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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: High Hopes by Pink Floyd. 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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172 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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175 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalis tries a low kick but Hollywood avoids it.
Hollywood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karalis swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karalis checks a leg kick.
Hollywood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karalis avoids the body shot from Hollywood.
Karalis just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Hollywood misses.
Karalis blocks a jab.
Hollywood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karalis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollywood throws a shot to the body.
Karalis tests Hollywood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hollywood thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a leg kick that misses.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karalis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
Hollywood moves out of range of the strikes.
Karalis throws a low kick but Hollywood moves out of range easily.
Hollywood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karalis just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollywood throws a leg kick
and Karalis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but Karalis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hollywood blocks the body kick.
Hollywood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karalis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hollywood scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab-cross combination lands for Karalis and sends Hollywood crashing to the mat! Karalis follows him down to the mat - Hollywood regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like James Hollywood has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hollywood keeping hold of Karalis's head, controlling as best he can.
Karalis seems to be looking for submissions.
Hollywood wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karalis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis is working for a kimura but Hollywood is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollywood tries to roll over but Karalis keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alysian Karalis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hollywood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hollywood misses with a hook.
Karalis throws a leg kick which misses Hollywood's front leg but catches the back leg as Hollywood tries to avoid it.
Karalis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alysian Karalis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karalis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Hollywood. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Hollywood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karalis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollywood.
Karalis checks the leg kick.
Hollywood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karalis.
Hollywood connects with a nice looking jab.
Karalis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollywood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karalis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood misses with a wild body shot.
Karalis misses with a body shot.
Karalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut. Karalis saw that one coming.
Hollywood scores with a jab to the body.
Karalis avoids the body shot from Hollywood.
Karalis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karalis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karalis misses with a straight right.
Hollywood throws a low kick but Karalis moves out of range easily.
Karalis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood lands a slapping body shot.
Hollywood misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollywood. Karalis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollywood throws out a powerful jab.
Hollywood throws a body punch but Karalis moves out of range.
James Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalis slips a straight right by Hollywood.
Hollywood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karalis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hollywood misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollywood misses with a lunging right hand
and Hollywood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood tried to score with a low kick but Karalis checks it.
Karalis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karalis misses with the combination.
Hollywood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karalis moves away.
Karalis clobbers Hollywood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hollywood thumps Karalis with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood tries to land a leg kick but Karalis saw it coming and moves away.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Karalis.
Karalis throws a solid leg kick but Hollywood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karalis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollywood. Karalis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollywood connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollywood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karalis is able to avoid easily.
Hollywood avoids the body shot from Karalis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karalis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karalis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karalis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hollywood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Hollywood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hollywood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karalis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hollywood.
Hollywood moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollywood works Karalis's body with a nice hook.
Karalis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karalis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hollywood throws a front kick aimed at Karalis's knee but Karalis avoids it well.
Hollywood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karalis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalis slips a jab from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Karalis moves away and avoids it.
Karalis throws a looping overhand right but Hollywood ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karalis slips a straight right by Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a jab to the body
and Karalis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hollywood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karalis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hollywood thinking.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but Karalis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hollywood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karalis.
Hollywood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karalis is able to avoid easily.
Hollywood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollywood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karalis moves away.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karalis moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood misses with a hook to the body
and Karalis counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Hollywood.
Karalis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hollywood connects with a leg kick. Karalis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollywood is looking to score with low kicks.
Hollywood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karalis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollywood.
Hollywood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karalis walks into a straight right hand from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a low kick.
Hollywood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karalis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood misses the shot to the body.
Karalis walks into a left hand.
Karalis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
Karalis throws a lazy right hand but Hollywood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollywood jabs at Karalis's body.
Hollywood is looking to chop away at Karalis's legs.
Karalis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hollywood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hollywood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Karalis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hollywood thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Karalis finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karalis slips under a jab from Hollywood.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollywood. That's going to slow Karalis down.
Karalis tries to move into range but Hollywood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karalis.
Karalis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollywood throws out the jab.
Hollywood motions for Karalis to come forward. Hollywood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollywood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hollywood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karalis throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hollywood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollywood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hollywood!
James Hollywood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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