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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Sundenaes (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, 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 London, Nicolai Sundenaes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundenaes misses with a wild combination.
Hogan dodges the punch combination from Sundenaes.
Sundenaes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sundenaes tries to bum rush Hogan with a series of wild strikes but Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Sundenaes.
Sundenaes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sundenaes throws a combination. Hogan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Sundenaes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hogan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice takedown defense from Sundenaes. No joy for Hogan on that attempt.
Sundenaes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundenaes wants to get back to his feet.
Sundenaes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.
Hogan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Hogan there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hogan connects with a nice short shot to Sundenaes's temple.
Hogan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sundenaes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sundenaes trying to control here.
Hogan trying to control from half guard but Sundenaes is working away.
Hogan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sundenaes taking some punishment here, with Hogan in his half guard.
Hogan working Sundenaes over with strikes.
Sundenaes is looking to control Hogan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sundenaes avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundenaes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hogan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sundenaes's head.
Hogan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sundenaes's head.
Sundenaes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sundenaes tries to kick Hogan off but Hogan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hogan.
Sundenaes tries to kick Hogan off but Hogan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hogan distracts Sundenaes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundenaes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hogan is in close to Sundenaes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hogan lands a couple of elbows.
Sundenaes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hogan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan stands up over Sundenaes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sundenaes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hogan is working Sundenaes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sundenaes is trying to control the position but Hogan postures up.
Hogan landing with the ground and pound.
Hogan stops Sundenaes from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hogan distracts Sundenaes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sundenaes wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.
Hogan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sundenaes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hogan is in close to Sundenaes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan works over Sundenaes with some ground and pound from guard.
Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sundenaes keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Sundenaes trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sundenaes tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sundenaes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hogan unloading with bombs!
Sundenaes is trying to stand up.
Sundenaes is in a horrible position here. Hogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sundenaes is bucking up trying to escape but Hogan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sundenaes is looking to escape.
Sundenaes is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundenaes is in a horrible position here. Hogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Sundenaes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hogan landing punches.
Sundenaes is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hulk Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sundenaes taking shots to the head.
Hogan prevents Sundenaes from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundenaes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sundenaes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sundenaes tries to hold on but Hogan pushes him away.
Sundenaes tries to buck Hogan off but he can't manage it.
Sundenaes is bucking up trying to escape but Hogan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hogan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sundenaes trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hogan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sundenaes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hogan dominating with strikes here.
Hogan landing strikes from the mount.
Sundenaes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sundenaes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sundenaes gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan drops an elbow to the side of Sundenaes's head.
Hogan wants to take a breather but Sundenaes is having none of it.
Sundenaes wants to get back to his feet.
Hogan lands with a punch from half guard.
Hogan working Sundenaes over with strikes.
Hogan working over Sundenaes with some ground and pound. Sundenaes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hogan slips a nice elbow through Sundenaes's hands, connecting with Sundenaes's forehead.
Hogan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sundenaes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sundenaes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicolai Sundenaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Sundenaes as Hogan shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Sundenaes.
Sundenaes misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hogan slips a jab and a cross from Sundenaes.
Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown. Sundenaes tries to sprawl out of it but Hogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sundenaes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sundenaes forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
Sundenaes gets underhooks to prevent Hogan's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan prevents Sundenaes from breaking the clinch.
Sundenaes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Sundenaes.
Sundenaes is looking to clinch.
Hogan scores with a takedown into Sundenaes's guard.
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! And we move into the final round!
Sundenaes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Sundenaes throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Sundenaes misses.
Sundenaes moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Sundenaes.
Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sundenaes's waist but Sundenaes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side.
Sundenaes throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hogan lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundenaes tries to roll over but Hogan keeps him under control.
Hogan winds up and cracks Sundenaes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hogan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hogan lands a nice short elbow.
Sundenaes tries to kick Hogan off but Hogan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hogan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hogan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sundenaes pushes Hogan off looking to stand but Hogan dives back in and keeps control.
Hogan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sundenaes is looking for a sweep. Hogan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sundenaes tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sundenaes misses with a takedown
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sundenaes won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan grinds an elbow into Sundenaes's temple.
Hogan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sundenaes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sundenaes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hogan controls the position.
Sundenaes tries to escape but Hogan is in control.
Sundenaes can't do much from the bottom here.
Sundenaes wants to get back to his feet but Hogan drags him back down.
Hogan cracks Sundenaes with a big elbow.
Hogan working the head with strikes.
Hogan landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan cracks Sundenaes with a big right hand but Sundenaes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hogan grinds an elbow into Sundenaes's temple.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hogan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hogan working over Sundenaes with some ground and pound. Sundenaes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hogan drops an elbow to the side of Sundenaes's head.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hogan is nestled in close to Sundenaes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sundenaes tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.
Hogan is nestled in close to Sundenaes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sundenaes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hogan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hogan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hogan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sundenaes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hogan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sundenaes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hogan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sundenaes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sundenaes wants to get back to his feet.
Sundenaes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hogan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hogan is trying to control the action in half guard but Sundenaes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nicolai Sundenaes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sundenaes pushes Hogan off looking to stand but Hogan dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hogan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
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