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Event:
MLC 5 Max vs Camara
Date: May 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Jones catches Hogan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#TD#
Hogan shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hogan lands a couple of digs.
Hogan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hogan landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones working a defensive guard but Hogan passes into half guard.
Jones trying to hold on to Hogan's head to control him but Hogan postures up.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hogan.
Jones wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hogan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hogan connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple. #SUB#
Hogan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Hogan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hogan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hogan's back!
Jones is trying to stick to Hogan's back but Hogan is turning into Jones. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jones's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hogan.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hogan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is trying to control the position but Hogan postures up.
Hogan passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hogan is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Hogan 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. #T3#
Hogan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hogan lands with a punch from half guard.
Hogan content to control rather than advance.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hogan in particular looking to stall.
Hogan lands strikes from half guard.
Hogan is taking a breather. Jones 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.
Jones trying to control but Hogan postures up.
Hogan slows the pace down in half guard.
Hogan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Jones is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hogan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hogan stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hogan easily slips into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hollywood Hogan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hogan eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Hollywood Hogan has been cut.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones drops Hogan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jones 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 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Jones!
Eli Jones is the new heavyweight champion!
Hollywood Hogan spoke after the fight, saying 'Hollywood will be back. (Walks away and kicks a few chairs and taunts the crowd on his way out)'.
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Event:
MLC 3 Coors vs Harris
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Hogan gets caught napping as Bates dives in and scores a takedown. Hogan manages to retain guard.
Hogan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bates controls the pace.#SUB#
Hogan looking for a guillotine here but Bates defends easily.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Bates postures up.
Bates must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Hogan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bates is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Bates preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Hogan looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bates is defending well. Hogan quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bates has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hogan celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hollywood Hogan!
Hollywood Hogan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
MLC 2
Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Hightower drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hightower has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hogan wants to sweep here but Hightower controlling him for the moment.
Hogan trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Hightower from controlling successfully.
Hightower is fighting to break Hogan's control of his arms but Hogan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Hightower is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hogan is pulling down on Hightower's head. It's preventing any offense from Hightower, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Hightower forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
Hogan is looking to control Hightower's arms but Hightower gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hogan has his back to the cage.
Hightower is pressed up against the cage. Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hightower down to the mat. Hightower avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD2#
Hogan scores with a takedown into Hightower's guard.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hogan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
Hightower is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hightower is looking to sweep but instead, Hogan has passed into half guard.
Hightower tries to kick Hogan off but Hogan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hightower works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hightower looking for a sweep. Not yet Hightower, not yet.
Hightower could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SUB#
Hightower working for a triangle but Hogan defends it easily.
Hightower can't keep his opponent in guard - Hogan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T3#
Hogan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hightower!
Hightower knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Hogan with the ground and pound from mount.
Hogan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hogan working Hightower over with strikes here.
Hogan postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hightower is out cold - huge knockout for Hogan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hollywood Hogan!
After the fight, Hollywood Hogan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
MLC 1 Dawn Of A New Empire
Date: Mar 17, 2018 |
#R1#
A nice combination there by Reigns.
#TD2#
Reigns closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hogan did well to prevent Reigns getting side control.
Reigns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reigns scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hogan is looking to control Reigns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hogan avoid being mounted?
Hogan works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hogan is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reigns works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Reigns wants to reverse the position here. Hogan has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Reigns is forced to tap! Reigns looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hollywood Hogan!
Hollywood Hogan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
MLC:Prize Fighter Season 1 e3
Date: Feb 25, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Battle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hogan to the mat! Hogan manages to get full guard.
Battle wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Hogan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Battle scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hogan's guard.
Hogan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Battle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Battle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Battle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hogan holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hogan goes for a double leg but Battle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Battle continues to drive forward.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD#
Battle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hogan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Battle is in Hogan's guard.
Hogan looking to control.
#T2#
Battle looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Hogan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Battle defends well.
Hogan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Battle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hogan's guard.
Battle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T3#
Battle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Battle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hogan looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Battle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Battle with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Battle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Battle stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hogan is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Hogan content to stall in guard here.
Battle keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Battle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Battle dominated 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.
#R2##CL#
Battle clinches up with Hogan and pushes him back against the cage.
Battle stops a takedown attempt from Hogan.
#TD#
Battle has hold of one of Hogan's legs. Hogan is fighting the takedown attempt but Battle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Battle is looking to stand up but Hogan won't let him. #SUB2#
Battle looking to improve position, pressing down on Hogan's thigh with his hand. Hogan seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Battle paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Battle's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Hogan picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hollywood Hogan!
After the fight, Hollywood Hogan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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