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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk Hogan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Walsh's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan moves into range and clinches up with Walsh.
Walsh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hogan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hogan is looking to break free of the clinch but Walsh has double underhooks.
Walsh tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walsh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hogan pushes Walsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walsh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hogan walks away with a smile on his face. Walsh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Walsh.
Walsh throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Walsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hogan defends it nicely.
Hogan closes the distance and pushes Walsh back into the cage.
Hogan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ben Walsh has been cut.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Walsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan slaps away a takedown attempt from Walsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walsh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hogan manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh fails to land the takedown.
Hogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walsh.
Walsh looks gassed!
Hogan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Walsh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Walsh wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet but Walsh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Walsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Hogan controlling Walsh's posture.
Hogan wants to stand up but Walsh is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walsh misses with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hogan - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to clinch
and Walsh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hogan.
Hogan presses Walsh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hogan tries to clinch up but Walsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Walsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Walsh circles away.
Walsh avoids the head kick by Hogan.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Walsh circles away.
Walsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hogan pinned against the cage. Hogan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hogan takes the fight into the clinch.
Hogan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Walsh 's eye.
Hogan has Walsh pushed against the cage.
Walsh looking for a takedown.
Hogan is stalling here.
Hogan lands a nice knee to the body.
Hogan lands with a short shot to the head.
Walsh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hogan landing knees to the body.
Hogan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walsh up against the cage.
Hogan breaks the clinch.
Walsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Walsh's cut.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walsh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walsh's sensitive parts.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walsh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walsh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walsh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walsh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogan wants to clinch up but Walsh keeps it at a distance.
Walsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hogan.
Hulk Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hogan.
Hogan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan moves into the clinch.
Walsh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hogan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hogan manages to break the clinch.
Hogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogan tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Walsh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walsh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hogan tries to improve position but can't.
Walsh happy to just control the position for now.
Hogan wants to control but Walsh postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hogan is not content to let Walsh control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan sneaks out the side door and pushes Walsh away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hogan throws a head kick but Walsh moves out of range.
Hogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Walsh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck for Walsh with that takedown attempt.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Walsh.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Walsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan throws a head kick but Walsh moves out of range.
Walsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hogan has closed the distance and engaged Walsh in a clinch.
Walsh goes for a takedown attempt but Hogan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walsh avoids the head kick by Hogan.
Walsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walsh blocks a head kick by Hogan.
Hogan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan wants to clinch.
Hogan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Walsh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Hogan as Walsh shoots in.
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Walsh's shoulder, as Walsh tries to avoid the shot.
Walsh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hogan will feel that in the morning.
Walsh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hogan sprawls well initially but Walsh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walsh lands a nice short elbow.
Walsh decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walsh avoids the head kick by Hogan.
Hogan wants to clinch
and Walsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walsh.
Walsh jumps guard but Hogan stands there with Walsh around his waist. Walsh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walsh tries to pull guard but Hogan holds him up against the cage and eventually Walsh drops back down to his feet.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Walsh.
Walsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hogan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan stops a takedown attempt from Walsh.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walsh moves out of range as Hogan throws a body kick.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walsh working some strikes from top position.
Walsh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Walsh shoots in and bounces Hogan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hogan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Walsh tries to stand but Hogan is controlling from the bottom.
Hogan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hogan wants to stand up but Walsh is controlling him.
Walsh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walsh has Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hogan manages to break the clinch.
Walsh ducks right into an uppercut from Hogan.
Hogan wants to clinch up but Walsh keeps it at a distance.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Walsh.
Hogan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walsh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hogan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walsh misses with a takedown attempt - Hogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hogan gets a clinch.
Walsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walsh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hogan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hogan has had enough of the clinch but Walsh keeps him there for the moment.
Ben Walsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hulk Hogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Walsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hogan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
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hype
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