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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa throws an off balance right hand
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Correa darts in looking for a takedown but Hogan gets double underhooks and turns Correa into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Hogan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Correa throws a poor cross that misses
and Hogan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Correa throws a nice looking combination but Hogan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Hogan misses.
Correa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hogan can pounce on him.
Hogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Correa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Correa throws a series of punches but Hogan avoids them all with ease.
Correa misses with a takedown
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Correa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Correa misses with a combination
enabling Hogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Correa misses the shot to the body.
Hogan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa slips under a jab from Hogan.
Correa misses with a hook
and Hogan counters with a left to the body.
Correa fails with the takedown
enabling Hogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ben Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Correa.
Correa scores with a jab to the body.
Hogan is looking to slow Correa down with leg kicks.
Correa fails with the takedown.
Correa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa lands with a shot to the body.
Hogan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correa.
Correa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hogan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Correa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Correa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan scores with a jab to the head.
Hogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Ben Hogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Correa misses with a takedown attempt - Hogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hogan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Correa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Correa's corner calls for a 1-2. Correa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Correa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hogan - the referee stops the clock and Correa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hogan. Correa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Correa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
Correa defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hogan wants it to stay on the feet.
Correa misses with a left hand
and Hogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Correa throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Correa misses with a takedown
and Hogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Hogan. No joy for Correa on that attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hogan. That's going to slow Correa down.
The crowd cheers as Hogan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Correa doesn't seem phased though.
Hogan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Correa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Correa throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
Correa lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
A lazy left from Hogan finds it's target.
Correa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Correa shoots and misses
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
Correa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hogan finish him?
Correa throws a body shot but no joy.
Correa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Correa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Correa throws a series of punches but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Correa seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Hogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Correa has time to react.
Hogan scores with a jab to the head.
Correa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Correa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Correa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hogan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan throws a hook but Correa avoids it easily.
Correa throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan is looking to counter punch.
Hogan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Correa fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogan throwing a counter right hand but Correa manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Correa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hogan avoids it really well and circles away.
Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Correa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hogan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Correa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Correa scores with the left hand. Hogan knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Hogan.
Correa misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa with a poor takedown
and Hogan counters with a nice leg kick.
Correa misses with a wild combination.
Hogan scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Correa misses.
Correa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Correa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Correa misses with a right hand
and Hogan counters with a good low kick that Correa was not able to check.
Correa throws a combination that misses
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Correa throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.
Hogan is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hogan.
Hogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Correa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogan.
Correa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Correa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Correa misses with a looping right.
Correa ducks right into an uppercut from Hogan.
Correa misses with a few strikes there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Correa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hogan has got the better of the exchanges.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan throwing a counter right hand but Correa manages to avoid it.
Correa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Correa misses the target.
Hogan throws a leg kick which misses Correa's front leg but catches the back leg as Correa tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Hogan.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Correa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Correa blocks a leg kick.
Hogan leaves Correa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ben Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Correa.
Correa dives in for a single leg takedown but Hogan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hogan throws a looping overhand right but Correa ducks down to avoid it.
Correa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hogan pinned against the cage. Hogan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hogan, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hogan.
Hogan connects with a jab.
Hogan tries a low kick but Correa avoids it.
Hogan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Correas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Correa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Correa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correa moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Correa counters with a straight right hand.
Correa lands a nice looking body shot.
Correa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hogan lands a nice shot that snaps Correa's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Correa's head.
Hogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Correa can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa with a hook.
Hogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa slips a jab from Hogan.
Hogan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Correa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Correa misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Correa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Correa.
Correa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Correa misses.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Correa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Correa misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Hogan misses the target.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Correa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Correa unleashes a big counter combination but Hogan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hogan thumps Correa with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hogan.
Hogan connects with a solid leg kick.
Hogan dips to his left and cracks Correa with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Correa!
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Correa jabs at Hogan's body.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Correa.
Correa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Correa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Correa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Correa with that takedown attempt.
Correa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Correa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Correa.
Correa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Correa takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Hogan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hogan pulls Correa in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Correa is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hogan is trying to push Correa away but Correa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogan throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Correa fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Hogan misses the target.
Ben Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Correa.
Correa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Hogan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Correa just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Correa misses the target.
A big right from Hogan misses.
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa misses with a takedown
and Hogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hogan scores with the left hand. Correa knows he should have avoided that one.
Correa throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Correa's head but Correa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Correa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Correa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan moves out of range as Correa strikes.
Hogan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correa's calf.
Correa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hogan throwing a counter right hand but Correa manages to avoid it.
Ben Hogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Correa's head backwards.
Hogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Correa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hogan as he jumps to the side.
Hogan lands with a slapping head kick.
Hogan misses the jab.
Correa scores with a body shot.
Correa shoots in looking for a takedown. Hogan tries to sprawl out of it but Correa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hogan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa with a poor takedown
and Hogan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Correa's knee momentarily.
Correa takes one to the chin there.
Correa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogan throws out the jab.
Correa just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Correa.
Correa fails to land the takedown.
Correa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Correa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hogan counters with a head kick that drops Correa to the mat! Correa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Correa's shoulder, as Correa tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Hogan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Correa. That snapped Hogan's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hogan - that will leave a mark!
Correa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Correa scores with a hook to the body. Hogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Correa misses with a takedown attempt
and Hogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Correa shoots in for a double leg but Hogan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hogan is looking to counter punch.
Hogan lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Correa can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hogan and Correa drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hogan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Hogan!
Ben Hogan retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Ben Hogan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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