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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philipp Kostyrko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostyrko comes to the ring accompanied by Fuck Them All. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philipp Kostyrko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kostyrko wants to clinch but Masotti slips to the side and Masotti counters with a big head kick but Kostyrko shrugs it off. Kostyrko closes the distance looking to clinch and Masotti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kostyrko is lucky that one didn't land flush. Kostyrko rushes Masotti and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Masotti is stalling here.
Masotti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostyrko's face.
Masotti managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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! Masotti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko blocks an elbow strike. Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kostyrko avoids it. Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body. Masotti avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostyrko blocks it with crossed arms. Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Masotti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Masotti lands a nice knee to the body. Kostyrko is breathing heavily. Masotti misses with an elbow over the top. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kostyrko blocks the elbow strike.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it. Kostyrko blocks the elbow strike.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti is trying to maintain a safe position but Kostyrko gets an underhook and turns Masotti into the ropes. Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! With the fighters up against the ropes, Masotti throws an elbow but misses. Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kostyrko.
Masotti landing knees to the body.
Kostyrko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti has Kostyrko pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Masotti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Masotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kostyrko's brow. Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Kostyrko takes a knee to the side of the body. Masotti with a knee to the head.
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Masotti landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko takes a knee to the side of the body. Masotti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostyrko's face.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Kostyrko blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Masotti throws an elbow but misses. Masotti tries a knee to the head but Kostyrko blocks it.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masotti misses with an elbow over the top. Masotti avoids the elbow strike from Kostyrko, against the ropes.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostyrko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Masotti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko blocks an elbow strike from Masotti.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masotti misses with an elbow over the top. Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Masotti avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Kostyrko blocks with his arms.
Masotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Masotti looks to throw an elbow but misses. Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostyrko blocks it with crossed arms. Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Kostyrko avoids the damage to the body. Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toga Masotti dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masotti moves into the clinch. Kostyrko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Masotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Masotti blocks with his arms.
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Masotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kostyrko.
Masotti looks to throw an elbow but misses. Kostyrko avoids the elbow strike from Masotti, against the ropes.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masotti. Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostyrko blocks it with crossed arms. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it. Masotti landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Both guys are working to get underhooks. Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostyrko is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Kostyrko won't want to take too many of those. Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kostyrko.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Masotti is trying to maintain a safe position but Kostyrko gets an underhook and turns Masotti into the ropes. Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kostyrko.
Masotti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kostyrko throws an elbow but it misses.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masotti pushes off an throws an elbow but Kostyrko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masotti.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostyrko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head. Toga Masotti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kostyrko managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masotti blocks it with crossed arms. Kostyrko avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Kostyrko blocks with his arms.
Masotti pushes off an throws an elbow but Kostyrko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Masotti is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real. Masotti tries a knee to the head but Kostyrko blocks it.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Masotti blocks it.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Masotti has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Masotti pushes off an throws an elbow but Kostyrko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Masotti won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. With the fighters up against the ropes, Masotti throws an elbow but misses. Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko dodges an elbow strike from Masotti.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostyrko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Masotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kostyrko's brow. Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Masotti blocks it.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body. Masotti with a knee to the head.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head. Masotti stalling in the clinch but Kostyrko improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Masotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kostyrko's brow. Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti lands a damaging elbow. Masotti managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body. Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti 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. Masotti is defending well for now. Kostyrko managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostyrko blocks it with crossed arms. Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Kostyrko avoids the damage to the body. Masotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kostyrko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toga Masotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
Kostyrko moves to clinch but Masotti breaks away and Masotti counters with a good low kick that Kostyrko was not able to check. Kostyrko tries to clinch up. Kostyrko gets tackled into the ropes by Masotti. Masotti maintains the clinch. Kostyrko blocks an elbow strike. Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body. Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body. Masotti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Masotti managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Masotti blocks with his arms.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti with a knee to the head.
Masotti lands an elbow that stopped Kostyrko in his tracks for a moment. Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute 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.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Kostyrko blocks with his arms.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko avoids the elbow strike from Masotti, against the ropes.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masotti is defending well for now. Kostyrko blocks the elbow strike.
Kostyrko throws an elbow that misses.
Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Kostyrko won't want to take too many of those. Knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Masotti blocks with his arms.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostyrko blocks it with crossed arms. Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body. Philipp Kostyrko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masotti is defending well for now. Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Masotti won't want to take too many of those. Masotti looking to stall.
Masotti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostyrko blocks it with crossed arms. Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masotti is defending well for now. Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toga Masotti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Kostyrko misses with an elbow strike.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head. Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostyrko is defending well for now. Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masotti blocks it with crossed arms. Masotti tries a knee to the head but Kostyrko blocks it.
Kostyrko blocks an elbow strike from Masotti.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Masotti.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body. Masotti avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Masotti avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kostyrko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it. Masotti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostyrko's face.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Masotti misses with an elbow over the top. Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Kostyrko blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kostyrko trying to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it. Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight! Toga Masotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Masotti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toga Masotti! After winning the bout, Toga Masotti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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