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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zamir Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Salovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zamir Tillman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zoran Salovic!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman gets caught flat footed, as Salovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Salovic thows a big elbow that misses.
Salovic looking to sit in guard and control but Tillman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tillman thows a big elbow that misses.
Tillman 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.
Salovic wants to stand and escape but Tillman is having none of it.
Salovic keeping moving, preventing Tillman from controlling successfully.
Tillman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tillman wants to control from the top but Salovic keeps moving.
Tillman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tillman as he avoids it easily.
Tillman scores with a push kick.
Tillman shoots and misses
and Salovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tillman misses with a takedown attempt
and Salovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salovic.
Tillman looking to control.
Tillman wants to get back to his feet but Salovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tillman is breathing heavily.
Tillman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salovic is one step ahead there.
Tillman working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tillman tries for a takedown but Salovic circles away easily
and Salovic counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zamir Tillman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tillman has Salovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Salovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Tillman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Salovic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tillman to the mat. Tillman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salovic stands and throws Tillman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Salovic wants to control but Tillman is keeping him busy.
Salovic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salovic controls the position.
Tillman is not content to let Salovic control the position.
Salovic controls the position from side control.
Tillman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tillman is being controlled here.
Salovic is looking to take a break and control but Tillman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tillman is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Salovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tillman circles away.
Tillman darts in trying to clinch
so Salovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Salovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tillman tries to strike from the bottom.
Tillman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salovic controls the pace.
Salovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tillman is keeping the position for now.
Salovic is breathing heavily.
Tillman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Salovic has his hands clasped together but Tillman extends an breaks Salovic's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tillman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zamir Tillman!
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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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