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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollywood's entrance music is Deadbolt. A fine choice. Hiroshi Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Hollywood's chin.
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196 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
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184 cm
29
197 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a body punch but Hollywood moves out of range.
Sato swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Sato connects with a body shot.
Hollywood misses with a hook to the body
and Sato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hollywood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Hollywood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollywood.
Hollywood moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Hollywood lands with a kick to the temple. Sato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollywood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollywood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hollywood misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato throws a right and a left that Hollywood avoids nicely.
Hollywood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hollywood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hollywood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hollywood jabs Sato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Sato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hollywood misses with a leg kick
and Sato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hollywood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hollywood misses with a double jab
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato misses with a jab to the body
and Hollywood counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato throws a hook but Hollywood blocks it.
Hollywood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice shot by Sato.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollywood.
Sato throws a sloppy body shot
and Hollywood counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
A shot to the body from Sato misses
and Hollywood counters with a low kick, right behind Sato 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato tries to clinch but Hollywood is having none of it.
Hollywood swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Hollywood throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hollywood throws a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Hollywood throws out a leg kick but Sato moves out of range and Hollywood only half commits.
Hollywood thuds his right hand into Sato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollywood counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hollywood dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollywood circles away.
Hollywood scores with a jab.
Sato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hollywood rather than just go for the knockout.
Hollywood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Hollywood misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Hollywood counters with an inside leg kick.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a good low kick that Hollywood was not able to check.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollywood is just out of range.
Sato throws a sloppy body shot
and Hollywood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato looks to clinch
and Hollywood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Hollywood digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Sato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hollywood counters with a nice uppercut.
David Hollywood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sato.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
Sato throws a body punch but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hollywood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Hollywood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Hiroshi Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollywood counters with a stiff right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hollywood misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Hollywood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hollywood 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Hollywood!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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