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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by Real American. van Greeven has chosen Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dick van Greeven will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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292 lbs
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284 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Greeven throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan slaps away a takedown attempt from van Greeven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
van Greeven scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hogan struggling a bit here.
van Greeven is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hogan has escaped the position, nice work there.
van Greeven throwing strikes but Hogan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
van Greeven tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
van Greeven tries to hold on but Hogan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan prevents van Greeven from getting the reversal.
van Greeven tries to lock up and control but Hogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hogan controlling the pace for now.
van Greeven wants to hold on but Hogan pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven is trying to escape the mount.
Hogan controlling the position easily from mount.
van Greeven is trying to reverse the position but instead Hogan has taken his back - oops!
van Greeven tries to roll but Hogan sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan controls the action.
van Greeven wants to control his opponent's hands but Hogan gets his hands free.
Hogan is riding his opponent, not letting van Greeven buck him off.
van Greeven rolls, trying to escape but Hogan keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
van Greeven trying to control the position but Hogan manages to sink in the hooks.
Hogan punches van Greeven on the ear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick van Greeven will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
van Greeven ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
van Greeven tries for a takedown but Hogan circles away easily
and Hogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from van Greeven.
Hogan throws a good cross that connects.
Hogan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hogan leaves van Greeven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick van Greeven.
van Greeven slips a jab from Hogan.
van Greeven shoots and misses
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan darts in trying to clinch
and van Greeven counters with a single leg into guard. Hogan didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
van Greeven not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
van Greeven doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
van Greeven throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hogan but Hogan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dick van Greeven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Greeven misses the shot to the body.
Hogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hogan but Hogan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from van Greeven is defended easily by Hogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by van Greeven.
van Greeven fails with a takedown attempt.
van Greeven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hogan lands a jab to the nose.
van Greeven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hogan throws a looping overhand right but van Greeven ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven dives in and grabs Hogan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hogan pushes down on van Greeven's head and hops out.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch but van Greeven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan looks to land a right hand but van Greeven moved out of range.
Hogan moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Hogan gets through van Greeven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by van Greeven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
van Greeven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but van Greeven avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
Hogan wants to stall.
Hogan gets through van Greeven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck for van Greeven with that takedown attempt.
van Greeven shoots in but Hogan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
Hogan throws a hook but van Greeven blocks it.
van Greeven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
van Greeven closes the distance and clinches up with Hogan, looking for a takedown. van Greeven pushes Hogan against the cage but Hogan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick van Greeven.
Hogan slips under a jab from van Greeven.
Hogan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
van Greeven throws an off balance right hand
and Hogan counters with a stiff right hand.
Hogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
van Greeven misses with a takedown attempt - Hogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hulk Hogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from van Greeven.
van Greeven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hogan counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from van Greeven.
Dick van Greeven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for van Greeven with that takedown attempt.
van Greeven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Hogan as van Greeven shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Hogan as van Greeven shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogan stuffs the takedown attempt from van Greeven. van Greeven gets slowly back to his feet.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. van Greeven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
van Greeven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hogan defends it nicely.
Hogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hogan wants it to stay on the feet.
van Greeven moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
van Greeven has his takedown stuffed
and Hogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
van Greeven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a hook. van Greeven ducked under it nicely.
Hogan lands with a straight right. van Greeven didn't see that one coming.
van Greeven blocks a jab.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
van Greeven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
van Greeven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
van Greeven fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws the left hand but van Greeven avoids the punch easily.
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
Hogan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van Greeven shoots in looking for a takedown but Hogan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing van Greeven's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hogan avoids the body shot from van Greeven.
Hogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from van Greeven.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven slips under a jab from Hogan.
Hogan misses the jab.
van Greeven misses with a takedown attempt
and Hogan moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
Hulk Hogan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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