SPFT 58: Tokill vs. Tunamoto PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devin Derric Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Derric Styles
vs
Young

162 cm
19
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

165 cm
19
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devin Derric Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franky Young!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Styles was covering up waiting for the punch and Young finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Young slips nicely into half guard.
Styles trying to control here.

Young is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Styles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Young.

Young is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Styles has managed to free his arm - good work.
Styles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Styles tries to get out of the position.
Styles trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles wants to improve his position but Young is controlling well.
Styles wants to get back to full guard but Young has mounted him!
Styles is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action.
Styles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Styles is working to get back to half guard.
Young avoids the attempt from Styles to control.
Styles tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Young trying to control but Styles is having none of it.
Styles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Styles tries to hold on but Young pushes him away.
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Styles?
Styles tries to hold on but Young pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles regains half guard.
Styles trying to control here.

Young is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Young is thwarting Styles's attempts to control the position.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Styles keeps working.
Styles is trying to maintain the position but Young is very close to passing his half guard.
Young wants to pass the guard but Styles is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to get back to full guard.
Young controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Styles blocks a leg kick.

Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Styles trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Young manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Styles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Franky Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Young finds it's way through Styles's defenses.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Styles misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Young thuds a left hand into Styles's body.
Young throws a push kick but Styles slaps the foot to one side.
Young connects with a body shot that sends Styles's belly button to the back.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Styles's front leg but catches the back leg as Styles tries to avoid it.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Styles momentarily.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Styles on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Styles.
Styles checks a low kick from Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Young is not content to let Styles control the position.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Styles is very close to passing his half guard.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Young trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles is looking to improve his position but Young isn't that keen on the idea.
Young unloading with bombs!
Styles working to try and regain half guard.
Young has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Styles's face.
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!
Young looking to control but Styles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles is working to get back to half guard.
Styles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Styles hang on?
Styles tries to hold on but Young postures up.
Styles is looking to get to half guard.
Young is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Styles can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Young landing shots from mount.
Young with shots to the head and body - Styles looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young avoids the attempt from Styles to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Young connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Styles can't escape the position.
Styles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Styles throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Styles's guard. Nice move by Young!
Franky Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Styles controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Styles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Styles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Young's half guard.
Styles is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Styles looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Styles is trying to keep Young in close.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles is trying to control the position but Young postures up.
Young content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Styles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Young is aware though and is defending well.
Young advances position into side control!
Styles gets back to half guard.

Young seems to be working for a kimura but Styles defends the submission attempt.
Styles holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Franky Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young is trying to work for a kimura but Styles is defending well.
Young is keen to just control but Styles is a slippery customer.
Styles is trying to get back to full guard.
Young works his way into full mount!
Styles gets back to half guard.
Styles wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Styles looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
Young sitting in guard here, content to control.
Young wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.

Styles is looking for a triangle but Young pushes his legs off easily.

Styles has his foot on Young's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Young works his way back into a safe position though.
Styles keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to control but Young passes easily into half guard.
Young trying to control the action but Styles is working from the bottom.
Styles is trying to escape back to his feet but Young uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Devin Derric Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Styles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Devin Derric Styles.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Young!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cookie song. Wolf is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by schism. Jero Wolf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Taikina
vs
Wolf

166 cm
31
179 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

177 cm
28
169 lbs
16 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina throws a sloppy body shot
and Wolf counters with a two punch combo.
Wolf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taikina.
Wolf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf slips under a jab from Taikina.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taikina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Taikina shoots in and bounces Wolf off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Taikina connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Taikina tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taikina wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Taikina pushing down on Wolf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throwing shots but Wolf is blocking nicely.
Taikina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taikina lands with a punch from half guard.
Taikina controlling the action here.
Taikina not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is staying active underneath Taikina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taikina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wolf's head.
Taikina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolf keeps working.
Taikina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Tero Taikina wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Taikina fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wolf to the ground. Taikina is now in Wolf's guard.
Taikina looking to pass the guard.
Taikina works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taikina trying to control from half guard but Wolf is working away.
Taikina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taikina is trying to control the action in half guard but Wolf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tero Taikina.
Taikina swings for the body but Wolf moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Taikina dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Taikina tries to clinch but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taikina.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina is looking to clinch.
Wolf scores with a decent looking hook.
Taikina misses with a straight left.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Wolf pushes him off.
No joy there for Taikina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Taikina takes the fight into the clinch.
Taikina gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wolf.
Wolf tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taikina lands an elbow inside.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wolf avoids a wild elbow strike from Taikina.
A right hand to the body from Wolf.
Taikina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Wolf 's eye.
Taikina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Wolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taikina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wolf has Taikina pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taikina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tero Taikina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jero Wolf.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Taikina.
Taikina lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Wolf shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries a body shot but Wolf blocks it.
Wolf takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jero Wolf has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Wolf shrugs off.

Taikina lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Taikina wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.
Wolf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taikina.
Taikina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf is staying active underneath Taikina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wolf is looking to control Taikina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tero Taikina has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taikina tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.

Taikina has managed to clinch.
Taikina lands with a left to the head.
Taikina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taikina lands a damaging elbow.
Wolf misses with some punches.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wolf trying to stall but Taikina improves his position.
Wolf blocks the elbow strike.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taikina's elbow.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taikina's elbow.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Wolf 's eye.
Taikina blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taikina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taikina backwards.
Wolf blocks an elbow strike.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolf's brow.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taikina avoids it.
Tero Taikina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Wolf shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taikina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.
Taikina displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wolf up against the cage.
Taikina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taikina tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolf avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
Taikina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wolf dodges an elbow strike from Taikina.
Taikina misses with some punches.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Wolf shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Taikina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jero Wolf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wolf avoids the body shot from Taikina.
Wolf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taikina is out of range and Wolf settles back down.
Taikina is looking to clinch but Wolf is avoiding it.
Taikina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taikina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wolf slaps away a takedown attempt from Taikina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taikina is looking to wear down Wolf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taikina throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Taikina tries to clinch up but Wolf circles away and keeps his distance.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolf paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina thows a left - swing and a miss!

Taikina pushes Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Taikina.
Wolf stalling in the clinch but Taikina improves position.
Wolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Taikina turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Taikina manages to end up in side control.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tero Taikina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taikina lands a nice forearm strike.
Taikina lands a few punches from side control.
Jero Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina with the ground and pound but Wolf regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taikina wants to pass to mount but Wolf is defending the position.
Taikina is working hard here to advance position.
Well, if Taikina is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Taikina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taikina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Taikina clinches.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Wolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
Taikina taking a breather.
Wolf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taikina is keeping busy.
Wolf goes for a takedown attempt but Taikina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
Tero Taikina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolf staying out of range there.
Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taikina.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taikina has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Taikina!
Post fight, an emotional Tero Taikina said 'Free cookies for everyone who cheered for me tonight!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Cliche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk has chosen Wild Boy by Machine Gun Kelly as his entrance music. Charlie Cliche had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cliche
vs
Dirk

187 cm
24
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
27
207 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Cliche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cliche counters with a takedown into side control.
Cliche throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cliche scoring with punches from side control.
Cliche misses with the ground and pound.

Cliche looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cliche throws an elbow but Dirk slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Cliche decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliche shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dirk pinned against the cage. Dirk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliche shoots in looking for a takedown. Dirk tries to sprawl out of it but Cliche keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dirk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dirk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Cliche drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cliche stops Dirk from standing up.
Cliche sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dirk's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cliche slips a nice elbow through Dirk's hands, connecting with Dirk's forehead.
Dirk is looking to escape.
Cliche is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cliche is trying to control the action in half guard but Dirk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cliche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dirk's head.
Dirk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cliche scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dirk looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirk is trying to stand up here but Cliche is controlling him well.
Cliche throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cliche working the head and body with strikes.
Cliche slips a nice elbow through Dirk's hands, connecting with Dirk's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliche working the head and body with strikes.
Cliche drops an elbow to the side of Dirk's head.

Dirk is rocked!
Cliche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dirk is still in real trouble! Can Cliche finish him?
Cliche lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cliche working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliche working Dirk over with strikes.
Dirk seems to have recovered his senses.
Cliche winds up and cracks Dirk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche thows a huge punch but Dirk dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Cliche.

It looks like Jesse Dirk has been cut.
Cliche winds up and cracks Dirk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cliche connects with a nice short shot to Dirk's temple.
Cliche seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cliche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dirk's head.
Dirk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cliche.

Dirk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliche throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Cliche is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Cliche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Dirk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dirk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Cliche is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Cliche has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dirk is trying to keep an underhook but Cliche manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cliche connects with a nice short shot to Dirk's temple.
Cliche slips a nice elbow through Dirk's hands, connecting with Dirk's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliche is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cliche scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cliche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dirk can do to turn this around?
Cliche lands with a punch from half guard.
Dirk is breathing heavily.
Cliche is nestled in close to Dirk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliche is keen to just control but Dirk is a slippery customer.
Cliche lands with a punch from half guard.
Cliche looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cliche looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cliche lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cliche is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dirk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliche scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliche not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cliche has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cliche with the ground and pound from mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Cliche! Dirk is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie Cliche!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Vlad the Impaler blaring out of the sound system. Tilthammer has chosen Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Silva
vs
Tilthammer

192 cm
28
218 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

197 cm
36
214 lbs
30 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Tilthammer moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Good work by Tilthammer as he checks the leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Tilthammer checks a leg kick.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Tilthammer swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Tilthammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tilthammer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tilthammer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tilthammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva blocks a head kick by Tilthammer.
Silva pushes Tilthammer away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick as Tilthammer jumps back.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tilthammer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tilthammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Tilthammer.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Tilthammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Silva tenderised Tilthammer's leg. Tilthammer is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Tilthammer. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tilthammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tilthammer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Tilthammer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Tilthammer misses.
Silva tries to work over Tilthammer's front leg with a kick but Tilthammer checks it.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva cracks the inside of Tilthammer's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tilthammer. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tilthammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Tilthammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer connects with a jab.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tilthammer is out of range and Silva settles back down.

Tilthammer darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tilthammer wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Tilthammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A slow jab from Tilthammer misses its intended target.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tilthammer's head.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Silva tenderised Tilthammer's leg. Tilthammer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tilthammer moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Tilthammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tilthammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tilthammer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tilthammer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Tilthammer counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva thows a leg kick but Tilthammer checks it
and Tilthammer counters with a two punch combo.
Tilthammer misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Tilthammer was not able to check.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tilthammer. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Tilthammer misses.
Tilthammer tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tilthammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva throws a push kick but Tilthammer slaps the foot to one side.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Tilthammer misses its intended target.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.

Tilthammer drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Tilthammer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tilthammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tilthammer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Silva! Tilthammer dives in looking to finish! Silva is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Tilthammer!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tokill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Tokill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tokill
vs
Tunamoto

185 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tokill!
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, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokill misses with a takedown
and Tunamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Tunamoto lands a really nice looking cross but Tokill seems unphased.
Tokill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tunamoto is fending him off so far but Tokill persists. Nope, Tunamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Tunamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokill motions for Tunamoto to come forward. Tokill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tunamoto pinned against the cage. Tunamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tokill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tunamoto as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tokill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tokill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tokill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Tokill drops back looking for a leg! Tunamoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tunamoto manages to kick Tokill off! Tokill jumps back into Tunamoto's guard.
Tokill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tunamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokill.
Tokill won't allow Tunamoto to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokill stands up over Tunamoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokill slips nicely into half guard.
Tokill passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tunamoto!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tokill working for a guillotine from mount but Tunamoto is in no mood to give up.
Tokill tries to control but Tunamoto wriggling away.
Tokill lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto is squirming around, avoiding Tokill's attempts to control the action.

Tokill throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Tunamoto has his hands clasped together but Tokill breaks the hold and Tunamoto is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Tokill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Tokill!
After the big win, Ivan Tokill made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.