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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Hollow (ranked 1145 p4p, 1305 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 100 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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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 - 7 - 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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy misses with a looping right.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Hollow is out of range.
Hollow throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Hollow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joshy cracks Hollow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joshy lands the left hand.
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollow.
Hollow misses with a low kick.
Joshy wants to counter the offense by Hollow and move into the clinch position.
Joshy slips under a jab from Hollow.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Joshy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hollow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joshy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawk Hollow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Hollow.
Joshy lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Hollow.
Hollow tries a low kick but Joshy avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshy is looking to score with low kicks.
Joshy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joshy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hollow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joshy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hollow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow wants to clinch up but Joshy keeps it at a distance.
Hollow scores with a body shot.
Hollow lands a head shot.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Hollow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joshy.
Joshy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joshy blocks a leg kick.
Joshy drops his hands momentarily and Hollow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hollow tries a low kick but Joshy avoids it.
Hollow misses with a low kick.
Hollow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid body kick from Hollow.
Hollow with a nice cross.
Hollow moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Joshy fails to land.
Hollow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joshy or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollow prevents a body shot from Joshy.
Hollow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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.
Nice elbow from Hollow.
Joshy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hollow pulls guard effortlessly.
Joshy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hollow is on top in guard.
Hollow wants to pass the guard but Joshy is keeping the position.
Hollow is working hard here to advance position.
Hollow trying to control the position from guard on top but Joshy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joshy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hollow wants to control from the top but Joshy keeps moving.
Joshy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hollow is looking to advance position but Joshy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollow manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Joshy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hollow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joshy.
Joshy wants to work for an arm triangle but Hollow is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Joshy is looking for a kimura but Hollow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joshy to get the leverage.
Hollow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joshy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joshy's back!
Joshy prevents Hollow from getting a body triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Hollow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hollow scores with a kick to the body.
Joshy misses with a looping left.
Hollow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
Hollow throws a front kick that sends Joshy stumbling back into the cage.
Joshy tries to clinch but Hollow is having none of it.
A big left from Joshy misses.
Hollow connects with a jab.
Hollow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joshy.
Hollow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hollow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Joshy blocks the low kick.
Hollow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joshy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joshy throws a leg kick which misses Hollow's front leg but catches the back leg as Hollow tries to avoid it.
Joshy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joshy jabs Hollow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy throws a hook but Hollow blocks it.
Hollow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joshy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hollow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joshy.
Joshy throws a leg kick but Hollow moved away.
Hollow is looking to land body kicks.
Joshy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hollow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joshy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hollow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joshy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hollow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joshy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joshy throws a chopping leg kick but Hollow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joshy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
Hollow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joshy, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joshy fails to land.
Hollow drags the fight down to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joshy drops back looking for a leg! Hollow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hollow manages to kick Joshy off! Joshy jumps back into Hollow's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollow looking for subs off his back but Joshy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hollow gets full guard.
Hollow keeping full guard, as Joshy tries to pass.
Hollow working a defensive guard but Joshy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Joshy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hollow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hollow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Joshy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hollow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Joshy has Hollow in his guard.
Hollow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joshy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hollow has managed to get both his arms back between Joshy's legs - danger averted.
Hollow trying to control but Joshy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollow looking to pass the guard.
Joshy looking for subs off his back but Hollow has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hollow passes to full mount!
Hollow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joshy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hollow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joshy can do to turn this around?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Hollow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hollow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshy avoids the head kick by Hollow.
Hollow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hollow has closed the distance and engaged Joshy in a clinch.
Hollow pushes Joshy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joshy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hollow backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshy.
Hollow tries to land a knee to the head but Joshy blocks with his arms.
Joshy blocks an uppercut.
Hollow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joshy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollow misses with a knee to the head.
Joshy misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshy blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Hollow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joshy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Joshy.
Hollow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hollow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joshy's brow.
A hook to the body from Hollow.
Joshy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hollow lands a body punch.
Hollow jumps guard.
Hollow has an active guard here but Joshy has managed to pass into half guard.
Hollow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joshy is looking for a kimura but Hollow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joshy to get the leverage.
Hollow wants to improve his position but Joshy is controlling well.
Hollow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollow working for submissions but it's allowed Joshy to get to half guard.
Joshy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hollow defends it well.
Joshy seems to be working for a kimura but Hollow defends the submission attempt.
Hollow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Joshy drops back looking for a leg! Hollow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hollow manages to kick Joshy off! Joshy jumps back into Hollow's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joshy is aware though and is defending well.
Hollow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joshy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joshy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollow is keeping the position for now.
Hollow trying to control the position.
Hollow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Hollow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Joshy actively working from the bottom here.
Joshy is defending against the submission attempts here by Hollow.
Hollow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bam Bam Joshy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joshy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Hollow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hollow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Hollow!
Our winner, Hawk Hollow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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