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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kostroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Kostroff!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kostroff wants to get back to his feet.
Kostroff pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Kostroff avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kostroff counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Kostroff to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Kostroff misses
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kostroff's guard.
Gracie prevents Kostroff from getting back to his feet.
Gracie stands up from Kostroff's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Kostroff counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Kostroff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Kostroff.
Kostroff gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostroff manages to break the clinch.
Kostroff misses with the combination.
Kostroff misses with a wild combination.
Kostroff clinches.
Gracie tightens his grip and picks Kostroff up, before dumping him to the ground. Kostroff manages to land in guard.
Kostroff wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Kostroff is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Kostroff won't let him.
Gracie prevents Kostroff from getting back to his feet.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kostroff on the ground.
Kostroff scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gracie lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kostroff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kostroff kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
Kostroff gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostroff is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Kostroff is working from the bottom.
Kostroff wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kostroff is wriggling around but Gracie manages to pass to half guard.
Kostroff is looking to escape.
Kostroff makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kostroff stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick from Kostroff lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Kostroff misses with the combination.
Kostroff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Kostroff. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Kostroff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie swinging wilding here.
Josh Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Kostroff sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostroff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kostroff swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Kostroff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kostroff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kostroff stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kostroff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kostroff pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kostroff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kostroff drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Kostroff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Kostroff avoids them all with ease.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Kostroff counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kostroff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Kostroff misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Kostroff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Kostroff throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kostroff's half guard.
Kostroff is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kostroff pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Kostroff kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up
enabling Kostroff to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kostroff.
Kostroff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie decides to stand back up.
Kostroff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kostroff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Kostroff throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kostroff throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Kostroff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kostroff counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Kostroff counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie with a poor takedown
enabling Kostroff to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Kostroff counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Kostroff circles away easily
and Kostroff counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kostroff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Kostroff is working away.
Kostroff is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Kostroff has one foot on Gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Kostroff's side.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Kostroff.
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 Josh Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Kostroff throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Kostroff throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Kostroff stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Kostroff stuffs the takedown.
Kostroff is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Kostroff 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.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Kostroff counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostroff.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kostroff fails to land with a series of punches.
Kostroff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostroff has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Kostroff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Josh Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kostroff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kostroff misses with a two punch combination.
Kostroff misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Kostroff does no damage.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kostroff counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie misses with a combination
letting Kostroff counter with a right hand.
Kostroff instigates a clinch.
Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kostroff wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostroff pushes Gracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kostroff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostroff throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Alex Kostroff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kostroff scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Kostroff counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Kostroff to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie shoots in but Kostroff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kostroff scores with a three punch combo!
Kostroff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Kostroff sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Kostroff which made him look bad.
Kostroff blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Kostroff throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Kostroff.
Kostroff lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
letting Kostroff counter with a right hand.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Kostroff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Kostroff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kostroff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kostroff manages to break the clinch.
Kostroff tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kostroff looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kostroff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Kostroff.
Kostroff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kostroff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kostroff tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Kostroff throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kostroff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alex Kostroff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kostroff tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Kostroff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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