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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Schwalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwalle comes to the cage accompanied by Max Payne theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
26
183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
172 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Schwalle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hollywood! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hollywood gets tackled into the cage by Schwalle. Schwalle maintains the clinch. Hollywood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A nice right hand lands inside from Schwalle. A head punch on the inside from Hollywood fails to land. The referee calls for Hollywood to work.
Schwalle scores with a shoulder strike. Schwalle has a couple of punches blocked by Hollywood.
Hollywood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schwalle working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollywood. Hollywood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schwalle backwards. Hollywood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hollywood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hollywood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwalle.
A telegraphed right hand from Schwalle misses the target. Oliver Schwalle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hollywood swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwalle. Hollywood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Schwalle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Schwalle closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schwalle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hollywood throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwalle struggles to land a body shot inside as Hollywood controls his hands.
Hollywood blocking some punches.
Schwalle has a couple of punches blocked by Hollywood.
Schwalle working aggressively here.
Schwalle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hollywood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hollywood throws a hook but Schwalle blocks it. Hollywood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Hollywood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schwalle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Schwalle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Schwalle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hollywood. Hollywood obviously looking to wear him down.
Schwalle defending well as Hollywood loads up on a big left hand. Hollywood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hollywood throws a lazy right hand but Schwalle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Schwalle misses with a right hand and Hollywood counters with a low kick, right behind Schwalle 's knee. Schwalle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schwalle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwalle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hollywood scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Hollywood. Schwalle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hollywood momentarily.
Hollywood moves out of range of the strikes. Hollywood misses with a straight left. Schwalle tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollywood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schwalle. Schwalle cracks Hollywood with a right hand to the side of the head. Hollywood avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Good leg kick by Hollywood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollywood. That's going to slow Schwalle down. Schwalle jabs Hollywood right on the nose. Hollywood blinks but takes it well. Hollywood moves away from the strike by Schwalle. Schwalle throws a right and a left that Hollywood avoids nicely. Hollywood looks to score with a jab to the body but Schwalle is just out of range. The fighters circling - Schwalle throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Schwalle throws a series of punches but Hollywood moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schwalle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollywood. Hollywood moves out of range as Schwalle strikes. Hollywood scores with a shot to the body.
Hollywood scores with a shot to the body.
Schwalle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hollywood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hollywood there as he acknowledges the shot. Hollywood moves away from the strike by Schwalle. Schwalle pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Schwalle misses with an uppercut. Schwalle thows a left - swing and a miss! Schwalle misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwalle walks into a left hand. Schwalle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hollywood in his tracks. The fighters circle momentarily. Schwalle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hollywood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hollywood swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwalle. Hollywood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwalle. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Schwalle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hollywood throws a good cross that connects.
Schwalle is rocked! Hollywood cracks Schwalle with a left hook right on the temple and Schwalle goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Hollywood lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Schwalle is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Hollywood! During a confident post fight interview, James Hollywood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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