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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santonio Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Cotto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santonio Holmes's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santonio Holmes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holmes's guard.
Cotto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cotto stops Holmes from standing up.
Cotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
Cotto looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cotto holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto looking for a sweep. Not yet Cotto, not yet.
Holmes prevents Cotto from getting back to his feet.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holmes catches Cotto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holmes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Cotto takes one to the side of the head.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
Santonio Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Cotto misses with a head kick.
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto is breathing heavily.
Cotto takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Cotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holmes as he avoids it easily.
Cotto gets a clinch.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holmes wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holmes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Holmes does it's job there.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Cotto's head.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cotto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cotto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a straight right. Cotto didn't see that one coming.
Holmes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes tests Cotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santonio Holmes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
Cotto doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Cotto misses.
Horrible takedown by Cotto or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Holmes stuns Cotto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Holmes connects with a single shot there.
Holmes leaves Cotto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Holmes finds it's target.
Santonio Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cotto momentarily.
Holmes throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Cotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes throws a good cross that connects.
Cotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Cotto throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto takes one to the side of the head.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cotto momentarily.
Holmes lands an overhand right.
Holmes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotto rather than just go for the knockout.
Cotto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Holmes.
Holmes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Cotto's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes cracks Cotto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Holmes.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cotto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Holmes scores with a jab. Cotto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Cotto moves away and avoids it.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santonio Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Holmes scores with a hook.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Cotto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Cotto swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Cotto.
Cotto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Holmes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miguel Cotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes lands a jab.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holmes cracks Cotto with an open hand slap.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Cotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holmes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Holmes lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes connects with the punch.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cotto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holmes with a nice cross.
Holmes misses with a shot to the body
and Cotto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cotto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Cotto is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Holmes has momentary wrist control but Cotto slips an elbow through the middle.
Cotto looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cotto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four 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 not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miguel Cotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santonio Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holmes 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santonio Holmes!
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