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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Hogin has chosen real american as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27 - 16 - 0 |
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276 lbs
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
59 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull blocks a head kick by Hogin.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogin throws a head kick that misses.
Hogin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Hogin dives in and grabs Bull's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bull pushes down on Hogin's head and hops out.
Hogin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A right-left combo lands from Bull.
Hogin throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bull defends it nicely.
Hogin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Bull. Those never looked like landing.
Hogin misses with a looping right.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin throws a sloppy head kick
and Bull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hogin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogin drops his hands momentarily and Bull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Bull.
Bull looks to land a combination but Hogin avoids it well.
Bull jabs Hogin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull lands a head shot.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogin fails to land the takedown.
Roy Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Hogin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull cracks Hogin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hogin throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Hogin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bull closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hogin did well to prevent Bull getting side control.
Bull tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hogin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hogin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogin tries to roll over but Bull keeps him under control.
Bull lands with a punch from half guard.
Bull 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.
Bull blocks the strikes from Hogin.
Hogin manages to get to full guard.
Hogin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogin is keeping the position for now.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogin has wrist control.
Hogin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bull!
Hogin with shots to the head and body - Bull looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bull bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bull trying to control but Hogin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin is trying to keep Bull in close.
Hogin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bull wants to control from the top but Hogin keeps moving.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hogin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bull 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.
Hogin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bull passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hogin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bull cracks Hogin with a big right hand but Hogin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bull scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull is putting a hurting on Hogin here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull is working Hogin over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hogin is looking for a sweep.
Bull cracks Hogin with a big right hand but Hogin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bull is looking to take a break and control but Hogin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bull lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bull landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bull is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hogin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hogin regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hogin defends it well.
Hogin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hogin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hogin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Hogin misses its intended target.
Bull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hogin.
Hogin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hogin swivels and escapes.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Hogin seems unphased.
Bull avoids the body shot from Hogin.
Hogin throws a nice looking combination but Bull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bull on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bull walks into a straight right hand from Hogin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull shoots for a takedown but Hogin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bull connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hogin's hands.
Bull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bull here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogin manages to avoid it.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Hogin.
Hogin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bull misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull lands with a cross.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hogin pinned against the cage. Hogin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hogin.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Hogin seems unphased.
Roy Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bull lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bull is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hogin defends it well.
Hogin is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogin wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bull takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull drops an elbow to the side of Hogin's head.
Bull thows a huge punch but Hogin dodges it nicely.
Hogin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bull scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bull winds up and cracks Hogin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bull is looking for a kimura but Hogin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bull to get the leverage.
Hogin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bull prevents Hogin from improving his position.
Hogin is trying to maintain the position but Bull is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull is looking to advance position but Hogin won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bull drops an elbow to the side of Hogin's head.
Bull looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hogin actively working from the bottom here.
Hogin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bull is trying to control. Hogin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bull winds up and cracks Hogin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bull is working for a kimura but Hogin is defending it quite comfortably.
Hogin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bull slips a nice elbow through Hogin's hands, connecting with Hogin's forehead.
Hogin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull blocks the strikes from Hogin.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bull prevents Hogin from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hogin has hold of Bull's hands but Bull slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bull drops an elbow to the side of Hogin's head.
Hogin is trying to stand up here but Bull is controlling him well.
Hogin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Hogin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bull defends well.
Bull wants to control from the top but Hogin keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bull throws a nice head kick!
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hogin throws a head kick that misses
and Bull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogin.
Bull blocks a head kick by Hogin.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogin.
Hogin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bull avoids it really well and circles away.
Bull tests Hogin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bull lands a jab to the head.
Hogin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin walks into a left hand.
Hogin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogin moves away.
Bull scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hogin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hogin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bull.
Hogin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hogin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hogin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hogin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bull lands the left hand.
Bull thows a body shot but no joy.
Hogin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogin can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hogin slaps away a takedown attempt from Bull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hogin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hulk Hogin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogin throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Hogin misses
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hogin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bull avoids it really well and circles away.
Bull instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bull.
Hogin misses with a punch to the body.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hogin.
Bull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Hogin avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bull has hold of one of Hogin's legs. Hogin is fighting the takedown attempt but Bull gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bull connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin wants to sweep but no luck.
Bull scoring with some ground and pound.
Bull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bull working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bull landing with the ground and pound.
Bull slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roy Bull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bull works to advance to full mount. Hogin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Bull landing strikes from the mount and Hogin is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bull looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogin is one step ahead there.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hogin's guard.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull postures up in Hogin's guard and throws a big left but Hogin blocks it.
Hogin trying to strike off his back.
Bull scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bull landing some decent shots from guard.
Hogin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bull landing with the ground and pound.
Bull is pushing down on Hogin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hogin is fighting to maintain full guard but Bull has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hogin is in trouble now - Bull has advanced to mount!
Bull cracks Hogin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hogin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hogin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bull's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bull's back!
Bull manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hogin's guard. Nice work there by Bull.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Bull!
After winning the bout, Roy Bull thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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