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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Hooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hooker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Battle Hymn Of The Republic. Joseph Hooker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerry Michaels's chin.
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280 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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26
281 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Hooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooker.
Michaels throws a lazy uppercut
and Hooker counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hooker moves away from the strike by Michaels.
Jerry Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Hooker counters with a straight right hand.
Hooker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Hooker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michaels throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Michaels misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Hooker.
Hooker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooker manages to avoid it.
Hooker cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Hooker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michaels. Michaels obviously looking to wear him down.
Hooker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooker.
Michaels avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker cracks Michaels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Hooker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hooker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Hooker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels throws a poor cross that misses
and Hooker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooker avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Michaels throws the left hand but Hooker avoids the punch easily.
Hooker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Hooker saw that one coming.
Hooker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Hooker throws a big shot that misses.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooker throws an overhand right that lands on Michaels's shoulder, as Michaels tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
and Hooker counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels throws a big shot that misses.
Hooker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hooker cracks Michaels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Hooker's head but Hooker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels misses with a body punch
and Hooker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
A swing and a miss from Hooker.
Hooker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michaels in his tracks.
Michaels connects with a right hand. Hooker shakes it off.
Hooker tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Hooker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michaels at a distance.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Hooker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hooker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hooker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Michaels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hooker's head.
Hooker catches Michaels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hooker missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
Hooker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hooker misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Michaels.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooker throws a series of punches but Michaels moves out of range.
Hooker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Hooker swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
It looks like Joseph Hooker has been cut.
Hooker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Michaels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Hooker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooker misses with a wild combination.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hooker counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
Hooker staying out of range there.
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooker manages to avoid it.
Hooker scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michaels. That's going to slow Hooker down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hooker slips a straight right by Michaels.
Hooker lands the left hand.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Hooker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hooker cracks Michaels with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Hooker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Hooker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hooker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michaels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
enabling Hooker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michaels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph Hooker is winning the standup battle so far.
Hooker feints a jab promting Michaels to slip. Hooker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Michaels slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels throws a body punch but Hooker moves out of range.
Hooker slips under a jab from Michaels.
Hooker misses with a wild combination.
Michaels stuns Hooker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michaels throws a body punch but Hooker moves out of range.
Michaels blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooker slips a jab from Michaels.
Michaels throws a shot from downtown. Hooker moves away and avoids it.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Hooker.
Joseph Hooker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hooker scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Michaels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michaels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michaels looks to land a left hand but Hooker moved out of range nicely.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
and Hooker counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels throws a hook but Hooker avoids it easily.
Hooker misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooker takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Hooker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Michaels.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Hooker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hooker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooker throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hooker misses with a looping left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Michaels - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
and Hooker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hooker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooker misses with a hook. Michaels ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Michaels misses.
Nice shot lands for Michaels.
Hooker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hooker misses the jab.
Michaels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Hooker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels scores with a jab. Hooker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hooker takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Michaels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Michaels throws an overhand right that lands on Hooker's shoulder, as Hooker tries to avoid the shot.
Hooker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a left hand
and Hooker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Hooker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hooker digs a good hook to Michaels's body.
Hooker scores with the left hand. Michaels knows he should have avoided that one.
Hooker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michaels is rocked!
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Hooker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michaels under the eye.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Hooker finish him?
Hooker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Michaels misses with a body punch
and Hooker counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels throws the kick towards the body but Hooker avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hooker is pawing at Michaels, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Michaels's nose. Michaels is badly hurt! Hooker pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Michaels tries desperately to hold on but Hooker is relentless in his assault! As Michaels receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Hooker away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Hooker!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joseph Hooker thanked Just Fight for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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