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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Holt (ranked 3855 p4p, 25392 weight class) and Habib Mogamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Habib Mogamedov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogamedov gets caught napping as Holt dives in and scores a takedown. Mogamedov manages to retain guard.
Holt won't allow Mogamedov to sweep him here.
Mogamedov is pulling down on Holt's head. It's preventing any offense from Holt, at least for the moment.
Mogamedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Mogamedov, not yet.
Holt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mogamedov, up you get!
Mogamedov shoots in and bounces Holt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mogamedov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mogamedov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mogamedov escapes and throws Holt's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mogamedov tries to stand but Holt is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogamedov is looking to take a break and control but Holt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Mogamedov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mogamedov is looking to take a break and control but Holt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mogamedov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mogamedov controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mogamedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holt keeps working.
Mogamedov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mogamedov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Holt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holt regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mogamedov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Mogamedov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogamedov is pressing down on Holt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holt is holding on for now.
Mogamedov prevents Holt from improving his position.
Holt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Holt wants to control but Mogamedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holt tries to roll over but Mogamedov keeps him under control.
Mogamedov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holt defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mogamedov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mogamedov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holt looking to score a takedown here. Mogamedov is defending well but Holt drives through and ends up in Mogamedov's guard.
Mogamedov working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mogamedov holds on and takes a little breather.
Holt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mogamedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Habib Mogamedov 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.
Holt throws a body punch but Mogamedov moves out of range.
Mogamedov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holt tries to avoid it but Mogamedov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holt to the ground. Holt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mogamedov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mogamedov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Holt can't do much from the bottom here.
Mogamedov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Holt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mogamedov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Holt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogamedov wants to stand but Holt is controlling his arm.
Mogamedov is staying tight to Holt's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Mogamedov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mogamedov landing strikes.
Mogamedov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mogamedov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mogamedov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mogamedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holt regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mogamedov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogamedov slips a nice elbow through Holt's hands, connecting with Holt's forehead.
Mogamedov is looking to advance position but Holt won't allow it.
Mogamedov is looking for a kimura here.
Holt trying to control from the bottom.
Mogamedov is pressing down on Holt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holt is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogamedov passes to full mount!
Mogamedov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holt tries to hold on but Mogamedov pushes him away.
Holt is bucking up trying to escape but Mogamedov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mogamedov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mogamedov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mogamedov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogamedov raining down shots from the mount!
Mogamedov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Holt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Holt is trying to control Mogamedov's posture but Mogamedov avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mogamedov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Habib Mogamedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mogamedov tries for a takedown but Holt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Mogamedov looks to move away, Holt throws a big counter combo but Mogamedov just gets out of the way.
Mogamedov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holt.
No joy there for Mogamedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mogamedov with a poor takedown
and Holt counters with a left to the body.
Holt gets the takedown into side control.
Mogamedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holt tries to move to mount but Mogamedov blocks the move with his legs.
Mogamedov is trying to control Holt's posture but Holt avoids it.
Holt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mogamedov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogamedov is trying to get back to half guard.
Mogamedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mogamedov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holt wants to advance to full mount but Mogamedov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mogamedov controls Holt momentarily but Holt frees himself.
Holt postures up in Mogamedov's guard and throws a big left but Mogamedov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mogamedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holt gets to his feet - Mogamedov follows without any prompting.
Holt gets the takedown into side control.
Holt decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mogamedov to his feet.
Holt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mogamedov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Holt manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jab from Mogamedov.
Habib Mogamedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Mogamedov is just out of range.
Holt has closed the distance and engaged Mogamedov in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mogamedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogamedov wants the takedown. Holt is fighting it off but Mogamedov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Holt's guard against the cage.
Holt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mogamedov is one step ahead there.
Holt is looking to stand up but Mogamedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Mogamedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mogamedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mogamedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mogamedov is one step ahead there.
Mogamedov controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Holt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mogamedov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Habib Mogamedov!
A victorious Habib Mogamedov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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