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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Be Koto (ranked 5155 p4p, 523 weight class) and Pasha Mista (ranked 7867 p4p, 636 weight class). Mista is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gopnik Dance. Pasha Mista will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Be Koto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasha Mista!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mista lands a nice hook to Koto's body. Koto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mista clinches up with Koto and pushes him back against the cage.
Koto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koto can't break the clinch.
Mista putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koto is trying to pull guard but Mista has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Be Koto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mista gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mista walks away with a smile on his face. Koto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mista misses with a left hand
and Koto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mista misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koto avoids the head kick by Mista.
Koto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mista stuffs the takedown attempt from Koto. Koto gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mista looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mista moves into the clinch.
Mista with a knee to the head.
Mista's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mista lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Be Koto has been cut.
Come on Mista - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koto tries to pull guard but Mista forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mista prevents it.
Mista lands with a short shot to the head.
Mista doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mista lands a nice uppercut.
Koto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mista dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mista is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mista leaning against his opponent.
Koto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Koto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mista wants to control from the top but Koto keeps moving.
Mista with a nice head shot there.
Mista is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mista distracts Koto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mista loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mista controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mista is looking to work some ground and pound but Koto has wrist control.
Koto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mista is in close to Koto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mista trying to control the position from guard on top but Koto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mista lands a couple of digs.
Mista throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Mista trying to control but Koto is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mista misses with a kick to the body.
Mista gets a clinch.
Koto jumps guard but Mista stands there with Koto around his waist. Koto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mista lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mista walks away with a smile on his face. Koto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mista.
Koto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Mista dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Be Koto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mista throws a sloppy head kick and Koto moves out of range easily.
Mista misses with a body kick.
Koto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mista has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mista looking to throw knees to the head but Koto is blocking nicely.
We've been informed that Mista has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Koto gets control of Mista's arms and successfully pulls guard. Koto will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mista looking to sit in guard and control but Koto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mista is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mista missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mista throwing strikes but missing.
Mista connects with a couple of short punches.
Mista looking to sit in guard and control but Koto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koto trying to control but Mista is working from the bottom.
Mista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mista can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koto controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koto wants to stand but Mista is controlling his posture from full guard.
Koto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Koto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mista wants to control but Koto postures up.
Koto trying to control the position but Mista is working away.
Mista is letting Koto control him for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mista can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Mista connects with a leg kick. Koto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mista working Koto over with knees to the body.
Mista lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Koto kicks Mista off and gets back to his feet.
Mista lands a head kick!
Koto connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mista throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koto's head.
Koto scores with a jab. Mista acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 Be Koto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Be Koto's cut.
That's time! Koto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Mista.
Koto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mista circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mista!
A thudding body kick lands there by Mista!
Mista thows a body kick. Koto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mista throws a head kick but Koto moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mista connects with a nice looking jab.
Koto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mista throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mista misses with a takedown attempt - Koto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koto as he jumps to the side.
Koto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Koto throws a right and a left that Mista avoids nicely.
Mista is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Koto looks to land a combination but Mista avoids it well.
Koto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Koto is looking to stand up but Mista isn't so interested in that idea.
Mista throws an elbow that misses. Koto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mista's guard. Nice move by Koto!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Koto trying to control but Mista is working from the bottom.
Mista is trying to keep Koto in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koto wants to control from the top but Mista keeps moving.
Mista is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mista working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mista throwing shots but Koto is blocking nicely.
Mista is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koto is just riding it out for now. Mista eventually gives up the hold.
Koto trying to control but Mista postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koto is looking to improve his position.
Koto is refusing to be controlled, as Mista sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasha Mista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mista has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasha Mista!
Pasha Mista seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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