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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Time Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Time Bomb will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hulk Hogan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Time Bomb! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
Hogan drives through with a takedown into guard. Bomb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Bomb is trying to keep Hogan in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bomb holds on and takes a little breather. Bomb tries to land a sweep but no joy. Bomb pulls Hogan in to control the position. Hogan won't allow Bomb to sweep him here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Time Bomb wasn't active enough on the ground. Bomb misses with a wild body shot. Bomb with a poor takedown and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown. Bomb fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss. Bomb tries to land a sweep but no joy. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bomb can do anything to dispel that myth. Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bomb works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Bomb blocks nicely. Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Hogan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Bomb has momentary wrist control but Hogan slips an elbow through the middle. Bomb pulls Hogan in close to his closed guard and prevents Hogan from doing any damage or advancing position. Hogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bomb trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Hogan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Hogan throws a big elbow that misses. Hogan won't allow Bomb to sweep him here. Bomb has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Morbid Conditioning School $75. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Bomb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Bomb. Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Bomb blocks nicely. Bomb is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Hogan lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hogan's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Hogan lands a couple of digs.
It looks like Time Bomb has been cut. Bomb pulls Hogan in to control the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Bomb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan distracts Bomb with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Hogan 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. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hogan throws a big elbow that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bomb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss. Hogan postures up in Bomb's guard and throws a big left but Bomb blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hogan is fighting to break Bomb's control of his arms but Bomb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Bomb looking for a sweep. Not yet Bomb, not yet. Bomb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan. Hogan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bomb manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Bomb working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hogan working a defensive guard here.
Bomb works over Hogan with some ground and pound from guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Time Bomb's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Bomb changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hogan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Bomb connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hogan some visible discomfort.
Hogan is looking for a sweep. Bomb connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hogan some visible discomfort.
Hogan on the wrong end of some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hogan tries to buck Bomb off but Bomb is having none of it. Bomb working the ground and pound from side control. Hulk Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bomb is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hogan has escaped the position, nice work there. Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Bomb fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bomb lands an elbow. Hogan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bomb's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bomb scoring with strikes to the body and head. Bomb working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Hogan pushes Bomb off looking to stand but Bomb dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bomb lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bomb sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though. Bomb drops an elbow to the side of Hogan's head. Hogan is staying active underneath Bomb, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Bomb sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though. Bomb working the head and body with strikes. Bomb 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. Hogan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hogan. Bomb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hogan keeping moving, preventing Bomb from controlling successfully. Bomb stands up over Hogan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Bomb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Bomb makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Bomb lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bomb is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Bomb stands up over Hogan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hogan wants to stand up but Bomb is controlling him. Bomb is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Bomb throwing strikes but missing. Bomb with a nice head shot there. Bomb trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom. Bomb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Bomb sitting in guard, not really doing much. Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bomb works over Hogan with some ground and pound from guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bomb is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Bomb is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Bomb won't allow Hogan to sweep him here. Bomb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Bomb looking to pass the guard. Hogan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bomb is pushing down on Hogan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hogan is fighting to maintain full guard but Bomb has managed to sneak the leg through. Bomb is pressing down on Hogan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hogan is holding on for now. Bomb is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Time Bomb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Time Bomb's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bomb misses with a takedown attempt and Hogan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bomb's guard. Bomb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Bomb seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hogan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Time Bomb!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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