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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Kostroso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Joseph Stalin enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Kostroso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin moves into the clinch successfully.
Kostroso working hard to break the clinch.
Kostroso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kostroso is trying to break the clinch but Stalin has him pressed against the cage.
Stalin lands a nice elbow.
Kostroso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Kostroso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stalin clinches up with Kostroso and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Kostroso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalin takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Stalin gets a clinch.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Kostroso scores with a one two! Stalin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Joseph Stalin has been cut.
Stalin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stalin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kostroso circles away.
Stalin closes the distance and clinches.
Stalin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostroso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kostroso can't break the clinch.
Stalin looking to throw knees to the head but Kostroso is blocking nicely.
Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostroso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kostroso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stalin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kostroso just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Stalin scores with a four punch combination!
Kostroso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stalin circles away quickly and effectively.
Stalin pushes Kostroso up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Stalin lands but Kostroso takes it in his stride.
Kostroso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stalin counters by clinching up.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kostroso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostroso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kostroso misses with an uppercut. Stalin saw that one coming.
Stalin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stalin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kostroso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stalin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Kostroso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stalin's hands.
Stalin takes a swing at Kostroso's ribcage but misses.
Kostroso swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalin.
Mario Kostroso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Kostroso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stalin.
Kostroso misses with the combination.
Kostroso is breathing heavily.
Kostroso swinging wilding here.
Stalin throws a series of punches but Kostroso avoids them all with ease.
Kostroso tries to keep at a distance but Stalin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostroso throws a combination that misses
and Stalin counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stalin.
Stalin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostroso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalin lands an elbow inside that Kostroso shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stalin takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin scores with a knee to the head.
Stalin landing knees to the head.
Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stalin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kostroso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stalin.
Stalin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalin prevents Kostroso from breaking the clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kostroso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stalin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stalin.
Kostroso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stalin has him pressed against the cage.
Stalin lands a nice elbow.
Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kostroso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stalin tries to clinch up.
Stalin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kostroso, pushing him back against the cage.
Kostroso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kostroso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Kostroso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stalin counters with a series of strikes. Kostroso will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostroso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kostroso avoids the head kick by Stalin.
Stalin tries to clinch up.
Stalin tries to clinch there but Kostroso circles away.
Stalin forces Kostroso back against the cage and clinches.
Kostroso is trying to break the clinch but Stalin has him pressed against the cage.
Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostroso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stalin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kostroso throws a lazy right hand but Stalin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalin gets a clinch.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Kostroso swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalin.
Kostroso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stalin counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Kostroso finds it's target.
A combination from Kostroso does no damage.
Stalin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kostroso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Stalin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kostroso is trying to break the clinch but Stalin has him pressed against the cage.
Kostroso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stalin has him pressed against the cage.
Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kostroso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kostroso throws a good cross that connects.
Kostroso with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kostroso swinging wilding here.
Kostroso misses with the combination.
Kostroso throws a nice looking combination but Stalin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kostroso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stalin counters with an outside leg kick.
Stalin clinches with his opponent.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stalin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kostroso, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin scores with a knee to the head.
Stalin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalin moves out of range as Kostroso strikes.
Stalin clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Stalin throws a right and a left that Kostroso avoids nicely.
Stalin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stalin pushes Kostroso up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalin forces Kostroso back against the cage and clinches.
Stalin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostroso throws a combination that misses
and Stalin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kostroso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stalin clinches with his opponent.
Kostroso can't break the clinch.
Kostroso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kostroso takes an elbow to the temple.
Kostroso tries to break the clinch but Stalin is controlling the position.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Kostroso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kostroso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stalin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostroso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stalin circles away quickly and effectively.
Stalin moves into the clinch.
Kostroso is trying to break the clinch but Stalin is controlling him.
Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stalin wants to clinch up but Kostroso keeps it at a distance.
Stalin tries to clinch up.
Stalin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostroso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stalin counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostroso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Kostroso misses with a looping right.
Kostroso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stalin gets a clinch.
Kostroso tries to break free but Stalin pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kostroso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalin lands a knee to the head.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Stalin has managed to clinch.
Stalin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joseph Stalin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kostroso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kostroso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalin breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Stalin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kostroso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stalin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stalin cracks Kostroso with a good jab.
No joy there for Kostroso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mario Kostroso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stalin moves into range and clinches up with Kostroso.
Stalin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalin instigates a clinch.
Kostroso working hard to break the clinch.
Kostroso tries to break free but Stalin pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Stalin looks to land a combination but Kostroso avoids it well.
Kostroso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kostroso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stalin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stalin clinches up against the cage.
Kostroso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kostroso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stalin counters with a good low kick that Kostroso was not able to check.
Kostroso swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalin.
Stalin instigates a clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Stalin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kostroso works over Stalin's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalin clinches.
Nice elbow from Stalin.
Stalin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostroso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostroso tries to break the clinch but Stalin is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Stalin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Stalin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kostroso misses with a combination
and Stalin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stalin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Kostroso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stalin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalin misses with a double jab.
Stalin connects with a high kick.
Kostroso scores with a three punch combo!
Kostroso misses with a double jab.
Stalin moves into the clinch.
Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Kostroso.
Stalin wants to clinch up but Kostroso keeps it at a distance.
Stalin has Kostroso up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Stalin throws a head kick that Kostroso semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kostroso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin clinches up with Kostroso and pushes him back against the cage.
Kostroso tries to circle away but Stalin has him pinned against the cage.
Kostroso tries to circle away but Stalin has him pinned against the cage.
Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Kostroso misses.
Stalin clinches with his opponent.
Stalin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostroso's face.
Kostroso is trying to force a seperation but Stalin has the dominant position.
Stalin crunches a lovely knee into Kostroso's ribcage.
Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kostroso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Stalin.
Some wild striking there from Stalin.
Stalin rushes Kostroso and presses him up against the cage.
Kostroso tries to break free but Stalin pushes him back against the cage.
Stalin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kostroso can't break the clinch.
Stalin landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Stalin.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostroso throws a combination that misses
and Stalin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stalin.
Stalin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostroso's face.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostroso misses with a wild combination.
Stalin darts in and clinches Kostroso up against the cage.
Stalin scores with a knee to the head.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Kostroso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kostroso.
Kostroso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stalin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kostroso tries to circle away but Stalin has him pinned against the cage.
Stalin lands a knee to the head.
Stalin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostroso's face.
Stalin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kostroso won't want to take too many of those.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Kostroso looks to land a combination but Stalin avoids it well.
Stalin has Kostroso up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostroso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stalin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stalin wants to clinch.
Stalin clinches.
Stalin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostroso blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostroso's face.
Kostroso can't break the clinch.
Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kostroso.
Stalin has Kostroso up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Kostroso misses with a combination
and Stalin moves into the clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kostroso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kostroso throws a right hand that Stalin ducks under and follows up with a left that Stalin also avoids with ease.
Stalin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kostroso's hands.
Mario Kostroso is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostroso throws a jab when Stalin was well out of range.
Stalin closes the distance and clinches.
Stalin lands an elbow that stopped Kostroso in his tracks for a moment.
Kostroso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stalin has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stalin.
Stalin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostroso blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Stalin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stalin tries to clinch but Kostroso moves out of range.
Kostroso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stalin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kostroso circles away.
Stalin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kostroso.
A combination from Kostroso does no damage.
Mario Kostroso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostroso looks to throw the jab but Stalin is out of range.
Stalin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kostroso waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stalin.
Stalin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joseph Stalin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Stalin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stalin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Stalin!
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