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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 2 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!
It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Tilthammer had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a left that rocks Tilthammer and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Black dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Tilthammer regain composure!
Tilthammer is rocked!
Black working the ground and pound but Tilthammer is defending the strikes.
Oh Tilthammer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can see the frustration on Tilthammer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tilthammer seems to have got his legs back now.
Black misses with the ground and pound.
Black thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tilthammer gets back to half guard.
Black stands up from half guard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tilthammer dodges the punch combination from Black.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looks to land a combination but Tilthammer avoids it well.
Tilthammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tilthammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Black lands a jab to the head.
Tilthammer punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
Black cracks a nice hook into Tilthammer's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tilthammer.
Good shot there by Tilthammer.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Travis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilthammer's corner calls for a 1-2. Tilthammer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black looks gassed!
Tilthammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black rushes Tilthammer and presses him up against the cage.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Tilthammer.
Black lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer manages to break the clinch.
Tilthammer swinging wilding here.
Tilthammer connects with a jab.
That has opened up Travis Black's cut even more.
Black tries to clinch but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tilthammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tilthammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tilthammer throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tilthammer scores with a push kick.
Tilthammer lands a body shot.
Tilthammer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tilthammer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Black will feel that in the morning.
Tilthammer stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tilthammer digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Tilthammer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tilthammer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer scores with a hook.
Black is looking to clinch but Tilthammer is avoiding it.
Tilthammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tilthammer misses with a body kick.
Tilthammer misses with a straight right.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tilthammer counters with a leg kick.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tilthammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Black takes a step back to recover.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tilthammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Tilthammer pushes him off.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Tilthammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tilthammer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tilthammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Tilthammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tilthammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Tilthammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tilthammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tilthammer looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black tests Tilthammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tilthammer misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tilthammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
Black tries to clinch up.
Tilthammer is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Felix Tilthammer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tilthammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tilthammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crunch! Tilthammer slams his shin into Black's torso.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tilthammer lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The cut above Travis Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Tilthammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tilthammer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Tilthammer.
Black is trying to break free.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tilthammer manages to break the clinch.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left lands for Tilthammer.
Black darts in and clinches Tilthammer up against the cage.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Tilthammer won't allow it.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Tilthammer's head.
Black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer slows down the pace here.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer lands a shot to the body.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Tilthammer is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tilthammer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Tilthammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black tests Tilthammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Tilthammer coming out on top.
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black moves into the clinch.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tilthammer throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black drives through and clinches with Tilthammer against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
Black pushes Tilthammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Tilthammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tilthammer lands with a nice body kick.
Tilthammer cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tilthammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tilthammer looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tilthammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black avoids the head kick by Tilthammer.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Black clinches up with Tilthammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black moves into range and clinches up with Tilthammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tilthammer. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tilthammer tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black stalks Tilthammer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tilthammer's face. Tilthammer staggers backwards, shaken.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tilthammer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Travis Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tilthammer.
Black is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tilthammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Tilthammer.
Black lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black swinging wilding here.
Tilthammer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Tilthammer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tilthammer misses with the combination.
Black tries to bum rush Tilthammer with a series of wild strikes but Tilthammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black blocks a head kick by Tilthammer.
Black throws a series of punches but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Black wants to clinch up but Tilthammer keeps it at a distance.
Black wants to clinch up but Tilthammer keeps it at a distance.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tilthammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Tilthammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tilthammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Tilthammer dodges the punch combination from Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tilthammer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black swinging wilding here.
Tilthammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black throws a right and a left that Tilthammer avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a right and a left that Tilthammer avoids nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tilthammer. Black shrugs it off though.
Tilthammer lands an overhand right.
Tilthammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tilthammer scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tilthammer throws out a powerful jab.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black forces Tilthammer back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Tilthammer.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tilthammer.
Black throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Felix Tilthammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tilthammer rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a swing at Tilthammer's ribcage but misses.
Black throws a series of punches but Tilthammer avoids them all with ease.
Tilthammer fakes the leg kick and cracks Black in the body.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tilthammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Tilthammer lands a head shot.
Tilthammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Tilthammer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tilthammer. Black shrugs it off though.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tilthammer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tilthammer lands a front kick.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Tilthammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tilthammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tilthammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Tilthammer pushes him off.
Jab, jab by Tilthammer - just one landing.
Travis Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer's corner calls for a 1-2. Tilthammer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Felix Tilthammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tilthammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tilthammer lands a front kick.
Tilthammer lands a glancing blow to the side of Black's head.
Tilthammer throws a series of strikes that have Black backpedaling.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tilthammer tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tilthammer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Black takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tilthammer counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tilthammer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tilthammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
Black takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tilthammer stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Tilthammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tilthammer scores with a kick to the body.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Tilthammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Black looks to clinch
letting Tilthammer counter with a right hand.
Tilthammer thows a body kick. Black tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tilthammer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tilthammer throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Tilthammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tilthammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Black crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tilthammer - the referee stops the clock and Black gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tilthammer. Black manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Tilthammer.
Black tries to move into range but Tilthammer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tilthammer cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tilthammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tilthammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the cage and back into rage.
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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Tilthammer!
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