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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hogg (ranked 3684 p4p, 4189 weight class) and Rakvov Magomedov (ranked 381 p4p, 422 weight class). Rakvov Magomedov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakvov Magomedov !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hogg dives in and grabs Magomedov 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magomedov pushes down on Hogg's head and hops out.
Magomedov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hogg shoots in for a takedown but Magomedov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Hogg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogg fails with the takedown.
Magomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hogg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg connects with a couple of short punches.
Hogg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hogg landing with the ground and pound.
Hogg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magomedov trying to control the position.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Hogg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hogg working some strikes from top position.
Magomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magomedov trying to control the position here.
Hogg trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Hogg forces his way into half guard.
Hogg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogg.
Hogg working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Hogg there.
Hogg thows a huge punch but Magomedov dodges it nicely.
Magomedov trying to control here.
Magomedov wants to improve his position but Hogg is controlling well.
Hogg trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov is looking to control Hogg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magomedov avoid being mounted?
Magomedov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard but Hogg has passed into side control.
Magomedov tries to improve position but can't.
We've been hearing that Hogg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hogg lands a decent elbow from side control.
Magomedov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hogg wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
Hogg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Magomedov down.
Hogg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hogg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Magomedov taking punishment in the form of punches.
It looks like Rakvov Magomedov has been cut.
Hogg cracks Magomedov with a big elbow.
Hogg trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to control but Hogg postures up.
Hogg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hogg grinds an elbow into Magomedov 's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg working the ground and pound from side control.
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.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
Hogg working the ground and pound from side control.
Hogg working the ground and pound from side control.
Magomedov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hogg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Magomedov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hogg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rakvov Magomedov 's cut.
That's time! Hogg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hogg misses with a takedown attempt
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.
Hogg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magomedov as he avoids it easily.
Magomedov throws out a counter right but Hogg avoids it with no problem.
Hogg misses with a takedown
and Magomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Hogg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogg tries for a takedown but Magomedov circles away easily
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hogg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magomedov throws out a counter right but Hogg avoids it with no problem.
Hogg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Johnny Hogg has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg shoots in looking for a takedown. Magomedov tries to sprawl out of it but Hogg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magomedov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Magomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rakvov Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hogg.
Magomedov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hogg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov defending against the ground and pound.
Magomedov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hogg.
Hogg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Magomedov down.
Hogg scoring with punches from side control.
Hogg scores with a couple of short elbows.
That has opened up Rakvov Magomedov 's cut even more.
Magomedov is not content to let Hogg control the position.
Magomedov dodges the ground and pound from Hogg.
Magomedov tries to bench press Hogg off him but Hogg keeps the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hogg working the head and body with strikes.
The cut above Rakvov Magomedov 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hogg working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
What's Magomedov going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Magomedov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hogg working the ground and pound from side control.
Rakvov Magomedov 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rakvov Magomedov 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Hogg!
Post fight, Johnny Hogg took to the microphone: 'Not including my sparring session, tonight was my first pro fight. I want to put the MMA world on notice. You've never met anyone like me. It's my time.'.
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FIGHT
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