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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hogg (ranked 481 p4p, 352 weight class) and Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 62 p4p, 49 weight class). Hogg comes into the arena with Styx - Renegade blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovanov lands a jab to the head.
Lovanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovanov. Hogg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovanov swings for the body but Hogg moves out of range.
Hogg moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Hogg.
Lovanov misses with a looping right.
Hogg attempts a counter takedown but Lovanov avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lovanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hogg swings for the body but Lovanov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogg.
Lovanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogg slips under a jab from Lovanov.
Lovanov lands a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hogg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lovanov misses with a takedown
and Hogg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg stays in close to Lovanov's body and controls the position.
Hogg lands a couple of digs.
Lovanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Lovanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lovanov seems keen to control Hogg's posture.
Lovanov looking to control.
Lovanov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hogg haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hogg preventing the sweep.
Hogg lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hogg throwing strikes but missing.
Hogg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogg 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.
Hogg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hogg trying to control but Lovanov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogg scoring with some ground and pound.
Hogg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lovanov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg wants to pass the guard but Lovanov is keeping the position.
Hogg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lovanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lovanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogg.
Hogg postures up.
Lovanov trying to strike off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hogg sizes up Lovanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lovanov scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Hogg will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lovanov slips under a jab from Hogg.
Lovanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovanov.
Hogg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lovanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogg.
Hogg scores with a jab.
Lovanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogg feinted with a counter takedown.
Hogg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hogg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hogg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov is looking for a sweep. Hogg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hogg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hogg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lovanov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovanov can do to turn this around?
Hogg unloading with bombs!
Lovanov is squirming around, avoiding Hogg's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogg lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogg avoids the attempt from Lovanov to control.
Lovanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnny Hogg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogg is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lovanov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
BOOM! Hogg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg with good strikes from the mount here!
Lovanov is trying desperately to improve position.
Lovanov tries to hold on but Hogg postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg trying to control but Lovanov is having none of it.
Lovanov gets back to half guard.
Lovanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hogg trying to mount his opponent but Lovanov defends it.
Lovanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lovanov keeping control of the position.
Hogg wants to control but Lovanov is keeping him busy.
Lovanov trying to control here.
Hogg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogg is trying to control the action in half guard but Lovanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lovanov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lovanov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hogg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hogg dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hogg misses with a takedown
and Lovanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovanov throws a body punch but Hogg moves out of range.
Lovanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hogg rather than just go for the knockout.
Lovanov loads up on a big right hand but Hogg slips the punch.
Hogg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hogg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lovanov slips a straight right by Hogg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lovanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovanov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hogg. Beautiful body shot.
Hogg shoots in and bounces Lovanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hogg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hogg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lovanov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov trying to keep a closed guard but Hogg is proving a slippery customer.
Hogg advances position into side control!
Lovanov is looking for a sweep.
Lovanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Hogg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lovanov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lovanov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hogg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zahbit Lovanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Hogg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lovanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogg has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hogg looking to finish Lovanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lovanov!
Hogg breaks from Lovanov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lovanov is looking to get to half guard.
Hogg lands a heavy elbow.
Hogg looking to control but Lovanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg with the ground and pound from mount.
Hogg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lovanov is looking to escape.
Lovanov tries to lock up and control but Hogg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lovanov regains half guard.
Hogg wants to control but Lovanov is keeping him busy.
Hogg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogg drops an elbow to the side of Lovanov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg drops an elbow to the side of Lovanov's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hogg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hogg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hogg!
Our winner, Johnny Hogg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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