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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Hollow (ranked 800 p4p, 818 weight class) and Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 64 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Hollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krenakore connects with a body shot.
Krenakore keeps the fight on the outside.
Krenakore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hollow moves away from the strike by Krenakore.
Krenakore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hollow throws a lazy uppercut
and Krenakore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hawk Hollow has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Krenakore as he connects with a hook.
Krenakore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hollow finds it's way round the side to connect with Krenakore's head.
Krenakore lands a glancing blow to the side of Hollow's head.
Krenakore misses with a few strikes there.
Hollow needs to keep his hands up - Krenakore had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollow lands a high kick!
It looks like Mengrire Krenakore has been cut.
Hollow lands a head shot.
Hollow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krenakore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hollow has time to react.
Krenakore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krenakore throws out a loose jab but Hollow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krenakore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hollow backs up against the cage.
Krenakore throws a hook to the side of Hollow's head but Hollow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Hollow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow scores with a nice body kick.
Krenakore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hollow doesn't seem bothered though.
Hollow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
A swing and a miss from Krenakore.
Krenakore takes a swing at Hollow's ribcage but misses.
Krenakore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollow lands a nice looking body kick.
A shot to the body from Krenakore misses
enabling Hollow to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a big shot that misses.
Krenakore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollow manages to avoid it.
Krenakore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hollow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hollow connects with a right hand. Krenakore shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krenakore throws a looping overhand right but Hollow ducks down to avoid it.
Hollow blocks a jab.
Hollow lands with a nice body kick.
Hollow thuds his right hand into Krenakore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hollow.
Hollow jabs Krenakore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hollow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krenakore on the side of the head.
Hollow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Krenakore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hollow moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krenakore.
Hollow throws a punch but it's blocked by Krenakore.
Still in the clinch, Hollow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krenakore blocking some punches.
Krenakore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hollow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krenakore.
Hollow jumps guard and drags Krenakore to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Krenakore gets to his feet - Hollow follows without any prompting.
Hollow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krenakore lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow throws a hook but Krenakore blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Krenakore misses the target.
Krenakore sizes up Hollow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hollow slips under a jab.
Hollow throws a front kick that sends Krenakore stumbling back into the cage.
Hollow swings widly with a right hand
and Krenakore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hollow thinking.
Krenakore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollow.
Hollow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hollow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krenakore.
Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krenakore throws out a loose jab but Hollow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollow throws a head kick that half lands.
Hollow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krenakore lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krenakore lands with an uppercut that bounces Hollow off the cage and back into range.
Hollow thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Krenakore lands an overhand right.
Krenakore lands a jab to Hollow's midsection.
Krenakore throws a jab when Hollow was well out of range.
Hollow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hollow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Krenakore.
Hollow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hollow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollow.
Krenakore misses with a hook.
Krenakore misses with a body shot.
Hollow has closed the distance and engaged Krenakore in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Hollow.
Krenakore is trying to break the clinch but Hollow has him pressed against the cage.
Hollow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hollow is trying to pull guard but Krenakore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mengrire Krenakore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krenakore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollow moves away from the strike by Krenakore.
Hollow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Krenakore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollow.
Hollow cracks Krenakore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krenakore looks to land a left hand but Hollow moved out of range nicely.
Hollow misses with an uppercut.
Hollow throws a right hand that misses
and Krenakore counters with a straight right hand.
Hollow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a hook but Hollow blocks it.
Hollow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krenakore throws a hook but Hollow blocks it.
Hollow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krenakore with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Krenakore. Those never looked like landing.
And Hollow counters with a quick kick to the body but Krenakore blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenakore takes a swing at Hollow's ribcage but misses.
Hollow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Krenakore misses the target.
Krenakore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hollow.
Krenakore swings for the body but Hollow moves out of range.
Krenakore takes a swing at Hollow's ribcage but misses.
Krenakore slips a straight right by Hollow.
Krenakore slips a straight right by Hollow.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Hollow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krenakore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krenakore misses with a left hand
and Hollow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krenakore throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hollow moves into the clinch.
Hollow keeps control of Krenakore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Krenakore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hollow swings wildly with an uppercut but Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hollow throws a hook to the side of Krenakore's head but Krenakore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krenakore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut. Hollow saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krenakore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hollow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hollow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krenakore, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Hollow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hollow throws a head punch that misses.
Hollow misses with a punch on the inside.
Krenakore tries to circle away but Hollow has him pinned against the cage.
Krenakore is trying to force a seperation but Hollow has the dominant position.
Hollow tries to pull guard but Krenakore won't allow it.
Hollow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krenakore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow is looking to clinch.
Krenakore lands with a nice body punch.
Hollow tries to clinch up.
Hollow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krenakore throws out a loose jab but Hollow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krenakore throws a looping overhand right but Hollow ducks down to avoid it.
Hollow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Good shot there by Krenakore.
Hollow moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.
Hollow is looking to clinch.
Krenakore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hollow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hollow rushes Krenakore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krenakore is trying to break the clinch but Hollow is controlling him.
Hollow pulls guard effortlessly.
Hollow has a closed guard, preventing Krenakore from standing up.
Krenakore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krenakore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krenakore throws out a loose jab but Hollow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krenakore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollow throws a series of punches but Krenakore moves out of range.
Hollow moves away from the strike by Krenakore.
Krenakore connects with a nice looking jab.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut.
Hollow takes a swing at Krenakore's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hollow!
Hollow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krenakore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Krenakore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Krenakore.
Hollow lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mengrire Krenakore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hollow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawk Hollow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hollow.
Hollow tries to land a knee to the head but Krenakore blocks with his arms.
Hollow lands a nice uppercut.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Hollow moved out of range.
Krenakore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hollow.
Hollow lands with a nice body punch.
Hollow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krenakore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hollow with a body shot.
Hollow blocks a jab.
Hollow thows a body kick. Krenakore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hollow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hollow throws a lazy right hand but Krenakore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Hollow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollow forces Krenakore back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krenakore breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenakore ducks under a wild hook from Hollow.
A punch lands to the side of Hollow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hollow moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Hollow.
Hollow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Krenakore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krenakore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hollow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hollow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hollow swings wildly with an uppercut but Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollow tries to pull guard but Krenakore won't allow it.
Hollow misses with the head strike.
Hollow lands with a short shot to the head.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollow moves away.
Hollow moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollow misses with an elbow strike.
Hollow tries a knee to the head but Krenakore blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hollow.
Hollow working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hollow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krenakore working aggressively here.
Krenakore manages to break the clinch.
Hollow throws a wild body kick that Krenakore sees coming a mile off.
Hollow is looking to clinch.
Hollow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Hollow ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
Hollow thuds his shin into the meat of Krenakore's side.
Hollow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollow loads up on a big right hand but Krenakore slips the punch.
Krenakore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollow is just out of range.
Hollow tries to counter by clinching up but Krenakore breaks away and moves out of range.
Krenakore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krenakore counters with a nice body shot.
Hollow misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krenakore.
Hawk Hollow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krenakore breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Hollow misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krenakore checks a leg kick.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Hollow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollow avoids the body shot from Krenakore.
Jab, jab by Hollow - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Hollow.
Hollow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Krenakore - just one landing.
A jab from Hollow misses.
Krenakore lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krenakore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hollow rushes Krenakore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krenakore is trying to force a seperation but Hollow has the dominant position.
Hollow scores with a shot to the side of Krenakore's head.
Hollow tries to pull guard but Krenakore won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Hollow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krenakore blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hollow.
Krenakore blocks an uppercut.
Hollow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hollow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hollow lands with a straight right. Krenakore didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Krenakore. That snapped Hollow's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Hollow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krenakore 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mengrire Krenakore!
During a confident post fight interview, Mengrire Krenakore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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