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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philipp Kostyrko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Tattsyrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostyrko comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck Them All. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philipp Kostyrko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edward Tattsyrup!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tattsyrup goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tattsyrup throws a body punch but Kostyrko moves out of range.
Kostyrko moves in looking to clinch but Tattsyrup pushes him off.
Kostyrko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kostyrko clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Tattsyrup is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tattsyrup's face.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Tattsyrup blocks it.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Kostyrko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
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!
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tattsyrup looks winded!
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tattsyrup has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Kostyrko.
It looks like Edward Tattsyrup has been cut.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Tattsyrup working hard to break the clinch.
Tattsyrup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Tattsyrup's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattsyrup is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling him.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tattsyrup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Tattsyrup blocks with his arms.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tattsyrup takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tattsyrup avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattsyrup looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tattsyrup's face.
Tattsyrup looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Tattsyrup is blocking nicely.
Tattsyrup looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Tattsyrup avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko keeps control of Tattsyrup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tattsyrup is trying to break free.
Tattsyrup wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Tattsyrup is trying to break free.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tattsyrup is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko working Tattsyrup over with knees to the body.
Tattsyrup working hard to break the clinch.
Tattsyrup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tattsyrup can't break the clinch.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Tattsyrup won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Tattsyrup blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
Kostyrko has Tattsyrup pressed against the cage, preventing Tattsyrup from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kostyrko working Tattsyrup over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tattsyrup in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Tattsyrup tries to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling the position.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Tattsyrup is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tattsyrup's face.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Tattsyrup avoids the damage to the body.
Tattsyrup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Tattsyrup's ribcage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tattsyrup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tattsyrup managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Tattsyrup's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kostyrko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philipp Kostyrko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kostyrko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostyrko throws a sloppy head kick and Tattsyrup moves out of range easily.
Kostyrko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tattsyrup, pushing him back against the cage.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Kostyrko pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattsyrup leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kostyrko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tattsyrup's efforts to push away.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Tattsyrup is trying to break free.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tattsyrup.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Tattsyrup has had enough of the clinch but Kostyrko keeps him there for the moment.
Tattsyrup avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Tattsyrup's ribcage.
Tattsyrup is breathing heavily.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tattsyrup avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tattsyrup has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tattsyrup blocks the elbow strike.
Tattsyrup tries to circle away but Kostyrko has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Tattsyrup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tattsyrup takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Tattsyrup can't break the clinch.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko throws an elbow that misses.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tattsyrup is defending well for now.
Tattsyrup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tattsyrup can do to turn this around?
Kostyrko has Tattsyrup pressed against the cage, preventing Tattsyrup from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tattsyrup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tattsyrup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Tattsyrup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Tattsyrup is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tattsyrup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tattsyrup tries to break free but Kostyrko pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Tattsyrup blocks with his arms.
Tattsyrup wants to break free but Kostyrko has control.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko has Tattsyrup pressed against the cage, preventing Tattsyrup from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tattsyrup managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Tattsyrup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tattsyrup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tattsyrup is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostyrko has double underhooks.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tattsyrup blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostyrko misses with an elbow strike.
Tattsyrup is trying to push Kostyrko away but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tattsyrup avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Tattsyrup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Philipp Kostyrko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tattsyrup avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tattsyrup is defending well for now.
Tattsyrup takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Tattsyrup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tattsyrup throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostyrko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup misses with the combination.
Kostyrko wants to clinch
letting Tattsyrup counter with a right hand.
Kostyrko misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kostyrko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up.
Tattsyrup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Tattsyrup as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Tattsyrup's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tattsyrup avoids the head kick by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko slips a jab and a cross from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tattsyrup tries to keep at a distance but Kostyrko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tattsyrup tries to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling the position.
Tattsyrup has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Tattsyrup won't want to take too many of those.
Tattsyrup wants to break free but Kostyrko has control.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Tattsyrup dodges an elbow strike from Kostyrko.
Tattsyrup is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Tattsyrup takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostyrko working Tattsyrup over with knees to the body.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Tattsyrup takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Tattsyrup avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body.
Tattsyrup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Tattsyrup is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling him.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tattsyrup in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tattsyrup is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostyrko has double underhooks.
Kostyrko prevents Tattsyrup from breaking the clinch.
Tattsyrup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tattsyrup tries to circle away but Kostyrko has him pinned against the cage.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tattsyrup avoids it.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup is trying to push Kostyrko away but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tattsyrup tries to break free but Kostyrko pushes him back against the cage.
Tattsyrup wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostyrko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Tattsyrup blocks it.
Tattsyrup is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Tattsyrup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tattsyrup tries to circle away but Kostyrko has him pinned against the cage.
Tattsyrup wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Tattsyrup is blocking nicely.
Tattsyrup tries to break free but Kostyrko pushes him back against the cage.
Kostyrko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tattsyrup blocks an elbow strike.
Tattsyrup wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tattsyrup is defending well for now.
Kostyrko keeps control of Tattsyrup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kostyrko keeps control of Tattsyrup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup breaks the clinch.
Kostyrko connects with a high kick.
Tattsyrup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tattsyrup throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kostyrko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tattsyrup swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko moves in looking to clinch but Tattsyrup pushes him off.
Philipp Kostyrko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kostyrko clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tattsyrup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tattsyrup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Tattsyrup is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Tattsyrup avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tattsyrup avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Tattsyrup's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tattsyrup tries to keep at a distance but Kostyrko has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tattsyrup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tattsyrup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Tattsyrup's ribcage.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tattsyrup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kostyrko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tattsyrup misses with a two punch combination.
Tattsyrup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kostyrko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tattsyrup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch but Tattsyrup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kostyrko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tattsyrup wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Tattsyrup breaks from the clinch.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Tattsyrup circles away.
Tattsyrup throws a right hand that Kostyrko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kostyrko also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostyrko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tattsyrup counters with a three punch combo that has Kostyrko backing up. Kostyrko nods at Tattsyrup to acknowledge the strikes.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tattsyrup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch but Tattsyrup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko slips a jab and a cross from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kostyrko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kostyrko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Tattsyrup won't want to take too many of those.
Tattsyrup dodges an elbow strike from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tattsyrup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tattsyrup has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tattsyrup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Tattsyrup is blocking nicely.
Tattsyrup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Tattsyrup tries to break free but Kostyrko pushes him back against the cage.
Tattsyrup is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling him.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tattsyrup is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Tattsyrup tries to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling the position.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tattsyrup avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Tattsyrup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tattsyrup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tattsyrup's face.
Tattsyrup wants to break free but Kostyrko has control.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup blocks an elbow strike.
Kostyrko misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tattsyrup wants to break free but Kostyrko has control.
Tattsyrup tries to break free but Kostyrko pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko had his way with Edward Tattsyrup in that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Tattsyrup's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Tattsyrup circles away.
Kostyrko wants to clinch.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tattsyrup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tattsyrup throws a nice looking combination but Kostyrko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tattsyrup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Kostyrko. Those never looked like landing.
Kostyrko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostyrko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kostyrko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kostyrko ducks under a wild hook from Tattsyrup.
Kostyrko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tattsyrup.
Kostyrko moves in looking to clinch but Tattsyrup pushes him off.
Kostyrko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kostyrko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko moves in looking to clinch but Tattsyrup pushes him off.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up.
Kostyrko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch.
Tattsyrup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kostyrko throws a head kick but Tattsyrup moves out of range.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch but Tattsyrup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Tattsyrup circles away.
Tattsyrup pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tattsyrup swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostyrko wants to clinch.
Kostyrko connects with a leg kick. Tattsyrup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch but Tattsyrup is avoiding it.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch.
Kostyrko closes the distance but Tattsyrup moves to the side
and Tattsyrup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philipp Kostyrko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattsyrup with a jab.
Tattsyrup swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostyrko.
Tattsyrup looks to land a combination but Kostyrko avoids it well.
Tattsyrup fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch but Tattsyrup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostyrko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tattsyrup misses with a straight left.
Kostyrko throws a head kick that misses.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Tattsyrup is having none of it.
Kostyrko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up but Tattsyrup circles away and keeps his distance.
Tattsyrup is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Tattsyrup throws a hook but Kostyrko avoids it easily.
Tattsyrup might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Tattsyrup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tattsyrup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tattsyrup throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kostyrko.
Kostyrko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tattsyrup throws an overhand right that lands on Kostyrko's shoulder, as Kostyrko tries to avoid the shot.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Tattsyrup moves out of range.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up but Tattsyrup circles away and keeps his distance.
Kostyrko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tattsyrup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostyrko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Tattsyrup moves away
and Tattsyrup counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tattsyrup keeps the fight on the outside.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tattsyrup swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostyrko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tattsyrup is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostyrko has double underhooks.
Tattsyrup is trying to push Kostyrko away but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattsyrup managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Tattsyrup has had enough of the clinch but Kostyrko keeps him there for the moment.
Tattsyrup is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Kostyrko keeps control of Tattsyrup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kostyrko has Tattsyrup pressed against the cage, preventing Tattsyrup from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tattsyrup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Edward Tattsyrup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tattsyrup tries to throw a body punch but Kostyrko avoids it by throwing Tattsyrup back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philipp Kostyrko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kostyrko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Philipp Kostyrko!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Philipp Kostyrko!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Philipp Kostyrko!
Philipp Kostyrko wins by unanimous decision!
Philipp Kostyrko retains his lightweight title!
Philipp Kostyrko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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