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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Huntter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 cm
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134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Huntter! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Huntter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollywood. Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huntter counters with a nice uppercut. Hollywood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight. Huntter moves out of range of the strikes. Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Huntter moves away and avoids it. Huntter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nice sprawl there from Hollywood as Huntter shoots in. Huntter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Huntter fails with a takedown attempt. Hollywood throws out a loose jab but Huntter uses good head movement to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huntter has his takedown stuffed and Hollywood counters with a nice uppercut. Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Huntter. Huntter darts in looking for a takedown but Hollywood gets double underhooks and turns Huntter into the cage. A little feinted left hand from Hollywood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. The fighters circling - Hollywood throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Despite the aggression on Huntter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Frankie Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hollywood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huntter with a lazy takedown attempt and Hollywood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Huntter ducks under a wild hook from Hollywood. Huntter blocks a jab. Hollywood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Huntters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Hollywood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Huntter moves out of range of the strikes. Huntter wants to counter the offense by Hollywood and move into the clinch position. Huntter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollywood. Huntter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hollywood misses with a straight left. Huntter ducks under a wild hook from Hollywood. Huntter clinches with his opponent.
Huntter breaks the clinch.
Hollywood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Huntter rushes Hollywood and presses him up against the cage. A short right from Huntter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huntter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hollywood or not. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Huntter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hollywood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hollywood throws a lazy right hand but Huntter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hollywood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huntter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hollywood doesn't seem bothered though. Good standup being displayed there by Hollywood as he connects with a hook. Hollywood tests Huntter's chin there with a solid looking shot. No luck for Huntter with that takedown attempt. Huntter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollywood misses with a looping left. Hollywood misses with an uppercut. Huntter scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Huntter ducks down to avoid it. Hollywood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hollywood wants it to stay on the feet. Hollywood throwing a counter right hand but Huntter manages to avoid it. Huntter darts in and clinches Hollywood up against the cage. Huntter jumps guard.
Hollywood is pushing down on Huntter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Huntter is fighting to maintain full guard but Hollywood has managed to sneak the leg through. Huntter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hollywood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hollywood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Hollywood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Huntter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hollywood. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hollywood is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Huntter is holding on to half guard well. Hollywood is trying to control. Huntter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Hollywood seems to be looking for submissions.
Huntter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Hollywood looking to pass the guard. Hollywood postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Hollywood dominated that round. That's time! Hollywood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Huntter fails with a takedown attempt. Good shot there by Hollywood. Hollywood misses with an uppercut. Huntter saw that one coming. Huntter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Hollywood throws a hook to the side of Huntter's head but Huntter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Huntter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollywood. Huntter fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Huntter. Huntter shoots in for a double leg but Hollywood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huntter tries for a takedown but Hollywood circles away easily and Hollywood counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hollywood swats away the attempt to clinch by Huntter. An inside leg kick lands from Huntter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Huntter moves away and avoids it. Hollywood throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hollywood misses the jab. Huntter takes the fight into the clinch. Huntter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huntter jumps guard but Hollywood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Hollywood is looking to break free of the clinch but Huntter has double underhooks. Hollywood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huntter.
Huntter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huntter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hollywood letting Huntter take a breather here. Huntter controlling the action here for a moment.
Huntter is stalling here.
Hollywood is trying to push Huntter away but Huntter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huntter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hollywood up against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Huntter. Huntter forces Hollywood back against the cage and clinches. Huntter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hollywood smiles and moves away.
Hollywood misses with a hook. Huntter ducked under it nicely. As Hollywood backs off Huntter throws a huge counter combo but Hollywood manages to avoid it all. A jab from Hollywood misses. Hollywood throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Huntter misses with a two punch combination.
Hollywood is looking to counter punch. Hollywood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Huntters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A combination from Huntter does no damage. Hollywood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hollywood scores with a jab. Frankie Hollywood is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hollywood throws a lazy uppercut
and Huntter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huntter. Huntter scores with a hook to the body. Huntter has Hollywood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hollywood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Hollywood wants to stall.
Huntter is trying to pull guard but Hollywood has him pressed against the cage. Huntter taking a breather. Hollywood can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A short body shot lands from Huntter as the two fighters clinch.
Hollywood is defending well against a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Hollywood dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Huntter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Huntter moves away from the strike by Hollywood. Huntter tries for a takedown but Hollywood circles away easily and Huntter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hollywood throws a hook but Huntter blocks it. Huntter tries to counter with a clinch but Hollywood shakes him off and moves away. Hollywood pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Huntter slips under a jab from Hollywood. Hollywood throws a jab but it's blocked by Huntter. Huntter tries to counter by closing the distance. Huntter moves into the clinch successfully.
Hollywood can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huntter misses with a punch to the body.
Huntter tries for a takedown but Hollywood manages to get underhooks.
Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Huntter. Hollywood is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huntter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Huntter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollywood throws out the jab. Huntter gets the takedown into side control. Hollywood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Huntter prevents Hollywood from improving his position. Hollywood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hollywood. Huntter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hollywood looking for a guillotine here but Huntter defends easily.
Huntter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollywood is keeping the position for now. Hollywood working for a triangle but Huntter defends it easily.
Hollywood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huntter can do to turn this around? Huntter is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollywood has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huntter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hollywood is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Huntter, into his guard. Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Huntter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Huntter keeping full guard, as Hollywood tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Hollywood trying to control but Huntter is working from the bottom. Frankie Hollywood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Huntter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Frankie Hollywood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hollywood wants to control from the top but Huntter keeps moving. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Hollywood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huntter swivels though and keeps the full guard. Pate Huntter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hollywood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Huntter's guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Frankie Hollywood showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hollywood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Hollywood! Frankie Hollywood made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) in his post fight interview.
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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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