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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mimi Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mimi Masters!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Masters fails to land with a series of punches.
Hogan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hogan is looking to clinch.
Hogan clinches up with Masters and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Hogan.
Masters is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hogan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hogan stalling in the clinch.
Masters is trying to drag Hogan to the mat but Hogan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Masters wants a takedown.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mimi Masters.
Masters is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hogan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Masters looks gassed!
The referee is keeping an eye on Hogan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hogan gets underhooks to prevent Masters's takedown attempt.
Masters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hogan prevents it.
Masters has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hogan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hogan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hogan wants the takedown. Masters is fighting it off but Hogan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Masters's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Masters is retaining full guard.
Masters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hogan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hogan stands and throws Masters's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hogan is staying tight to Masters's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan advances to full mount.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masters looks a forlorn figure.
Hogan controlling the pace for now.
Hogan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hogan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hogan landing punches.
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hogan looking to finish Masters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masters!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters is bucking up trying to escape but Hogan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hogan controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogan. Hogan obviously looking to wear him down.
Hogan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masters checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hogan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a leg kick but Masters checks it.
Hogan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Masters was covering up waiting for the punch and Hogan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hogan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Masters can't keep his opponent in guard - Hogan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hogan scores with a takedown into Masters's guard.
Masters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Masters is trying to control the position but Hogan postures up.
Hogan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hogan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hogan works over Masters with some ground and pound from guard.
Hogan content to stall in guard here.
Masters is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masters is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hogan pushing down on Masters's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hogan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masters can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masters fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Masters misses with the combination.
Hogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hogan tries to land a leg kick but Masters saw it coming and moves away.
Hogan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hogan scoring well with a low kick there.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Hogan.
Masters gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Masters!
Masters is looking to get to half guard.
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hogan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masters looks a forlorn figure.
Hogan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a big shot there that rocks Masters but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hogan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hogan with shots to the head and body - Masters looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hogan unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hogan is landing with some decent strikes but Masters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hogan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hogan throws a series of strikes that have Masters backpedaling.
Masters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masters misses with a double jab
and Hogan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Masters's guard.
Hulk Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masters falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hogan scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hogan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hogan controlling from mount.
Masters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Masters for as long as he can get away with.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hogan content just to control the position here.
Hogan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masters looks a forlorn figure.
Hogan controlling from mount.
Hogan lands a big shot there that rocks Masters but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hogan looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hogan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a series of punches but Hogan avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Masters misses its intended target.
Hogan has Masters up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hogan.
Masters wants a takedown.
Hogan is pressed up against the cage. Masters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hogan down to the mat. Hogan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hogan lands a nice hook to Masters's body. Masters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hogan swinging wildly here.
Hogan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Masters taking a bit of punishment here - Hogan scoring with strikes.
Hogan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Masters!
Hogan dominating with strikes here.
Hogan controlling from mount.
Masters tries to reverse the position but Hogan maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Masters is in a horrible position here. Hogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Masters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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