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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by Real American. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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292 lbs
27 - 18 - 0 |
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281 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 18 - 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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov throws a body kick that misses.
Demidov closes the distance and clinches.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Demidov.
Demidov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Demidov.
Demidov tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
Demidov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Demidov looking to stall.
Demidov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demidov tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hogan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Demidov.
Demidov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
Hogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demidov's elbow.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Demidov avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
Demidov looking to stall.
Hogan misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demidov.
Hogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demidov's elbow.
Demidov has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
A right hook to the body lands for Hogan.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
Hogan blocking some punches.
Hogan lands with a short shot to the head.
Hogan lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hogan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Demidov blocks a body shot from Hogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov letting Hogan take a breather here.
Hogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogan misses with a body punch.
Demidov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demidov throws a head punch that misses.
Demidov gets underhooks to prevent Hogan's takedown attempt.
Demidov misses with some punches.
Demidov throws a head punch that misses.
Demidov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Kaban Demidov's cut even more.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demidov misses with a body kick.
Demidov misses with a body kick.
Demidov looks to land a body kick but Hogan moved away.
Hogan instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demidov has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
Demidov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Demidov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogan controls his hands.
Demidov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Demidov avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hogan checks a leg kick.
Hogan misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demidov leaning against his opponent.
Hogan lands a body punch.
Hogan taking a breather.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov blocks a body shot from Hogan.
Demidov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hogan is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Demidov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demidov blocking some punches.
Demidov misses with a body punch.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demidov letting Hogan take a breather here.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan blocking some punches.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demidov presses Hogan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Demidov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan tries to work over Demidov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogan digs a right hand underneath Demidov's ribcage. Demidov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hogan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hogan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan trying to land knees to the body.
Demidov working aggressively here.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demidov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Demidov.
Demidov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hogan leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hogan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hogan misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaban Demidov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hogan pushes Demidov against the cage. Hogan is working some dirty boxing. Hogan pushes off with a quick right hook! Demidov goes down! Demidov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hogan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
In his post fight interview, Hulk Hogan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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