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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Halilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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207 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Halilov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fran tries to score a power double leg takedown but Halilov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fran somewhat.
Halilov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fran manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fran managing to control the position.
Fran controls Halilov momentarily but Halilov frees himself.
Fran keeping moving, preventing Halilov from controlling successfully.
Fran keeping full guard, as Halilov tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halilov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fran throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Halilov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fran is in Halilov's guard.
Halilov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Halilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fran looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halilov trying to keep a closed guard but Fran is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amir Halilov.
Nice takedown defense from Halilov. No joy for Fran on that attempt.
Fran tries for a takedown but Halilov circles away easily
and Halilov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fran!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Fran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halilov trying to control but Fran is having none of it.
Fran can't escape the position.
Halilov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halilov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fran is on top in guard.
Fran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halilov is keeping the position for now.
Halilov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fran wants to control from the top but Halilov keeps moving.
Halilov has Fran pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Amir Halilov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Halilov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Halilov is taking a breather. Fran 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fran is not content to let Halilov control the position.
Fran won't allow Halilov to pass to mount.
Halilov trying to control from half guard but Fran is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Halilov is looking for submissions but instead, Fran has regained full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fran keeping full guard, as Halilov tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fran controlling the position.
Fran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halilov's guard.
Fran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halilov is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Halilov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fran shoots for a double leg takedown but Halilov sprawls well. He's pushed Fran's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halilov as he jumps to the side.
Fran fails with the takedown
so Halilov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Fran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fran is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halilovis looking to pass into half guard but Fran pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fran is in guard.
Fran looking to pass the guard.
Fran trying to control but Halilov is working from the bottom.
Halilov controls Fran momentarily but Fran frees himself.
Halilov has Fran pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Amir Halilov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fran misses with a takedown attempt
and Halilov counters with a takedown into side control.
Halilov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fran is trying to improve his position.
Halilov is trying to get an arm triangle but Fran is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fran is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halilov tries to advance to mount but Fran denies him.
Halilov misses with the ground and pound.
Halilov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Halilov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fran is trying to control Halilov's posture but Halilov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fran sneaks back into half guard.
Amir Halilov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fran is doing well to control the position and prevent Halilov from advancing to side control.
Halilov trying to mount his opponent but Fran defends it.
Fran is trying to maintain the position but Halilov is very close to passing his half guard.
Fran is staying active underneath Halilov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Halilov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fran defend it? Halilov steps over the head and cranks it - Fran is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Halilov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amir Halilov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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