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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Habib Mogamedov (ranked 25462 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Bobby Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habib Mogamedov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Habib Mogamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Joe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Mogamedov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Joe has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mogamedov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Joe pulls guard successfully.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Mogamedov from controlling successfully.
Mogamedov looking to pass the guard.
Mogamedov throwing strikes but missing.
Mogamedov stands and throws Joe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mogamedov controls the position from side control.
Joe struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogamedov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joe can't do much from the bottom here.
Mogamedov is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mogamedov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mogamedov is trying to get an arm triangle but Joe is defending well.
Mogamedov laying and praying for a moment but Joe takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mogamedov works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogamedov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mogamedov landing strikes from the mount.
Mogamedov lands a big elbow.
Mogamedov is working for a guillotine from mount but Joe frees his head quite easily.
Mogamedov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Joe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Joe!
Mogamedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogamedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joe's guard.
Joe wants to stand up but Mogamedov is controlling him.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Mogamedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joe wants to stand and escape but Mogamedov is having none of it.
Mogamedov lands a couple of digs.
Joe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mogamedov trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Mogamedov is looking to stand up but Joe won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Habib Mogamedov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mogamedov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joe - the referee stops the clock and Mogamedov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joe. Mogamedov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mogamedov shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick by Joe misses
and Mogamedov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joe is trying to control but can't.
Joe is trying to stand back up but Mogamedov is controlling him
Habib Mogamedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mogamedov trying to control from half guard but Joe is working away.
Joe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Joe.
Joe keeping full guard, as Mogamedov tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogamedov wants to stand but Joe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mogamedov trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mogamedov escapes and throws Joe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mogamedov laying and praying for a moment but Joe takes advantage and regains half guard.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
Mogamedov is looking to advance position but Joe won't allow it.
Mogamedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mogamedov is working away from the top position though.
Joe actively working from the bottom here.
Joe won't allow Mogamedov to pass to mount.
Mogamedov is trying to control. Joe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Joe tries to sprawl but Mogamedov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mogamedov is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mogamedov blocks the strikes from Joe.
Mogamedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to control from the bottom.
Joe tries to get to full guard but Mogamedov has control of the leg.
Mogamedov wants to stand up but Joe is controlling the position.
Mogamedov is looking to advance position but Joe won't allow it.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Mogamedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe is still trying to improve position.
Mogamedov working the head and body with strikes.
Joe tries to kick Mogamedov off in order to stand up. Mogamedov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mogamedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
Joe tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Joe tries to improve position but can't.
Mogamedov wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mogamedov scoring with punches and elbows.
Mogamedov cracks Joe with a big right hand but Joe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joe wants to control but Mogamedov postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mogamedov wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Mogamedov crashes against the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Habib Mogamedov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mogamedov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Mogamedov moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mogamedov.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Mogamedov moves out of range easily.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe throws a nice head kick!
Joe throws a head kick that half lands.
Mogamedov is rocked!
Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mogamedov is looking to counter punch.
Oh Mogamedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe throws a sloppy head kick
and Mogamedov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mogamedov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mogamedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mogamedov is working Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Mogamedov from controlling successfully.
Mogamedov pushes down on Joe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mogamedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Mogamedov is taking a breather. Joe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mogamedov pulls his head out easily.
Mogamedov wants to work for an arm triangle but Joe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mogamedov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mogamedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe is in trouble now - Mogamedov has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mogamedov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mogamedov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joe is looking to escape.
Joe is working to get back to half guard.
Mogamedov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Joe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mogamedov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mogamedov wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets back to half guard.
Mogamedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe manages to get to full guard.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mogamedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
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.
Mogamedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mogamedov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mogamedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mogamedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe wants to stand up but Mogamedov is controlling him.
Mogamedov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Habib Mogamedov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mogamedov, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Habib Mogamedov!
After winning the bout, Habib Mogamedov 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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hype
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pop
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