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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sabed Azbuhlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Boden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabed Azbuhlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Boden!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azbuhlev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boden feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azbuhlev. Boden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boden with the counter takedown but Azbuhlev avoids it easily.
Azbuhlev is looking to clinch but Boden is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boden.
Azbuhlev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boden tries to pull guard but Azbuhlev won't allow it.
Azbuhlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azbuhlev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Azbuhlev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Azbuhlev.
Boden jumps guard but Azbuhlev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sabed Azbuhlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Boden.
Boden takes a shot to the head.
Azbuhlev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azbuhlev has Boden pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azbuhlev gets through Boden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azbuhlev effectively controlling the action here.
Boden can't get the takedown.
A short left from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev pushes Boden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Azbuhlev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Azbuhlev lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azbuhlev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Azbuhlev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Azbuhlev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boden backwards.
Azbuhlev has Boden pressed against the cage, preventing Boden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Azbuhlev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Azbuhlev smiles and moves away.
Azbuhlev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boden is trying to pull guard but Azbuhlev has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boden up against the cage.
Boden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Azbuhlev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Azbuhlev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boden feints the counter takedown.
Azbuhlev darts in and clinches Boden up against the cage.
Azbuhlev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boden has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Azbuhlev after a bit of a struggle.
Azbuhlev lands a body shot.
Azbuhlev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Azbuhlev lands a hook that snaps the head of Boden backwards.
A short right from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Azbuhlev gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Boden tries to pull guard but Azbuhlev holds him up against the cage and eventually Boden drops back down to his feet.
Azbuhlev digs a right hand into Boden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boden's gas tank.
Azbuhlev avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Azbuhlev for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sabed Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabed Azbuhlev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azbuhlev tries to clinch up but Boden circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azbuhlev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azbuhlev doesn't manage to clinch there - Boden circles away.
A left and a right from Azbuhlev both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut there from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev tries to close the distance and clinch but Boden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azbuhlev lands with a nice body punch.
Azbuhlev darts in and clinches Boden up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boden is looking to take this one to the mat.
Azbuhlev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bodens head.
Boden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Azbuhlev walks away with a smile on his face. Boden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sabed Azbuhlev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boden shoots for a takedown but Azbuhlev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sabed Azbuhlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Boden.
Nice body punch from Azbuhlev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azbuhlev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boden drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azbuhlev defends it well.
Azbuhlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Boden is just out of range.
Azbuhlev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boden feints the counter takedown.
Azbuhlev throws a series of punches but Boden avoids them all with ease.
Azbuhlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boden can do to turn this around?
Boden shoots in and drives through. Azbuhlev sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev misses with an uppercut. Boden saw that one coming.
Azbuhlev moves in looking to clinch but Boden pushes him off.
Boden throws out a counter right but Azbuhlev avoids it with no problem.
Boden goes for a double leg but Azbuhlev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Azbuhlev continues to drive forward.
Azbuhlev closes the distance and clinches.
Azbuhlev has Boden pressed against the cage.
Boden throws a punch but it's blocked by Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev stalls.
Azbuhlev is leaning against Boden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boden is breathing heavily.
Azbuhlev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azbuhlev lands a left hand.
Azbuhlev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azbuhlev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev is struggling to control the position.
Boden trying to stall but Azbuhlev improves his position.
Azbuhlev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Azbuhlev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azbuhlev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boden backwards.
Boden is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Azbuhlev drops Boden with a big right hand! Azbuhlev charges in looking to finish - Boden manages to keep Azbuhlev in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Boden is still in real trouble! Can Azbuhlev finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azbuhlev 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.
Azbuhlev is working Boden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Azbuhlev stands up and waves to Boden to follow him.
Azbuhlev closes the distance and clinches.
Azbuhlev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Azbuhlev lands a nice uppercut.
Azbuhlev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sabed Azbuhlev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Azbuhlev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boden.
Boden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Azbuhlev to keep the fight standing.
Boden is trying to pull guard but Azbuhlev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Azbuhlev lands a left hand.
Azbuhlev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boden takes an elbow to the temple.
Boden avoids the elbow strike from Azbuhlev, against the cage.
Azbuhlev lands an elbow inside.
Azbuhlev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boden up against the cage.
Azbuhlev misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Azbuhlev.
Boden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Azbuhlev scores with a shot to the side of Boden's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Azbuhlev just leaning against Boden, taking a breather.
Azbuhlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azbuhlev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azbuhlev lands a shot to the body.
Azbuhlev effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev pushes Boden against the cage. Azbuhlev is working some dirty boxing. Azbuhlev pushes off with a quick right hook! Boden goes down! Boden tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Azbuhlev moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabed Azbuhlev!
After the fight, Sabed Azbuhlev 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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RATING
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