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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magiku Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (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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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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 Tokyo, Magiku Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan dodges the punch combination from Tanaka.
Tanaka takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Tanaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Tanaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Hogan checks a low kick from Tanaka.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tanaka misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka scores with a takedown into Hogan's guard.
Tanaka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tanaka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hogan for as long as he can get away with.
Tanaka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanaka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Magiku Tanaka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Tanaka throws a jab when Hogan was well out of range.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hogan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tanaka's guard.
Hogan is in close to Tanaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanaka is looking to sweep but instead, Hogan has passed into half guard.
Hogan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hogan passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Tanaka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanaka stops Hogan from passing to mount.
Tanaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tanaka tries to get out of the position.
Tanaka tries to buck Hogan off but Hogan is having none of it.
Tanaka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hogan.
Hogan working the head with strikes.
Tanaka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is looking to take a break and control but Tanaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tanaka is looking for a sweep.
Hogan working away.
Tanaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Tanaka is looking to regain half guard here but Hogan keeps moving and retains side control.
Hogan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tanaka tries to buck Hogan off but Hogan is having none of it.
Hogan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tanaka holds on to Hogan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Tanaka wants to control but Hogan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The strikes coming from Hogan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Hogan crashes against the mat.
Tanaka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hogan connects with a decent elbow.
Hogan is looking to take a break and control but Tanaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hogan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanaka is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogan scoring with punches and elbows.
Tanaka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hogan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanaka.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Hogan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tanaka wants to get back to full guard.
Tanaka desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tanaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Hogan throwing shots but Tanaka is blocking nicely.
Tanaka trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is looking to improve his position.
Hogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanaka tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.
Hogan slips a nice elbow through Tanaka's hands, connecting with Tanaka's forehead.
Hogan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanaka tries to roll over but Hogan keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanaka is refusing to be controlled, as Hogan sits in half guard.
Hogan throwing shots but Tanaka is blocking nicely.
That's two 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.
Tanaka trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hogan manages to pass to mount!
Hogan landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Tanaka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tanaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hogan cracks Tanaka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tanaka hang on?
Hogan with the ground and pound from mount.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hogan with shots to the head and body - Tanaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tanaka holds on, trying desperately to control.
Hogan with shots to the head and body - Tanaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan with the ground and pound from mount.
Tanaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hogan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hogan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tanaka is working to get back to half guard.
Tanaka is in a horrible position here. Hogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tanaka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tanaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tanaka is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hogan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tanaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Tanaka tries to reverse the position but Hogan maintains control.
Hogan with shots to the head and body - Tanaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Tanaka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tanaka tries to lock up and control but Hogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hogan unloading with bombs!
Hogan is landing with some decent strikes but Tanaka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hogan raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tanaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Hogan shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanaka is looking to wear down Hogan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanaka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hogan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Hogan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tanaka.
Tanaka looking to sit in guard and control but Hogan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hogan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tanaka's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogan is fighting to break Tanaka's control of his arms but Tanaka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanaka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanaka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Magiku Tanaka just wasn't active enough.
A swing and a miss from Tanaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Hogan shoots and misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hogan won't be happy with that.
Tanaka is trying to move to mount but Hogan reverses beautifully and ends up in Tanaka's guard.
Hogan being controlled here momentarily.
Hogan pushing down on Tanaka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hogan lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tanaka!
Hogan avoids the attempt from Tanaka to control.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tanaka is bucking up trying to escape but Hogan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tanaka is looking to get to half guard.
Hogan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Tanaka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hogan landing strikes from the mount and Tanaka is in trouble!
Magiku Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 Tanaka's face.
Hogan lands a big elbow.
Tanaka is working to get back to half guard.
Hogan with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Hogan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hogan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hogan prevents Tanaka from getting the reversal.
Hogan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tanaka looks a forlorn figure.
Hogan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tanaka?
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hogan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
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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RATING
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