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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 380 p4p, 343 weight class) and Azor Ahai (ranked 59 p4p, 49 weight class). Magomaevaboff's entrance music is Shaolin of Dagestan. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magomaevaboff ducks under a wild hook from Ahai.
Ahai stuns Magomaevaboff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahai throws a looping overhand right but Magomaevaboff ducks down to avoid it.
Ahai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magomaevaboff walks into a jab.
Ahai throws a leg kick
and Magomaevaboff moves into the clinch.
Ahai tries to work over Magomaevaboff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahai throws a head punch that misses.
Magomaevaboff tries a body shot but Ahai blocks it.
Ahai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomaevaboff lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahai is looking to control Magomaevaboff's arms but Magomaevaboff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ahai has his back to the cage.
Magomaevaboff blocking some punches.
Ahai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomaevaboff lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Magomaevaboff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai lands a left hand.
Ahai throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahai backwards.
Magomaevaboff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ahai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahai stalling in the clinch.
Ahai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomaevaboff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahai looks winded!
Magomaevaboff tries to pull guard but Ahai won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomaevaboff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff cracks Ahai with a nice body shot.
Magomaevaboff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomaevaboff stalling.
Magomaevaboff lands a body shot.
Magomaevaboff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahai backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomaevaboff jumps guard but Ahai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magomaevaboff presses Ahai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomaevaboff lands with a right to the head.
Magomaevaboff tries a body shot but Ahai blocks it.
A short uppercut from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff jumps into guard, dragging Ahai to the mat.
Ahai preventing the sweep.
Magomaevaboff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magomaevaboff is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ahai frees his head nicely. Oh but Magomaevaboff has switched to an armbar! Ahai is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Husein Magomaevaboff!
After the fight, Husein Magomaevaboff was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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