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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Halilov (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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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Halilov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Spat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amir Halilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Spat does no damage.
Spat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halilov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halilov scores with a takedown into Spat's guard.
Spat looking for a sweep. Not yet Spat, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Halilov stays in close to Spat's body and controls the position.
Halilov looking to pass the guard.
Halilov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halilov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spat keeping moving, preventing Halilov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Amir Halilov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Halilov shoots in looking for a takedown. Spat tries to sprawl out of it but Halilov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halilov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halilov lands in his opponent's guard.
Halilov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spat is keeping the position for now.
Halilov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spat's guard.
Spat gets full guard.
Halilov 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.
Halilov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halilov trying to control but Spat is working from the bottom.
Spat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halilov on the ground.
Halilov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spat is not content to let Halilov control the position.
Spat throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halilov advances to full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spat is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat is squirming around, avoiding Halilov's attempts to control the action.
Halilov dominating with strikes here.
Halilov trying to control but Spat is having none of it.
Spat is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Spat is bucking up trying to escape but Halilov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spat gets back to half guard.
Halilov trying to control the action but Spat is working from the bottom.
Halilov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spat kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Halilov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spat defending well though.
Halilov is looking to take a break and control but Spat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spat is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halilov is looking to take a break and control but Spat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Amir Halilov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Spat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halilov.
Jack Spat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Halilov.
Halilov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spat stuffs the takedown.
Halilov looks gassed!
Spat cracks a nice hook into Halilov's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halilov.
Spat throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Amir Halilov has been cut.
Spat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halilov misses with a takedown attempt - Spat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Amir Halilov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amir Halilov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Halilov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spat tries to avoid it but Halilov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spat to the ground. Spat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Halilov shoots in for a takedown but Spat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Halilov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jack Spat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Halilov.
Spat throws a right hand that Halilov ducks under and follows up with a left that Halilov also avoids with ease.
Spat tries to bum rush Halilov with a series of wild strikes but Halilov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spat fails with the takedown
and Halilov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halilov defends well.
Spat wriggles free and stands up.
Halilov shoots and misses
and Spat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halilov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spat swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat misses with a takedown attempt
and Halilov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Spat trying to control from the bottom.
Halilov prevents Spat from improving his position.
Halilov lands with a punch from half guard.
Halilov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Halilov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spat is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halilov is looking for a kimura but Spat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halilov to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Halilov there.
Spat is looking to improve his position.
Halilov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Spat is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amir Halilov!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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