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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dukic (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. Zdravko Dukic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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167 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Hollinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zdravko Dukic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukic misses with a left hand
and Hollinger counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dukic. Hollinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollinger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dukic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukic scores with a jab to the body.
Dukic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hollinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
A head kick misses from Dukic.
Hollinger tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hollinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dylan Hollinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hollinger throws a low kick but Dukic moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
Hollinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hollinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dukic scoring well with a low kick there.
Hollinger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dukic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hollinger scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dukic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollinger.
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Hollinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dukic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dukic cracks a nice hook into Hollinger's ribs.
Dukic misses with a leg kick
and Dukic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukic misses with a low kick.
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Hollinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollinger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dukic is out of range and Hollinger settles back down.
Dukic throws a nice looking combination but Hollinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dukic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hollinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dukic connects with an inside leg kick.
Dukic scores with a hook.
Dukic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hollinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dukic misses the jab.
Hollinger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dukic throws a body kick that misses.
Dukic scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Dukic misses.
Hollinger scores with a leg kick.
Zdravko Dukic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollinger.
Dukic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hollinger takes a step back to recover.
Dukic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dukic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hollinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dukic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dukic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollinger moves away.
Dukic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dukic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollinger.
Hollinger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy body kick from Dukic
enabling Hollinger to counter with a crisp jab.
Dukic jabs Hollinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dukic connects with a single shot there.
Hollinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dukic circles away quickly and effectively.
Dukic misses the shot to the body.
Hollinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollinger was well out of range. Poor timing from Dukic.
Dukic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hollinger takes a swing at Dukic's ribcage but misses.
Dukic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hollinger misses with a straight right.
Dukic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dukic lands a front kick.
Dukic throws an overhand right that lands on Hollinger's shoulder, as Hollinger tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dukic circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Dukic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Dukic misses.
Dukic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollinger.
Dukic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollinger's corner calls for a 1-2. Hollinger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hollinger avoids the head kick by Dukic.
Dukic throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollinger. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollinger.
Hollinger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollinger blocks a head kick by Dukic.
Dukic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hollinger's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Hollinger blocks the leg kick.
Hollinger stuns Dukic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Dukic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Hollinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dukic lands a slapping body shot.
Hollinger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dukic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hollinger scores with a jab to the head.
Dukic tries to land a front kick but Hollinger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hollinger scores with a leg kick.
Dukic tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollinger takes a swing at Dukic's ribcage but misses.
Hollinger throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.
Hollinger lands an overhand right.
Dukic thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Dukic misses.
Dukic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hollinger.
Dukic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollinger.
Hollinger stalks Dukic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dukic's face. Dukic staggers backwards, shaken.
Hollinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukic.
Hollinger throws an off balance right hand
and Dukic counters with a series of strikes. Hollinger will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by Dukic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hollinger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hollinger looking to pass the guard.
Dukic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hollinger is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hollinger wants to control from the top but Dukic keeps moving.
Hollinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dukic wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollinger trying to control but Dukic is working from the bottom.
Hollinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dukic is keeping the position for now.
Hollinger wants to control from the top but Dukic keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dylan Hollinger.
Hollinger jabs at Dukic's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hollinger.
Hollinger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hollinger.
Hollinger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hollinger ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Hollinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollinger checks a low kick from Dukic.
Hollinger misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Dukic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dukic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollinger staying out of range there.
Hollinger lands a jab to the nose.
Hollinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hollinger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukic is looking to score with low kicks.
Dukic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hollinger.
Hollinger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hollinger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollinger wants to clinch.
Hollinger lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Dukic misses.
Dukic throws a right and a left that Hollinger avoids nicely.
Hollinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollinger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollinger cracks Dukic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dukic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dukic checks a leg kick nicely.
Dukic connects with the punch.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hollinger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zdravko Dukic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Hollinger.
Dukic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dukic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dukic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollinger moves away.
Dukic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dukic throws a big shot that misses.
Hollinger checks the leg kick.
Dukic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dukic misses with a body kick.
Hollinger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dukic takes a swing at Hollinger's ribcage but misses.
Dukic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hollinger counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollinger. That's going to slow Dukic down.
Hollinger lands with a cross.
Dukic throws a sloppy head kick and Hollinger moves out of range easily.
Hollinger moves out of range of the body kick from Dukic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger scores with a nice head shot.
Hollinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Dukic misses with a low kick.
Dukic misses with a body kick.
Hollinger feints and as Dukic raises his hands in defense, Hollinger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hollinger stops Dukic from standing up.
Dukic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hollinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Dukic is retaining full guard.
Hollinger wants to control from the top but Dukic keeps moving.
Hollinger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dylan Hollinger.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hollinger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dukic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hollinger shoots in for a takedown but Dukic shows good takedown defense.
Dukic scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollinger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A cross from Hollinger lands.
Hollinger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dukic dodges the ground and pound from Hollinger.
Dukic is letting Hollinger control him for a moment.
Dukic is looking to regain half guard here but Hollinger keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger throws a strike aimed at the side of Dukic's head but Dukic avoids it well.
Hollinger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hollinger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hollinger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dukic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
An elbow from Hollinger crashes against the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dukic can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hollinger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hollinger is looking to take a break and control but Dukic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hollinger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hollinger wants to control but Dukic is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Dukic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Hollinger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollinger 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Hollinger!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dylan Hollinger thanked Cyclone Nutrition Company for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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