them both and turns towards Cotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sole lands with a cross.
Cotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
Sole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cotto on his heels. He'll look to pass Cotto's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Sole landing with the ground and pound.
Sole postures up in Cotto's guard and throws a big left but Cotto blocks it.
Sole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cotto is keeping the position for now.
Sole controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sole wants to control from the top but Cotto keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
A relieved looking Jacks Sole thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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