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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (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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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
World class 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Po. Po throws the left hand but Hogg avoids the punch easily. Hogg connects with a solid leg kick. Po misses with a series of wild punches.
Po throws an overhand right that lands on Hogg's shoulder, as Hogg tries to avoid the shot. Hogg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Po.
Some wild striking there from Po.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A good leg kick by Hogg. Hogg takes the fight into the clinch. Po missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Po looking to stall.
Hogg takes a shot to the head. Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms. Po looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A nice right hand lands inside from Po. Po digs a right hand underneath Hogg's ribcage. Hogg let out a lung full of air as it connected. Po scores with a hook to the body. Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Po is defending well for now. Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po breaks the clinch.
Po throws a looping overhand right but Hogg ducks down to avoid it. Hogg dodges the punch combination from Po.
Po fails with a takedown attempt. Po looks to land a right hand but Hogg moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hogg avoids the body shot from Po.
Po misses with an uppercut. Po looks to throw the jab but Hogg is out of range. Po fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Po looks to throw the jab but Hogg is out of range. Hogg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Hogg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Po checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Po throws a leg kick and Hogg counters with a leg kick. A jab from Po finds it's way through Hogg's defenses. Hogg tries to land a leg kick but Po saw it coming and moves away.
Po throws a hook but Hogg blocks it. A jab from Po misses. Po throws a leg kick that is checked and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Po throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po. A big right from Po misses. Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hogg staying out of range there. Hogg blocks a leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Po. Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Po misses. Po checks a leg kick nicely. Po throws a leg kick that is checked and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Hogg throws a leg kick but Po sees it coming and checks it nicely. Po misses with an uppercut
and Hogg moves into the clinch. Po stalls. Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body. Hogg avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jefferson Davis Hogg will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hogg throws a leg kick but Po moved away. Po throws a leg kick that is checked and Hogg counters with a leg kick. Hogg misses with an uppercut
and Po counters with a good low kick that Hogg was not able to check. Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Hogg counters with a lovely shot to the body. Po throws a lazy right hand but Hogg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Po throws a series of punches but Hogg moves out of range. Po throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hogg on the side of the head. Hogg on the wrong end of a nice jab. Po checks a leg kick. Nice defenses there by Hogg. Po falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hogg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hogg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Po has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Po and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Po throws a low kick but Hogg avoids it. Po throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Po fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hogg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hogg blocks a jab. Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Po. Po connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hogg momentarily.
Hogg avoids the body shot from Po.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Po throws the left hand but Hogg avoids the punch easily. Po misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hogg to counter with a crisp jab. Hogg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Po throws a right and a left that Hogg avoids nicely. Po misses with a body shot
and Hogg counters with an inside leg kick. Po throws a big shot that misses. Po scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Po moves out of range of the leg kick from Hogg. Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Po misses with a hook
and Hogg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Po lands with a nice body punch. Po clobbers Hogg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A big left from Po misses. Hogg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Po. Po misses with a straight right. A low kick from Po misses and Hogg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Po misses with a straight left. Po misses with a series of wild punches.
Po fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Po connects with a single shot there. Hogg moves away from the strike by Po. An inside leg kick lands from Hogg. Hogg tries to land a leg kick but Po saw it coming and moves away.
Hogg is looking to slow Po down with leg kicks. Po misses with a series of wild punches.
Po misses with a looping right. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogg was well out of range. Poor timing from Po. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Po throws a series of punches but Hogg moves out of range. Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hogg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Po. Po jabs Hogg to the body, keeping him at a distance. Po closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogg avoids it. Hogg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hogg jabbing away but nothing is landing. Po scores with a body shot.
Po fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hogg checks it well. Hogg checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Po. Hogg scores with a leg kick.
Hogg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Po. No joy there for Po, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Hogg does a little dance to reset his feet. A big left from Po misses. Po throws a lazy right hand but Hogg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tong Po seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nice defenses there by Hogg. Po thows a body shot but no joy. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Po.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Po swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Po cracks Hogg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A big left from Po misses. Po looks to land a right hand but Hogg moved out of range. Po misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Po is predictable there and Hogg counters with a low kick, right behind Po 's knee. Hogg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Po's sensitive parts. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Po is defended easily by Hogg. Hogg throws a low kick but Po avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Po misses with a straight right. Po swinging wildly here.
Po throws a solid leg kick but Hogg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Po. Hogg throws a front kick aimed at Po's knee but Po avoids it well. Hogg gets tackled into the cage by Po. Po maintains the clinch. Po wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Po presses Hogg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Po.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head. Po tries to land a knee to the head but Hogg blocks with his arms.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Po throws out a loose jab but Hogg uses good head movement to avoid it. Hogg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogg slaps away a takedown attempt from Po, before circling back to the center of the mat. Po jabbing away but nothing is landing. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hogg throws a nice outside leg kick. Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Po throws an overhand right that lands on Hogg's shoulder, as Hogg tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Tong Po comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Po has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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