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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philipp Kostyrko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitolav Bistroyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostyrko's entrance music is Fuck Them All. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philipp Kostyrko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bitolav Bistroyev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bistroyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kostyrko doesn't seem bothered though.
Kostyrko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bistroyev tries to bum rush Kostyrko with a series of wild strikes but Kostyrko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bistroyev should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kostyrko has Bistroyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Bistroyev's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bistroyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bistroyev managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Bistroyev is trying to break free.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bistroyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bistroyev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bistroyev avoids the damage to the body.
Bistroyev is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling him.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bitolav Bistroyev has been cut.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bistroyev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko blocks an uppercut.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistroyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bistroyev avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Bistroyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Bistroyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bistroyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Bistroyev blocks it.
Kostyrko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bistroyev wants to break free but Kostyrko has control.
Bistroyev misses with some punches.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko blocks a body shot from Bistroyev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bistroyev.
Kostyrko has Bistroyev pressed against the cage, preventing Bistroyev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bistroyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bistroyev lands with a left to the head.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bistroyev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bistroyev avoids it.
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. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko is breathing heavily.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostyrko.
Bistroyev struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostyrko controls his hands.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostyrko has Bistroyev pressed against the cage, preventing Bistroyev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Bistroyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostyrko's elbow.
Bistroyev throws a head punch that misses.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bistroyev fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bistroyev.
Bistroyev misses with the head strike.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Bistroyev blocks with his arms.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistroyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Bistroyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostyrko won't allow it.
Bistroyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bistroyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostyrko blocking some punches.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Bistroyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bistroyev is trying to push Kostyrko away but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Bistroyev blocks with his arms.
Bistroyev working aggressively here.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bistroyev has eaten all the pies!
Bistroyev managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bistroyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostyrko.
Bistroyev throws a head punch that misses.
Kostyrko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bistroyev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Bistroyev avoids a wild elbow strike from Kostyrko.
Bistroyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bistroyev tries to work over Kostyrko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kostyrko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bistroyev's brow.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kostyrko blocks an uppercut.
Kostyrko prevents a body shot from Bistroyev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bistroyev.
Bistroyev can't break the clinch.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bistroyev avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bitolav Bistroyev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kostyrko closes the distance and pushes Bistroyev back into the cage.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev gets through Kostyrko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bistroyev tries a body shot but Kostyrko blocks it.
Bistroyev working aggressively here.
Kostyrko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bistroyev tries to work over Kostyrko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev lands with a left to the head.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bistroyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Philipp Kostyrko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Bistroyev blocks it.
Bistroyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bistroyev avoids it.
Bistroyev misses with some punches.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bistroyev scores with a shot to the side of Kostyrko's head.
Bistroyev managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Bistroyev has a couple of punches blocked by Kostyrko.
Bistroyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bistroyev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bistroyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bistroyev working aggressively here.
Bistroyev lands a nice uppercut.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Bistroyev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bistroyev avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
Bistroyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bistroyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostyrko prevents Bistroyev from breaking the clinch.
Bistroyev is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev misses with a body punch.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostyrko controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Bistroyev.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bistroyev breaks from the clinch.
Kostyrko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kostyrko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostyrko wants to clinch up but Bistroyev keeps it at a distance.
Bistroyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Bistroyev circles away.
Kostyrko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bistroyev scores with a nice right hand.
Bistroyev missing with a left hand there. Kostyrko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bistroyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch.
Bistroyev missing with a left hand there. Kostyrko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bistroyev misses the target.
Bistroyev misses with a looping left.
Kostyrko closes the distance and pushes Bistroyev back into the cage.
Bistroyev is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko blocks an uppercut.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko prevents Bistroyev from breaking the clinch.
Bistroyev working hard to break the clinch.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bistroyev working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bistroyev.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bistroyev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bistroyev avoids it.
Kostyrko blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistroyev is trying to push Kostyrko away but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Bistroyev avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Bistroyev's ribcage.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Bistroyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bistroyev gets tackled into the cage by Kostyrko. Kostyrko maintains the clinch.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bistroyev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bistroyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kostyrko blocking some punches.
Bistroyev tries a body shot but Kostyrko blocks it.
Bistroyev dodges an elbow strike from Kostyrko.
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 Philipp Kostyrko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bitolav Bistroyev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bistroyev with a jab.
Bistroyev throws a hook but Kostyrko blocks it.
Bistroyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostyrko is just out of range.
Kostyrko closes the distance and clinches.
Bistroyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev dodges an elbow strike from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Bistroyev blocks with his arms.
Kostyrko throws an elbow but it misses.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bistroyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bistroyev avoids it.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Bistroyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bistroyev fails to land.
Kostyrko throws an elbow that misses.
Bistroyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Bistroyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bistroyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostyrko won't allow it.
Bistroyev avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bistroyev.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
Kostyrko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostyrko takes a shot to the head.
Kostyrko lands an elbow inside that Bistroyev shrugs off.
Bistroyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Kostyrko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bistroyev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bistroyev blocks the elbow strike.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Bistroyev has a couple of punches blocked by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bistroyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostyrko won't allow it.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Bistroyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bistroyev fails to land.
Bistroyev misses with the head strike.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bistroyev avoids the damage to the body.
Bistroyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bistroyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bistroyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Bistroyev tries to work over Kostyrko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko blocking some punches.
Bistroyev avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Bistroyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Bistroyev pushes Kostyrko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko prevents Bistroyev from breaking the clinch.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bistroyev fails to land.
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bistroyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostyrko won't allow it.
Bistroyev tries a body shot but Kostyrko blocks it.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko pushes off an throws an elbow but Bistroyev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistroyev can't break the clinch.
Bistroyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostyrko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bistroyev misses with some punches.
Bistroyev working hard to break the clinch.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Bistroyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostyrko prevents Bistroyev from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bistroyev.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bistroyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bistroyev misses with the head strike.
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bitolav Bistroyev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bistroyev swinging wildly here.
Kostyrko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bistroyev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bistroyev looks to land a combination but Kostyrko avoids it well.
Kostyrko thumps Bistroyev with a low kick.
Kostyrko takes the fight into the clinch.
Bistroyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostyrko prevents Bistroyev from breaking the clinch.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Bistroyev's ribcage.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bistroyev avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bistroyev.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistroyev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Bistroyev.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Bistroyev is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostyrko has double underhooks.
Bistroyev can't break the clinch.
Bistroyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko working Bistroyev over with knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Bistroyev lands a nice uppercut.
Bistroyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bistroyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bistroyev is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Bistroyev blocks it.
Bistroyev lands with a light punch inside.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bistroyev.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Bistroyev dodges an elbow strike from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko has Bistroyev pressed against the cage, preventing Bistroyev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kostyrko blocking some punches.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Bistroyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostyrko won't allow it.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bistroyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Bistroyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bistroyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bistroyev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistroyev throws a head punch that misses.
Kostyrko blocks a body shot from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bistroyev is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostyrko has double underhooks.
Bistroyev tries to break free but Kostyrko pushes him back against the cage.
Bistroyev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bistroyev avoids it.
Bistroyev working aggressively here.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bistroyev's face.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev lands with a right to the head.
Bistroyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Bistroyev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistroyev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bistroyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bistroyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Bistroyev working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bistroyev.
Kostyrko has Bistroyev pressed against the cage, preventing Bistroyev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bistroyev struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostyrko controls his hands.
Bistroyev managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Bistroyev is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Bistroyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Bistroyev managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Bistroyev tries to circle away but Kostyrko has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bistroyev is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bistroyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bistroyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko had his way with Bitolav Bistroyev in that round.
The cut man is working on Bitolav Bistroyev's cut.
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!
Bistroyev blocks a head kick by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko moves into range and clinches up with Bistroyev.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bistroyev avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Bistroyev's ribcage.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Bistroyev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bistroyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Bistroyev is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bistroyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bistroyev avoids the damage to the body.
Bistroyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bistroyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bistroyev avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bistroyev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistroyev working aggressively here.
Kostyrko throws an elbow that misses.
Bistroyev tries to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling the position.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bistroyev.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bistroyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bistroyev avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Bistroyev lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Bistroyev.
Bistroyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bistroyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Bistroyev working aggressively here.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bistroyev avoids it.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistroyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostyrko's elbow.
Bitolav Bistroyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bistroyev.
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!
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bistroyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bistroyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostyrko blocks an uppercut.
Kostyrko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Bistroyev lands a shoulder strike.
Bistroyev struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostyrko controls his hands.
Kostyrko throws an elbow but it misses.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bistroyev avoids it.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Bistroyev lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bistroyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bistroyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bistroyev misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistroyev pushes Kostyrko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bistroyev is defending well for now.
Bistroyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kostyrko backwards.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Bistroyev blocks it.
Bistroyev blocks the elbow strike.
Bistroyev avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Kostyrko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bistroyev is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostyrko has double underhooks.
Bistroyev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bistroyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistroyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostyrko won't allow it.
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bistroyev misses with the head strike.
Bistroyev has had enough of the clinch but Kostyrko keeps him there for the moment.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Bistroyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostyrko's elbow.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kostyrko throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bistroyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bistroyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostyrko has him pressed against the cage.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bistroyev avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bistroyev fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bistroyev fails to land.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bistroyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bistroyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostyrko.
Bistroyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philipp Kostyrko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kostyrko, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Philipp Kostyrko!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Philipp Kostyrko!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Philipp Kostyrko!
Philipp Kostyrko wins by unanimous decision!
Philipp Kostyrko retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Philipp Kostyrko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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