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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 Lobsta Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg comes to the cage accompanied by Last Ones Standing. Mang has chosen Damn It Feels Good To Be A Lobsta as his entrance music. Lobsta Mang has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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327 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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270 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 7 - 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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lobsta Mang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mang avoids a kick to the body.
Mang misses with a hook.
Hogg staying out of range there.
Hogg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick from Hogg lands but Mang takes it in his stride.
It looks like Lobsta Mang has been cut.
Hogg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hogg moves away from the strike by Mang.
Mang misses with a series of wild punches.
Mang takes one to the side of the head.
Hogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mang.
Hogg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mang is out of range.
Hogg staying out of range there.
Mang looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogg is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mang.
Hogg misses with a leg kick.
Mang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang avoids a kick to the body.
Mang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mang scores with a punch to the head.
Mang misses with a hook.
Mang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hogg counters with a head kick.
Mang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogg throws out a leg kick but Mang moves out of range and Hogg only half commits.
Mang digs a good body shot into Hogg's ribs.
Mang blocks a jab.
Hogg walks into a stiff left hand from Mang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hogg thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hogg. That's going to slow Mang down.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mang throws an overhand right that lands on Hogg's shoulder, as Hogg tries to avoid the shot.
Mang slips a jab from Hogg.
Hogg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mang throws a body punch but Hogg moves out of range.
Mang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hogg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hogg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mang. Those never looked like landing.
Mang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hogg.
Hogg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mang throws out the jab.
Hogg clinches with his opponent.
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
Hogg stops a takedown attempt from Mang.
Mang can't find room to land a body shot as Hogg controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mang avoids it.
Mang slows down the pace here.
Mang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hogg prevents it.
Jefferson Davis Hogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lobsta Mang.
Mang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang misses with a punch to the body.
Mang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mang avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Mang breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mang. Hogg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogg gets caught napping as Mang dives in and scores a takedown. Hogg manages to retain guard.
Hogg being controlled here, momentarily.
Hogg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogg is keeping the position for now.
Mang preventing the sweep.
Hogg has Mang pulled in close to control his posture.
Mang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mang wants to control from the top but Hogg keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hogg throws a leg kick which misses Mang's front leg but catches the back leg as Mang tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg pushes Mang away with a front kick.
Mang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Davis Hogg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lobsta Mang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hogg throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mang!
It looks like Jefferson Davis Hogg has been cut.
Hogg pushes Mang up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mang.
Mang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogg tries to work over Mang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mang has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hogg clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mang is looking for the choke from the back position but Hogg is controlling his hands well.
Mang throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hogg covering up well under a series of strikes from Mang.
Mang looking for the RNC.
Mang misses with punches from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mang patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hogg grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mang gets his hands free as Hogg looks to control.
Mang trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hogg doesn't escape.
Mang throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Mang lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg avoids the strikes from Mang.
Mang working for the choke.
Hogg looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg tries to break free.
Hogg trying to control the position but Mang manages to sink in the hooks.
Mang tightening his grip on Hogg, looking for the choke.
Mang gets his hands free as Hogg looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mang working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hogg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mang working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hogg's thigh. Hogg counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hogg working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mang looking to sit in guard and control but Hogg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hogg wants to stand and escape but instead Mang has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lobsta Mang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hogg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hogg slips a jab from Mang.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mang. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hogg. That one must have hurt.
Hogg cracks Mang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mang throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hogg counter with a right hand.
Hogg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hogg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mang is out of range and Hogg settles back down.
Hogg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hogg tries to clinch but Mang moves out of range.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogg.
Hogg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hogg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mang is out of range.
Mang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mang looks to land a left hand but Hogg moved out of range nicely.
Mang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hogg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mang thinking.
Hogg just misses with a punch to the body.
Mang lands a right hook to the body.
Mang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hogg doesn't seem bothered though.
Mang with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mang moves out of range as Hogg strikes.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch but Mang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogg thows a leg kick but Mang checks it
and Mang counters with a left and a right that stings Hogg.
Hogg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mang throws a hook but Hogg avoids it easily.
Mang jabs Hogg right on the nose. Hogg blinks but takes it well.
Mang misses the jab.
Mang looks to land a left hand but Hogg moved out of range nicely.
Hogg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mang blocks a low kick nicely.
Hogg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hogg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch but Mang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hogg looks for the body kick but Mang saw that one coming.
Hogg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hogg under the eye.
Hogg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mang's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hogg misses its intended target.
Mang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hogg as he avoids it easily.
Mang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hogg, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mang. Hogg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mang blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hogg.
Hogg is looking to slow Mang down with leg kicks.
Mang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogg.
Mang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hogg wants to clinch up but Mang keeps it at a distance.
Mang scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mang.
Hogg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mang throws a front kick that sends Hogg stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogg throws a head kick but Mang moves out of range.
Hogg checks the leg kick.
Mang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mang cracks Hogg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Hogg. No joy for Mang on that attempt.
Mang walks into a straight right hand from Hogg.
Mang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mang scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mang missing with a left hand there. Hogg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogg throws a low kick, looking for Mang's leg but Mang calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lobsta Mang.
I think Mang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lobsta Mang!
An out of breath Lobsta Mang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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