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Tumen has been crushing cans on the Mongolian regional scene and I dunno if he can get topnoi down or if he can eat his shots
I was able to find footage of five of Tumen’s six professional fights and I would only characterize his first opponent, who was a competent grappler, as a “can” or gimme type matchup. His opponents have mostly been other young, albeit inexperienced, fighters but I am satisfied that the grappling skills he displayed will be more than enough to defeat and likely finish Topnoi.
I have seen Topnoi be taken down by singles, doubles, and throws by opponents of varying skill levels. The consistent theme is Topnoi getting taken down, exposing his back to get up, and having no ability to do anything but survive, sometimes, when his back is taken. Also its not as if Tumen has no striking ability. He may not have the kickboxing experience of Topnoi, but he is the more dangerous puncher facing a less durable opponent that has looked for a way-out in fights before. For these reasons this is imo a very stylistically unfavorable matchup for Topnoi and I think he loses it a large majority of the time.
I like what I have seen of Topnoi as a person and respect his abilities tremendously as a fighter but I think this is a clear spot which is why I bet Turem at +160.