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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen Hulkamania as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steven Burnett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Burnett with that takedown attempt.
Burnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burnett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burnett!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hogan looking to secure an arm triangle but Burnett defends it well.
Hogan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Burnett wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hogan wants to finish this one by submission but Burnett is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hogan .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan wants to take his opponent's back but Burnett doesn't allow it.
Burnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burnett is trying to stand.
Hogan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Burnett has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hogan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hogan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Burnett to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Burnett shrugs it off.
Burnett trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan working for a guillotine from mount but Burnett is in no mood to give up.
Burnett is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hogan is working for a guillotine from mount but Burnett frees his head quite easily.
Burnett is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hogan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Burnett manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hogan prevents Burnett from escaping the position.
Burnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Hogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burnett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burnett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burnett wants to get back to his feet but Hogan drags him back down.
Burnett trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett pushes Hogan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hogan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hogan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burnett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hogan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burnett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burnett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hogan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burnett explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burnett sprawls well. Burnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Burnett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burnett lands in his opponent's guard.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burnett throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hogan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burnett wants to stand up but Hogan is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burnett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hogan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burnett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hogan as he avoids it easily.
Burnett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hogan was covering up waiting for the punch and Burnett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hogan wants to stand but Burnett is controlling the position.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hogan wants to stand and escape but Burnett is having none of it.
Burnett throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan wants to stand and escape but Burnett is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Burnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burnett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Burnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Steven Burnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnett shoots in for a double leg but Hogan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Burnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burnett's waist but Burnett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side.
Burnett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hogan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan leaves Burnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Burnett. No joy for Hogan on that attempt.
Hogan has a takedown stuffed.
Burnett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burnett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burnett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burnett landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Burnett working the ground and pound from side control.
Burnett cracks Hogan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Burnett throws an elbow but Hogan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burnett lands a nice forearm strike.
Burnett landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Burnett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Burnett cracks Hogan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Steven Burnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burnett tries to score with some ground and pound. Hogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Burnett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hogan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burnett connects with a decent elbow.
Burnett throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hogan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Burnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hogan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Burnett dominated that second round.
That's time! Burnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burnett gets a big slam - oh, Hogan is out! Hogan is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Steven Burnett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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