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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Hollow (ranked 911 p4p, 2371 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 83 p4p, 198 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 cm 32 152 21 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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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 17 - 8 - 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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hollow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hollow avoids the head kick by Joshy.
Hollow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Joshy lands a nice hook to Hollow's body. Hollow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Hollow feints and then cracks Joshy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joshy down. 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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hollow throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot. Hollow swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy slips a jab and a cross from Hollow.
Joshy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joshy dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Joshy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollow. It looked like Hollow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hollow throws a poor cross that misses
letting Joshy counter with a right hand. Hollow blocks a low kick nicely. Hollow misses with a hook. Joshy wants to slow Hollow down by chopping away at his legs. Joshy checks a low kick from Hollow. Joshy takes a swing at Hollow's ribcage but misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Joshy staying out of range there. It seemed like Joshy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hollow misses with a looping left.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Joshy. Joshy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Hollow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joshy on the side of the head. Hollow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight. Hollow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Hollow misses with a left hand and Joshy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hollow misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely. Hollow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joshy sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hawk Hollow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hollow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joshy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joshy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Hollow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hollow thows a leg kick but Joshy checks it and Joshy counters with a nice leg kick. Hollow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joshy counters with a low kick, right behind Hollow 's knee. Hollow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joshy. Joshy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hollow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Hollow scores with a jab. Joshy acknowledges it with a nod of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Joshy throws a head kick but Hollow moves out of range.
Joshy looks to land a right hand but Hollow moved out of range. Joshy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hollow tries a low kick but Joshy avoids it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Joshy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hollow throwing a counter right hand but Joshy manages to avoid it. Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollow moves away. Joshy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollow. Joshy misses with a double jab.
Hollow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joshy misses the shot to the body. Hollow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hollow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joshy.
Hollow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy. Hollow moves away from the strike by Joshy. Hollow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Hollow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joshy. Hollow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Joshy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A slapping leg kick lands for Hollow.
Hollow cracks Joshy with a good jab. Hollow looks to throw the jab but Joshy is out of range. Joshy scores with a shot to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Joshy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hollow looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range. Hollow throws a lazy uppercut
and Joshy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Joshy lands a nice hook to Hollow's body. Hollow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A lazy left from Joshy finds it's target. The crowd cheers as Joshy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hollow doesn't seem phased though. Joshy misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Hollow. Joshy misses with a looping left. Hollow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Hollow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joshy's head backwards. Joshy is looking to slow Hollow down with leg kicks. Hollow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. This has been an exciting period of action! Hollow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joshy's sensitive parts. Joshy darts in trying to clinch and Hollow counters with a stiff right hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Joshy connects with a solid leg kick. Hollow slips a jab from Joshy. Hollow ducks under a wild hook from Joshy. Joshy lands with a nice body punch. Hollow throws a big shot that misses. Some bone on bone action there as Joshy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Hollow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Joshy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Hollow misses the shot to the body. Hollow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Hollow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hollow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Joshy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Hollow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollow is just out of range. Hollow misses with a low kick as Joshy jumps back. Hollow with a nice calf kick. Hollow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hawk Hollow will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hollow throws a poor cross that misses
and Joshy counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A hook to the body from Hollow.
Joshy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joshy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hollow lands with a light punch inside. Hollow lands a hook to the side of the head. Hollow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hollow breaks from the clinch.
Joshy tries to clinch up. Hollow misses with a straight left. Hollow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hollow slips under a jab. Hollow throws a big counter combination but Joshy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Hollow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice body kick there by Hollow. Hollow checks a leg kick nicely. Nice body punch from Joshy. Hawk Hollow is winning the standup battle so far. 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! Hollow throws out a leg kick but Joshy moves out of range and Hollow only half commits. Joshy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hollow with a body shot. Joshy blocks the body kick.
Hollow takes a swing at Joshy's ribcage but misses.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Hollow feints and then cracks Joshy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joshy down. Hollow slips under a jab. Hollow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joshy. That one must have hurt. Joshy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Hollow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jab from Hollow. Hollow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Hollow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hollow connects with a high kick. Hollow misses with a head kick.
Hollow throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot. Hollow misses the shot to the body. Joshy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hollow tries to land a leg kick but Joshy saw it coming and moves away.
Joshy tries to bum rush Hollow with a series of wild strikes but Hollow uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Joshy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollow can pounce on him.
Joshy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Hollow throws the left hand but Joshy avoids the punch easily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Hollow darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hollow misses with a looping right. Joshy throws a counter combo. Hollow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Joshy connects with the punch. Joshy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollow. Joshy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollow can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Hollow misses and Joshy counters with a right hand to the body. Joshy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hollow throws a leg kick and Joshy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nice straight punches there by Joshy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joshy. Joshy throws a leg kick and Hollow counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Joshy misses the shot to the body. Joshy blocks a head kick by Hollow.
Hollow throws a jab but it's blocked by Joshy. No joy there for Joshy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Joshy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Hollow lands a high kick!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Bam Bam Joshy has been cut. Hollow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joshy lands a head kick!
Hollow connects with a high kick. Hollow connects with an inside leg kick. Hollow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy. Hollow throws a jab but it's blocked by Joshy. Hollow lands with an overhand left. Joshy scores with a hook. Joshy misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Hollow. Hollow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Joshy tries a knee to the head but Hollow blocks it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Hollow avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the cage. Hollow working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hollow lands a body punch. Hollow blocks a body shot from Joshy. Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Hollow.
Joshy managing to block the knees to the body from Hollow.
Hollow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joshy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hollow breaks from the clinch.
Joshy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollow. Hollow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joshy. Hollow misses with a head kick.
Hollow on the wrong end of a nice jab. 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. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hollow throws the left hand but Joshy avoids the punch easily. Hollow misses with a straight right. Joshy looks to throw the jab but Hollow is out of range. Hollow slips a straight right by Joshy. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Hollow dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joshy tries to move into range but Hollow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Hollow throws a lazy right hand but Joshy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hollow swings away with a leg kick that misses. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hollow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joshy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joshy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Joshy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Hollow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hollow throws a head kick that misses. Joshy scores with a hook. Hollow connects with the punch. Joshy connects with an inside leg kick. Joshy misses with a wild body shot. Joshy moves out of range of the body kick from Hollow.
Joshy lands a jab to the nose. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollow.
Hollow misses with a kick to the body.
Joshy moves out of range as Hollow throws a body kick.
Hollow with the inside leg kick.
Joshy gets a clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Hollow scores with a nice short uppercut. Nice body punch from Joshy - that landed with a thud.
Hollow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joshy misses with a short punch on the inside. Joshy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hollow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses. Hollow throws a head punch that misses. Joshy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollow blocks it with crossed arms. Joshy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hollow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Joshy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hollow to keep the fight standing. Hollow is trying to push Joshy away but Joshy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A nice left hand lands by Hollow.
Joshy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Joshy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hollow pushes Joshy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollow.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hollow. Joshy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollow blocks it with crossed arms. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hollow. Hollow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Joshy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hollow controls his hands.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses. Joshy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joshy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollow.
Hollow breaks the clinch.
Hollow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joshy throws a low kick but Hollow moves out of range easily. Hollow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joshy at a distance.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Joshy.
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollow.
Joshy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollow.
Joshy takes a swing at Hollow's ribcage but misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Hollow.
Hollow connects with the punch. Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollow moves away. Nice defenses there by Hollow. Joshy blocks a head kick by Hollow.
Joshy thuds a left hand into Hollow's body. Joshy lands with a nice body punch. Hollow throws a lazy right hand but Joshy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Joshy throws the left hand but Hollow avoids the punch easily. A shot to the liver by Hollow. Beautiful body shot. Joshy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hollow throws a head kick but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollow can pounce on him.
Joshy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Hollow feints and then cracks Joshy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joshy down. 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! Hollow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hollow tried to score with a low kick but Joshy checks it. A good leg kick by Hollow. A big right from Joshy misses. A quick step to the side and Hollow tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Hollow checks a leg kick. Hollow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joshy.
Hollow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Joshy blocks a head kick by Hollow.
Hollow scores with a kick to the midsection. Joshy missing with a left hand there. Hollow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bam Bam Joshy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Joshy tries a low kick but Hollow avoids it.
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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28 Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Hollow! After winning the bout, Hawk Hollow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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