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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anquan Boldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santonio Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anquan Boldin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anquan Boldin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santonio Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Boldin.
Holmes takes a swing at Boldin's ribcage but misses.
Boldin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boldin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boldin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holmes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boldin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.
Boldin moves out of range as Holmes strikes.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boldin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anquan Boldin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boldin looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Boldin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boldin has a takedown stuffed.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Boldin.
Boldin has a takedown stuffed.
Boldin is breathing heavily.
Boldin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes stuns Boldin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boldin wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Boldin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boldin wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Boldin shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Boldin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boldin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boldin dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Boldin's head and hops out.
Holmes swings for the body but Boldin moves out of range.
Santonio Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boldin moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boldin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boldin manages to avoid it.
Boldin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boldin tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Boldin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Holmes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Holmes misses
and Boldin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boldin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Boldin is out of range.
Boldin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes works Boldin's body with a nice hook.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Boldin's shoulder, as Boldin tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Boldin's head.
Boldin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boldin somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a push kick.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but Boldin ducks down to avoid it.
Boldin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boldin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holmes throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes swings for the body but Boldin moves out of range.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boldin throws a leg kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boldin.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Boldin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Boldin's ribs.
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.
Boldin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boldin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boldin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boldin tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Boldin shoots in for a takedown but Holmes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anquan Boldin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boldin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Holmes lands a jab to Boldin's midsection.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Boldin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boldin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a jab when Boldin was well out of range.
Boldin misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boldin.
Boldin shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes lands a nice shot that snaps Boldin's head back.
Boldin tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boldin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boldin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boldin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boldin.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes lands a jab to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Boldin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Boldin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boldin blocks a jab.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes leaves Boldin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Santonio Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Boldin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmes's waist but Holmes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boldin off to one side.
Holmes lands with an uppercut that bounces Boldin off the cage and back into rage.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boldin was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Boldin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes cracks Boldin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boldin.
Holmes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Boldin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a hook.
Boldin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boldin slips under a jab from Holmes.
Holmes with a nice cross.
Boldin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boldin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Jab by Holmes.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boldin manages to avoid it.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Holmes misses.
Holmes jabs at Boldin's body.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes connects with a right hand. Boldin shakes it off.
Boldin shoots in for a takedown but Holmes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes jabs at Boldin's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Boldin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Boldin on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Boldin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holmes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anquan Boldin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes works Boldin's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a single shot there.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Boldin's shoulder, as Boldin tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Boldin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Boldin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boldin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holmes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boldin rather than just go for the knockout.
Good exchange - Holmes coming out on top.
Boldin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boldin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boldin moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Holmes finds it's way through Boldin's defenses.
Holmes jabs Boldin right on the nose. Boldin blinks but takes it well.
Boldin moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes as Boldin tries to tie him up.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Boldin won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldin is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boldin moves away.
Boldin has a takedown stuffed.
Holmes throws a body punch but Boldin moves out of range.
Holmes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Boldin on that attempt.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boldin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Boldin moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boldin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boldin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Boldin slips the punch.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boldin manages to avoid it.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Boldin is just out of range.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boldin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmes's waist but Holmes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boldin off to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holmes.
Anquan Boldin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boldin takes one to the chin there.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santonio Holmes!
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RATING
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