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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Gory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipp Kostyrko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostyrko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuck Them All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Gory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philipp Kostyrko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Gory is having none of it.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up.
Philipp Kostyrko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Gory lands.
Gory seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No joy there for Gory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kostyrko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gory.
Some wild striking there from Gory.
Kostyrko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gory misses with a wild body shot.
Kostyrko misses the jab.
Kostyrko wants to clinch up but Gory keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Gory misses.
Gory moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostyrko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kostyrko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kostyrko avoids the body shot from Gory.
Kostyrko tried to score with a low kick but Gory checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gory misses its intended target.
Gory keeps the fight on the outside.
Kostyrko closes the distance and clinches.
Kostyrko stalling.
Gory can't find room to land a body shot as Kostyrko controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gory.
Gory wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gory avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko stalling.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gory avoids it.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gory.
Kostyrko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Gory blocks it.
Kostyrko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gory managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Gory being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gory.
Gory misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gory tries to work over Kostyrko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gory takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko has Gory pushed against the cage.
Kostyrko blocking some punches.
Kostyrko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Gory blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Gory is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Gory blocks it.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Gory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gory swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko looking to stall.
Gory has a couple of punches blocked by Kostyrko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philipp Kostyrko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kostyrko manages to avoid it.
Kostyrko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gory.
Kostyrko wants to clinch.
Gory swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostyrko.
Gory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gory swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostyrko.
Gory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gory throws a body punch but Kostyrko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostyrko throws a low kick but Gory avoids it.
Gory looks to throw the jab but Kostyrko is out of range.
Gory throws a hook to the side of Kostyrko's head but Kostyrko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kostyrko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kostyrko wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gory scores with a three punch combo!
Good exchange - Gory coming out on top.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up but Gory circles away and keeps his distance.
Gory scores with a nice head shot.
Al Gory is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Gory. Those never looked like landing.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostyrko darts in and clinches Gory up against the cage.
Kostyrko stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kostyrko throws an elbow but misses.
Gory tries to break free but Kostyrko pushes him back against the cage.
Gory avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gory is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling him.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gory misses with the head strike.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gory avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko leaning against his opponent.
Gory swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Gory is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gory avoids it.
Gory managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gory is defending well for now.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gory avoids the damage to the body.
Gory misses with a punch on the inside.
Gory throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gory managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gory's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kostyrko stalling in the clinch.
Gory struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostyrko controls his hands.
Kostyrko has Gory pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gory.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Gory blocks with his arms.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Gory is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Al Gory will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kostyrko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Gory.
Kostyrko ducks under a wild hook from Gory.
Gory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Gory is having none of it.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Gory circles away.
A jab lands there for Gory.
Gory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gory lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostyrko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gory throws a shot from downtown. Kostyrko moves away and avoids it.
Kostyrko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostyrko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gory misses with a double jab.
Gory swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gory loads up on a big right hand but Kostyrko slips the punch.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch but Gory is avoiding it.
Gory is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gory counters with a nice body shot.
Kostyrko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gory looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostyrko is just out of range.
Gory does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gory.
Gory lands a head shot.
Kostyrko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Gory circles away.
Kostyrko blocks a jab.
Kostyrko wants to clinch
and Gory counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Gory circles away.
Kostyrko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kostyrko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kostyrko clinches.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kostyrko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Gory fails to land.
Gory is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Gory can't find room to land a body shot as Kostyrko controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Gory's ribcage.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gory in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gory throws a head punch that misses.
Gory avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Gory blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gory avoids the damage to the body.
Philipp Kostyrko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gory avoids it.
Kostyrko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko trying to stall but Gory improves his position.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gory is defending well for now.
Gory managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostyrko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Al Gory.
I think Gory has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Philipp Kostyrko!
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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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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