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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tor Lovig (ranked 1550 p4p, 62 weight class) and Frankie Hollywood (ranked 2018 p4p, 90 weight class). Lovig comes into the arena with TechnoViking Prophecy blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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144 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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165 cm
27
134 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tor Lovig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hollywood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hollywood lands the left hand.
Hollywood throws a body shot but no joy.
Hollywood lands with a cross.
Hollywood lands with a shot to the body.
Lovig comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut.
Lovig looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Lovig ducks down to avoid it.
Lovig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollywood throws out the jab.
Lovig slips under a jab from Hollywood.
Lovig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollywood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lovig lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovig scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hollywood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Hollywood finds it's way through Lovig's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hollywood misses.
Lovig closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hollywood's guard.
Hollywood wants to sweep here but Lovig controlling him for the moment.
Hollywood keeping full guard, as Lovig tries to pass.
Lovig throws an elbow that misses. Hollywood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lovig's guard. Nice move by Hollywood!
Lovig looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovig has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hollywood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood wants to control from the top but Lovig keeps moving.
Hollywood told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lovig trying to keep a closed guard but Hollywood is proving a slippery customer.
Hollywood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lovig is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hollywood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovig escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hollywood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hollywood content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hollywood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lovig swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovig is adopting a defensive guard.
Hollywood wants to control from the top but Lovig keeps moving.
Lovig escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hollywood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lovig tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lovig looking for a guillotine here but Hollywood defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovig working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lovig is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hollywood not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollywood thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lovig working a defensive guard here.
Hollywood wants to control from the top but Lovig keeps moving.
Lovig had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hollywood defends it easily.
Lovig wants to control but Hollywood passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Hollywood dominated that round.
That's time! Lovig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hollywood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lovig throws an overhand right that lands on Hollywood's shoulder, as Hollywood tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollywood misses the target.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut.
Lovig half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovig is looking to counter punch.
Hollywood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hollywood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lovig counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lovig with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hollywood is trying to control the position but Lovig postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovig trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollywood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollywood is keeping the position for now.
Hollywood trying to keep a closed guard but Lovig is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovig is one step ahead there.
Hollywood keeping full guard, as Lovig tries to pass.
Hollywood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hollywood is trying to keep Lovig in close.
Hollywood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovig.
Lovig throws a big right hand that misses.
Hollywood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovig.
Lovig loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lovig sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hollywood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovig swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hollywood throws a poor cross that misses
and Lovig counters with a stiff right hand.
Lovig comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hollywood misses with a straight right.
Hollywood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hollywood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovig.
Lovig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lovig throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hollywood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollywood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hollywood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lovig misses with a body shot
and Lovig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollywood lands an overhand right.
Lovig lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hollywood.
Hollywood dips to his left and cracks Lovig with an uppercut!
Lovig is rocked!
Hollywood connects with a stiff jab that staggers Lovig - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frankie Hollywood!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Frankie Hollywood waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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