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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
43 - 19 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
260 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, JD Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe connects with a body shot.
Hogg moves into the clinch successfully.
Hogg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hogg misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boothe.
Boothe tries a body shot but Hogg blocks it.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boothe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boothe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boothe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hogg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boothe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hogg is looking to clinch but Boothe is avoiding it.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boothe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogg is looking to clinch but Boothe is avoiding it.
Boothe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hogg just manages to avoid it.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boothe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boothe thuds his right hand into Hogg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hogg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boothe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boothe throws a series of strikes that have Hogg backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg looks to clinch
letting Boothe counter with a right hand.
Hogg pushes Boothe up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe lands an uppercut.
Hogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogg lands a nice elbow.
Boothe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hogg takes the fight into the clinch.
Boothe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Boothe.
Hogg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hogg can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Boothe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hogg lands a left hand.
Boothe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boothe wants to break free but Hogg has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boothe.
Boothe struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogg controls his hands.
Boothe presses Hogg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boothe avoids it.
Hogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boothe presses Hogg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hogg looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Boothe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Boothe.
A right hook to the body lands for Boothe.
Boothe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hogg tries to clinch
enabling Boothe to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boothe.
JD Hogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boothe stuns Hogg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boothe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boothe counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hogg! Boothe lets Hogg back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hogg is rocked!
Boothe drops Hogg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Boothe follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Boothe!
Thomas Boothe is the new heavyweight champion!
Thomas Boothe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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