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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JD Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a hook but Hogg blocks it.
Hogg checks a low kick from Garcia.
Hogg lands a jab.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hogg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
letting Hogg counter with a right hand.
Hogg lands with a nice body punch.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Hogg misses its intended target.
Garcia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hogg scores with a decent looking hook.
Hogg looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Hogg throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Hogg saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Hogg thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Hogg misses.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Hogg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogg throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Hogg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia keeps Hogg at a distance using the push kick.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Hogg.
Garcia punishes Hogg's body with a nice straight punch.
Hogg swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia cracks Hogg with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
JD Hogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Hogg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hogg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hogg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogg throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Hogg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogg.
Hogg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Hogg.
Hogg misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia shoots in and bounces Hogg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at TC's House Of Pain *LOP* inform us that Hogg has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hogg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hogg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hogg!
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Hogg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hogg tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Hogg keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Hogg trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face as Hogg controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rodney Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Hogg saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hogg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hogg.
Hogg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Hogg.
Hogg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Hogg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hogg circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Hogg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hogg sprawls well. Hogg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Hogg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia scores with a one two! Hogg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg's corner calls for a 1-2. Hogg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Hogg does it's job there.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Hogg.
Hogg throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogg lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogg lands with a nice body punch.
Hogg throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hogg defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hogg takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Hogg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogg missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogg. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hogg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head.
Garcia is looking to slow Hogg down with leg kicks.
Hogg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hogg checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Hogg connects with the punch.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
JD Hogg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hogg throws out a powerful jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Hogg.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Hogg pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hogg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hogg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
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!
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Hogg avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia tries a body shot but Hogg blocks it.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogg connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rodney Garcia has been cut.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hogg with a knee to the head.
Hogg lands a body punch.
JD Hogg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
Hogg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
Hogg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hogg - that landed with a thud.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garcia is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Hogg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Hogg.
Hogg checks a leg kick.
Hogg drops Garcia with a huge uppercut! Garcia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hogg is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JD Hogg!
JD Hogg is the new heavyweight champion!
Post fight, JD Hogg took to the microphone: 'I appreciate the opportunity to prove to the fans that this worthless loser can't hold my jock and does not belong in the same cage with me.'.
In defeat, Rodney Garcia stepped up to the mic, saying 'Vittu!'.
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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