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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!
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192 cm
28
218 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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197 cm
36
214 lbs
30 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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