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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbara Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Real American. Hulk Hogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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232 lbs
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284 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
43 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbara Boxer! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boxer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boxer takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses. Boxer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Boxer thuds his shin into the meat of Hogan's side. Hogan looks gassed! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boxer scores with a head kick.
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut. Barbara Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boxer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Boxer finds it's way through Hogan's defenses. Boxer lands a big right hand that sends Hogan crashing to the mat! Boxer stays standing though and waves Hogan back to his feet!
Hogan is rocked! Boxer tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hogan. Hogan checks a low kick from Boxer. Hogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hogan blocks a head kick by Boxer.
Boxer sends Hogan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Boxer is motioning to the referee to let Hogan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Hogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxer finish him?
That has opened up Hulk Hogan's cut even more. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A good leg kick by Boxer. Boxer jabs Hogan to the body, keeping him at a distance. Hogan seems to have recovered his senses. Boxer is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Boxer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hogan is fending him off so far but Boxer persists. Nope, Hogan circles away and we're back to standing. Hogan lands a lovely overhand right. Boxer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches. Hogan prevents a body shot from Boxer. Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Boxer. A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer. Hogan lands on the inside with an uppercut. Boxer stalling the fight.
Boxer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer pressing his opponent against the cage. Hogan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boxer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boxer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hogan's half guard. Boxer prevents Hogan from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boxer is looking to pass Hogan's guard but actually Hogan recovers to full guard. Boxer is looking to stand up but Hogan won't let him. Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hogan keeping full guard, as Boxer tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boxer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boxer postures up.
Boxer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Boxer wants to pass the guard but Hogan is keeping the position. Boxer throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Hogan keeping moving, preventing Boxer from controlling successfully. Boxer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Hogan looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot. Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Hogan slips the punch. Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Hogan. Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Hogan's head but Hogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Hogan throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range. Boxer looks for a takedown but Hogan sprawls well. Boxer scores with a body shot.
Boxer fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barbara Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boxer moves out of range of the strikes. Boxer misses the jab. Boxer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hogan to score with a decent uppercut. Boxer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hogan counters with a nice body shot. Hogan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hogan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Boxer misses with a takedown attempt - Hogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Hogan looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range. Hogan connects with a body shot that sends Boxer's belly button to the back. Hogan misses the shot to the body. Boxer lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Hogan. Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hogan misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily. Boxer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Boxer misses with a low kick. Hulk Hogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Good shot there by Boxer.
The cut above Hulk Hogan's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Hogan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Boxer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Boxer throws a leg kick but Hogan sees it coming and checks it nicely. Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan. Boxer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Boxer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Boxer throws a shot to the body.
Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hogan tries to sprawl but Boxer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Boxer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Boxer trying to mount his opponent but Hogan defends it. Boxer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Boxer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Boxer wants to control but Hogan is keeping him busy. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Boxer is looking for a kimura but Hogan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boxer to get the leverage. Boxer is trying to work for a kimura but Hogan is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbara Boxer dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boxer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hogan's head. Boxer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hogan blocks a head kick by Boxer.
Hogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogan misses with a straight left. Hogan blocks a head kick by Boxer.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts. Boxer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet. Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boxer is looking to wear down Hogan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogan. Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogan throws out the jab. Boxer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hogan! Boxer trying to control but he's not successful this time. Hogan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Boxer looking to ground and pound but Hogan is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hogan working to try and regain half guard.
Boxer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hogan because Boxer loaded up on that one. Boxer unloading with bombs! Boxer tries to control but Hogan wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boxer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Boxer 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. Boxer trying to control but he's not successful this time. Boxer dominating with strikes here. Boxer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hogan is bucking up trying to escape but Boxer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boxer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hogan is looking to escape. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Boxer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's five minutes gone in the round. Boxer working away from the top, dropping strikes. Hogan avoids a strike by Boxer and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Boxer's guard! Fantastic escape!
Boxer keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass. Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Boxer blocks nicely. Boxer keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully. Hogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Hogan postures up.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxer swivels though and keeps the full guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Barbara Boxer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Boxer looking for a sweep. Not yet Boxer, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Boxer wants to improve his position but instead Hogan has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boxer manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Hogan throwing strikes but missing. Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxer swivels though and keeps the full guard. Hogan postures up in Boxer's guard and throws a big left but Boxer blocks it. Hogan throws a big right hand that misses. Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss. Hogan postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxer. Boxer lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hulk Hogan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Hogan scores with a body shot.
Barbara Boxer is winning the standup battle so far. Hogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan. Boxer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hogan is out of range and Boxer settles back down. Boxer throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbara Boxer dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Boxer. Hogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boxer takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses. Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogan can do to turn this around? Boxer misses with a straight left. Hogan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boxer. Hogan misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely. Hogan misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely. Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxer looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Boxer lands a jab-cross combination. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily. Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hogan!
It looks like Barbara Boxer has been cut. Boxer thows a body shot but no joy. Boxer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hulk Hogan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barbara Boxer! Barbara Boxer is the new super heavyweight champion! After the fight, Barbara Boxer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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