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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Greene (ranked 1829 p4p, 1929 weight class) and Kyril Mostakaev (ranked 133 p4p, 141 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Greene might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Im Shipping Up To Boston. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyril Mostakaev!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mostakaev wants to clinch.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mostakaev rushes Greene and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Greene stands there with Mostakaev around his waist. Mostakaev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greene.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Greene turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greene.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Greene has him pressed against the cage.
Paulie Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyril Mostakaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev successfully pulls guard.
Mostakaev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mostakaev is keeping the position for now.
Mostakaev trying to control the position here.
Greene postures up.
Mostakaev has his hands on Greene's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greene throws a wild body kick that Mostakaev sees coming a mile off.
Mostakaev takes one to the chin there.
Greene misses with a kick to the body.
Mostakaev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Greene throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Greene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paulie Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene with the inside leg kick.
Mostakaev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Greene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greene scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
Greene throws a body kick that misses.
Greene lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mostakaev blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev tries to move into range but Greene moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Greene cracks Mostakaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mostakaev tries to clinch but Greene is having none of it.
Greene lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greene fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mostakaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greene scores with a head kick.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Mostakaev saw that one coming.
Greene scoring well with a low kick there.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Mostakaev moves out of range easily.
Mostakaev checks a low kick from Greene.
Mostakaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greene can pounce on him.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Mostakaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Mostakaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greene can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mostakaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Greene circles away.
Greene swings for the body but Mostakaev moves out of range.
Greene sets himself, and Mostakaev steps forward looking for the clinch! Greene avoids it this time.
Greene lands a right hook to the body.
Greene lands a nice shot that snaps Mostakaev's head back.
Greene scores with a shot to the body.
Mostakaev pushes Greene up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Greene stands there with Mostakaev around his waist. Mostakaev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mostakaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mostakaev blocks a leg kick.
Mostakaev tries to counter with a clinch but Greene shakes him off and moves away.
Greene throws a wild body kick that Mostakaev sees coming a mile off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Greene dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Greene.
Mostakaev takes the fight into the clinch.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Greene forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Greene stands there with Mostakaev around his waist. Mostakaev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mostakaev drags the fight down to the ground.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostakaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mostakaev holds on and takes a little breather.
Mostakaev keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostakaev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greene defends well.
Mostakaev looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mostakaev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greene gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greene wants to control from the top but Mostakaev keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mostakaev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mostakaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greene quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Paulie Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Mostakaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Greene circles away.
A low kick lands for Greene.
Mostakaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mostakaev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Greene misses with a leg kick
and Mostakaev counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mostakaev.
Mostakaev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paulie Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyril Mostakaev.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greene smiles and moves away.
Greene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mostakaev's hands.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mostakaev can do to turn this around?
Greene connects with a right hand. Mostakaev shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev wants to clinch.
Greene loads up on a big right hand but Mostakaev slips the punch.
Greene misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Greene.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greene.
A shot to the liver by Greene. Beautiful body shot.
Greene throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mostakaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mostakaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Mostakaev is looking to clinch.
Mostakaev tries to clinch but Greene moves out of range.
Greene is looking to counter punch.
Mostakaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a body kick.
Mostakaev moves into the clinch successfully.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Greene turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Greene holds him up against the cage and eventually Mostakaev drops back down to his feet.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mostakaev.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Greene turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greene breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene tries to keep at a distance but Mostakaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Greene won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene lands a left hand.
Mostakaev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mostakaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greene walks away with a smile on his face. Mostakaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mostakaev darts in trying to clinch
and Greene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Greene dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Greene.
Jab, jab by Greene - just one landing.
Mostakaev moves into range and clinches up with Greene.
A short right from Greene.
Mostakaev managing to block the knees to the body from Greene.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Greene stands there with Mostakaev around his waist. Mostakaev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Mostakaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mostakaevs head.
Mostakaev pulls guard effortlessly.
Mostakaev is pulling down on Greene's head. It's preventing any offense from Greene, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mostakaev moves in looking to clinch but Greene pushes him off.
Greene thinks about countering with a head kick.
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mostakaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greene, pushing him back against the cage.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Greene has him pressed against the cage.
Greene lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Greene throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Greene using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mostakaev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greene lunges at Mostakaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mostakaev's hand.
Mostakaev needs to keep his hands up - Greene had a free shot at his head there.
Mostakaev darts in and clinches Greene up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands with a light punch inside.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Greene has him pressed against the cage.
Paulie Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyril Mostakaev.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Greene holds him up against the cage and eventually Mostakaev drops back down to his feet.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Greene to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mostakaev is defending well for now.
Greene tries to work over Mostakaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mostakaev pulls Greene into guard.
Greene trying to control but Mostakaev is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mostakaev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kyril Mostakaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mostakaev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greene is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mostakaev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mostakaev is looking to clinch but Greene is avoiding it.
Greene scores with a spinning back kick!
Greene misses with a body kick.
Greene wants to land a leg kick but Mostakaev is out of range.
Greene scores with the left hand. Mostakaev knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Mostakaev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab by Greene.
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Greene looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mostakaev. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene throwing a counter right hand but Mostakaev manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greene, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Greene!
Paulie Greene bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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