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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 496 p4p, 69 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 492 p4p, 68 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinytsyn connects with a body shot.
Costa 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 combination from Costa does no damage.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costa avoids the body shot from Sinytsyn.
Costa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sinytsyn doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body kick from Sinytsyn.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
Santiago Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinytsyn has closed the distance and engaged Costa in a clinch.
Sinytsyn lands a damaging elbow.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Sinytsyn.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Sinytsyn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinytsyn lands an elbow just above Costa 's eye.
Costa lands with a left to the head.
Sinytsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn breaks from the clinch.
Sinytsyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Costa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sinytsyn wants to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Sinytsyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn digs a good body shot into Costa's ribs.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinytsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costa.
Sinytsyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Costa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Costa misses with a series of wild punches.
Costa moves out of range as Sinytsyn strikes.
Sinytsyn lands a head kick. Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Costa works the jab nicely.
Sinytsyn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've been informed that Costa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Costa misses.
Sinytsyn ducks right into an uppercut from Costa.
Costa cracks Sinytsyn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sinytsyn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinytsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Sinytsyn avoids the body shot from Costa.
A cross from Costa lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinytsyn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn rushes Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Costa tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costas head.
Sinytsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Sinytsyn lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Santiago Costa has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costa as Sinytsyn tries to tie him up.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Sinytsyn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Costa is working Sinytsyn over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sinytsyn.
Costa lands a left hand.
Sinytsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Sinytsyn lands with a light punch inside.
Sinytsyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a punch to the body.
Sinytsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the head but Costa blocks with his arms.
Sinytsyn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
And Sinytsyn counters with a quick kick to the body but Costa blocks it.
Costa lands a jab to the head.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinytsyn.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
Sinytsyn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Costa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sinytsyn is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Sinytsyn is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Sinytsyn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Costa finds it's way round the side to connect with Sinytsyn's head.
Good shot there by Costa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa cracks Sinytsyn with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Costa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sinytsyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Costa doesn't seem bothered though.
Sinytsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costa.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Costa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sinytsyn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn lands a nice elbow.
Costa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Costa tries to work over Sinytsyn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinytsyn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.
Sinytsyn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Costa.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sinytsyn.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleksandr Sinytsyn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santiago Costa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Sinytsyn ducks down to avoid it.
Sinytsyn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Costa.
Sinytsyn clinches up against the cage.
Sinytsyn scores with a hook to the body.
Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Costa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sinytsyn walks away with a smile on his face. Costa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sinytsyn throws the left hand but Costa avoids the punch easily.
Sinytsyn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sinytsyn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sinytsyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinytsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sinytsyn lands with a light punch inside.
Sinytsyn scores with a shoulder strike.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sinytsyn or not.
A short body shot lands from Costa as the two fighters clinch.
Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the head but Costa blocks with his arms.
Costa misses with a punch to the body.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa is working Sinytsyn over against the cage.
Sinytsyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sinytsyn throws an elbow but misses.
Sinytsyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sinytsyn breaks from the clinch.
Costa digs a good body shot into Sinytsyn's ribs.
Costa closes the distance and pushes Sinytsyn back into the cage.
Sinytsyn landing knees to the body.
Costa jumps into guard, dragging Sinytsyn to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sinytsyn is now in half guard.
Sinytsyn decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Costa lands a right hook to the body.
Costa takes a swing at Sinytsyn's ribcage but misses.
Sinytsyn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinytsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Sinytsyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Costa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sinytsyn as he avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sinytsyn misses with a straight left.
Sinytsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Sinytsyn ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
Sinytsyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Costa on the side of the head.
Costa lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a series of strikes that have Costa backpedaling.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Costa loads up on a big right hand but Sinytsyn slips the punch.
Costa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinytsyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Sinytsyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa.
Costa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sinytsyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sinytsyn ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
Sinytsyn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Costa connects with a single shot there.
Costa blocks a head kick by Sinytsyn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinytsyn throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sinytsyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costa's hands.
Costa misses with a straight left.
Sinytsyn swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Costa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sinytsyn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sinytsyn prevents a body shot from Costa.
Costa working aggressively here.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sinytsyn backwards.
Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Costa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sinytsyn backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sinytsyn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinytsyn is leaning against Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinytsyn blocking some punches.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sinytsyn backwards.
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 Aleksandr Sinytsyn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santiago Costa'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sinytsyn thuds a left hand into Costa's body.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa moves out of range as Sinytsyn strikes.
Sinytsyn tries to work over Costa's front leg with a kick but Costa checks it.
Sinytsyn throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Sinytsyn ducks right into an uppercut from Costa.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinytsyn misses with a straight left.
Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sinytsyn throws a right hand that misses
and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa.
Costa wants to control from the top but Sinytsyn keeps moving.
Sinytsyn wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa takes a swing at Sinytsyn's ribcage but misses.
Sinytsyn closes the distance and clinches.
Sinytsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sinytsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sinytsyn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Costa misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Costa.
Costa pushes Sinytsyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sinytsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa misses with a punch to the body.
Sinytsyn lands a nice elbow.
Costa tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Sinytsyn crunches a lovely knee into Costa's ribcage.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sinytsyn tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sinytsyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Sinytsyn stalling in the clinch but Costa improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sinytsyn lands a shot 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!
Sinytsyn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sinytsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costa as Sinytsyn tries to tie him up.
Costa tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinytsyn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Costa.
Sinytsyn is trying to maintain a safe position but Costa gets an underhook and turns Sinytsyn into the cage.
Sinytsyn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Costa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sinytsyn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sinytsyn pushes Costa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Costa.
Sinytsyn lands an uppercut.
Sinytsyn crunches a lovely knee into Costa's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn stalling in the clinch.
Sinytsyn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sinytsyn scores with a knee to the head.
Costa takes an elbow to the temple.
Sinytsyn gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sinytsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn is pushing Costa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinytsyn's elbow.
Sinytsyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinytsyn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sinytsyn.
Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Costa misses with a punch on the inside.
Santiago Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa blocks an elbow strike from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.
Costa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Costa lands with a left to the head.
Sinytsyn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costa blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Costa misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinytsyn.
Costa misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sinytsyn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Sinytsyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinytsyn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
A relieved looking Aleksandr Sinytsyn 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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