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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hogan advances to full mount.
West is trying desperately to improve position.
Hogan controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But West has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from West!
West pushing down on Hogan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
West is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as West tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
West avoids the attempt from Hogan to control.
West misses with a head shot.
West goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hogan turns into him and now he's in West's guard.
West is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hogan wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hogan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan won't allow West to sweep him here.
West looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hogan looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogan is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
West lands a heavy elbow.
West prevents Hogan from getting the reversal.
West has hold of Hogan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hogan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hogan is trying to escape the mount.
West is landing with some decent strikes but Hogan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hogan is rocked!
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan blocking the ground and pound.
Oh Hogan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
West unloads with some shots from mount but Hogan bucks and avoids them well.
Hogan avoids a series of strikes thrown by West.
West looking to secure an arm triangle but Hogan defends it well.
West working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
West has hold of Hogan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hogan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by West there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Hogan.
Hogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Hogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hogan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. West just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West has his takedown stuffed
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for West!
Hogan punching from mount but West doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Hogan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hogan wants to finish this one by submission but West is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hogan.
Hogan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
West is breathing heavily.
West is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
West is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
West wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hogan really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for West.
Hogan throwing wild punches that miss their target.
West can't escape the position.
Hogan controlling from the back.
That's two 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.
West wants to escape the position.
Hogan has good solid back control here.
West turns into Hogan and is now in his guard.
West scoring with punches to the head and body.
West thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
West is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
West won't allow Hogan to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Hogan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
West looking to pass the guard.
Hogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. West manages to get himself to full guard.
West can't keep his opponent in guard - Hogan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hogan trying to control from half guard but West is working away.
Nice strikes from Hogan there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hogan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hogan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hulk Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogan stalling away here and it's allowed West to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
West looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hogan passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hogan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
West working a defensive guard here.
West throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hogan stands up and waves to West to follow him.
Hogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hogan trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West controls Hogan momentarily but Hogan frees himself.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
West is looking to stand up but Hogan isn't so interested in that idea.
West keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan is stalling in the full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hogan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. West looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
West tries to clinch
and Hogan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in West's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet.
West keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
West is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from West.
West avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan passes West's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hogan wants to pass to mount but West is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is keen to just control but West is a slippery customer.
West tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
West is looking to control Hogan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West avoid being mounted?
West looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
West punching from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
West misses with a takedown attempt
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into side control. West won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hogan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hogan looking to control but West is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hogan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hogan prevents West from getting the reversal.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
West working to try and regain half guard.
Hogan controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hogan 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
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