Maussa looks really slow, and Ortiz lands a strong uppercut. Maussa is punching like a gassed Fight Night 3 opponent. You can almost hear the, "Haaa! Haaa!" behind his big, ugly, looping swings.

And Maussa is down on a straight left -- and it's over!

Really nice punch, a short left to the eye, and that's probably it for Maussa. He looked terrible.

Victor Ortiz KO-1
1:15

Maussa has got to be finished. He looked 150% shot. I mean, just flat-out shot. Nothing he did looked good out there. Ugly, slow punching, no pop on anything, bad footwork.

WHOA!

Santa Cruz lands a left hook and Casamayor goes down!

Up at six, not hurt really. Just off-balance.

Hard left to the body from Casamayor, seems to hurt Santa Cruz. This is being refereed by Steve Smoger, who Lampley discusses at length. I agree that sometimes Smoger lets fights go TOO long, but I also firmly believe that some referees could learn something from letting the fighters fight on.

Casamayor just looks rusty right now, but Santa Cruz doesn't necessarily look a lot BETTER than him. If Casamayor can shake the cobwebs out of his legs and chin, it looks to me that he's going to win this fight.

Santa Cruz 10-8

It's a combo, then a clutch, then a circle, then a combo, then a clutch. I like Casamayor, but sometimes I wish he'd fight more.

Santa Cruz is going to need to corner Casamayor and try to go to his body, because this is dull and sort of a default round for Casamayor.

Casamayor 10-9
Santa Cruz 19-18

More of the same for the first minute of the third. You know what? This is why Joel Casamayor is one of his generation's most overlooked fighters. This is why he's struggled to find opponents and TV backers.

There has not been a single effective punch landed this round that I can recall. I'm sure there had to be one or two, but damned if I remember seeing it.

Crowd is dead silent for a dead fight.

Santa Cruz 10-9
Santa Cruz 29-27

Santa Cruz tries to land some long punches, missing. Casamayor with a low blow, Smoger warns him. Lots of clinching. This is Joel Casamayor at his worst and least enjoyable.

Nice short left from Santa Cruz catches Casamayor pretty solidly, but Joel clinches. Shocking.

Boy. This could really stand to pick up.

Santa Cruz 10-9
Santa Cruz 39-36

Santa Cruz, God bless him, is attempting to push the action. It's not happening. Earlier I felt Casamayor was dictating the pace, but now I'm going to call it Casamayor dictating a lack of pace.

So much fucking clinching. Santa Cruz doesn't even look good, which Casamayor has done to lots of fighters, but now Casamayor doesn't even look good in contrast.

You think Golden Boy is re-thinking Casamayor right now?

Santa Cruz 10-9
Santa Cruz 49-45

Nice counter left from Casamayor. Short little combo upstairs. Santa Cruz's pressure might end up working against him. Chasing and chasing does wear a fighter down, especially with everything ending on a clinch.

Another sharp counter left from Casamayor. At least he's countering. Hey, more clinching.

Kellerman is starting to get about as tired of this as I am.

Casamayor might be having his best round, and it's still nothing to get excited about as the ten-second warning sounds.

Let's call a spade a spade: This fight fuckin' stinks.

Casamayor 10-9
Santa Cruz 58-55

Casamayor is bleeding from the bridge of his nose and has a small cut over his left eye, too.

Hey, Casamayor lands a three-punch combination. I'll be goddamned. Some mild trading. Santa Cruz has switched over to southpaw, going back and forth the last couple of rounds.

Casamayor's punches are actually starting to land with some snap behind them, which is nice to see.

Casamayor stumbles a little bit off an exchange, but manages to clinch himself into safety. Another nice counter left from Casamayor. Casamayor is landing the much better shots the last two rounds, seemingly waking up, even if just a little bit.

Every time Santa Cruz rushes in on Casamayor, the clinches stop any action. But this is more enjoyable than it was earlier. Slightly.

Casamayor 10-9
Santa Cruz 67-65

Santa Cruz catches him somewhat again, getting some mild stumbling out of Casamayor. Santa Cruz was basically screamed at in his corner for continuing to throw long punches between rounds, and it seems to have lit a fire under his ass. He's firmly back in control of the fight this round.

Good uppercut from Santa Cruz, followed with a nice straight shot. Casamayor got the hell out of the way there. Those were maybe the fight's two best punches.

Casamayor is back to looking terrible, as Santa Cruz has kicked the pressure back up.

Santa Cruz 10-9
Santa Cruz 77-74

A little more trading again, sloppy boxing from both guys, as neither guy is looking too energetic anymore.

I'm almost scared of how this one could be scored. Casamayor was supposed to win, so when a fight has no real excitement, you can see a judge whose mind isn't totally into the bout giving a round to the favored guy, and another, and another. Similar to what I think happened with the Demetrius Hopkins-Steve Forbes fight earlier this year.

Santa Cruz 10-9
Santa Cruz 87-83

More ugly boxing, intermittent punches landing, and Casamayor clinching and running.

Awful. Awful, awful, awful.

Santa Cruz 10-9
Santa Cruz 97-92

How's this grab ya? Jose Armando Santa Cruz, by all rights, is a round and a half away from being the lightweight champion of the world.

Casamayor just leaned out of the ring under the top rope to avoid a flurry from Santa Cruz. This is almost a comedy at this point.

Another sad round passes. Thank God we're going into the final round.

Santa Cruz 10-9
Santa Cruz 107-101

Casamayor, with two minutes left in the fight, looks like he's finally interested in maybe fighting someone. Go figure.

They traded more this round, but all in all there was still nothing to get excited about.

Jose Armando Santa Cruz won this fight.

Santa Cruz 10-9
Santa Cruz 117-110

114-113 Casamayor
114-113 Santa Cruz
114-113 Casamayor

Oh Jesus Christ. I KNEW IT. I KNEW they would fuck this up. That is a goddamned joke.

Ugh. I'll have more later so that I don't sit here until the start of Margarito-Johnson bitching. Absolutely embarrassing. Casamayor is basking in the boos of the appreciative audience.

Manny Steward: "It was a bad, disgusting decision."

Kellerman and Lampley take their own shits on the decision. Awful. Put Casamayor in with Juan Diaz.

Hard body shot from Margarito. They're trading. Margarito has come out throwing. Really nice body shots.

Down goes Johnson on uppercuts. He's not gonna get up.

Nope, Johnson's up. He got drilled. Margarito looks vicious.

Left uppercut, and Johnson goes down on a knee to the canvas just after.

This is Tony Margarito at his best.

Vicious punching. Margarito looks GREAT out there. Johnson can't do anything. He's being smothered. Absolutely smothered.

Johnson is finally weathering the storm, at least some. Excellent stuff. Body shots are lethal, and Margarito drills him again. He's down, and the referee stops it.

Holy mother of pearl. Antonio Margarito is motivated and back in the game.

Antonio Margarito TKO-1

Another right to the body from Mosley. Hard right upstairs from Cotto. Another jab from Cotto. And another solid left from Cotto, and there's one to the body.

Cotto looks good. Shane looks like he's being somewhat discouraged by Cotto's bullish tendencies, or at least as discouraged as Mosley can be in the first round.

Cotto does, as Manny notes, look faster than most expected. Mosley with a 1-2, then pushes Cotto into the ropes. Right hand lands, then a jab from Cotto. Short little left hook from Cotto, Mosley lands the chopping right at the bell.

Cotto 10-9

Left hook from Cotto lands, not totally flush, but lands. Mosley starts winging some stuff, but he's not landing a lot. Cotto's jab looks great tonight. He's boxing from a distance and doing it very well.

Shane with the big rights, but now here comes Cotto again. Another good round from Cotto.

Cotto 10-9
Cotto 20-18

Cotto charges in, and Shane is ready to blow him up on those lunges. Another nice jab from Cotto. The two of them are throwing heavy stuff, and I would wager a guess that SOMEONE is going down in the later rounds. These guys can't take these shots all night.

A lot more tactical now, as I think both guys have a sincere respect for the damage the other can do. Cotto with another left hook. Mosley just threw a GIGANTIC left hook that barely missed. That would've been it had it landed. That was a nuclear bomb of a throw.

Both land left hooks. Cotto with another after, and Mosley fires right back. Hard right from Cotto, and then a left hook. This is damn good so far.

Uppercut from Cotto, and this is HEATIN' UP AT THE BELL.

Cotto 10-9
Cotto 30-27

Clinching and punching, these two are pressing each other hard. Another exchange in the center of the ring. Nice 1-2 from Cotto, then a third shot lands a moment after. There's a vicious combo from Cotto with the trademark brutal body work.

Cotto with a right hand, then Mosley fires back with two of his own. Big shots. Cotto goes to the body again. Left hook from Cotto. And Cotto rocks his chin with a combination.

Cotto with another hard combo. Big right upstairs, Mosley then eats a serious jab. Cotto with another left hook to the jaw. This is clearly his round.

I think, right now, this looks like every other Cotto fight -- he is breaking the spirit of his opponent.

Cotto 10-9
Cotto 40-36

Shane looks a little tired to me. Uppercut from Mosley, then some body work. Cotto looks a lot more fresh, even though he's taking hard shots, too. Cotto absorbs a body shot.

Mosley comes back swinging after two big lefts from Cotto. Left hook from Cotto. Another right hand from Cotto. Cotto looks fantastic tonight. Mosley doesn't look bad at all. This, to me, feels somewhat like Calzaghe-Kessler: One guy is just a little bit better.

HUGE right from Cotto. Shane looks shaken up. He eats a jab right to the mouth. Another big exchange at the bell.

This is a hell of a good fight.

Cotto 10-9
Cotto 50-45

Cotto continues to do good work, overshadowing the fine work Mosley is doing. That jab is outstanding tonight for Cotto. That, his left hook, the right cross (which just landed again), and some good body work.

Beautiful right hand from Cotto catches Shane flush. Shane's defense just is not there and he's looking very frustrated. The jab lands squarely again. The further this gets along, the more Cotto is taking the fight over. This is a hell of a fighter.

Mosley comes with a combo, nothing lands. Lampley calls it "tremendous." Another round for Cotto. Great fight so far. I still think Mosley can win this, but he's going to need a home run punch.

Cotto 10-9
Cotto 60-54

Hard right from Mosley, he's moving around a lot more than he was earlier. Mosley is slowing Cotto's attack down a lot more this round, and winning it.

Thumping right from Mosley, this is much more Mosley's style of fight. Mosley is starting to wear Cotto out a little bit. Worst round of the fight, honestly. And I'm giving it to Sugar Shane.

Mosley 10-9
Cotto 69-64

Mosley with a right to the body, one upstairs, and Cotto comes back with a jab. This is a rugged fight and both guys are working their asses off.

Sharp right from Mosley, and Cotto just keeps moving forward. Two snapping jabs from Cotto. Left to the chest from Cotto.

Both guys are starting to look ragged. That was a tough round to score. Cotto landed better shots, I think.

Cotto 10-9
Cotto 79-73

Mosley's fans are getting a little more vocal. Mosley with a wicked left hook. Cotto pops him with another jab. Cotto looks hurt. He's backing away for the first time tonight. This is getting very interesting.

Yeah, Cotto never moves back like this. Shane smells it. HUGE right from Shane. Cotto stays up and gets away, fighting back. 10 second warning sounds.

Cotto is definitely hurt. Shane knows it. Cotto lunges in with a huge left.

Well, this one just got really interesting. REALLY interesting. Something's wrong with Cotto.

Mosley 10-9
Cotto 88-83

Cotto eats another right! Cotto's very hurt, and now we've got something with the referee. THE REFEREE STOPS THE ACTION DRY OFF THE CORNER. Jesus.

Mosley looks much stronger. This is as tense as it gets.

Chants for both Mosley and Cotto. This is true big fight atmosphere.

Hard right from Mosley. Mosley is in total control. Cotto comes back with a hard left, and they are just bulling each other all over the ring.

Uppercut from Mosley! Cotto fires back, and they tie up again. Cotto with a three-punch combo, and he's winging leather now. Cotto backs Mosley down with a left-right-left.

MOSLEY WITH AN UPPERCUT, COTTO DRILLS HIM WITH A HARD LEFT

COTTO IS COMING BACK AND HERE THEY GO

THIS IS A FUCKIN' WAR, Y'ALL

That was a hell of a round.

Mosley 10-9
Cotto 97-93

The crowd is insane, the fighters are bringing it with every ounce of energy they have, and they're STILL hitting hard.

Cotto has a cut inside his mouth, apparently. Same place as the one he had against Judah.

Hard right from Cotto. This is vicious. Another nice right from Cotto as the two trade in the center. Mosley is throwing nasty body shots, and he has him against the ropes again. Cotto escapes! In almost Houdini-like fashion.

Cotto misses a home run uppercut, then fires two brutal body shots. This is a fight that started hot, slowed down, and has reached a fever pitch once again. No fight this year has been more intense.

HUGE shot from Cotto, and another big shot. He took this round.

Cotto 10-9
Cotto 107-102

A little bit of boxing from both guys, and Mosley slips in the corner that had to be dried up before. Both guys look worn out, but they're still working.

Cotto with a right hand up top, Mosley comes back with a jab. Here they are at the center of the ring, trading shots again. They tough gloves after, I believe, a clash of heads. Cotto is acting like he knows he's won the fight. Cotto's left eye is cut.

Mosley is chasing, but when he gets close, Cotto backs him down with a flurry. HARD right from Mosley. Cotto continues to dance, and the bell sounds.

Tremendous fight. Has there been a better week of boxing? Ever? Between this, Calzaghe-Kessler, and Codrington-Bika, my God.

Mosley 10-9
Cotto 116-112

115-113
115-113
116-113

MIGUEL COTTO VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION

Excellent fight. I'd watch them fight again, but Margarito did his job tonight. If Cotto-Margarito is going to happen, the time is now. Nothing to be ashamed of for Shane Mosley, he fought great.

Both landed 248 punches, Cotto at 37% and Mosley at 32%.