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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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216 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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220 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan slips a straight right by Rollins.
Rollins throws a leg kick
and Hogan counters with a nice body shot.
Hogan slips a straight right by Rollins.
Hogan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick from Hogan.
Rollins throws a shot to the body.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Hogan avoids them all with ease.
Rollins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hogan counters with a nice body kick.
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Hogan.
Rollins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hogan is fending him off so far but Rollins persists. Nope, Hogan circles away and we're back to standing.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Hogan moved away.
Rollins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hogan. That one must have hurt.
Rollins throws a push kick but Hogan slaps the foot to one side.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Rollins blocks the low kick.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rollins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hogan throws a strike aimed at the side of Rollins's head but Rollins avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hogan.
Hogan takes a little break here. Rollins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hogan working the head with strikes.
Hogan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rollins is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hogan throws an elbow but Rollins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rollins regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan controlling the action here.
Hogan wants to free his trapped foot but Rollins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to advance position but Rollins counters by regaining guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rollins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hogan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rollins lands the left hand.
Rollins misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins fails with the takedown
and Hogan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horrible takedown by Hogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Rollins which made him look bad.
A slow jab from Rollins misses its intended target.
Hogan tries to land a leg kick but Rollins saw it coming and moves away.
Hogan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rollins tries to circle away but Hogan has him pinned against the cage.
Rollins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hogan has him pressed against the cage.
Hogan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rollins up against the cage.
Rollins is trying to break the clinch but Hogan has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins wants to get back to striking at distance but Hogan won't allow it.
Hogan scores with a hook to the body.
Rollins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Rollins.
Rollins tries to break free but Hogan pushes him back against the cage.
Rollins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a body punch
and Hogan moves into the clinch.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rollins breaks from the clinch.
Rollins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hogan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rollins looks gassed!
Rollins throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Rollins looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Rollins clobbers Hogan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hogan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Hogan as Rollins shoots in.
Hogan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hogan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rollins on his heels. He'll look to pass Rollins's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hogan tries to clinch up but Rollins circles away and keeps his distance.
Rollins shoots in but no luck this time.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hogan tries to clinch but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hogan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rollins thinking.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
Rollins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rollins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hogan moves into the clinch successfully.
Rollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rollins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hogan keeps control of Rollins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rollins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan is trying to stall.
Hogan has picked Rollins up - he's going for a ride! Hogan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rollins has hold of Hogan's hands but Hogan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rollins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hogan.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rollins keeps working.
Hogan wants to pass the guard but Rollins is defending well.
Rollins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hogan not doing much here.
Hogan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rollins to regain full guard.
Hogan postures up in Rollins's guard and throws a big left but Rollins blocks it.
Hogan is in close to Rollins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan looking to sit in guard and control but Rollins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rollins is controlling him.
Rollins wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rollins!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hogan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hogan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hogan dominating with strikes here.
Hogan looking to finish with strikes here!
Hogan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rollins's face.
Rollins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rollins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hogan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hogan throws a right and a left that Rollins avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Hogan as he connects with a hook.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Hogan.
Hogan is looking to slow Rollins down with leg kicks.
Hulk Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Rollins misses.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Hogan throws a right hand that Rollins ducks under and follows up with a left that Rollins also avoids with ease.
Hogan looks for the body kick but Rollins saw that one coming.
Rollins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hogan will feel that in the morning.
Rollins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rollins throws a low kick but Hogan moves out of range easily.
Hogan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hogan. Rollins shrugs it off though.
A punch combination from Rollins misses.
Stephen Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan cracks a nice hook into Rollins's ribs.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rollins thows a leg kick but Hogan checks it
and Hogan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rollins thinking.
Rollins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hulk Hogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Rollins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hogan counters with a two punch combo.
Rollins throws a sloppy body shot
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rollins!
Rollins is rocked!
Hogan connects with a bit shot that sees Rollins covering up! More strikes from Hogan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hogan is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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