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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollinger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is WILD BOYS. Powers has chosen Californication as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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184 cm
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168 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Hollinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Powers!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hollinger connects with a right hand. Powers shakes it off.
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hollinger. Hollinger obviously looking to wear him down.
Hollinger lands a nice shot that snaps Powers's head back.
Hollinger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Powers working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hollinger's thigh. Hollinger counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hollinger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Powers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Hollinger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Powers controls the pace.
Powers wants to control from the top but Hollinger keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Powers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Powers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hollinger moves out of range of the leg kick from Powers.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Hollinger catches Powers right on the button with a cross.
Powers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Powers is rocked!
Hollinger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hollinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Powers is just out of range.
Powers throws a right hand that Hollinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hollinger also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hollinger as he connects with a hook.
Powers is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollinger finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers dives in for a single leg takedown but Hollinger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Powers is looking to break free of the clinch but Hollinger has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Powers seems to have recovered his senses.
Powers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hollinger leaning against his opponent.
Powers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hollinger effectively controlling the action here.
Hollinger is trying to stall.
Hollinger stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Powers fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Hollinger.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan Hollinger.
Hollinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hollinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollinger scores with a leg kick.
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Hollinger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hollinger.
Hollinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
Powers shoots for a takedown but Hollinger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dylan Hollinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Powers.
Powers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hollinger. Hollinger obviously looking to wear him down.
Hollinger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hollinger throws a shot to the body.
Hollinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollinger misses with a wild body shot.
Powers lands with an uppercut that bounces Hollinger off the cage and back into range.
Hollinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollinger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollinger is looking to score with low kicks.
Hollinger looks for the body kick but Powers saw that one coming.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Powers throws a lazy head kick
and Hollinger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Powers drops his hands momentarily and Hollinger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Powers takes one to the chin there.
Hollinger cracks the inside of Powers's front leg.
Dylan Hollinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollinger lunges at Powers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Powers's hand.
Powers misses with a two punch combination.
Hollinger with a nice cross.
Powers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Powers looks winded!
Powers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hollinger wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Hollinger dominated that round.
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.
Hollinger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hollinger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Powers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Powers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hollinger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Powers momentarily.
Powers misses with the body kick
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollinger.
Hollinger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Powers misses with a wild combination.
Powers misses with a low kick.
Powers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Powers stuffs the takedown.
Powers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hollinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger misses with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Powers.
Powers shoots in looking for a takedown. Hollinger tries to sprawl out of it but Powers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hollinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dylan Hollinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Powers.
Powers is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollinger.
Powers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hollinger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hollinger keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Hollinger seems keen to control Powers's posture.
Hollinger keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hollinger is pulling down on Powers's head. It's preventing any offense from Powers, at least for the moment.
Jimmy Powers has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hollinger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hollinger wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollinger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dylan Hollinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Hollinger throws a front kick that sends Powers stumbling back into the cage.
Hollinger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hollinger moves out of range of the body kick from Powers.
Hollinger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hollinger shoots in looking for a takedown. Powers tries to sprawl out of it but Hollinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Powers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hollinger with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger digs a good body shot into Powers's ribs.
A lazy body kick from Powers
and Hollinger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hollinger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Powers wants to improve his position but Hollinger is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger moves into full mount! Powers won't be happy about that!
Hollinger controlling from mount.
Powers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Hollinger dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hollinger lands with a cross.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollinger lands a nice shot that snaps Powers's head back.
Hollinger blocks a head kick by Powers.
Hollinger thows a body kick. Powers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Powers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Jimmy Powers has been cut.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimmy Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollinger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hollinger drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Powers right on the button. Powers goes down! Hollinger follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hollinger gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Hollinger!
Dylan Hollinger retains his lightweight title!
Dylan Hollinger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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