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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan kotoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 cm
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160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ivan kotoski! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kiefa wants to clinch up but kotoski keeps it at a distance. kotoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiefa avoids a punch combination nicely.
kotoski throws a right hand that Kiefa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiefa also avoids with ease. A left and a right from kotoski both land. Nice combination. Kiefa fails in his attempt to clinch. kotoski misses with a two punch combination.
Kiefa blocks a head kick by kotoski.
kotoski fails to land with a series of punches.
kotoski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiefa tries to clinch but kotoski moves out of range. kotoski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kotoski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
kotoski throws a series of punches but Kiefa moves out of range. kotoski tries to bum rush Kiefa with a series of wild strikes but Kiefa uses good footwork to avoid the assault. kotoski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kiefa lands a big head kick that sends kotoski tumbling to the mat! Kiefa takes a step backwards and waves kotoski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
kotoski is rocked!
It looks like ivan kotoski has been cut. 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! Kiefa is looking to clinch but kotoski is avoiding it.
kotoski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiefa finish him? kotoski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A punch combination from Kiefa misses. Kiefa wants to clinch. Kiefa swats away the attempt to clinch by kotoski. kotoski seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round. kotoski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kiefa counters with a left and a right that stings kotoski. kotoski throws and low kick but Kiefa moves out of range easily. kotoski swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiefa looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kiefa closes the distance and pushes kotoski back into the cage. kotoski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kiefa tries to break free but kotoski pushes him back against the cage. kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiefa avoids it. kotoski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiefa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kotoski misses with a knee to the head. kotoski looks gassed! kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
Kiefa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from kotoski.
kotoski avoiding damage as Kiefa throws knees to the body.
Kiefa tries to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling the position. kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiefa.
kotoski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Kiefa tries to land a knee to the head but kotoski blocks with his arms.
Kiefa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kiefa misses with a knee strike.
Kiefa trying to control the position but instead, kotoski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kiefa into the cage. kotoski lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kiefa lands a knee to the body.
kotoski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiefa scores with a knee to the head.
Kiefa dodges an elbow strike from kotoski.
Kiefa tries a knee to the head but kotoski blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, kotoski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiefa's brow. kotoski avoiding damage as Kiefa throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from kotoski.
Kiefa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. kotoski lands a knee to the body.
kotoski lands a nice elbow. Kiefa avoids a wild elbow strike from kotoski. kotoski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kiefa trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the head but Kiefa blocks with his arms.
Kiefa blocks an elbow strike. Kiefa avoids the elbow strike from kotoski, against the cage.
kotoski unloads a knee to the mid-section. kotoski lands a nice elbow. kotoski misses with a knee to the head. Kiefa crunches a lovely knee into kotoski's ribcage. kotoski lands a nice elbow. kotoski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kiefa misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiefa is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. kotoski obliges. Kiefa looks to throw an elbow but misses. Kiefa takes a knee to the side of the body. Kiefa takes an elbow to the forehead. Kiefa wants to break the clinch but can't.
kotoski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kiefa lands a knee to the head.
kotoski throws an elbow that misses.
kotoski looking to throw knees to the head but Kiefa is blocking nicely.
Kiefa tries to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling the position. kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiefa avoids it. Kiefa managing to block the knees to the body from kotoski.
kotoski lands a damaging elbow. Kiefa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but kotoski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for kotoski.
Kiefa wants to break the clinch but can't.
kotoski misses with a knee to the head. Kiefa blocks the elbow strike.
Kiefa is trying to break free. A battle for position here, against the cage. kotoski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kiefa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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. kotoski takes a knee right on the jaw!
kotoski landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, kotoski throws an elbow but misses. kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiefa avoids it. Kiefa lands a knee to the head.
kotoski lands an elbow just above Kiefa 's eye. kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiefa is defending well for now. Kiefa is looking to control kotoski's arms but kotoski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiefa has his back to the cage. Kiefa lands a nice knee to the body. kotoski looking to throw knees to the head but Kiefa is blocking nicely.
kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Kiefa in his tracks for a moment. Kiefa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. kotoski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kiefa's face.
kotoski pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiefa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Kiefa can't break the clinch.
Kiefa connects with a nasty looking knee right to kotoski's face.
kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Kiefa in his tracks for a moment. kotoski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiefa's defenses. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kiefa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. kotoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Kiefa wants to stall.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiefa avoids it. 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 It Kiefa will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on ivan kotoski's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
kotoski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiefa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. kotoski is lucky that one didn't land flush. Both fighters circling a little - kotoski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. kotoski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiefa tries to clinch but fails miserably and kotoski counters with a three punch combo that has Kiefa backing up. Kiefa nods at kotoski to acknowledge the strikes. kotoski misses with a few strikes there.
Kiefa clinches. Kiefa blocks an elbow strike from kotoski.
Kiefa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but kotoski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kotoski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kiefa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. kotoski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiefa's defenses. kotoski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiefa's defenses. kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiefa.
kotoski missing with knees to the body.
kotoski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiefa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
Kiefa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has kotoski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Kiefa in his tracks for a moment. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kiefa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiefa just misses with a elbow thrown towards kotoski's brow. kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiefa is defending well for now. Kiefa working kotoski over with knees to the body. Kiefa managing to block the knees to the body from kotoski.
Kiefa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. kotoski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kiefa looking to throw knees to the head but kotoski is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, kotoski throws an elbow but misses. A frustrated look appears on Kiefa's face as he tries to break the clinch. kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Kiefa in his tracks for a moment. kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Kiefa in his tracks for a moment. Kiefa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and kotoski avoids it. Kiefa avoids a wild elbow strike from kotoski. kotoski missing with knees to the body.
Kiefa tries a knee to the head but kotoski blocks it.
Kiefa looking to slow down the pace here. kotoski misses with a knee to the head. kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiefa avoids it. kotoski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Kiefa takes an elbow to the temple. Kiefa missing with knees to the body.
Kiefa blocks an elbow strike from kotoski.
kotoski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kotoski throws an elbow that misses.
Kiefa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiefa avoids the damage to the body. Kiefa avoids the elbow strike from kotoski, against the cage.
kotoski dodges an elbow strike from Kiefa.
kotoski lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two 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. kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiefa avoids the damage to the body. Kiefa managing to block the knees to the body from kotoski.
Nice elbow from kotoski. kotoski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kiefa unloads a knee to the mid-section. kotoski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. kotoski throws a knee to the head but misses.
kotoski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Kiefa is trying to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling him. Kiefa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kiefa wants to get back to striking at distance but kotoski won't allow it.
kotoski missing with knees to the body.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
Kiefa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. kotoski throws a knee to the head but misses.
kotoski landing knees to the head.
Kiefa lands a damaging elbow. Kiefa dodges an elbow strike from kotoski.
kotoski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kiefa tries a knee to the head but kotoski blocks it.
kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiefa avoids the damage to the body. kotoski misses with a knee to the head. kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiefa.
Kiefa looking to throw knees to the head but kotoski is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiefa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. kotoski lands an elbow just above Kiefa 's eye. Kiefa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiefa misses with a knee strike.
kotoski throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. kotoski obliges. kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiefa.
Kiefa avoiding damage as kotoski throws knees to the body.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiefa avoids it. kotoski looking to throw knees to the head but Kiefa is blocking nicely.
Kiefa lands a nice elbow. kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Kiefa in his tracks for a moment. kotoski landing knees to the body.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
Kiefa misses with a knee to the head. Kiefa takes an elbow to the forehead. Kiefa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kotoski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kiefa looking to throw knees to the head but kotoski is blocking nicely.
kotoski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
kotoski lands an elbow inside. kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiefa avoids the damage to the body. Kiefa is looking to control kotoski's arms but kotoski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiefa has his back to the cage. kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiefa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Kiefa managing to block the knees to the body from kotoski.
Kiefa looks to throw an elbow but misses. kotoski missing with knees to the body.
kotoski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiefa avoiding damage as kotoski throws knees to the body.
kotoski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Kiefa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kiefa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but kotoski blocks it with crossed arms. Kiefa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kiefa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from kotoski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. kotoski has Kiefa pressed against the cage, preventing Kiefa from circling away and getting back to striking at range. kotoski lands a knee to the head.
Kiefa trying to control the position but instead, kotoski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kiefa into the cage. Kiefa avoiding damage as kotoski throws knees to the body.
kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiefa.
Kiefa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. kotoski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Kiefa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kotoski lands an elbow inside. kotoski landing knees to the head.
Kiefa misses with a knee to the head. kotoski pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiefa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiefa is defending well for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ivan kotoski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on ivan kotoski's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kiefa tries to clinch but kotoski moves away and kotoski counters with a solid body kick. kotoski throws a series of punches but Kiefa moves out of range. kotoski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiefa. kotoski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiefa tries to clinch but kotoski moves out of range. kotoski misses with a combination
and Kiefa counters with a flying knee. Nice. kotoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiefa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kiefa swats away the attempt to clinch by kotoski. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kiefa moves in looking to clinch but kotoski pushes him off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kiefa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. kotoski thumps Kiefa with a low kick. Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch up but kotoski swats him away and circles back towards the center. Both fighters are breathing heavily. kotoski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kotoski moves into the clinch. kotoski pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiefa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A knee to the head by kotoski.
That's one minute gone in the round. kotoski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kiefa avoiding damage as kotoski throws knees to the body.
Kiefa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski lands an elbow just above Kiefa 's eye. Kiefa connects with a knee to the head.
Kiefa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
kotoski lands a nice elbow. kotoski throws an elbow that misses.
kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Kiefa in his tracks for a moment. kotoski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A battle for position here, against the cage. kotoski scores with a knee to the head.
kotoski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kiefa with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from kotoski. Kiefa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
kotoski lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Kiefa tries a knee to the head but kotoski blocks it.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiefa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kiefa missing with knees to the body.
Kiefa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kotoski has him pressed against the cage. kotoski misses with a knee strike.
Kiefa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiefa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiefa avoids the damage to the body. kotoski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiefa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kotoski takes a knee right on the jaw!
kotoski lands a knee to the body.
Kiefa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiefa avoids the damage to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, kotoski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiefa's brow. Kiefa connects with a knee to the head.
kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiefa.
A frustrated look appears on Kiefa's face as he tries to break the clinch. kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Kiefa in his tracks for a moment. Kiefa managing to block the knees to the body from kotoski.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiefa just misses with a elbow thrown towards kotoski's brow. kotoski lands a nice knee to the body. Kiefa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. kotoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiefa trying to land knees to the body.
Kiefa tries to circle away but kotoski has him pinned against the cage. kotoski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Kiefa tries to break free but kotoski pushes him back against the cage. Kiefa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kotoski missing with knees to the body.
Kiefa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kotoski looks to throw an elbow but misses. kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski lands an elbow inside that Kiefa shrugs off. kotoski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiefa blocks it with crossed arms. Kiefa throws a knee to the head but misses.
kotoski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Kiefa managing to block the knees to the body from kotoski.
kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiefa avoids the damage to the body. Kiefa avoiding damage as kotoski throws knees to the body.
Kiefa lands a damaging elbow. Kiefa tries to land a knee to the head but kotoski blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from kotoski.
kotoski pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiefa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Kiefa misses with a knee strike.
kotoski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
kotoski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiefa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Kiefa has had enough of the clinch but kotoski keeps him there for the moment. kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
Kiefa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiefa tries to land a knee to the head but kotoski blocks with his arms.
kotoski lands a nice knee to the body. kotoski dodges an elbow strike from Kiefa.
kotoski lands an elbow inside that Kiefa shrugs off. Kiefa tries to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling the position. kotoski looks to throw an elbow but misses. Kiefa takes an elbow to the temple. kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiefa is defending well for now. Kiefa working kotoski over with knees to the body. Nice elbow from kotoski. Kiefa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
kotoski throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiefa avoids the damage to the body. kotoski misses with an elbow over the top. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Kiefa is trying to break free. Kiefa managing to block the knees to the body from kotoski.
Kiefa tries to land knees in the clinch but kotoski avoids the damage to the body. kotoski missing with knees to the body.
kotoski takes a knee right on the jaw!
kotoski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! ivan kotoski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think kotoski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for ivan kotoski! Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for ivan kotoski! Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for ivan kotoski!
ivan kotoski wins by unanimous decision!
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