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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Nikifor has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Felix Tilthammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maksim Nikifor's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer misses with a looping right.
Tilthammer rushes Nikifor and presses him up against the cage.
Nikifor wants to stall.
Tilthammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tilthammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tilthammer lands a body punch.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
Nikifor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tilthammer has a couple of punches blocked by Nikifor.
Tilthammer crunches a lovely knee into Nikifor's ribcage.
Tilthammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tilthammer misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tilthammer.
Nikifor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Tilthammer.
A nice left hand lands by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikifor avoids it.
Tilthammer working Nikifor over with knees to the body.
Nikifor looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikifor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside that Nikifor shrugs off.
Tilthammer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tilthammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Tilthammer as the two fighters clinch.
Tilthammer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tilthammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tilthammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer lands a right hand.
Nikifor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tilthammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tilthammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
Tilthammer lands a right hand.
Tilthammer lands with a light punch inside.
Tilthammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tilthammer lands a body shot.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tilthammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tilthammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tilthammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nikifor takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikifor.
Nikifor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tilthammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikifor backwards.
Nikifor is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikifor avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Tilthammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tilthammer with a knee to the head.
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nikifor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tilthammer prevents a body shot from Nikifor.
Tilthammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nikifor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Nikifor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikifor blocks the elbow strike.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tilthammer.
Nikifor is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikifor's efforts to push away.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Nikifor tries to break free but Tilthammer pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor swings wildly with an uppercut but Tilthammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tilthammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nikifor has had enough of the clinch but Tilthammer keeps him there for the moment.
Tilthammer connects with a knee to the head.
Tilthammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tilthammer crunches a lovely knee into Nikifor's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Tilthammer as the two fighters clinch.
Tilthammer is working Nikifor over against the cage.
Tilthammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikifor.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Nikifor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikifor avoids it.
Nikifor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tilthammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Nikifor won't want to take too many of those.
Nikifor avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
Nikifor is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Nikifor looking to slow down the pace here.
Tilthammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Nikifor avoids the damage to the body.
Nikifor throws a punch but it's blocked by Tilthammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tilthammer lands with a light punch inside.
Tilthammer lands a knee to the head.
Nikifor tries to circle away but Tilthammer has him pinned against the cage.
Nikifor blocks an elbow strike.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tilthammer scores with a hook to the body.
Tilthammer misses with a body punch.
Tilthammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tilthammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikifor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tilthammer blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tilthammer as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nikifor avoids a wild elbow strike from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer looking to throw knees to the head but Nikifor is blocking nicely.
Nikifor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nikifor is trying to force a seperation but Tilthammer has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tilthammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Nikifor backwards.
Tilthammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nikifor's defenses.
Nikifor is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Tilthammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Tilthammer dominated that round.
That's time! Tilthammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nikifor tries to keep at a distance but Tilthammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside that Nikifor shrugs off.
Tilthammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikifor blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikifor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside.
Tilthammer working Nikifor over with knees to the body.
Tilthammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tilthammer presses Nikifor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tilthammer prevents a body shot from Nikifor.
Nikifor has had enough of the clinch but Tilthammer keeps him there for the moment.
Nikifor can't break the clinch.
Nikifor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nikifor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tilthammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Tilthammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tilthammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Tilthammer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikifor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tilthammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nikifor's defenses.
Felix Tilthammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tilthammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikifor's efforts to push away.
Tilthammer lands a knee to the body.
Tilthammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikifor can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer lands with a light punch inside.
Nikifor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Nikifor wants to get back to striking at distance but Tilthammer won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tilthammer obliges.
Tilthammer lands a body punch.
Nikifor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nikifor is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling him.
Nikifor is trying to break free.
Tilthammer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nikifor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer cracks Nikifor with a nice body shot.
Tilthammer keeps control of Nikifor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tilthammer lands an elbow that stopped Nikifor in his tracks for a moment.
Tilthammer working Nikifor over with knees to the body.
Nikifor takes a shot to the head.
Tilthammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Nikifor won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikifors head.
Nikifor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tilthammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Tilthammer misses with a knee strike.
Tilthammer blocks an uppercut.
Tilthammer misses with a knee strike.
Nikifor wants to get back to striking at distance but Tilthammer won't allow it.
Nikifor working hard to break the clinch.
Nikifor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nikifor tries to circle away but Tilthammer has him pinned against the cage.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Nikifor tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside that Nikifor shrugs off.
Tilthammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tilthammer misses with an elbow strike.
Tilthammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer blocks an uppercut.
Tilthammer scores with a hook to the body.
Tilthammer looking to throw knees to the head but Nikifor is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
Nikifor working hard to break the clinch.
Nikifor is trying to break free.
Tilthammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tilthammer with a knee to the head.
Nikifor tries to circle away but Tilthammer has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tilthammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nikifor throws a head punch that misses.
Nikifor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Nikifor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tilthammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nikifor's defenses.
Nikifor tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
Nikifor takes an elbow to the temple.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tilthammer lands a right hand.
Tilthammer lands a knee to the head.
Nikifor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tilthammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nikifor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tilthammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikifor is defending well for now.
A short left from Nikifor.
Tilthammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nikifor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilthammer scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nikifor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tilthammer keeps control of Nikifor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nikifor wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
Tilthammer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nikifor.
Tilthammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tilthammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tilthammer keeps control of Nikifor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tilthammer throws an elbow but misses.
Nikifor misses with some punches.
Nikifor wants to get back to striking at distance but Tilthammer won't allow it.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikifor.
Nikifor throws a punch but it's blocked by Tilthammer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a knee strike.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
Nikifor is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nikifor backwards.
Nikifor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikifor avoids it.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikifor avoids it.
Nikifor is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Nikifor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nikifor wants to get back to striking at distance but Tilthammer won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Tilthammer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Nikifor.
Nikifor throws a hook to the side of Tilthammer's head but Tilthammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from Nikifor both land. Nice combination.
Tilthammer moves in looking to clinch but Nikifor pushes him off.
Nikifor tries to keep at a distance but Tilthammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tilthammer landing knees to the head.
Nikifor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tilthammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow.
Tilthammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tilthammer is working Nikifor over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer is leaning against Nikifor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tilthammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikifor is defending well for now.
Tilthammer gets through Nikifor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikifor's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer is working Nikifor over against the cage.
Tilthammer pushes Nikifor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tilthammer working Nikifor over with knees to the body.
Nikifor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but Nikifor blocks it.
Nikifor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikifor avoids it.
Tilthammer blocks an uppercut.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikifor's efforts to push away.
Nikifor can't break the clinch.
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nikifor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikifor is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Nikifor won't want to take too many of those.
Tilthammer presses Nikifor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikifor.
Tilthammer misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tilthammer fails to land.
Nikifor tries to circle away but Tilthammer has him pinned against the cage.
Nikifor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tilthammer.
Felix Tilthammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tilthammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nikifor wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
Nikifor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nikifor's face.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside that Nikifor shrugs off.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but Nikifor blocks it.
Tilthammer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nikifor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer - that landed with a thud.
Nikifor tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor takes an elbow to the temple.
Nikifor is trying to break free.
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nikifor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikifor tries to break free but Tilthammer pushes him back against the cage.
Tilthammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikifor blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Nikifor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nikifor misses with some punches.
Nikifor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikifor misses with the head strike.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Nikifor on the inside.
Nikifor is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer has Nikifor pressed against the cage, preventing Nikifor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Nikifor looking to stall.
Nikifor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nikifor tries to circle away but Tilthammer has him pinned against the cage.
Nikifor is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but Nikifor blocks it.
Nikifor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikifor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilthammer lands an elbow just above Nikifor 's eye.
Nikifor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikifor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nikifor is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Maksim Nikifor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tilthammer blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Tilthammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tilthammer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Tilthammer!
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