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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 cm
25
176 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Queen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Hulk! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Queen missing with a left hand there. Hulk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Queen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight. Hulk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Hulk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos Hulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hulk lands with a shot to the body. Queen throws a push kick but Hulk slaps the foot to one side. Hulk misses with a looping right. Hulk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Queen backs up against the cage.
Queen tries a low kick but Hulk avoids it. A thudding body kick lands there by Hulk!
Hulk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Queen moves out of range of the body kick from Hulk.
Hulk scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hulk 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 Queen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Queen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Queen connects with a right hand. Hulk shakes it off. Hulk looks to score with a jab to the body but Queen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Queen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hulk's calf. Hulk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hulk lands with an uppercut that bounces Queen off the cage and back into range. Queen checks a low kick from Hulk. Queen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Queen 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. Hulk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Hulk takes a swing at Queen's ribcage but misses. Queen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hulk misses the shot to the body. Hulk cracks Queen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Queen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hulk. Hulk misses with a low kick. Nice straight punches there by Queen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Queen. 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! Queen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Queen moves out of range of the body kick. Queen throws a hook but Hulk avoids it easily. Hulk throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Queen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Hulk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Queen rather than just go for the knockout. Hulk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Queen.
A lazy left from Hulk finds it's target. Carlos Hulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Queen lands a nice looking body shot.
Hulk misses with a wild body shot. Hulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hulk. Hulk throws a low kick but Queen avoids it. Hulk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hulk misses with a right hand and Queen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hulk! Queen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Queen swings around for an armbar but Hulk sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Queen's guard. Queen working a defensive guard here.
Queen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Hulk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Queen keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully. Queen wants to control but Hulk passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hulk is looking to take a break and control but Queen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Hulk not doing much here.
Queen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hulk jumps into side control! Queen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hulk is pressing down on Queen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Queen is holding on for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Hulk dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Queen misses with a body kick. Hulk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Hulk lands with a shot to the body. Sloppy strikes from Hulk. Those never looked like landing. Hulk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Hulk tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it. Hulk is looking to score with low kicks. Queen half committed to a counter leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hulk 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 Queen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Queen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A head kick misses from Hulk. Queen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hulk manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Queen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hulk. Queen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Hulk scores to the head and body with a nice combination! A big right from Hulk misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Queen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hulk. Hulk has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hulk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queen. Hulk lands a slapping body shot.
Queen misses with a hook. Hulk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A left lands for Hulk. Hulk misses with an uppercut
and Queen counters with a body kick that stops Hulk in his tracks momentarily. Queen cracks a nice hook into Hulk's ribs. Queen drops his hands momentarily and Hulk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Queen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Both fighters circling a little - Queen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hulk blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Queen throws a nice inside leg kick. Hulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hulk. Queen misses with a looping right. Hulk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Queen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Queen misses. Queen throws a chopping leg kick but Hulk manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Queen moves out of range of the body kick from Hulk.
Queen misses with a looping left. Hulk connects with an inside leg kick. Hulk misses with a kick to the body.
Hulk blocks the body kick.
Queen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hulk.
Hulk throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Queen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Hulk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Hulk moves out of range as Queen throws a body kick.
That kick from Hulk tenderised Queen's leg. Queen is trying to keep his angry face on. Hulk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Hulk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Hulk lands a glancing blow to the side of Queen's head. Hulk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Queen.
Queen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Hulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hulk throws a shot from downtown. Queen moves away and avoids it. Hulk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Queen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Hulk ducks under a wild hook from Queen. Hulk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Hulk tries to score with a low kick but Queen moves his leg out of the way. A slow jab from Queen misses its intended target. Queen blocks a jab. Queen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Hulk misses with a low kick.
Queen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Queen misses with a low kick.
Hulk feints a counter leg kick. Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hulk was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen. Hulk misses with a head kick.
Hulk tries to score with a low kick but Queen moves his leg out of the way. Queen appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Hulk tried to score with a low kick but Queen checks it. Queen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hulk sprawls and moves away. Queen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hulk. A nice leg kick lands there from Queen. A good leg kick by Hulk. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Hulk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Hulk misses. Hulk moves out of range of the body kick. Hulk throws a body kick that misses. Hulk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hulk moves into range and connects with a jab. Hulk misses with an uppercut
and Queen counters with a slapping leg kick. Hulk misses the jab. Queen blocks a jab. Hulk throws a push kick but Queen slaps the foot to one side. Hulk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Queen. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Queen avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Queen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Queen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Queen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Hulk lands with a good body shot. Queen ducks under a wild hook from Hulk.
That's one minute gone in the round. Queen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Queen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hulk's guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Hulk has wrist control. Hulk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Hulk is looking to take a break and control but Queen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Queen is looking to control Hulk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Queen avoid being mounted? Queen wants to get back to full guard. Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Queen is in trouble now - Hulk has advanced to mount! Queen tries to reverse the position but Hulk maintains control. Queen is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Queen manages to regain half guard. Good work. Queen is looking for a sweep. Hulk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Queen wants to control but Hulk is keeping busy and won't allow it. Hulk is taking a breather. Queen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Queen tries to roll over but Hulk keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Queen shoots in for a takedown but Hulk shows good takedown defense. Nice cross by Hulk. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A jab lands there for Hulk. Hulk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carlos Hulk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A telegraphed right hand from Hulk misses the target. Hulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Carlos Hulk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Hulk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Hulk! An out of breath Carlos Hulk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. Oliver Queen spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to Shortfuse for putting on this tournament and running the team so I can participate.'.
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energy
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hype
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