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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beach Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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219 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Beach Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabian Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum throws a looping overhand right but Hollywood ducks down to avoid it.
Hollywood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bum.
Bum avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Bum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bum misses with a hook.
Hollywood replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bum blocks it well.
Bum throws a right hand that misses
and Hollywood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bum thinking.
Hollywood throws a sloppy head kick and Bum moves out of range easily.
Bum misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Bum.
Hollywood throws a head kick but Bum moves out of range.
Bum throws a hook to the side of Hollywood's head but Hollywood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollywood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bum looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollywood is just out of range.
Hollywood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollywood feints a counter leg kick.
Bum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bum blocks the body kick.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bum moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum lands a nice looking body shot.
Bum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hollywood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bum is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hollywood's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hollywood pushes Bum away with a front kick.
Bum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollywood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bum moves out of range of the body kick from Hollywood.
Bum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hollywood throws a head kick but Bum moves out of range.
Hollywood throws a body kick that misses.
Bum throws a hook but Hollywood avoids it easily.
Hollywood throws a low kick but Bum avoids it.
Hollywood throws a head kick but Bum moves out of range.
It looked like Bum was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hollywood.
Bum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollywood.
Bum blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a sloppy head kick and Bum moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollywood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollywood pushes Bum away with a front kick.
Bum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollywood counters with a body kick that stops Bum in his tracks momentarily.
Hollywood tests Bum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hollywood fakes the leg kick and cracks Bum in the body.
Bum throws a good cross that connects.
Bum misses with a hook
and Hollywood counters with a leg kick.
Bum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollywood moves away.
Bum misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollywood circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Bum misses.
Bum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollywood counters with a good low kick that Bum was not able to check.
Hollywood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bum throws a big shot that misses.
Hollywood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bum moves out of range as Hollywood throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bum misses with a hook. Hollywood ducked under it nicely.
Hollywood pushes Bum away with a front kick.
Bum avoids a kick to the body.
Hollywood scores with a jab to the body.
Bum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bum throws out a loose jab but Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollywood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bum.
Bum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hollywood under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Bum.
Bum missing with a left hand there. Hollywood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollywood connects with a jab.
Hollywood pushes Bum away with a front kick.
Bum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollywood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood 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.
Hollywood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hollywood throws a head kick that misses.
Bum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hollywood connects with an inside leg kick.
Hollywood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bum. Bum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hollywood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hollywood misses with a body shot.
Bum misses with an uppercut
and Hollywood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bum stuns Hollywood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollywood ducks under a wild hook from Bum.
Hollywood throws a jab but it's blocked by Bum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bum swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Bum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bum slips under a jab from Hollywood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollywood. Bum does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Hollywood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot by Hollywood.
Bum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollywood moves away.
Bum misses with a straight left.
Bum throws a big shot that misses.
Bum throws a jab when Hollywood was well out of range.
Hollywood tries a quick counter leg kick but Bum is wise to it.
Bum checks a leg kick.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hollywood's hands.
Bum moves out of range of the body kick from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a lunging right hand
and Bum counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hollywood.
Bum loads up on a big right hand but Hollywood slips the punch.
Hollywood moves into the clinch successfully.
Hollywood trying to stall but Bum improves his position.
Hollywood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hollywood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollywood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood slips under a jab from Bum.
Hollywood is looking to land body kicks.
Bum throwing a counter right hand but Hollywood manages to avoid it.
Bum misses with an uppercut. Hollywood saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Hollywood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Donk. Bum catches Hollywood right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Hollywood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hollywood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hollywood blocks a jab.
Bum misses with an uppercut
and Hollywood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollywood misses with a straight left.
Bum takes one to the side of the head.
Bum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollywood.
Nice straight punches there by Bum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bum.
Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bum.
Hollywood lands with a slapping head kick.
Bum misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollywood throws an off balance right hand
and Bum counters with a nice uppercut.
Fabian Hollywood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bum misses the shot to the body.
Bum throws a body shot but no joy.
Bum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hollywood misses with a head kick.
Hollywood throws a body kick that misses.
Bum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hollywood's hands.
Hollywood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Hollywood.
Bum misses with a looping left.
Hollywood replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bum blocks it well.
Hollywood throws a wild body kick that Bum sees coming a mile off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bum lands a nice shot that snaps Hollywood's head back.
Beach Bum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollywood slips under a jab from Bum.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bum. Hollywood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bum scores with a hook.
Hollywood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hollywood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hollywood thows a body kick. Bum tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bum misses the jab.
Hollywood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bum misses with a straight left.
Hollywood scores with a jab.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bum throws a hook to the side of Hollywood's head but Hollywood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bum swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Bum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bum misses with a shot to the body
and Hollywood counters with a nice body kick.
Hollywood throws a low kick, looking for Bum's leg but Bum calmly moves out of range.
Bum takes a swing at Hollywood's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bum throws a shot from downtown. Hollywood moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a wild body kick that Bum sees coming a mile off.
Hollywood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bum scores with a jab to the body.
Bum ducks right into an uppercut from Hollywood.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollywood.
Bum ducks under a wild hook from Hollywood.
Hollywood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bum.
Bum lunges at Hollywood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hollywood's hand.
Hollywood staying out of range there.
Bum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hollywood swings for the body but Bum moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollywood misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hollywood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bum dodges the punch combination from Hollywood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Hollywood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hollywood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bum.
Bum misses with a hook.
Bum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hollywood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollywood drops his hands momentarily and Bum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hollywood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bum misses with a body shot.
Bum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollywood slips a jab from Bum.
Hollywood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hollywood throws a head kick but Bum moves out of range.
Bum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollywood.
Hollywood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hollywood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bum stuns Hollywood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollywood 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.
Bum misses with a hook. Hollywood ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood throws out a leg kick but Bum moves out of range and Hollywood only half commits.
Hollywood cracks the inside of Bum's front leg.
Bum looks to throw the jab but Hollywood is out of range.
Bum misses the shot to the body.
Hollywood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hollywood's head backwards.
Bum swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bum.
Bum misses with an uppercut.
Hollywood blocks a jab.
Bum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bum misses with a shot to the body
and Hollywood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hollywood throws a head kick that misses.
Hollywood needs to keep his hands up - Bum had a free shot at his head there.
Bum misses with a body shot.
Beach Bum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bum misses with a wild combination.
Hollywood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bum in his tracks.
Bum looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollywood is just out of range.
Hollywood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollywood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bum misses with a body shot.
Bum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hollywood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bum connects with a crisp jab.
Bum cracks Hollywood with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bum. Hollywood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hollywood on the side of the head.
Hollywood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bum.
Bum lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum blocks the body kick.
Bum throws a shot from downtown. Hollywood moves away and avoids it.
Hollywood ducks under a wild hook from Bum.
Bum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollywood manages to avoid it.
Bum throws a good cross that connects.
Hollywood moves forwards but Bum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hollywood throws a front kick that sends Bum stumbling back into the cage.
Fabian Hollywood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bum throws a body shot but no joy.
Hollywood shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hollywood tries to land a front kick but Bum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hollywood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bum throws the left hand but Hollywood avoids the punch easily.
Hollywood follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hollywood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bum.
Bum takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum misses with a two punch combination.
Bum throws a body shot but no joy.
Hollywood scores with a decent looking hook.
Hollywood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bum moves out of range of the body kick from Hollywood.
Bum throwing a counter right hand but Hollywood manages to avoid it.
Bum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bum misses with a lunging right hand
and Hollywood counters with a straight right hand.
Bum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bum throws a hook to the side of Hollywood's head but Hollywood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollywood looks for the body kick but Bum saw that one coming.
Bum throws a hook to the side of Hollywood's head but Hollywood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollywood thows a body kick. Bum tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Bum ducks down to avoid it.
Bum misses with a shot to the body
and Hollywood counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollywood. Bum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollywood throws a head kick that Bum semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beach Bum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hollywood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Hollywood!
Fabian 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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