Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Colucci vs Winston
Date: Oct 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Staal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sins, as that shot connected. #TD2#
Sins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sins working a defensive guard here.
Staal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sins wants to sweep but no luck.
Staal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sins's guard.
Sins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there. #T1#
Sins working a defensive guard here.
Staal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sins is keeping the position for now.
Staal throws a big right hand that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sins keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sins misses with a straight left.
Staal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sins misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with a left to the body. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Staal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Staal checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Sins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sins throws a big shot that misses.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sins.
Sins misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Sins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Staal clinches with his opponent.
Staal takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Staal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Staal tries to clinch but Sins moves out of range.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sins.
Sins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Staals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nick Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Staal.#T3#
Sins throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Staal is defended easily by Sins.
Staal connects with a high kick.
Staal shoots in looking for a takedown. Sins tries to sprawl out of it but Staal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sins throws a hook but Staal avoids it easily.
Nick Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal dodges the punch combination from Sins.
Staal wants to counter the offense by Sins and move into the clinch position.
Sins works the jab nicely.
Staal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nick Sins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4##CL2#
Staal has closed the distance and engaged Sins in a clinch.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Staal is trying to pull guard but Sins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sins lands a hook that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Sins lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Our sources have told us that Sins has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Staal jumps guard but Sins stands there with Staal around his waist. Staal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Staal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Staal blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Staal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sins lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Sins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sins stuffs the takedown.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Staal closes the distance and clinches up with Sins, looking for a takedown. Staal pushes Sins against the cage but Sins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sins.
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Staal.
Staal moves in looking to clinch but Sins pushes him off.
Staal checks a leg kick nicely.
Sins throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sins.
Staal defending well as Sins loads up on a big left hand.
Sins sets himself, and Staal steps forward looking for the clinch! Sins avoids it this time.
Sins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
Sins misses with a leg kick
and Staal counters with a two punch combo.
Sins scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Sins misses the target.
Staal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Staal tries to move into range but Sins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Staal darts in looking for a takedown but Sins gets double underhooks and turns Staal into the cage.
Nick Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Staal.
Sins misses with a looping right.
Staal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab by Sins.
Eric Staal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Sins scores with a head kick. #ROC#Staal is rocked!
Staal gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sins gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Sins!
Our winner, Nick Sins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Staal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Revere to the mat! Revere manages to get full guard.
Revere not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Revere might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Staal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Staal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Staal landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal forces his way into half guard.
Staal controlling the action here. #T1#
Staal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Revere wants to control but Staal is keeping busy.
Staal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Staal prevents Revere from improving his position.
Staal passes the guard and advances to mount!
Revere looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#T2#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Staal lands shots from the back.
Revere is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Staal off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
What can Revere do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight! #SUB#
Staal working for the choke. #T3#
I really don't envy Revere right now.
Staal avoiding Revere 's attempts to control his hands.
Staal misses with a punch to the head. #SUB#
Staal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Revere defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Revere holding on to Staal's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Staal controlling well, preventing Revere from escaping the position. #T4#
Revere is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Revere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Staal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Staal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Revere for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Revere takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Revere has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Staal counters by moving into the clinch. #TD#
Staal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Revere throws an elbow that misses. Staal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Revere's guard. Nice move by Staal!#REVR#
Revere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal 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.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal stays in close to Revere's body and controls the position.
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Revere is retaining full guard. #T1#
Staal 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.
Staal throws a big elbow that misses.
Staal 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.
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revere can do to turn this around?
Staal working some strikes from top position.
Staal's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Staal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Revere working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staal. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Revere misses with a takedown attempt
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Staal shoots in and bounces Revere off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SU#
Staal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Staal lands a right hook to the body.
Revere shoots and misses
and Staal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Revere.#TD#
Staal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Revere to the mat! Revere manages to get full guard.
Revere is breathing heavily.#T3#
Staal is looking to stand up but Revere won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revere can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staal controls the pace.
Staal throwing strikes from guard but Revere blocks nicely.
Revere being controlled here, momentarily.
Revere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Staal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Staal chips away with some ground and pound.
Staal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Staal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Staal controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Revere shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Staal counters with a nice body shot. #TD#
Revere gets caught flat footed, as Staal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Revere wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Staal is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Revere!
Staal landing punches. #T1#
Staal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Revere is bucking up trying to escape but Staal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#Revere is rocked!
Staal postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Revere bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Staal and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal!
Eric Staal very nearly forgot to thank SynCity Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: GAMMA#796 Jernit v Ramses
Date: Nov 02, 2019

#R1#
Staal loads up on a big right hand but Imbula slips the punch.
A jab from Staal misses.
Imbula flicks out a counter leg kick but Staal steps away.
An inside leg kick from Staal misses.
Imbula misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Imbula. Beautiful body shot.
Staal lands a nice shot that snaps Imbula's head back.
Imbula misses with a body kick.
Staal lands with a shot to the body.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Imbula.
Jab, jab by Staal - just one landing.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Imbula.
Nice jab there from Imbula. #T1#
Imbula misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Imbula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Staal attempts a counter takedown but Imbula avoids it well and moves away.
Staal missing with a left hand there. Imbula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staal misses with a hook to the body
and Imbula counters with a nice uppercut.
Imbula tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Staal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Imbula looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Imbula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheik Imbula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Staal misses.
Imbula thinks about the counter body kick.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staal misses the shot to the body.
Imbula throws a solid leg kick but Staal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Imbula.#T2#
Staal misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Imbula releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Imbula looks to land a body kick but Staal moved away.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Staal slips a jab from Imbula.
Staal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Imbula looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
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!
Staal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Imbula listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Imbula misses with a wild body shot.
Staal misses with a body punch
and Imbula counters with a thumping low kick.
Imbula slips a jab from Staal.
Imbula tries to counter with a clinch but Staal shakes him off and moves away.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3#
Donk. Staal catches Imbula right on the button with a cross.
Imbula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Imbula fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Staal, pushing him back against the cage.
Imbula lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Staal.
Staal blocks an uppercut.
Imbula misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Staal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Imbula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imbula lands a body punch.
Staal tries a body shot but Imbula blocks it. #BC#
Staal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staal loads up on a big right hand but Imbula slips the punch.
Imbula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imbula.
Staal avoids the body shot from Imbula.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imbula.
Staal blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Staal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Imbula scrambles back to his feet.
That kick from Imbula tenderised Staal's leg. Staal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Staal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Imbula swivels and escapes.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Imbula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imbula manages to avoid it.
Staal is looking to chop away at Imbula's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Staal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Imbula scores with a jab to the jaw.
Staal throws a big shot that misses.
Staal defending well as Imbula loads up on a big left hand.
Imbula tries to work over Staal's front leg with a kick but Staal checks it.
Staal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imbula throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Imbula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Staal.
Staal misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Staal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Staal moves out of range as Imbula throws a body kick.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbula counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Imbula misses.
Staal lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Imbula slips under a jab.
Staal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Imbula sizes up Staal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Imbula misses with a kick to the body.
Staal throws a quick counter head kick but Imbula was just out of range.
Staal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Imbula throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal needs to keep his hands up - Imbula had a free shot at his head there.#ROC2#
Staal is rocked!#T2#
Staal is holding his hands too far apart here. Imbula throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Staal is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cheik Imbula!
Our winner, Cheik Imbula, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: GAMMA#792 Sonnen v Sanada
Date: Oct 05, 2019

#R1#
McClain with a nice cross.
McClain misses with a body shot.
McClain throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Staal attempts a counter takedown but McClain avoids it well and moves away.
McClain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McClain avoids the body shot from Staal.
McClain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Staal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McClain misses with a wild body shot.
McClain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Staal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling McClain to counter with a crisp jab.
McClain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McClain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Staal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McClain throws a hook but Staal avoids it easily.
McClain misses the shot to the body.
Staal is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Staal takes a swing at McClain's ribcage but misses.
McClain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Staal.
McClain wants to counter the offense by Staal and move into the clinch position.
McClain works Staal's body with a nice hook.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Staal misses with a left hand
and McClain counters with a huge left! Staal is in big trouble! He's backing up but McClain isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Staal from any more damage. A dominating finish by McClain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan McClain!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan McClain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GAMMA#789 Curry v Spike 2
Date: Sep 14, 2019

#R1#
Guns throws a lazy uppercut
and Staal counters with a nice body shot.
Guns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Guns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staal, as that shot connected.
Guns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Guns.
Staal swats away the attempt to clinch by Guns.
Staal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guns scores with a decent looking hook.
Guns misses with an uppercut.
Staal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guns lands a jab to Staal's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal connects with a jab.
Staal blocks a head kick by Guns. #T1#
Staal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guns momentarily.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Big Guns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staal throws a lazy right hand but Guns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guns blocks a head kick by Staal.
Guns throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Staal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guns won't be happy with that.
Staal working away.
Guns manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Guns wants to take a breather but Staal is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!#SUB#
Guns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guns is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
Staal trying to control here.
Staal is looking for a sweep. Guns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal trying to control here.
Staal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Guns thows a huge punch but Staal dodges it nicely. #SUB#
Guns is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Staal sees it coming and defends easily.
Staal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3#
Staal pulls Guns in close to prevent any damage.
Guns looking to sit in guard and control but Staal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Guns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guns is on top in guard. #REVR#
Staal trying to control the position. #T4#
Guns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guns is one step ahead there.
Guns trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal trying to keep a closed guard but Guns is proving a slippery customer.
Staal is trying to hold Guns in close to prevent damage but Guns has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB#
Guns is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Staal still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Staal has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Guns is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Guns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Guns throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Guns gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Staal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Staal's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Guns has his foot on Staal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Staal works his way back into a safe position though.
Staal wants to control from the top but Guns keeps moving. #SUB#
Guns throws his legs up looking for a submission but Staal uses it to pass to side control.
Guns manages to get back to half guard.
Guns is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns is working hard here to advance position.
Staal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guns is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
Staal working Guns over with strikes.
Staal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guns taking some punishment here, with Staal in his half guard.
Staal slows the pace down in half guard.
Staal wants to take a breather but Guns is having none of it.
Guns is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Staal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Staal preventing the sweep.
Guns wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Staal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Staal is in close to Guns's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guns keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Eric Staal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Guns.
Staal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Staal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guns's head.
Staal trying to control but Guns is working from the bottom.
Guns has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Staal has passed into side control. #T3#
Guns is trying to control Staal's posture but Staal avoids it.
Guns takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Guns taking punishment in the form of punches.
Staal lands some shots froms side control.
Guns trying to remain calm as Staal controls from the top position.
Guns manages to work his way to half guard, despite Staal's best efforts.
Guns is looking to control Staal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guns avoid being mounted?
Guns is not content to let Staal control the position.
Staal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Guns manages to get to full guard. #T4#
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Guns is retaining full guard.
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Guns keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Staal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Staal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guns.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Staal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Guns misses with a body shot.
Guns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Staal.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Eric Staal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Staal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Staal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Staal scrambles back to his feet.
Staal misses the shot to the body.
Guns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Guns does no damage.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guns.
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal tries to work over Guns's front leg with a kick but Guns checks it.
Guns slips a jab from Staal.#T1#
Staal throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal throws the left hand but Guns avoids the punch easily.
Staal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Staal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guns thuds a left hand into Staal's body.
Guns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guns slips under a jab from Staal.
Guns cracks a nice hook into Staal's ribs.
Guns explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Guns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Staal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Guns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Staal doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Staal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guns misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Staal.
Guns misses the body punch
and Staal counters with a nice uppercut.
Guns misses with an uppercut
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Staal misses with a body shot
and Guns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Staal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guns swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Staal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Staal misses with a hook. Guns ducked under it nicely.
Guns moves out of range of the body kick from Staal.
Staal misses with a lunging right hand
and Guns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal connects with a body shot that sends Guns's belly button to the back.
Guns throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Guns will feel that in the morning.
Guns throws a big shot that misses.
Guns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Guns misses the target.
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Guns's shoulder, as Guns tries to avoid the shot.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Staal misses with an uppercut.
Guns blocks the body kick.
Guns checks a leg kick.
Guns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guns is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Guns misses
and Staal counters with a body kick that stops Guns in his tracks momentarily. #TD2#
Staal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Guns is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal is controlling the pace.
Guns missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Staal.
Well Staal 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: GAMMA#786 Curry v Pony
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Newton thuds his right hand into Staal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD#
Staal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Staal working over Newton with some ground and pound. Newton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Staal not doing much here.
Staal is keen to just control but Newton is a slippery customer.
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Newton trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton tries to get to full guard but Staal has control of the leg.
Newton taking some punishment here, with Staal in his half guard. #T1#
Newton wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Newton is still trying to improve position.
Staal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Newton is looking to control Staal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Newton avoid being mounted?
Staal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Staal winds up and cracks Newton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Newton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Staal in particular looking to stall.#T2#
Staal working Newton over with strikes.
Newton trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up.
Well, if Staal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Newton is holding on to half guard well.
Staal wants to control but Newton is keeping him busy.
Newton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Staal is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Staal is keen to just control but Newton is a slippery customer.
Newton trying to control here.
Newton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Newton wants to control but Staal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Staal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Staal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Staal lands a body shot.
Staal scores with a kick to the body.
Staal misses with a straight right.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newton's sensitive parts.
Newton lands a glancing blow to the side of Staal's head.
Newton blocks a head kick by Staal.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newton takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Staal avoids the body shot from Newton. #TD#
Newton gets caught napping as Staal dives in and scores a takedown. Newton manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Newton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Staal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Staal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Staal won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Newton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Newton keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Newton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Staal wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Staal misses with a two punch combination.
Staal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Newton to score with a decent uppercut.
Newton checks a leg kick nicely.
Newton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Newton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Staal.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Newton.
Staal misses with a hook.
Staal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Newton.
Staal throws a head kick but Newton moves out of range.
Staal throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
Staal throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Newton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Staal's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Staal scores with a jab to the body.
Newton moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newton, as that shot connected.
Newton goes for a double leg but Staal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Staal continues to drive forward.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Staal's corner calls for a 1-2. Staal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Newton moves out of range easily.
Staal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Newton defends well and Staal ends up having to push Newton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Newton feints the counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newton throws a big shot that misses.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staal at a distance.
Newton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Newton tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.#T3##CL2#
Newton has managed to clinch.
Staal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newton can do to turn this around?
Staal scores with a shoulder strike.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Staal has Newton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Staal pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Newton tumbling to the mat - Staal dives into Newton's guard.
Staal wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
Staal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Newton looking to control.
Staal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Staal wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving. #T4#
Newton looking to control.
Staal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Newton trying to keep a closed guard but Staal is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Staal throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newton's calf.
Staal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Staal throws out a powerful jab.
Staal throws the kick towards the body but Newton avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton with the counter takedown but Staal avoids it easily.
Staal looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Staal misses the target.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
Newton feints the counter takedown.
Eric Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Newton punishes Staal's body with a nice straight punch.
Newton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newton.
A swing and a miss from Staal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Staal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Newton is out of range.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Newton. No joy for Staal on that attempt. #T1#
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
Newton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Staal defends it well.
Staal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD2#
Newton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB2#
Newton is working for a kimura but Staal is defending it quite comfortably.
Staal is looking to improve his position.
Staal keeping control of the position.
Staal trying to control here. #SUB2#
Newton is looking for a kimura here.
Staal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Newton wants to pass the guard but Staal is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Newton has gone for a leg lock! Staal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Newton's guard.#REVR#
Newton is trying to control the position but Staal postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal lands a couple of digs.
Staal wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving. #SUB2#
Newton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Staal defends it easily.#T3#
Newton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Newton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Staal defends it easily.
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Newton trying to keep a closed guard but Staal is proving a slippery customer.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Newton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Staal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Staal won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Newton has his hands on Staal's head, controlling the position.
Staal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bill Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donk. Staal catches Newton right on the button with a cross.
Newton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Staal.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Staal, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: GAMMA#783 Curry v Boagrius
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1#
Moore lands with a straight right. Staal didn't see that one coming.
Staal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Staal loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Staal.
Staal stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Staal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moore!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Moore is trying to control Staal's posture but Staal avoids it.
Staal throws an elbow but Moore slips to the side and avoids it well.
Moore dodges the ground and pound from Staal.
Staal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T1#
Staal content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Staal scores with a couple of short elbows.
Staal scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore trying to remain calm as Staal controls from the top position.
Staal working the strikes but Moore uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Staal throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Staal trying to control the pace. #T2#
Staal lands with a punch from half guard.
Staal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moore is looking to improve his position.
Staal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Staal wants to free his trapped foot but Moore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Staal is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3#
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
Staal passes to full mount!
Staal controlling his opponent.
Moore wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Staal. #T4#
Staal content just to control the position here.
Staal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Staal looking to ground and pound but Moore is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
That's time! Staal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Moore misses with a leg kick
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws a head kick but Staal moves out of range.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Staal counters with a nice body shot.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore checks a leg kick nicely.
Staal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Staal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staal lands a leg kick that knocks Moore off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#KD#
Staal lands a big head kick that sends Moore tumbling to the mat! Staal takes a step backwards and waves Moore back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Archie Moore has been cut.
Moore throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Moore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staal finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Staal missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staal misses with a left hand
and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Staal fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Moore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD#
Staal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Staal lands in his opponent's guard.
Staal throws a strike but Moore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Moore preventing the sweep. #T3#
Staal tries to strike from the bottom.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal wants to improve his position but instead Moore has moved into half guard.
Moore is thwarting Staal's attempts to control the position.
Staal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moore passes into side control, despite Staal's attempt to control the position.
Staal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Moore is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Staal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Staal is desperately trying to improve his position but Moore has a good base and remains in mount.
Staal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moore controlling the action here.
Staal tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Archie Moore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Moore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Moore misses
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore moves forwards but Staal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Staal feinted with a counter takedown.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staal circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Moore drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Staal follows Moore to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal!
Archie Moore spoke after the fight, saying 'Ugh'.

Event: GAMMA#779 Curry v Steel
Date: Jul 06, 2019

#R1#
Winger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
Winger defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winger.
Staal connects with a single shot there.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Staal misses.
Winger's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Winger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Winger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Staal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Staal throws a hook but Winger blocks it.
Winger lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Staal is looking to slow Winger down with leg kicks.
Winger misses with a wild body shot.
Winger lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Staal looks to throw the jab but Winger is out of range.
Staal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winger tries to clinch there but Staal circles away.
Winger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Winger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal connects with a nice looking jab.
Winger checks a leg kick.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Winger's shoulder, as Winger tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Winger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Winger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Staal with a body shot.
Staal throws a body punch but Winger moves out of range.
Winger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Staal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winger's head.#TD#
Staal scores with a takedown into Winger's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Staal landing with the ground and pound.
Staal 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. #SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3##SUB2#
Winger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Winger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Winger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Staal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winger keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Winger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Winger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winger works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Winger looking for a guillotine here but Staal defends easily. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Staal lands a really nice looking cross but Winger seems unphased.
Staal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winger.
Staal scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Staal catches Winger right on the button with a cross.
Staal throws a leg kick but Winger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Staal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staal finds it's way round the side to connect with Winger's head.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Staal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winger.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Staal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Staal throws a hook to the side of Winger's head but Winger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staal scores with a body shot.
Staal takes a swing at Winger's ribcage but misses.
Winger wants to counter with a clinch but Staal pushes him away.#CL2#
Winger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winger can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Winger manages to break the clinch.
Staal connects with a body shot.
Staal is looking to slow Winger down with leg kicks.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Staal tries to land a leg kick but Winger saw it coming and moves away. #T2#
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winger connects with a body shot that sends Staal's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal misses the shot to the body.
Winger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Staal rather than just go for the knockout.
Winger walks into a jab.
Staal connects with a looping right hand.
Winger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
Winger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Winger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Staal. Beautiful body shot.
Winger misses with a body shot.
Staal half committed to a counter leg kick.#T3#
Staal throws a big shot that misses.
Winger is looking for the big counter here.
Staal misses with a hook. Winger ducked under it nicely.
Eric Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal scores with a body shot.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Staal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winger scores with a punch to the head.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winger throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal connects with a body shot.#T4#
Winger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Staal scores with a head kick. Winger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal dips to his left and cracks Winger with an uppercut!#TD#
Staal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Winger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Winger wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Winger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Winger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Staal trying to control the action but Winger is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Staal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Staal misses with a leg kick
and Winger counters with a series of strikes. Staal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winger manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal throws a hook to the side of Winger's head but Winger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Staal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Winger sprawls well initially but Staal persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions off his back.#T1##SUB2#
Winger actively working from the bottom here.
Staal lands with a punch from half guard.
Winger trying to control here.
Staal trying to control from half guard but Winger is working away.
Staal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Winger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
Staal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Winger! #T2#
Staal working Winger over with strikes here.
Staal tries to control but Winger wriggling away.
Winger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal controlling the pace for now.
Staal with shots to the head and body - Winger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Staal with shots to the head and body - Winger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Winger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Winger is still trying to improve position.#T3#
Staal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Winger can't escape the position.
Staal controlling the pace for now.
Staal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sandayu Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Staal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Staal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Staal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Winger gets back to half guard.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4##SUB2#
Winger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
Staal is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions off his back.
Staal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Staal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB2#
Winger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Staal is figuring out what he wants to do next.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Staal, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: GAMMA#776 Delsarte v Steel
Date: Jun 15, 2019

#R1#
Staal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cole lands with a nice combination. Staal backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cole.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Staal.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Staal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Cole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cole lands a jab to the head. #TD#
Cole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Staal to the ground. Cole is now in Staal's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal pulls Cole in close to prevent any damage.
Cole lands a couple of elbows.
Staal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Cole won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cole's guard. #REVB#
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cole pulls Staal in to control the position.
Staal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Staal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cole is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there. #T2#
Staal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cole keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
Staal preventing the sweep.
Staal throws an elbow that misses. Cole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Staal's guard. Nice move by Cole!#REVR#
Staal pulls Cole in close to prevent any damage.
Cole won't allow Staal to sweep him here. #T3#
Staal managing to control the position.
Cole postures up in Staal's guard and throws a big left but Staal blocks it.
Cole with a nice head shot there.
Staal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cole won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Cole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Staal has control of Cole's left arm, preventing Cole from doing any damage.
Cole landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Cole preventing the sweep.
Cole 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.
Staal working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Staal pulls Cole in to control the position.
Cole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Staal wants to sweep here but Cole controlling him for the moment.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Staal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Staal gets tackled into the cage by Cole. Cole maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cole.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Staal's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Staal controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Staal working aggressively here.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staal misses with a body punch.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Cole.
Staal is trying to break free.#T1#
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staal blocking some punches.
Staal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Staal's efforts to push away.
Staal lands with a light punch inside.
Staal presses Cole against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cole is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Staal is keeping busy.
Staal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cole up against the cage.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
Staal lands a right hand.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Cole lands with a light punch inside.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Staal avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Staal is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cole is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Staal to the mat. Staal regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Staal trying to control the position.
Staal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cole haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Staal wants to get back to his feet but Cole is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michael Cole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal is striking from the bottom but Cole uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Cole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cole is stalling here. Staal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cole seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Staal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T3#
Staal happy to just control the position for now.
Cole parries the strikes from Staal easily there. Staal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cole to escape.
Staal trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
Staal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cole is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Staal taking a breather here.
Cole holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Cole defending against the ground and pound.
Cole takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cole manages to get back to half guard.
Cole wants to control but Staal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Cole shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Staal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Staal is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Staal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Staal controlling Cole's posture.
Staal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Cole is in close to Staal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Staal blocks nicely.
Staal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole postures up.
Staal is looking to sweep but instead, Cole has passed into half guard. #SUB#
Cole seems to be working for a kimura but Staal defends the submission attempt.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Staal is trying to get back to full guard.
Staal is trying to maintain the position but Cole is very close to passing his half guard.
Staal moves into full guard.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Staal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cole stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.#T3#
Staal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole working some strikes from top position.
Staal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Staal holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Staal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick from Staal misses.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Staal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Staal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Cole pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4##CL#
Cole clinches up against the cage.
Staal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cole prevents it.
Good body shot from Cole.
Cole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
Staal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Staal's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole lands a right hand.
Staal managing to block the knees to the body from Cole.
A short right from Cole on the inside. #ROC#
Staal is rocked!
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Staal is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
I was talking to Cole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cole is leaning against Staal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cole is leaning against Staal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cole unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Staal! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cole is unloading with more strikes now! Staal drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: GAMMA#773 Marston v Dassler
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Payton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Staal's hands.
We've been hearing reports that Payton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Payton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Payton scores with a nice strike.
Payton tests Staal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Payton throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Payton throws a big shot that misses.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Evan Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Payton closes the distance and clinches.
Payton gets through Staal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Staal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.
Staal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Payton pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Payton moves into range and clinches up with Staal.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Payton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Staal is defending well.
Staal blocks a body shot from Payton.
Payton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal taking a breather.
Payton is pressed up against the cage. Staal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Payton down to the mat. Payton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Payton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Staal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but Payton checks it.
Payton looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Staal scores with a shot to the body.
Staal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payton misses with a combination
and Staal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Staal scores with a four punch combination!
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Staal looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Payton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Staal has Payton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Payton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Evan Payton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Staal.
Staal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Staal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Payton there.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payton.
Payton lands with a shot to the body.
Payton jabs at Staal's body.
Payton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Payton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Staal sprawls and moves away.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Staal misses.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Payton misses with an uppercut.
Evan Payton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payton throws a lazy uppercut
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payton. #T3#
Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
Payton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Payton slips under a jab.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payton's calf.
Payton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Staal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Payton throws a big shot that misses.
Staal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Staal slips under a jab from Payton.
Staal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Payton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payton throws a hook but Staal blocks it.#T4#
Payton lands a nice shot that snaps Staal's head back.
Payton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payton tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Payton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Payton is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
Payton blocks a leg kick.
Staal throws a hook but Payton blocks it.
Payton misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Payton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staal misses with some punches.
Staal lands with a short shot to the head.
Payton tries to work over Staal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Evan Payton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Payton throws a hook but Staal avoids it easily.
That kick from Staal tenderised Payton's leg. Payton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Staal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Staal misses with a hook. Payton ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Payton misses.
Payton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Staal.
Danga de danga de dang - Staal scores with a four punch combination!
Staal throws a head kick that misses.
Payton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Staal sprawls and moves away.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Staal lands a jab to the nose.#ROC2#
Payton is rocked!
Payton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Payton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Staal as he connects with a hook.
Oh Payton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payton misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Payton seems to have got his legs back now.
Payton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Payton throws a big shot that misses.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Payton rushes Staal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Staal misses with a punch on the inside.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Staal's elbow.
Staal prevents a body shot from Payton.
Payton working aggressively here.
Payton stops a takedown attempt from Staal.
Payton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Staal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payton letting Staal take a breather here.
Payton misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Staal has Payton pressed against the cage.
Payton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staal misses with a punch to the body.
Payton tries to work over Staal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payton misses with a punch to the body.
Staal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Staal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Staal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payton tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Staal scores with a shoulder strike.
Payton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Staal prevents it.
Evan Payton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Staal throws a punch but it's blocked by Payton. #T3#
Payton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Staal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payton.
Payton tries to work over Staal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Staal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staal.
Staal has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Staal controls the action.
Payton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
Staal misses with a punch on the inside.
Staal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Payton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Payton. #T4#
Staal effectively controlling the action here.
Staal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Payton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Staal works on Payton's body with a couple of short punches.
Staal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Staal blocks a body shot from Payton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal stalling.
Staal throws a head punch that misses.
Staal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Staal breaks the clinch.
Payton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Staal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Staal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Payton doesn't seem phased though.
Staal misses with a hook to the body #TD#
and Payton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Staal won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Payton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Payton tries to clinch
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payton misses with a jab to the body
and Staal counters with a leg kick.
Payton looks to clinch
and Staal counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Payton has closed the distance and engaged Staal in a clinch.
Staal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Payton up against the cage.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton is trying to drag Staal to the mat but Staal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payton as Staal tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Staal.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Staal controls the action. #T1#
Staal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staal misses with the head strike.
Staal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payton is keeping busy.
Payton gets underhooks to prevent Staal's takedown attempt.
Payton tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Staal scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Staal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #TD#
Staal is fighting off a takedown attempt but Payton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Staal to the mat. Staal regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Staal is adopting a defensive guard.
Payton stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.#T2#
Payton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Staal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
Staal pulls Payton in to control the position.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Payton's guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton being controlled here, momentarily.
Payton controls Staal momentarily but Staal frees himself. #T3#
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Payton trying to keep a closed guard but Staal is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Payton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Staal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Payton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Staal has managed to get both his arms back between Payton's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Payton has his foot on Staal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Staal works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Staal advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Staal seems content to control.
Payton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Payton!
Staal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Staal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Payton tries to hold on but Staal pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Staal 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: GAMMA#769 Legions v Ricard
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1#
Ekstrovertti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ekstrovertti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ekstrovertti misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with an inside leg kick.
Ekstrovertti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekstrovertti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ekstrovertti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal misses with an uppercut
and Ekstrovertti counters with a good low kick that Staal was not able to check.
Ekstrovertti throws a big shot that misses.
Ekstrovertti connects with a body shot.
Staal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ekstrovertti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Staal to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekstrovertti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ekstrovertti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ekstrovertti duly obliges.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
Staal tried to counter with a leg kick but Ekstrovertti avoided it.
A slow jab from Ekstrovertti misses its intended target.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Ekstrovertti ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Staal throws a low kick, looking for Ekstrovertti's leg but Ekstrovertti calmly moves out of range.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ekstrovertti lands a slapping body shot.
Staal throws a jab when Ekstrovertti was well out of range.
Ekstrovertti throws a push kick but Staal slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
A low kick from Staal is predictable there
and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekstrovertti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekstrovertti throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekstrovertti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal avoids the head kick by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Staal.#T2#
Staal throws a jab when Ekstrovertti was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal needs to keep his hands up - Ekstrovertti had a free shot at his head there.
Staal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ekstrovertti misses with a low kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a wild body kick that Staal sees coming a mile off.
Ekstrovertti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Staal.
Staal throws a lazy right hand but Ekstrovertti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekstrovertti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti jabs Staal right on the nose. Staal blinks but takes it well.
Staal throws a big shot that misses.
Ekstrovertti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Staal with a body shot.
Staal misses with a body punch
and Ekstrovertti counters with a right hand to the body.
Ekstrovertti tries to land a front kick but Staal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Staal's corner calls for a 1-2. Staal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ekstrovertti misses with a wild body shot.
Staal fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ekstrovertti just manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Staal.#T3#
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Staal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ekstrovertti sprawls and moves away.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekstrovertti.
Staal slips under a jab.
Staal blocks a low kick nicely.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Ekstrovertti scoring well with a low kick there.
Ekstrovertti throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Staal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Staal throwing strikes but missing.
Staal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Staal wants to pass the guard but Ekstrovertti is keeping the position.#T4#
Staal postures up.
Staal wants to control from the top but Ekstrovertti keeps moving.
Staal wants to pass the guard but Ekstrovertti is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Staal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ekstrovertti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Ekstrovertti slips a straight right by Staal.
Ekstrovertti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ekstrovertti with a nice cross.
Staal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ekstrovertti throws a solid leg kick but Staal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ekstrovertti.
Staal misses the shot to the body.
Staal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekstrovertti connects with a solid leg kick.
Ekstrovertti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Staal shoots in and gets a takedown into Ekstrovertti's guard.
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Ekstrovertti is retaining full guard.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ekstrovertti keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
Staal wants to control from the top but Ekstrovertti keeps moving. #T1#
Ekstrovertti controlling Staal's posture.
Ekstrovertti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Ekstrovertti keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Staal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ekstrovertti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ekstrovertti cracks the inside of Staal's front leg.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Staal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ekstrovertti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Staal wants to land a leg kick but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook.
It looked like Staal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Staal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ekstrovertti pinned against the cage. Ekstrovertti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ekstrovertti, right into the meat. #T3#
Ekstrovertti lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.
Staal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Staal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Ekstrovertti misses.
Staal moves out of range as Ekstrovertti strikes.
Ekstrovertti throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Staal missing with a left hand there. Ekstrovertti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekstrovertti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Staal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ekstrovertti catches Staal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ekstrovertti swings widly with a right hand
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekstrovertti throws a poor cross that misses
and Staal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Staal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Ekstrovertti slams his shin into Staal's torso.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Ekstrovertti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ekstrovertti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekstrovertti.
Staal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekstrovertti walks into a left hand.
Staal throws a hook but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.
Staal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Staal shoots in and drives through. Ekstrovertti sprawls well.#TD#
Staal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Staal passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
#R3#
Staal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Staal throws a solid leg kick but Ekstrovertti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Staal.
Ekstrovertti throws out a counter right but Staal avoids it with no problem.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Ekstrovertti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ekstrovertti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekstrovertti throws a jab but it's blocked by Staal.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekstrovertti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekstrovertti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ekstrovertti avoids the body shot from Staal.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekstrovertti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Staal eats them both and turns towards Ekstrovertti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T1#
Staal avoids the body shot from Ekstrovertti.
Staal swings for the body but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staal throws a low kick but Ekstrovertti moves out of range easily.
Staal looks for a takedown but Ekstrovertti sprawls well.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekstrovertti.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti swings widly with a right hand
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that misses.
Staal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Staal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ekstrovertti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Staal staying out of range there.
Ekstrovertti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ekstrovertti lands with a straight right. Staal didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal throws a head kick but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staal at a distance.
Ekstrovertti scores with a shot to the body.
Staal blocks a leg kick.
Staal feinted with a counter takedown.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staal throwing a counter right hand but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook to the side of Staal's head but Staal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Staal was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ekstrovertti clobbers Staal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ekstrovertti misses with a head kick. #KD#
Staal cracks Ekstrovertti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ekstrovertti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Staal finish him? #ROC#
Ekstrovertti is rocked!
Nice shot lands for Ekstrovertti.#T3#
Staal throws a front kick that sends Ekstrovertti stumbling back into the cage.
Ekstrovertti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staal thuds his right hand into Ekstrovertti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ekstrovertti is still on wobbly legs! Can Staal finish him?
Ekstrovertti throws a poor cross that misses
and Staal counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Staal!

Event: GAMMA#766 Yeboah v Legions
Date: Apr 06, 2019

#R1#
Ekstrovertti moves away from the strike by Staal.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Ekstrovertti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Staal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekstrovertti throws a combination. Staal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#TD#
Staal is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ekstrovertti's half guard.
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
Ekstrovertti is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal trying to advance position but Ekstrovertti counters by regaining guard.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Staal postures up in Ekstrovertti's guard and throws a big left but Ekstrovertti blocks it. #T1#
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekstrovertti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal connects with a couple of short punches.
Staal postures up.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekstrovertti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ekstrovertti can't keep his opponent in guard - Staal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ekstrovertti tries to roll over but Staal keeps him under control.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ekstrovertti holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Staal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control but can't.
Ekstrovertti is trying to get back to full guard.
Staal stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
Ekstrovertti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Staal on the side of the head.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.#T3#
Ekstrovertti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ekstrovertti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick but Staal moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti misses with a straight right.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ekstrovertti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ekstrovertti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ekstrovertti. No joy for Staal on that attempt.
Ekstrovertti looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ekstrovertti throws a big shot that misses.
Staal misses with an uppercut.
Ekstrovertti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekstrovertti throws out the jab.
Ekstrovertti lands a high kick!
A cross from Ekstrovertti lands.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot
and Staal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ekstrovertti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staal lands a nice looking body shot.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal misses with a kick to the body.
Ekstrovertti scores with a head kick. Staal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ekstrovertti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Staal counters with a left to the body.
Ekstrovertti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ekstrovertti avoids the head kick by Staal.
Ekstrovertti throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Staal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekstrovertti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Staal catches Ekstrovertti right on the button with a cross.
Staal walks into a stiff left hand from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti keeps Staal at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vertti Ekstrovertti dominated that round.
That's time! Staal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ekstrovertti scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Staal is defended easily by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot
and Staal counters with a one-two to the body.
Ekstrovertti scoring well with a low kick there.
Ekstrovertti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ekstrovertti ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Ekstrovertti feints and then cracks Staal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Staal down.
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Staal pushes Ekstrovertti away with a front kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#TD#
Staal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ekstrovertti quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Staal is keeping busy.
Staal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Staal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ekstrovertti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Staal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ekstrovertti keeps working.
Staal is nestled in close to Ekstrovertti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Staal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal works his way into side control.
Ekstrovertti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.#T2#
Ekstrovertti taking a bit of punishment here - Staal scoring with strikes.
Staal working the ground and pound from side control.
Staal throws a strike aimed at the side of Ekstrovertti's head but Ekstrovertti avoids it well.
Ekstrovertti struggling a bit here.
Ekstrovertti is letting Staal control him for a moment.
Ekstrovertti takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Staal working the head with strikes. #T3#
Staal taking a breather here.
Ekstrovertti manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ekstrovertti wants to take a breather but Staal is having none of it.
Staal manages to get to full guard.
Ekstrovertti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Staal looking to control but Ekstrovertti passes into half guard. #T4##SUB2#
Ekstrovertti is working for a submission of some sort.
Staal desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ekstrovertti is taking a breather. Staal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekstrovertti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staal keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Ekstrovertti scores with a spinning back kick!
Staal throws a head kick that misses.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #TD#
Ekstrovertti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Staal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Staal throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal trying to control but Ekstrovertti is working from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti is adopting a defensive guard.#T1#
Ekstrovertti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staal controls the pace.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ekstrovertti seems keen to control Staal's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control the position but Staal postures up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekstrovertti ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Ekstrovertti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Staal moves out of range. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Staal slips a straight right by Ekstrovertti.
Staal misses with a straight right.
Staal blocks a head kick by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti misses with a straight right.
Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Staal.
Ekstrovertti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Staal with a body shot.
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ekstrovertti misses with a straight left.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Jab from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD#
Staal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ekstrovertti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Staal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Staal is just content to waste time from the top position. Ekstrovertti takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T3#
Staal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Staal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Staal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Staal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ekstrovertti is controlling Staal's posture.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekstrovertti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekstrovertti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ekstrovertti as he avoids it easily.
Ekstrovertti blocks a leg kick.
Staal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ekstrovertti blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekstrovertti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Staal slips a straight right by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Staal sees it coming and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Staal.
I think Staal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: GAMMA#763 Slider v Deneville
Date: Mar 23, 2019

#R1#
Staal slips under a jab from Winger.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winger with the counter takedown but Staal avoids it easily.
Staal misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Winger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winger won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Winger trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom.
Staal controlling the position.
Winger distracts Staal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Winger controls the pace.#T1#
Staal keeping moving, preventing Winger from controlling successfully.
Winger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winger pushing down on Staal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Winger stalling away here and it's allowed Staal to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Staal pulls Winger in close to his closed guard and prevents Winger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T2##SUB2#
Winger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staal controls the pace.#SUB2#
Winger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winger is looking to sweep but instead, Staal has passed into half guard.
Staal trying to control the action but Winger is working from the bottom.
Staal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Staal not doing much here. #T3#
Staal trying to control from half guard but Winger is working away.
Winger taking some punishment here, with Staal in his half guard.
Winger is looking to improve his position.
Winger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Staal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Staal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Winger taking some punishment here, with Staal in his half guard. #T4#
Staal trying to control the action but Winger is working from the bottom.
Winger is looking to improve his position.
Winger is still trying to improve position.
Staal passes to full mount!
Winger is desperately trying to improve his position but Staal has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Staal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Staal tries to control but Winger wriggling away.
Staal landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Winger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Staal can pounce on him.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Staal throws a jab when Winger was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Winger. That snapped Staal's head back.
Nice sprawl there from Staal as Winger shoots in.
It looked like Staal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Staal slips under a jab.
Staal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Staal circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Staal. That snapped Winger's head back. #TD2#
Winger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Staal tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winger is in Staal's guard.
Winger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
Staal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winger.
Staal keeping full guard, as Winger tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal keeping moving, preventing Winger from controlling successfully. #T1#
Staal keeping full guard, as Winger tries to pass.
Winger wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Staal keeping full guard, as Winger tries to pass.
Winger postures up.
Staal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winger manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Staal postures up in Winger's guard and throws a big left but Winger blocks it.
Staal postures up and lands a big shot to Winger's brow.
Staal working some strikes from top position.#T2##SUB2#
Winger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Winger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Staal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Staal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Winger wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Staal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Winger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.
Staal preventing the sweep.
Winger keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Winger wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Staal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Staal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Staal distracts Winger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Winger looking to control.
Winger looking for a sweep. Not yet Winger, not yet.
Staal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Staal wants to control from the top but Winger keeps moving.
Staal lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Staal stays in close to Winger's body and controls the position.
Winger wants to hit a switch here but Staal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Winger there!
Winger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winger tries to hold on but Staal postures up.
Staal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winger tries to reverse the position but Staal maintains control.
Staal controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Staal misses with a straight right.
Winger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Staal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
Staal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Staal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winger throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Staal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Winger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Staal defends it well.
Winger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staal half committed to a counter leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winger.
Staal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Winger.
No luck for Winger with that takedown attempt. #T1#
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandayu Winger.
Staal's corner calls for a 1-2. Staal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winger fails with a takedown attempt. #TD2#
Winger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Staal trying to hold on to Winger's head to control him but Winger postures up.
Staal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T2#
Staal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Winger's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winger is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal wants to control but Winger is keeping him busy.
Winger tries to roll over but Staal keeps him under control.
Staal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winger wants to control but Staal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Winger wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Staal seems content to control.#T3##SUB2#
Winger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
Staal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Staal working the head and body with strikes.
Staal trying to pass the guard but Winger defending well.
Nice strikes from Staal there. #SUB2#
Winger actively working from the bottom here.
Winger is pressing down on Staal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Winger looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Staal has picked Winger up and slammed him! Winger can't keep hold of the triangle and Staal manages to pass to side control!
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winger can do to turn this around?
Staal scores with punches from side control.
Staal scoring with punches from side control.
Winger is trying to improve his position.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Staal is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Winger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Winger is trying to control Staal's posture but Staal avoids it.
Winger tries to improve position but can't.
Staal wants to control but Winger is keeping him busy.
Winger is trying to improve his position.
Staal just content to control the position.
Sandayu Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Staal gets to mount! Winger was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Staal 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: GAMMA#756 SissyPants v Curry
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Staal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Buzzard catches Staal right on the button with a cross.
Buzzard is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Staal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Staal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buzzard.
Staal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buzzard. Buzzard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buzzard loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Buzzard checks a low kick from Staal.
Buzzard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Buzzard throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buzzard misses with a body shot.
Buzzard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Buzzard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
A jab lands there for Buzzard.
Staal slips a jab from Buzzard.
A nice side step and Staal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Buzzard looks to land a combination. Staal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buzzard avoids the head kick by Staal.
Staal moves out of range as Buzzard strikes.
Sir Anthony Buzzard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzzard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Staal counters with an outside leg kick.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Buzzard misses with a hook
and Staal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buzzard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Buzzard misses.
Staal looks to throw the jab but Buzzard is out of range.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Buzzard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Staal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Staal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buzzard avoids it really well and circles away.
Staal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buzzard.
Staal misses with a looping right.
Buzzard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Staal misses the shot to the body.
Buzzard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Staal.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Buzzard moves out of range easily. #T2#
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Buzzard there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzzard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Buzzard.
Staal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Buzzard.
Buzzard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buzzard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staal.
Buzzard lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Buzzard lands but Staal takes it in his stride.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buzzard throws a hook to the side of Staal's head but Staal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Staal throws a jab when Buzzard was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Staal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buzzard's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buzzard.
Staal thuds a left hand into Buzzard's body.
Buzzard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buzzard throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Buzzard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Staal.
Buzzard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Staal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buzzard throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Staal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buzzard.
Buzzard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Staal throws a hook but Buzzard blocks it.
Staal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buzzard's waist but Buzzard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Staal off to one side. #T4#
Staal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Staal scores with a jab. Buzzard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buzzard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Buzzard swings widly with a right hand
and Staal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Buzzard is rocked!
Staal misses with a straight left.
Buzzard throws a leg kick but Staal moved away.#TD2#
Staal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buzzard is trying to stand up here but Staal is controlling him well.
Staal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buzzard trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up.
Buzzard tries to kick Staal off but Staal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Buzzard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Buzzard cracks Staal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buzzard throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Staal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buzzard.
Buzzard tests Staal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buzzard tests Staal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buzzard needs to keep his hands up - Staal had a free shot at his head there.
Staal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Staal dodges the punch combination from Buzzard.
Buzzard takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Staal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buzzard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Buzzard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buzzard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Staal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buzzard.#T1#
Staal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buzzard blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
Staal defending well as Buzzard loads up on a big left hand.
Buzzard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staal circles away quickly and effectively.
Buzzard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
Staal misses with a looping left.
Staal lands with a straight right. Buzzard didn't see that one coming.
Buzzard scores with a shot to the body.
Buzzard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buzzard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Staal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buzzard ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Buzzard tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal with the counter takedown but Buzzard avoids it easily.
Staal misses with a takedown
and Buzzard counters with a series of strikes. Staal will be more careful next time no doubt. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Staal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Staal misses the jab.
Buzzard is looking for a counter combo.
Buzzard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Staal.
Buzzard lands a glancing blow to the side of Staal's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Buzzard misses the target.
Buzzard throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Staal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buzzard lands with a hook. Staal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buzzard jabs at Staal's body.
Staal jabs at Buzzard's body.
Buzzard tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Buzzard catches Staal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Staal dodges the punch combination from Buzzard.
Buzzard swings widly with a right hand
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Staal motions for Buzzard to come forward. Staal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Buzzard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staal.
Buzzard looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buzzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal lands with a nice body punch.
Buzzard misses with a body shot
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Buzzard coming out on top.
A big left from Buzzard misses.
Staal tries a quick counter leg kick but Buzzard is wise to it.#T4#
Buzzard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
Buzzard throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buzzard misses with a leg kick.
Buzzard moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStaal.
Buzzard fails to land with a series of punches.
Staal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buzzard.
Staal thuds his right hand into Buzzard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Staal misses with an uppercut
and Buzzard counters with a straight right hand.
Buzzard misses with a hook.
Buzzard throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Buzzard misses with a looping left.
Buzzard throws a right and a left that Staal avoids nicely.
Buzzard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Staal throws out a counter right but Buzzard avoids it with no problem.
Buzzard cracks Staal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buzzard throws a right and a left that Staal avoids nicely.
Buzzard misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Staal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buzzard throws a leg kick that misses.
Staal misses with a straight left.
Staal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buzzard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Staal scrambles back to his feet.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buzzard.
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick by Buzzard misses
and Staal counters with a thumping low kick.
Buzzard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzzard thumps Staal with a low kick.
Staal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buzzard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buzzard misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Buzzard slips under a jab.
Staal checks a low kick from Buzzard.
Staal slips a straight right by Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buzzard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Staal takes one on the button.
Buzzard throws a low kick but Staal avoids it.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buzzard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Staal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Staal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal throws a hook but Buzzard avoids it easily.
Buzzard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Staal counters with a nice leg kick.
Buzzard throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Buzzard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Buzzard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Staal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buzzard staying out of range there.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Buzzard lands a glancing blow to the side of Staal's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buzzard misses with a low kick. #KD2#
Staal waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Buzzard. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Buzzard to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Buzzard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staal controls the pace.
Staal won't allow Buzzard to sweep him here.
Staal works over Buzzard with some ground and pound from guard.
Staal trying to control but Buzzard is working from the bottom.
Buzzard pulls Staal in close to prevent any damage.
Staal looking to pass the guard.
Buzzard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Staal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Buzzard is trying to control the position but Staal postures up.
Buzzard wants to stand and escape but Staal is having none of it.
Staal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Staal landing with the ground and pound.
Staal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Buzzard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buzzard wants to stand and escape but Staal is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buzzard seems to have got his legs back now.
Staal is looking to land body kicks.
Buzzard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buzzard moves away from the strike by Staal.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Buzzard lands with a nice body punch.
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Buzzard slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Buzzard.
Staal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buzzard defends it nicely.
Buzzard swings widly with a right hand
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Buzzard defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Staal slips under a jab.
Buzzard thumps Staal with a low kick.
Buzzard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Staal.
I think Buzzard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Anthony Buzzard!
An intense looking Sir Anthony Buzzard took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'THE CHAMP IS FUCKING HERE! IF YOU WANT SOME, COME AND GET SOME! '.

Event: GAMMA#752 SissyPants v Kruger
Date: Jan 12, 2019

#R1#
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Maraçon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maraçon throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Maraçon scores with a nice body kick.
Maraçon lands with a slapping head kick.
Staal cracks Maraçon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Maraçon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Staal misses
and Maraçon counters with a stiff right hand.
Maraçon throws a wild body kick that Staal sees coming a mile off.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maraçon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Staal with a poor takedown
and Maraçon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maraçon slips a jab from Staal.
Staal throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Staal blocks the low kick.
Staal lands a slapping body shot.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Maraçon feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Maraçon. #T1#
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Staal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maraçon counters with a straight right hand.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staal manages to avoid it.
Staal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
Jab, jab by Maraçon - just one landing.
Staal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Staal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maraçon - the referee stops the clock and Staal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maraçon. Staal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maraçon throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Maraçon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Staal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maraçon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maraçon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maraçon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
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!
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD#
Staal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maraçon to the mat! Maraçon manages to get full guard.
Staal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Staal won't allow Maraçon to sweep him here.
Maraçon keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Maraçon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Staal's guard. #REVB#
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal tries to strike from the bottom.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maraçon's guard. #REVR##T3#
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Maraçon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Maraçon holds on and takes a little breather.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maraçon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maraçon trying to control the position here.
Staal wants to pass the guard but Maraçon is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Staal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maraçon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maraçon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Staal!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
Staal throws a low kick but Maraçon avoids it.
Jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maraçon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Staal throws an off balance right hand
and Maraçon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Staal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maraçon - the referee stops the clock and Staal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maraçon. Staal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maraçon tries to clinch but Staal moves out of range.
Maraçon tries to land a body kick
and Staal counters with a nice uppercut.
Staal throws an off balance right hand
and Maraçon counters with a left to the body.
Maraçon lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Staal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Staal content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Staal wants to control but Maraçon is keeping him busy. #T1#
You can see the frustration on Maraçon's face as Staal controls the position.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maraçon keeps working.
Maraçon is looking to reverse the position.
Staal trying to control the position but Maraçon is working away.
Staal throws an elbow but Maraçon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Staal trying to control the position but Maraçon is working away.
Maraçon struggling a bit here.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maraçon tries to improve position but can't.
Staal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maraçon is not content to let Staal control the position.
Staal just content to control the position.
Maraçon is trying to control Staal's posture but Staal avoids it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maraçon is looking to regain half guard here but Staal keeps moving and retains side control.
Maraçon struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Staal moves out of range as Maraçon throws a body kick.
Staal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Staal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maraçon.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maraçon throws a jab when Staal was well out of range.
Staal slips under a jab.
Staal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maraçon counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maraçon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Staal misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
Maraçon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maraçon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Maraçon jabs Staal right on the nose. Staal blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal looks to throw the jab but Maraçon is out of range.
Maraçon is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maraçon.
Staal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maraçon misses with a kick to the body.
Maraçon connects with a nice looking jab.
Staal misses with a head kick.
Staal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Staal throws a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maraçon - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Maraçon is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maraçon.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
Staal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon is looking to clinch.
Maraçon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maraçon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
A head kick by Staal misses
and Maraçon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maraçon misses with a body punch
and Staal counters with a three punch combo that has Maraçon backing up. Maraçon nods at Staal to acknowledge the strikes.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maraçon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Maraçon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon. #T1#
Staal throws a body shot but no joy.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut.
Staal throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Staal shoots and misses
and Maraçon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Staal misses with a looping right.
Maraçon sizes up Staal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Maraçon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Staal.
Staal fails with a takedown attempt.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Maraçon throws a combination that misses
and Staal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Maraçon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Staal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maraçon cracks a nice hook into Staal's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maraçon throws a body kick that misses.
Staal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Staal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maraçon scores with a sloppy right hand. Staal should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maraçon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Staal in his tracks.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
Staal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Staal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maraçon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Staal's head.#T3#
Staal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maraçon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staal throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Maraçon to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maraçon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Staal.
Staal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maraçon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maraçon looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
Maraçon lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.
Maraçon loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maraçon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Staal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Staal throws a leg kick but Maraçon sees it coming and moves out of range. #T4#
A slow jab from Maraçon misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maraçon lands a lovely overhand right.
Staal thows a leg kick but Maraçon checks it
and Maraçon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maraçon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maraçon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Staal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Staal wants to slow Maraçon down by chopping away at his legs.
Maraçon lands with an uppercut that bounces Staal off the cage and back into range.
Staal misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
Maraçon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Staal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Staal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maraçon connects with the punch.
Maraçon misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maraçon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#748 Bubba v Sissypants
Date: Dec 22, 2018

#R1#
Staal scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staal cracks Puzo with a good jab.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Staal lands.
Puzo lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.
Staal throws a good cross that connects.
Puzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puzo lands a jab to Staal's midsection.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Staal.
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#TD#
Staal fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Puzo to the ground. Staal is now in Puzo's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Staal sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Puzo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Puzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Staal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Puzo.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Staal is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Staal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puzo lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Puzo misses the target.
Staal throws a leg kick but Puzo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puzo feints and then cracks Staal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Staal down.
Staal connects with a jab.
Puzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Puzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Staal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Staal throws a combination. Puzo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T3#
Staal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staal misses with a kick to the body.
Staal looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Staal blocks a jab.
Staal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Staal scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Staal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Puzo.
Staal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puzo counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Puzo.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Staal.
Staal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
Puzo takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Puzo cracks Staal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Staal shoots in but Puzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Staal misses with a wild combination.
Puzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
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 Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
Puzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Staal as he checks the leg kick.
Staal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Staal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Puzo checks it well.
It seemed like Puzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Puzo throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal throws a right hand that misses
and Puzo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Staal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puzo.
Nice body punch from Staal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal throws a leg kick but Puzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puzo digs a good body shot into Staal's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Puzo blocks the low kick.
Puzo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Staal moves out of range of the body kick from Puzo.
Staal connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Puzo does no damage.
Puzo takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Staal throws a front kick aimed at Puzo's knee but Puzo avoids it well.
Puzo misses the body punch
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Staal scores with a nice right hand.
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick.
Staal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Puzo swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Puzo throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Staal swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo throws a head kick that half lands.
Puzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Staal rather than just go for the knockout.
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puzo.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Puzo is trying to counter with his kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eric Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T3#
Staal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Staal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Puzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puzo misses with the body kick#TD#
and Staal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staal.
Puzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Puzo trying to keep a closed guard but Staal is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Staal wants to control from the top but Puzo keeps moving. #T4#
Puzo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staal controls the pace.
Puzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Staal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Puzo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Staal has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Puzo throws a front kick that sends Staal stumbling back into the cage.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo lands a body shot.
Staal misses with a straight right.
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Staal.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but Puzo checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal misses with a hook to the body
and Puzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Puzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puzo unleashes a big counter combination but Staal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Staal misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Puzo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Staal eats them both and turns towards Puzo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Staal.
Staal slips under a jab from Puzo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Puzo's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Staal.
Puzo throws a chopping leg kick but Staal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Staal attempts a counter takedown but Puzo avoids it well and moves away.
Staal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Staal blocks a head kick by Puzo.
Puzo scores with the left hand. Staal knows he should have avoided that one.
Puzo tried to score with a low kick but Staal checks it.#T2#
Staal misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Staal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puzo scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Staal throws a big shot that misses.
Staal takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Staal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPuzo.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but Puzo checks it.
Staal tries a low kick but Puzo avoids it.
Staal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puzo throws out a counter right but Staal avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Mario Puzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Staal thuds a left hand into Puzo's body.
Puzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Puzo moves out of range easily.
Puzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Puzo catches Staal right on the button with a cross.
Puzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puzo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Staal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Staal is looking to chop away at Puzo's legs.
Puzo tries a quick counter leg kick but Staal is wise to it.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal checks the leg kick.#TD#
Staal gets a double leg takedown into Puzo's guard.
Staal trying to control but Puzo is working from the bottom.
Staal postures up.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Staal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puzo wants to improve his position but instead Staal has moved into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Puzo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Staal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Staal.
Well Staal 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: GAMMA#744 Asai v Imbula
Date: Nov 24, 2018

#R1#
Quin looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Quin throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Quin lunges at Staal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Staal's hand.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Staal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Staal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
Quin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Quin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quin misses with a jab to the body
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Staal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1#
Staal misses with a low kick.
Staal misses with a left hand
and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin shoots in looking for a takedown but Staal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Quin throws a hook but Staal blocks it.
Quin swings widly with a right hand
and Staal counters with a two punch combo.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but Quin checks it.
We've been hearing reports that Quin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Quin shoots in looking for a takedown. Staal tries to sprawl out of it but Quin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Staal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Staal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Staal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target. #T2#
Staal misses with a looping right.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Staal's corner calls for a 1-2. Staal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Quin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Staal stuffs the takedown attempt from Quin. Quin gets slowly back to his feet.
Staal throws out a counter right but Quin avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Staal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Staal misses.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Quin cracks a nice hook into Staal's ribs.
Quin cracks Staal with an open hand slap.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Quin as Staal shoots in.
Quin scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target. #TD#
Quin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Staal sprawls well initially but Quin persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Quin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Quin is taking a breather. Staal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Staal keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Staal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Quin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Quin's back!
Staal cracks Quin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Quin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Staal is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Quin up.
Quin is really stuck here.
Staal doesn't have the hooks in and Quin manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Staal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quin controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Matt Quin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Staal throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Quin lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Staal lands a jab-cross combination.
Staal tries to land a front kick but Quin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Staal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quin with a jab.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Staal throws a right hand that Quin ducks under and follows up with a left that Quin also avoids with ease.
Quin swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Staal slaps away a takedown attempt from Quin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Quin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Staal swivels and escapes.#T1#
Staal misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Quin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Staal!
Staal is trying to control Quin's posture but Quin avoids it.
Staal tries to buck Quin off but Quin is having none of it.
Quin scoring with punches from side control.
Staal struggling a bit here.
Staal is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Quin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Quin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Staal is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Staal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Quin off and has taken his back!
Staal controlling well, preventing Quin from escaping the position.
Quin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Matt Quin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quin staying busy and making it hard for Staal to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal is working the ground and pound. Can Quin escape?
Quin trying to control the hands but Staal breaks the grip.
Staal biding his time, controlling Quin.
Quin can't escape the position. #T3#
Staal lands with a hammerfist to the side of Quin's head.
Staal trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Quin wants to escape the position.
Quin is working hard here to advance position.
Staal trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Quin wants to escape the position.
Staal lands strikes to the head. #T4#
Staal loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Quin hold on?
Quin is in bad spot here.
Staal scores with punches and elbows.
Staal controls the position.
Quin tries to escape but Staal has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Staal is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Staal trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Quin takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Nice straight punches there by Staal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Staal.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal throws out a counter right but Quin avoids it with no problem.
Staal looks for the body kick but Quin saw that one coming.
A jab from Staal finds it's way through Quin's defenses.
Staal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Staal misses.
Quin swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Staal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Quin thuds a left hand into Staal's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Staal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal lands a nice looking body shot.
Quin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Staal connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Quin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T1#
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
Quin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Staal defends it nicely.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Staal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Quin lands.
Staal throws a jab but it's blocked by Quin.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Staal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Quin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Staal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Staal misses with a leg kick
letting Quin counter with a right hand.
Staal throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Quin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin punishes Staal's body with a nice straight punch.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Staal counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Quin misses.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staal finds it's way round the side to connect with Quin's head.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
Quin misses with a hook to the body #TD2#
so Staal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #T3#
Quin working a defensive guard here.
Staal postures up in Quin's guard and throws a big left but Quin blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Quin is looking for a triangle here but Staal uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Staal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Staal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Quin is trying to control Staal's posture but Staal avoids it.
Staal takes a little break here. Quin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Quin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quin looking for a sweep but Staal has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Staal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Staal 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: GAMMA#741 Ricard v Kent
Date: Nov 03, 2018

#R1#
Staal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Staal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Cole feints and as Staal raises his hands in defense, Cole changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cole seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cole stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cole working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Staal's head.
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 Staal is on top in guard. #REVR#
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cole trying to control the position here. #T1#
Staal wants to pass the guard but Cole is keeping the position.
Cole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Staal wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Staal with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Staal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole cracks Staal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Cole as he connects with a hook.
Staal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Staal feints and then cracks Cole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cole down.
Staal scores with a punch to the head.
Cole avoids the body shot from Staal.
A countering left hand to the body from Cole misses.#T3#
Staal throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staal throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole throws a low kick but Staal moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole closes the distance and clinches up with Staal, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes Staal against the cage but Staal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Staal misses with a low kick. #TD2#
Cole drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Staal can't do much from the bottom here.
Cole lands an elbow. #T4#
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
Cole tries to advance to mount but can't.
Staal is trying to control Cole's posture but Cole avoids it.
Staal dodges the ground and pound from Cole.
Staal is trying to control Cole's posture but Cole avoids it.
Staal is trying to improve his position.
Staal throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Staal managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cole.
Staal can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Staal throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Staal is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Staal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Staal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole shoots for a double leg takedown but Staal sprawls well. He's pushed Cole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Staal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cole's calf.
Cole dives in and grabs Staal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Staal pushes down on Cole's head and hops out.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Staal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T1#
Cole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Staal throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Staal lands with an uppercut that bounces Cole off the cage and back into range.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staal as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Staal gets caught flat footed, as Cole shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Staal looking to control.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cole is working Staal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal wants to get back to his feet but Cole is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
Staal checks the leg kick.
Staal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cole lands a lovely overhand right.
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
Cole scores with a jab. Staal acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3#
Cole scores with a nice right hand.
Staal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #TD#
Staal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Staal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cole manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cole is nestled in close to Staal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Staal tries to roll over but Cole keeps him under control.
Cole slips a nice elbow through Staal's hands, connecting with Staal's forehead.
Cole working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#
Staal is rocked!
Cole lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Staal quite badly. Staal pulls Cole in close trying to recover. Cole postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Staal on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Staal doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole very nearly forgot to thank The Juice Haven amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: DUEL#183 Denis vs Parker
Date: Sep 29, 2018

#R1#
Staal misses with a hook.
Staal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haack defends it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Staal.
A low kick from Staal misses
and Haack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haack throws a body kick that misses
and Staal counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Haack misses #TD2#
and Staal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Haack looking for a sweep. Not yet Haack, not yet.
Staal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haack is keeping the position for now.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Staal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal content to stall in guard here.
Haack is trying to hold Staal in close to prevent damage but Staal has managed to pass into half guard.
Haack trying to control from the bottom.
Staal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Staal connects with a nice short shot to Haack's temple.
Staal wants to take a breather but Haack is having none of it.
Haack trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up.
Staal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Staal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haack defending well though.
Haack works his way to full guard. Good work.
Staal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Staal throwing strikes from guard but Haack blocks nicely. #T3#
Staal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Staal cracks the inside of Haack's front leg.
Staal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haack looks for the body kick but Staal saw that one coming.
Staal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haack misses the jab.
Staal takes a swing at Haack's ribcage but misses.
Haack scores with a nice head shot.
Staal slips a jab from Haack.
Staal feints the counter takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Staal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Staal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haack as he avoids it easily. #T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staal, as that shot connected.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal counters with a body kick.
Haack throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#
Haack is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haack lands a head kick!
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Staal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haack.
We've been told by Haack's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Haack throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Staal tries a quick counter leg kick but Haack is wise to it.#KD2#
Staal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Haack sprawling to the canvas! Haack rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Staal finish him?!
Oh Haack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haack throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Staal with the counter takedown but Haack avoids it easily.
Haack seems to have got his legs back now.
Haack thows a body kick. Staal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haack throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Staal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haack's guard.
Haack looking for a sweep. Not yet Haack, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A head kick from Haack lands but Staal takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haack.
Staal staying out of range there.
Haack lands a slapping body shot.
Haack misses with an uppercut #KD2#
and Staal counters with a nice right hand that sends Haack toppling to the canvas! Haack scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Staal finish him?!
Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haack.
Haack throws a leg kick
and Staal counters with an inside leg kick.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haack.
A shot to the liver by Haack. Beautiful body shot.
Haack slips a jab from Staal.
Haack tries a head kick but it misses.
Haack misses with a low kick. #T1#
Haack throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Andre Haack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haack throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staal.
Haack lands a front kick.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haack swinging wildly here.
Haack jabs at Staal's body.
A low kick from Haack is predictable there #TD2#
and Staal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haack's guard.
Staal throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Haack seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Haack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staal. #SU2#
Staal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Haack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Staal wants to clinch but Haack slips to the side
and Haack counters with a stiff right hand.
Haack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haack misses with a straight right.
Haack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Staal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#TD2#
Staal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haack is trying to defend but Staal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T3#
Haack regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haack has his hands on Staal's head, controlling the position.
Eric Staal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Staal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Staal is controlling him.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Staal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haack working a defensive guard here.
Staal's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Staal dives in and grabs Haack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haack pushes down on Staal's head and hops out.
Staal scores with a jab to the head.
Haack connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Staal.
Staal's corner calls for a 1-2. Staal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
Haack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Andre Haack will probably get the nod.
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!
#R3#
Haack looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Haack clobbers Staal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Haack.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Staal has knocked Haack down with a huge combo! Staal steps away and waves a wobbly Haack back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Haack scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A low kick from Haack misses #TD2#
and Staal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Staal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haack.
Staal is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Haack wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Haack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staal.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Staal wants to control from the top but Haack keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haack throws a low kick but Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal thinks about the counter body kick.
Haack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Staal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Haack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haack misses with a right hand
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Haack misses.
Staal tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack thinks about countering with a body kick.
Haack throws a poor cross that misses
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Haack throws a lazy head kick
and Staal counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Staal misses. #T3#
Haack motions for Staal to come forward. Haack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal ducks right into an uppercut from Haack.
Haack tries to land a body kick
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Staal's head.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Staal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haack defends it well.
Haack connects with a single shot there.
Haack on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#TD2#
Staal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haack is staying active underneath Staal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staal. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal controlling the pace.
Haack is trying to stand up here but Staal is controlling him well.
Staal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Staal is trying to control. Haack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Staal stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haack.
Staal controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Staal 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: DUEL#178 Andersson vs Justice
Date: Sep 01, 2018

#R1#
Denis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Staal throws a head kick but Denis moves out of range.
Staal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denis on the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Denis.
Denis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denis throws a big shot that misses.
Denis lands with a cross.
Denis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Denis throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Denis fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Staal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T1#
Staal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Denis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Denis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Staal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Denis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
A little jabbing left from Denis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Staals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Staal lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Staal dives in for a single leg takedown but Denis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Denis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denis.
Denis is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Denis misses.#T2#
Denis checks a low kick from Staal.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denis was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Denis is looking for the big counter here.
Denis tries a low kick but Staal avoids it.
Denis slips under a jab.
Denis misses with a body punch
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Staal takes one to the side of the head.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Staal throws a nice head kick!
Denis throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staal, as that shot connected. #T3#
Staal throws a hook but Denis blocks it.#CL2#
Denis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Denis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal throws a head punch that misses.
Denis lands a right hand.
Denis tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Staal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Denis after a bit of a struggle.
Staal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denis lands a damaging elbow.
Denis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Staal dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Staal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Denis is keeping busy.
A short right from Denis on the inside.
Staal blocks a body shot from Denis.
Denis blocks a body shot from Staal. #T4#
Denis blocking some punches.
Staal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Staal's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Staal fails to land.
Denis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Staal in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Eric Staal has been cut.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis stops a takedown attempt from Staal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staal.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Staal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Denis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Staal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Staal avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Staal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Denis throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achab Denis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Denis closes the distance and pushes Staal back into the cage.
Denis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal struggles to land a body shot inside as Denis controls his hands.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Staal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Denis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Denis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Staal or not.
Denis throws an elbow that misses.
Denis lands an elbow just above Staal 's eye.
Staal lands a hook that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Staal's brow.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Staal.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Denis up against the cage.
Denis lands with a left to the head. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staal.
Denis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Staal prevents a body shot from Denis. #BC2#
Denis breaks from the clinch.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Staal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Staal scores with a head kick.
Denis moves away from the strike by Staal.
A little jabbing left from Denis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws a low kick but Staal avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Staal misses the target.
Staal 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 low kick from Denis misses #TD#
and Staal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staal.
Denis keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully. #T2#
Denis controlling Staal's posture.
Staal is in close to Denis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denis wants to stand and escape but Staal is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T3#
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Denis is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Staal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Staal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denis throws an off balance right hand
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#KD2#
Denis lands a big head kick that sends Staal tumbling to the mat! Denis takes a step backwards and waves Staal back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Staal is rocked!
Denis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Staal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Denis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Staal's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achab Denis!
Achab Denis is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Achab Denis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DUEL#171 Lafayette vs Denke
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1##TD#
Hoffman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Staal on his heels. He'll look to pass Staal's guard now, I'm sure.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoffman 's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Hoffman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Staal stacks Hoffman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Staal!
Hoffman is trying to get back to half guard.
Staal working the ground and pound from side control.
Staal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hoffman 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Staal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hoffman keeping his opponent close.
Hoffman gets back to half guard.
Hoffman wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well. #T1#
Hoffman is staying active underneath Staal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoffman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Staal wants to take a breather but Hoffman is having none of it.
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Staal is looking to take a break and control but Hoffman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Staal there.
Staal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
Hoffman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Hoffman looking for a guillotine here but Staal defends easily.
Hoffman is trying to keep Staal in close.
Staal trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3##SUB#
Hoffman has his foot on Staal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Staal works his way back into a safe position though.
Hoffman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Staal defends it easily.
Staal wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving. #SUB#
Staal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoffman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Staal has managed to get both his arms back between Hoffman 's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Hoffman is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Hoffman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Staal has passed into half guard! #SUB#
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Staal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hoffman trying to get back to full guard but Staal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Staal cracks Hoffman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Staal lands with some strikes.
Hoffman can't escape the position.
Staal landing punches.
Staal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoffman is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Staal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Staal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoffman is just out of range.
Hoffman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Staal is fending him off so far but Hoffman persists. Nope, Staal circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Staal as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Staal finds it's way through Hoffman 's defenses.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Staal tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Staal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
A low kick from Staal misses #TD#
so Hoffman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hoffman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eric Staal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoffman throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoffman throws a strike but Staal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Staal lands a couple of elbows.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Hoffman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Staal uses it to pass to side control.
Staal working away.
A lull in the action here as Staal stalls from top position.
Staal landing a few strikes.
Staal just content to control the position.
Staal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
Hoffman tries to improve position but can't.
Hoffman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoffman wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Staal controlling the action here.
Staal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal works his way into side control. #T3#
Hoffman sneaks back into half guard.
Staal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back.
Staal lands with a punch from half guard.
Hoffman is refusing to be controlled, as Staal sits in half guard.
Hoffman wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Staal lands a nice short elbow.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Staal, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Hoffman has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Staal escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Staal!#T4#
Staal working the body and head with strikes.
Hoffman wants to control but Staal postures up.
Hoffman is looking to regain half guard here but Staal keeps moving and retains side control.
Staal lands some shots froms side control.
Hoffman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Staal connects with a decent elbow.
Staal looks up at the clock and then as Hoffman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Staal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #ROC2#
Hoffman is rocked!
Staal has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oh Hoffman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Staal is landing with some decent strikes but Hoffman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Staal loads up with a big shot that hurts Hoffman ! He's pulled Staal in close but Staal has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Hoffman survive? More strikes from Staal and Hoffman is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Staal!
Eric Staal is the new middleweight champion!

Event: DUEL#167 Vee vs Napolean
Date: Jul 07, 2018

#R1#
Staal slips under a jab.
Staal scores with a sloppy right hand. Sturd Jr should have avoided that one.
Sturd Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Staal attempts a counter takedown but Sturd Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Sturd Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Staal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That kick from Staal tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Staal tries to move into range but Sturd Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised Staal's leg. Staal is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Sturd Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr scores with a jab.
Sturd Jr misses with a takedown
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal blocks a leg kick.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturd Jr throws out the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sturd Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturd Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Sturd Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sturd Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Staal.
Staal feints and then cracks Sturd Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sturd Jr down.
Staal takes one on the button.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Sturd Jr connects with a right hand. Staal shakes it off.
Staal throws a leg kick that misses.
Staal stuffs the takedown attempt from Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Staal just misses with a punch to the body.
Staal wants to slow Sturd Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturd Jr! But no joy.
Sturd Jr lands a jab-cross combination. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Staal.
Staal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Staal connects with a high kick. #CUT#
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturd Jr shoots in for a takedown but Staal shows good takedown defense.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Staal counters with a nice body shot.
Sturd Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Staal is wise to it.
Sturd Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sturd Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook.
Sturd Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Staal. Beautiful body shot.
Sturd Jr thows a leg kick but Staal checks it #TD#
and Staal counters with a single leg into guard. Sturd Jr didn't expect that.
Staal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sturd Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal is looking to work some ground and pound but Sturd Jr has wrist control.
Sturd Jr wants to stand and escape but Staal is having none of it.
Sturd Jr keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Staal scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Staal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sturd Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal trying to control but Sturd Jr is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sturd Jr wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Staal closes the distance and clinches.
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 Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Staal is looking to regain half guard here but Sturd Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Staal gets back to half guard.
Staal is looking for a sweep. Sturd Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sturd Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Staal wants to control but Sturd Jr is keeping busy.
Staal is refusing to be controlled, as Sturd Jr sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal is trying to get back to full guard.
Staal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sturd Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Sturd Jr prevents Staal from improving his position.
Well, if Sturd Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Staal is looking for a sweep. Sturd Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sturd Jr's guard. #REVR#
Staal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sturd Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Sturd Jr looking to control. #T2#
Staal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sturd Jr has his hands on Staal's head, controlling the position.
Sturd Jr looking to control but Staal passes into half guard.
Staal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sturd Jr's head. #T3#
Staal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sturd Jr trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal not doing much here.
Sturd Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Staal sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sturd Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Staal tries to pass to full mount but Sturd Jr defends it. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Staal connects with a nice short shot to Sturd Jr's temple.
Sturd Jr wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Sturd Jr has his hands clasped together around Staal's back. He's all about the action.
Sturd Jr trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Staal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from Sturd Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Sturd Jr misses.
Staal throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
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 Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr'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!
#R3#
Sturd Jr looks to land a body kick but Staal moved away.
Staal is looking to wear down Sturd Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Staal is looking to score with low kicks.#TD2#
Sturd Jr drives through with a takedown into Staal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sturd Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd Jr preventing the sweep.
Staal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sturd Jr manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Sturd Jr controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Staal trying to control but Sturd Jr is working from the bottom. #T1#
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sturd Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Staal scoring with some ground and pound.
Sturd Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sturd Jr is on top in guard. #REVB#
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturd Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sturd Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Sturd Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Staal throwing strikes but missing.
Sturd Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Staal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Staal wants to control from the top but Sturd Jr keeps moving. #T3#
Sturd Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Staal is proving a slippery customer.
Sturd Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sturd Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Sturd Jr.
Staal wants to control from the top but Sturd Jr keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sturd Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sturd Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Staal, which made it look bad.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#TD#
Staal throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sturd Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Staal is in Sturd Jr's guard.
Staal stays in close to Sturd Jr's body and controls the position.
Sturd Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy. #ES2#
Sturd Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Staal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sturd Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Staal or perhaps it was just good defense by Sturd Jr, which made it look bad.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sturd Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Staal.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Staal, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Staal!

Event: DUEL#162 Hoffman vs Munson
Date: Jun 16, 2018

#R1#
A jab from Staal finds it's way through Army's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Dick Army has been cut.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Staal looks to land a left hand but Army moved out of range nicely.
Army misses with a low kick as Staal jumps back.
Staal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Staal misses with a body shot
and Army counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal lands a right hook to the body.
Army tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal avoids the body shot from Army.
Staal avoids a kick to the body.
Staal throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Staal throws a leg kick but Army sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Army misses the target.
Staal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Army defends it well.
Army scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Army misses with a left hand
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Army walks into a jab.
Staal lands a front kick.
Army takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Army throws a leg kick
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Army tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Staal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staal misses with a hook. Army ducked under it nicely.
Staal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Army makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Army keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
A counter left hand to the body from Army misses its target.
Nice straight punches there by Army. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Army.
A low kick from Staal is predictable there
and Army connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Army avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Army misses the target.#T2##TD2#
Staal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Army preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Army is looking to stand up but Staal isn't so interested in that idea.
Army working a defensive guard but Staal manages to pass into side control anyway.
Staal takes a little break here. Army wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Staal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Army some visible discomfort. #T3#
Staal throws an elbow but Army slips to the side and avoids it well.
Staal with the ground and pound but Army regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Staal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Staal is just content to waste time from the top position. Army takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Staal throws a big right hand that misses.
Staal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Army keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Army is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Army keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Army misses with a body shot
and Staal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Army misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Army's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Army ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Army counters with a quick kick to the body but Staal blocks it.
Army takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Staal throws a poor cross that misses
and Army counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Army connects with a body shot that sends Staal's belly button to the back.
Army tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Army.
Staal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Staal. #TD2#
Staal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Staal being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Army bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Staal's guard. #REVR#
Staal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Staal is on top in guard. #REVB#
Staal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Staal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Staal is in close to Army's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Army keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Army is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Army keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Army being controlled here, momentarily.
Staal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Army being controlled here, momentarily.
Staal throws a big elbow that misses.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal is working Army over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Staal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Staal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Staal postures up in Army's guard and throws a big left but Army blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Staal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Army.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Staal.
Staal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Army's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Army has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Army and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Army throws a head kick that misses
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal connects with a looping right hand.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Army.
Staal looks for the body kick but Army saw that one coming.
Army is looking to counter with a body kick.
Eric Staal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Army fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Staal is out of range.
Army walks into a left hand.
Army takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Army backs up against the cage.
Army misses with a combination
and Staal counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Army has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Staal!

Event: DUEL#160
Date: Jun 02, 2018

#R1#
Munson connects with a right hand. Staal shakes it off.
Munson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staal.
Munson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Munson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Munson misses.
Staal shoots in for a takedown but Munson shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson with a nice cross.
Staal walks into a straight right hand from Munson.#TD#
Staal looking to score a takedown here. Munson is defending well but Staal drives through and ends up in Munson's guard.#T1#
Staal is fighting to break Munson's control of his arms but Munson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Staal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Staal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Staal is looking to work some ground and pound but Munson has wrist control.
Munson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Munson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Staal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Munson has Staal pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robert Munson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Staal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Munson throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Staal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Munson pushes Staal off and gets back to his feet.
Munson throws a front kick aimed at Staal's knee but Staal avoids it well.
Staal attempts a counter takedown but Munson avoids it well and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munson. That's going to slow Staal down. #T3#
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Staal is looking to counter punch.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Munson.
Munson throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Munson looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Staal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munson pinned against the cage. Munson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Staal throws a quick counter kick to the body but Munson avoids it.
Staal checks a low kick from Munson.#T4#
Munson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Munson throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal throws a hook but Munson avoids it easily.
Munson connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Munson.
Munson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Staal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Munson takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Munson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A good leg kick by Munson.
A punch combination from Staal misses.
Robert Munson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Staal shoots in looking for a takedown. Munson tries to sprawl out of it but Staal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Munson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Munson misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal staying out of range there.
Munson thows a body kick. Staal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Staal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Staal misses with a right hand
and Munson counters with an inside leg kick.
Munson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munson.
Staal lands a slapping body shot.
Munson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Staal on the side of the head.
Munson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Munson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Staal misses with a low kick. #TD#
Staal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal laying and praying for a moment but Munson takes advantage and regains half guard. #T2#
Staal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munson keeps working.
Munson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Staal.
Staal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munson defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
Munson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staal.
Staal 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.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Munson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Munson trying to control from the bottom.
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Munson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Staal.
Munson is trying to maintain the position but Staal is very close to passing his half guard.
Staal stalling. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Staal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munson tries to roll over but Staal keeps him under control.
Staal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munson throws a front kick aimed at Staal's knee but Staal avoids it well.
Munson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Staal has a takedown stuffed.
Staal moves away from the strike by Munson.
Munson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Munson throws a chopping leg kick but Staal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Staal misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal cracks the inside of Munson's front leg.
Munson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Staal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Munson thinking.
Munson with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1##CL#
Staal drives through and clinches with Munson against the cage. #TD#
Staal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Munson is trying to keep an underhook but Staal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Munson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Staal trying to control but Munson is working from the bottom.
Staal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Staal postures up in Munson's guard and throws a big left but Munson blocks it.
Munson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Staal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Staal is looking to work some ground and pound but Munson has wrist control.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Staal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Munson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staal.
Staal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munson's head.
Staal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Staal trying to control but Munson is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munson pinned against the cage. Munson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Munson loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Munson misses with a body shot.
Staal is looking to counter punch.
Staal has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson dips to his left and cracks Staal with an uppercut!
Munson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Staal.
Munson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Staal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Staal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Staal somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Munson.
I think Munson 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Munson!
After winning the bout, Robert Munson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DUEL156
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Army misses with a jab to the body
letting Staal counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Dick Army has been cut.
Army looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Staal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Army is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Army misses.
Army feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
Army throws a leg kick
and Staal counters with a nice uppercut.
Army throws a body kick that misses.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Army pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Army scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Staal finds it's way through Army's defenses.
Staal thuds a left hand into Army's body.
Army misses with a body shot.
Staal lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
Army drops his hands momentarily and Staal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Army stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Army wants it to stay on the feet.
Army throws a right hand that misses
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Army looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Staal misses.
Nice jab there from Army.
Staal misses with an uppercut.
Staal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Army is out of range.
Army fakes the leg kick and cracks Staal in the body.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Army ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Army tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
A jab from Staal finds it's way through Army's defenses.
Staal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Staal throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Staal walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army throws a lazy body kick
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Army turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Army rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Staal counters with a low kick, right behind Army 's knee.
Army throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Staal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Army won't be happy with that. #ES#
Army explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Army.
Army fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staal manages to avoid it.
Staal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Army takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Army is looking to counter punch.
Army throws a head kick that misses
and Staal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Army tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Staal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Army dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
Army takes one on the button.
Army uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staal.
A good leg kick by Army. #T4#
Staal misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Army dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal blocks a leg kick.
Staal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Staal tests Army's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Staal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Army, as that shot connected.
A big right from Army misses.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
Army pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Army's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Army displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Staal.
Army tried to counter with a leg kick but Staal avoided it.
Army throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal throws out a counter right but Army avoids it with no problem.
Army lands a jab to the head.
Army swats away the attempt to clinch by Staal.
Army wants to clinch.
Staal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal throws a leg kick but Army checks it. #T1##CL#
Army drives through and clinches with Staal against the cage.
Staal pushes Army back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Army lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Staal.
Staal dodges an elbow strike from Army.
Army tries to throw a body punch but Staal avoids it by throwing Army back against the cage.
Staal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Army.
Army working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Army lands a right hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Army fails to land.
Staal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Army misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
A short right from Staal.
Staal misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Army.
Staal lands with a right to the head.
Army lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards. #T2#
Army digs a right hand into Staal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Staal's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Army.
Army works on Staal's body with a couple of short punches.
Staal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Army after a bit of a struggle.
Army blocks an uppercut.
Dick Army has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Staal swings wildly with an uppercut but Army uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Army scores with a shot to the side of Staal's head.
Staal throws a punch but it's blocked by Army.
Staal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Army comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Staal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Army pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Staal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staal.
Army working aggressively here.
Staal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Army pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dick Army has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Staal.#T3#
Staal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Staal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Staal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Army as he avoids it easily.
Army misses with a kick to the body.
Army feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
Army loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Staal! But no joy.
Army fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Army lands with a good body shot.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Army.
Army throws a front kick that sends Staal stumbling back into the cage.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Army uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Staal has time to react.
Army throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Staal misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Army dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Army'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!
#R3#
Staal walks into a left hand. #CL#
Army has taken the fight to the clinch.
Army throws a head punch that misses.
Staal throws a punch but it's blocked by Army.
Staal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staal scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Army.
Army blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal. #TD2#
Staal has hold of one of Army's legs. Army is fighting the takedown attempt but Staal gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Army looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Staal 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. #T1#
Staal wants to control from the top but Army keeps moving.
Staal is looking to work some ground and pound but Army has wrist control.
Army is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Staal is controlling him.
Staal lands a couple of digs.
Army has Staal pulled in close to control his posture.
Army wants to hit a switch here but Staal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Army there! #T2#
Army wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Staal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Staal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Staal looking to finish with strikes here!
Staal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #T3#
Staal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Staal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Army's face.
Army tries to lock up and control but Staal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Army wants to try and get back to his feet.
Army keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Staal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Army tries to hold on but Staal postures up.
Staal looking to finish Army with some ground and pound. This is bad for Army!#T4#
Army is in all sorts of trouble here.
Army avoids a series of strikes thrown by Staal.
A nice elbow there by Staal.
Army tries to lock up and control but Staal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Staal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Staal with shots to the head and body - Army looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal looking to ground and pound but Army is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal dominating with strikes here.
Staal landing shots from mount. #ROC2#
Army is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Staal 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: DUEL151
Date: May 05, 2018

#R1#
Staal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parker's head.
Parker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staal finds it's way round the side to connect with Parker's head.
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Parker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Staal scores with a leg kick.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Staal with the counter takedown but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Staal does no damage.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker taking a breather.
Staal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Staal digs a right hand underneath Parker's ribcage. Parker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal blocks an uppercut.
Parker lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker. #T1#
Staal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staal can't break the clinch. #TD2#
Staal is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Parker can't fight it off and eventually Staal manages to take the fight to the floor. Parker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Staal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
Parker pulls Staal in close to his closed guard and prevents Staal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Staal with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Staal throws an elbow that misses. Parker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Staal's guard. Nice move by Parker!#REVR#
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parker pulls Staal in close to prevent any damage.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Staal manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T3#
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Parker is fighting to break Staal's control of his arms but Staal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Staal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parker wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Staal wants to hit a switch here but Parker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Staal there! #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Staal gets back to half guard.
Staal controlling the position well.
Parker is thwarting Staal's attempts to control the position.
Staal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parker is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Parker wants to clinch up but Staal keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Parker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Staal doesn't seem phased though.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal slips under a jab from Parker.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Parker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Staal misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Staal takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Parker scores with a jab. Staal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parker slips under a jab from Staal.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staal throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Staal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Staal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Staal swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Staal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.#T2#
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Staal tries a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Staal has a takedown stuffed.
Parker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Staal.
Parker is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Staal shoots in but no luck this time.
Staal dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Staal feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Staal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T3#
Staal throws a front kick aimed at Parker's knee but Parker avoids it well.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker wants to clinch.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker jabs at Staal's body.
Staal throws a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Peter Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal connects with a nice looking jab.
Parker misses with a body shot. #T4#
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good standup being displayed there by Parker as he connects with a hook.
Parker throws a good cross that connects. #ROC#
Staal is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker finds Staal's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Staal flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Parker lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Staal will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: DUEL148
Date: Apr 21, 2018

#R1#
Manning shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Staal but Staal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Staal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#TD#
Staal tries to sprawl but Manning drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Staal is looking for a sweep. Manning is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Manning is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Staal is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Manning is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Manning is looking for a kimura but Staal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manning to get the leverage. #T1#
Manning throwing shots but Staal is blocking nicely.
Manning has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Staal gets back to full guard.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manning sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manning looking to sit in guard and control but Staal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Manning looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Staal has picked Manning up and slammed him! Manning can't keep hold of the triangle and Staal manages to pass to side control!
Manning sneaks back into half guard.
Staal trying to control the action but Manning is working from the bottom. #T2#
Staal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Manning is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal works his way into side control.
Manning tries to bench press Staal off him but Staal keeps the position.
Staal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Staal is chipping away with strikes.
Manning is looking for a sweep.
Staal scores with punches from side control.
Manning tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Staal cracks Manning with a big right hand but Manning just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Staal is chipping away with strikes. #T3#
Manning wants to control but Staal postures up.
Staal has control of an arm but Manning manages to advance to Staal's back!
Staal trying to control but not successfully.
Manning seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Manning keeps control of the position as Staal tries to break free.
Staal trying to control the position but Manning manages to sink in the hooks. #SUB#
Manning looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Staal is controlling Manning 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Manning being controlled here, momentarily. #T4##SUB#
Staal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Staal working some strikes from top position.
Staal controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Manning is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Manning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
Peyton Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal throws a shot to the body.
Staal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manning is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Staal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Staal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Manning was covering up waiting for the punch and Staal finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB#
Manning throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Staal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eric Staal has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Manning.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Manning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Staal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manning wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Manning is looking to sweep but instead, Staal has passed into half guard.
Manning is looking to improve his position.
Manning wants to control but Staal is keeping busy.
Manning is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Well, if Staal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB#
Manning looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Staal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Staal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Manning is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Staal seems content to control.
Staal working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Staal is thwarting Manning's attempts to control the position.
Staal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Staal there.
Manning is trying to get back to full guard.
Manning manages to get to full guard.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Manning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Staal pushing down on Manning's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Manning is pressing down on Staal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Staal controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Manning has his foot on Staal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Staal works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Manning is looking for a triangle here but Staal uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Manning is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manning has a hand on Staal's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Staal takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Staal looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal digs a good hook to Manning's body.
Manning has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Staal.
Manning takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manning has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staal finds it's way round the side to connect with Manning's head.
Staal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Manning shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Staal but Staal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Staal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Staal misses with a straight right.
A jab from Staal misses.
Manning changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Manning ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Staal looks to land a left hand but Manning moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Staal.
Eric Staal seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal lands a body shot.
Manning shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manning takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Staal.
Staal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manning shoots for a takedown but Staal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manning shoots in looking for a takedown. Staal tries to sprawl out of it but Manning keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Staal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peyton Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Staal.#T2#
Manning shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Staal but Staal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Staal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manning momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manning has his takedown stuffed
and Staal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Manning really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manning tries to counter with a takedown but Staal is quick to defend against it.
Staal cracks Manning with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manning misses with a takedown attempt
letting Staal counter with a right hand.
Manning is trying hard to land a takedown here. Staal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Staal.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manning.
Staal lands a head kick. Manning smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Staal scores with a hook.#ROC2#
Manning is rocked!#T3#
Staal cracks Manning with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Staal!

Event: DUEL#143 Parker vs Ashton
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
Staal connects with a leg kick. Ton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #TD2#
Ton drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal keeping full guard, as Ton tries to pass.
Ton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ton is looking to work some ground and pound but Staal has wrist control.
Ton looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ton stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Ton from controlling successfully.
Staal wants to sweep here but Ton controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Ton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staal is keeping the position for now.
Ton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ton wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Ton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Staal is trying to keep Ton in close.
Ton stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Staal's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2##SUB2#
Ton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Staal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ton keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Ton has his foot on Staal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Staal works his way back into a safe position though.
Staal trying to control but Ton is working from the bottom.
Staal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Ton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.#SUB2#
Staal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Staal has managed to get both his arms back between Ton's legs - danger averted.#T3#
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Ton.
Staal with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Ton looking for subs off his back but Staal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ton wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Ton trying to control here.
Staal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Ton is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
Staal working the head and body with strikes.
Ton is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Ton looking for a kimura from the bottom but Staal passes into side control!
Ton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Staal has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Ton looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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 Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Staal scores with a push kick.
Ton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Staal throws a push kick but Ton slaps the foot to one side.
Staal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Staal moves away from the strike by Ton.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ton throws out the jab.
Staal lands a leg kick that knocks Ton off balance momentarily.
Ton misses the jab.
Staal moves away from the strike by Ton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ton.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ton missing with a left hand there. Staal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
Staal throws a leg kick but Ton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal throws a head kick that misses.
Staal connects with a crisp jab.
Ton scores with a nice head shot.
Ton throws a lazy uppercut
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lip Ton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ton shoots in and drives through. Staal sprawls well.
Staal throws a chopping leg kick but Ton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ton looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
Ton avoids a kick to the body.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Staal looks to land a right hand but Ton moved out of range.
Staal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Ton misses.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal misses with a low kick.
Ton defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Staal moves away from the strike by Ton.
Staal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Staal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staal throws a hook but Ton blocks it.
Ton throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Ton misses with a straight left.
Ton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ton was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Eric Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Ton scores with a nice head shot.
Ton misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Staal throwing a counter right hand but Ton manages to avoid it.
Staal catches Ton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Ton misses.
A jab from Ton misses. #T3#
Ton lands a jab.
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Ton's shoulder, as Ton tries to avoid the shot.
Ton misses with a takedown
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lip Ton.
Staal shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal throws a leg kick but Ton moved away.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staal as he avoids it easily.
Staal throws a low kick but Ton avoids it.
Ton throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Ton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Staal.
Ton lands the left hand.
Staal slips a jab from Ton.
Ton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T4#
Ton scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ton throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Staal motions for Ton to come forward. Staal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ton takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Staal leaves Ton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Staal scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Ton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal tried to counter with a leg kick but Ton avoided it.
Staal misses with a low kick as Ton jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Staal lands with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Staal. No joy for Ton on that attempt. #TD2#
Ton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Staal was covering up waiting for the punch and Ton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Staal is pulling down on Ton's head to control his posture.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ton.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ton is looking to work some ground and pound but Staal has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ton manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Ton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Ton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Ton wants to sweep but no luck.
Staal working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Ton is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Ton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB2#
Ton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Staal passes into side control.
Ton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Staal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Staal scoring with punches and elbows. #T2#
Staal landing strikes.
Ton wants to control but Staal postures up.
Staal wants to control but Ton is keeping him busy.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Staal presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ton is trying to escape the mount.
Staal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lip Ton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ton is trying to escape the mount. #T3#
Staal lands a nice shot to the head.
Staal looking to finish Ton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ton!#ROC#
Ton is rocked!
Staal postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Ton is out cold - huge knockout for Staal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Staal!
Lip Ton was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent. He was the better man tonight and I have to give credit, where credits due. I will go back to training and will come back stronger than ever. Thanks for the promotion for the opportunity and the fans for coming out tonight.'.

Event: DUEL#138 Parker vs Hoffman
Date: Mar 17, 2018

#R1#
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins connects with a crisp jab.
Rollins takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Staal lands a jab.
Staal throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal connects with a body shot that sends Rollins's belly button to the back.
Rollins tries to bum rush Staal with a series of wild strikes but Staal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rollins moves out of range as Staal throws a body kick.
Rollins misses with a shot to the body
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rollins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rollins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T1#
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Staal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rollins checks it well.
Rollins lands with a hook. Staal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Staal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Staal just misses with a punch to the body.
Staal looks to land a right hand but Rollins moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Rollins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rollins defends well and Staal ends up having to push Rollins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Staal moves out of range.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick from Staal.
Rollins misses with a left hand
letting Staal counter with a right hand.
Castor Rollins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
Staal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Staal scores with a spinning back kick!
Staal lunges at Rollins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rollins's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal misses with a body shot.
Rollins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Staal doesn't seem bothered though.
Staal throws a leg kick which misses Rollins's front leg but catches the back leg as Rollins tries to avoid it.
Staal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rollins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Staal.
Rollins walks into a jab.
Rollins throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Staal fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Staal, right into the meat. #T3#
Rollins misses with a straight right.
Staal attempts a counter takedown but Rollins avoids it well and moves away.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Rollins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Staal lands a really nice looking cross but Rollins seems unphased.
Rollins defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Rollins misses with a shot to the body
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Rollins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Staal tries to land a front kick but Rollins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD#
Staal shoots in and gets a takedown into Rollins's guard.
Staal is standing up over Rollins. Rollins looks to escape but Staal dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#REVB#
Staal misses with the ground and pound.
Staal is trying to ground and pound but Rollins uses the momentary lack of control by Staal to regain half guard.
Staal content to control rather than advance.
Staal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Staal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Staal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Staal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rollins.
Staal misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Rollins counters by moving into the clinch.
Staal lands a left hand.
Staal blocks an uppercut.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
Staal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staal wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rollins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rollins swinging wildly here.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Staal misses with a low kick. #T1##TD#
Staal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Staal misses with the ground and pound.
Rollins parries the strikes from Staal easily there. Staal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rollins to escape.
You can see the frustration on Rollins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Staal tries to score with some ground and pound. Rollins controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rollins can't do much from the bottom here.
Staal tries to score with some ground and pound. Rollins controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rollins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Staal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Staal working the head and body with strikes.
Rollins tries to bench press Staal off him but Staal keeps the position.
Staal trying to control the position but Rollins is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Staal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Staal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Staal lands an elbow.
Rollins defending against the ground and pound. #T3#
Staal postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rollins tries to bench press Staal off him but Staal keeps the position.
Staal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rollins down.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rollins keeps working.
Staal is putting a hurting on Rollins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Staal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Staal working the ground and pound.
Staal trying to control the position but Rollins is working away.
Staal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T4#
Rollins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rollins is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Staal working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rollins's thigh. Rollins counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Staal missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rollins throws a hook to the side of Staal's head but Staal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Rollins tries to counter with a clinch but Staal shakes him off and moves away.
Rollins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rollins.
A low kick from Staal is predictable there #CL2#
and Rollins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by Staal.
Staal wants a takedown but no success here. #BC#
Staal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staal.
Staal thumps Rollins with a low kick.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Staal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rollins pinned against the cage. Rollins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Rollins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Staal.
Rollins connects with a right hand. Staal shakes it off.
Rollins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
As Rollins backs away, Staal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
Castor Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rollins loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Staal ducks right into an uppercut from Rollins.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Staal swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rollins tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rollins throws a big shot that misses.
Staal scores with a nice body kick.
Rollins looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins checks a leg kick.
Staal is looking to slow Rollins down with leg kicks. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Staal misses with a looping left.
Staal cracks Rollins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Staal.
Staal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Staal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal lands a leg kick that knocks Rollins off balance momentarily.
Eric Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Staal.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Staal moves out of range as Rollins strikes.
Rollins lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins checks a leg kick nicely.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Staal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rollins throws a big shot that misses.
Rollins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
As Rollins backs away, Staal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Staal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rollins on the side of the head.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rollins moves away.
Rollins tries to counter with a clinch but Staal shakes him off and moves away.
Staal connects with a looping right hand.
Staal avoids the body shot from Rollins.
Staal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Castor Rollins.
I think Staal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: DUEL#132 Stenberg vs Picker
Date: Feb 24, 2018

#R1#
Staal misses with a hook.#CL#
Parker moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal.
Staal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC#
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker wants to clinch up but Staal keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Staal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Staal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Parker tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Staal works Parker's body with a nice hook.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker. #CL#
Parker moves into the clinch.
Staal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Staal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Staal's head.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Staal controls the action.
Staal throws a head punch that misses.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2##CL#
Parker closes the distance and pushes Staal back into the cage.
Staal has Parker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Staal coming out on top.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Staal! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Staal somewhat.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Parker closes the distance and pushes Staal back into the cage.#T3##BC2#
Staal breaks from the clinch.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker throws out a leg kick but Staal moves out of range and Parker only half commits.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Parker scores with a body shot.
Staal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Staal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker is looking to counter the offense by Staal and move into the clinch.
Staal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Staal gets tackled into the cage by Parker. Parker maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Staal slowing the pace effectively.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Staals head.
Staal struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Staal is trying to stall. #T4##BC2#
Staal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Staal misses with a body kick.
Staal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Peter Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker misses with a leg kick.
Parker wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Parker moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
Staal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker wants to clinch up but Staal keeps it at a distance.
Staal keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Staal checks it well.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Staal as he connects with a hook.
Parker with a jab.
Parker tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Staal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Parker misses with a hook
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Parker instigates a clinch.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Staal is controlling the position.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1##BC2#
Staal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Staal counters with a straight right hand.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Staal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staal takes one to the side of the head.
Parker tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker lands a brutal head kick. Staal looks out on his feet and Parker throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker retains his middleweight title!
Peter Parker made sure to mention his sponsor, Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview.

Event: DFN#30 Denis vs Grossweiner
Date: Feb 03, 2018

#R1#
Potter tries for a takedown but Staal circles away easily
and Staal counters with a head kick. That will keep Potter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Staal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Staal throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Potter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Staal's guard.
Potter postures up in Staal's guard and throws a big left but Staal blocks it.
Potter won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Potter tries to free his leg and advance position but Staal is retaining full guard.
Staal trying to keep a closed guard but Potter is proving a slippery customer.
Potter throws a big elbow that misses.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal keeping full guard, as Potter tries to pass.
Potter cracks Staal with a solid left hand.
Staal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Potter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Staal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Potter manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Staal won't allow Potter to sweep him here.
Staal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potter working a defensive guard here.
Staal chips away with some ground and pound.
Staal postures up in Potter's guard and throws a big left but Potter blocks it.
Potter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Staal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Staal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Potter's head.
Potter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Staal stands and throws Potter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Potter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Potter holding on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter struggling a bit here.
Potter tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Staal scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Potter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Potter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Staal is working away from the top position though.
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
Potter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Potter.
Staal postures up.
Staal trying to control but Potter is working from the bottom.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4##SUB2#
Potter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Staal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Staal is looking to work some ground and pound but Potter has wrist control.
Potter wants to improve his position but instead Staal has moved into half guard.
Potter is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Potter actively working from the bottom here.
Potter moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Potter misses with a wild combination.
Potter closes the distance but Staal moves to the side
and Staal counters with a nice body kick.
Potter closes the distance and clinches up with Staal, looking for a takedown. Potter pushes Staal against the cage but Staal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.
Staal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but Staal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Potter scores with a one two! Staal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Potter is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Staal misses its target.
Potter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal misses with a looping right.
Staal moves out of range as Potter strikes.
Potter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal lands a head kick. Potter smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T1#
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Potter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alexander Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Staal.
Eric Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Potter looks for a takedown but Staal sprawls well.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Potter.
Potter throws a hook but Staal blocks it.
Potter just misses with a punch to the body.
Potter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Staal is fending him off so far but Potter persists. Nope, Staal circles away and we're back to standing.
Potter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Potter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Staal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Potter working a defensive guard here.
Potter controlling Staal's posture. #T2#
Potter wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Potter keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Staal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Potter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Potter.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Potter working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potter avoids the head kick by Staal.
Staal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Potter. Potter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Potter shoots in and drives through. Staal sprawls well.
Potter tries for a takedown but Staal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Potter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Staal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Potter's best efforts.
Potter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Staal wants to improve his position but Potter is controlling well.
Potter is thwarting Staal's attempts to control the position.
Staal is trying to get back to full guard.
Staal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Staal wants to control but Potter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
My spies in Private Training Center inform me that Potter has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Staal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Potter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Staal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Potter.
Staal is trying to control but Potter passes into side control!
Potter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staal keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Some bone on bone action there as Staal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Staal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Potter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Staal circles away.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Potter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Potter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Potter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Staal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Potter somewhat.#TD#
Staal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal lands a couple of elbows.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal trying to control but Potter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Staal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Staal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Potter is on top in guard. #REVB#
Potter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Potter trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom.
Potter throwing strikes but missing.
Alexander Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Potter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potter won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Potter trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potter preventing the sweep.
Staal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Potter preventing the sweep.
Potter wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Potter throws a big shot that misses.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Potter.#T3#
Potter misses the jab.
Potter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staal as he avoids it easily.
Staal scores with a punch to the head.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Potter.
Staal connects with a looping right hand.
Potter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staal lands a jab to Potter's midsection.
Staal lands a leg kick that knocks Potter off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Staal.#TD#
Staal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Potter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Staal trying to control the action but Potter is working from the bottom.
Potter misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Potter is looking to reverse the position.
Staal is looking to take a break and control but Potter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Staal just content to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Staal 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!

Event: DFN#29 Mitchell vs Johnson
Date: Jan 13, 2018

#R1#
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Momochi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Momochi misses with a takedown attempt
letting Staal counter with a right hand.
Momochi throws a series of punches but Staal avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Staal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Momochi connects with a right hand. Staal shakes it off.
We've been hearing reports that Momochi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD#
Momochi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Momochi lands in his opponent's guard.
Staal managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
Staal keeps trying to improve his position.
Staal is pulling down on Momochi 's head to control his posture.
Staal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T1#
Staal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
Momochi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Staal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Momochi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.
Staal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Staal connects with a couple of short punches.
Momochi has control of Staal's left arm, preventing Staal from doing any damage. #SUB#
Momochi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Staal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Staal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Momochi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Momochi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Staal has passed into half guard!
Momochi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Staal connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Staal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Momochi is looking for a triangle but Staal pushes his legs off easily.
Staal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Momochi is looking for a triangle here but Staal uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Staal lands some shots froms side control.
Staal lands a few punches from side control.
Momochi is trying to work for a sweep but Staal has mounted him!
Momochi regains half guard.
Momochi taking some punishment here, with Staal in his half guard. #T4#
Momochi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Staal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Staal's back!
Staal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB#
Staal defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Momochi lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Despite being in a bad position, Staal is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts. #SUB#
Momochi is looking for the choke from the back position but Staal is controlling his hands well.
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 Sandayu Momochi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
The crowd cheers as Staal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Momochi doesn't seem phased though.
Momochi moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Staal misses.
Nice sprawl there from Staal as Momochi shoots in.
A clash of legs there as Momochi blocks the low kick.
Staal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Momochi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD#
Momochi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Staal's guard.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
Momochi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staal is keeping the position for now.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal trying to keep a closed guard but Momochi is proving a slippery customer.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal works over Momochi with some ground and pound from guard.#T1##SUB#
Momochi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Momochi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal cracks Momochi with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Momochi working for submissions but it's allowed Staal to get to half guard.
Momochi is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Staal seems content to control.#T2#
Momochi wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Staal working the head and body with strikes.
Momochi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Momochi actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Momochi tries to get to full guard but Staal has control of the leg.
Momochi is working hard here to advance position.
Staal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Staal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Staal lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Momochi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Staal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Momochi is looking for a triangle but Staal pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Momochi working for a triangle but Staal defends it easily.
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Staal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Momochi is trying to control the position but Staal postures up. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Staal lands a couple of elbows.
Staal wants to pass the guard but Momochi is keeping the position.
Momochi wants to sweep but no luck.
Staal wants to control from the top but Momochi keeps moving. #SUB#
Momochi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Staal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Momochi looking for a guillotine here but Staal defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Momochi is trying to control the position but Staal postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Momochi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sandayu Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Staal wants it to stay on the feet.
Staal cracks Momochi with a good jab.
No luck for Momochi with that takedown attempt.
Staal scores with a jab.
Staal stuffs the takedown attempt from Momochi . Momochi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandayu Momochi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Momochi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Staals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Momochi goes for a double leg but Staal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Staal continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi shoots in looking for a takedown but Staal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Momochi 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Momochi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Momochi has a takedown stuffed.
Staal keeps Momochi at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Staal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Momochi .
Staal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Momochi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Staal.
Staal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Momochi 's head backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Momochi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Staal - the referee stops the clock and Momochi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Staal. Momochi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A lazy left from Staal finds it's target.
Momochi moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staal.
Momochi misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
Staal connects with a nice looking jab.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Staal scores with a three punch combo!
Staal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC2#
Momochi is rocked!
Staal drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Momochi right on the button. Momochi goes down! Staal follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Staal gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal!

Event: DUEL#116 Kapaldi vs Saibot
Date: Dec 23, 2017

#R1#
Steamboat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice takedown defense from Staal. No joy for Steamboat on that attempt.
Staal is looking to counter punch.
Steamboat tries for a takedown but Staal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steamboat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Staal counters with a low kick, right behind Steamboat 's knee.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steamboat.
Staal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Staal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steamboat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD#
and Staal counters with a nice right hand that sends Steamboat toppling to the canvas! Steamboat scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Staal finish him?!#ROC#
Steamboat is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steamboat closes the distance and clinches up with Staal, looking for a takedown. Steamboat pushes Staal against the cage but Staal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steamboat looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Steamboat fails with a takedown attempt.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Staal sprawls well. Staal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steamboat gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Steamboat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!#KD#
Staal cracks Steamboat with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Steamboat looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Staal finish him?
Steamboat is still on wobbly legs! Can Staal finish him?
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steamboat walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Steamboat limp body while Staal jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Staal!
The defeated Ricky Steamboat had this to say: 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.

Event: DUEL#111 Patterson vs Trew
Date: Dec 02, 2017

#R1#
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Momochi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Momochi moves away.#TD#
Momochi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB#
Momochi is working for a kimura but Staal is defending it quite comfortably.
Momochi is pressing down on Staal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Staal is holding on for now.
Momochi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi wants to free his trapped foot but Staal is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Momochi seems to be working for a kimura but Staal defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Staal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage. #T1#
Staal is looking to control Momochi 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Staal avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Momochi .
Staal wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy.
Staal wants to get back to full guard.
Momochi controlling the pace.
Momochi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staal keeps working. #SUB#
Momochi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Staal sees it coming and defends easily.
Staal trying to hold on to Momochi 's head to control him but Momochi postures up. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Momochi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Momochi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Staal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Staal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage.
Staal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momochi .
Momochi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Staal wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Staal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momochi .
Momochi 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.
Staal tries to roll over but Momochi keeps him under control.
Staal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Momochi is fighting to break Staal's control of his arms but Staal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Momochi being controlled here momentarily.
Staal throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Momochi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Staal's head.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Momochi from controlling successfully.
Staal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Momochi manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T4#
Momochi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Staal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Staal preventing the sweep.
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Momochi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Momochi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Staal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandayu Momochi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Momochi misses its intended target.
Staal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Staal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Momochi darts in looking for a takedown but Staal gets double underhooks and turns Momochi into the cage. #TD#
Momochi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sandayu Momochi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Momochi from controlling successfully.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi looking to sit in guard and control but Staal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Momochi is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1##SUB#
Momochi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.#SUB#
Momochi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Staal escapes and throws Momochi 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Momochi is trying to improve his position.
Momochi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Momochi is just content to waste time from the top position. Staal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Momochi 's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
Momochi working some strikes from top position.
Momochi is in close to Staal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Momochi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Staal's head.
Staal trying to keep a closed guard but Momochi is proving a slippery customer.
Momochi preventing the sweep.
Momochi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Momochi preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Staal is on top in guard. #REVB#
Momochi tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3##SUB#
Momochi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Staal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Staal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Momochi looking for a sweep. Not yet Momochi , not yet. #SUB#
Momochi has an active guard here but Staal has managed to pass into half guard.
Momochi is not content to let Staal control the position.
Staal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Momochi manages to get to full guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Staal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Staal looking to sit in guard and control but Momochi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Momochi 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Staal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal wants to control but Momochi passes easily into half guard.
Momochi wants to pass the guard but Staal is defending well.
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 Sandayu Momochi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Momochi looking to score a takedown here. Staal is defending well but Momochi drives through and ends up in Staal's guard.
Momochi preventing the sweep.
Staal controls Momochi momentarily but Momochi frees himself.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal controlling Momochi 's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staal is keeping the position for now.
Momochi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?#T1##SUB#
Momochi has gone for a leg lock! Staal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Momochi 's guard.#REVB#
Staal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Momochi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staal preventing the sweep.
Momochi wants to hit a switch here but Staal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Momochi there!
Momochi is desperately trying to improve his position but Staal has a good base and remains in mount.
Staal lands with some strikes.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Staal dominating with strikes here.
Staal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Staal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Momochi can't escape the position.
Staal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Momochi regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Momochi wants to get back to full guard.
Staal is looking to take a break and control but Momochi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Staal is nestled in close to Momochi , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Staal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Momochi manages to get to full guard.
Momochi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal pushing down on Momochi 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Staal drops an elbow to the side of Momochi 's head. #SUB2#
Staal is working for a kimura but Momochi is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Staal. #T4#
Momochi is looking to get back to full guard here but Staal has managed to pass to side control instead.
Momochi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Momochi taking a bit of punishment here - Staal scoring with strikes.
Staal cracks Momochi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Momochi can't do much from the bottom here.
A control attempt from Momochi but he's now mounted!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal working Momochi over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Momochi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandayu Momochi !
Sandayu Momochi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DUEL#107 oCrazy vs Sigit
Date: Nov 18, 2017

#R1#
Fogomayu cracks the inside of Staal's front leg.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the body kick.
Fogomayu misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fogomayu.
Fogomayu checks a leg kick nicely.
Fogomayu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
Fogomayu throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Fogomayu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
Fogomayu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fogomayu scores with a leg kick.
Fogomayu throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fogomayu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Staal.
Fogomayu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Staal blocks it well.
Staal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fogomayu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but Fogomayu checks it.#T1#
Fogomayu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Staal momentarily. #TD2#
Fogomayu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fogomayu showed some decent athleticism there.
Staal trying to control here.
Staal manages to get to full guard.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fogomayu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Fogomayu trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom.
Fogomayu wants to pass the guard but Staal is keeping the position.
Fogomayu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Staal trying to control the position.
Fogomayu trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fogomayu throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Staal throws a right hand that misses
and Fogomayu counters with a nice uppercut.
Staal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Staal throws a leg kick
and Fogomayu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Staal tries a low kick but Fogomayu avoids it.
Fogomayu blocks a low kick nicely.
Staal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fogomayu pinned against the cage. Fogomayu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Staal is looking to chop away at Fogomayu's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Staal. That's going to slow Fogomayu down.
Staal moves out of range as Fogomayu strikes.
Fogomayu lands a nice shot that snaps Staal's head back.
Staal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fogomayu fakes the leg kick and cracks Staal in the body.
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fogomayu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fogomayu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Staal with a body shot.
Fogomayu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal misses with a looping left.#T4#
Staal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Staal walks into a left hand.
Fogomayu misses with a body kick.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Fogomayu throws a poor cross that misses
and Staal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fogomayu's knee momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab from Staal.
Fogomayu lands a nice looking body kick.
Fogomayu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Fogomayu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fogomayu throws a lazy head kick
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fogomayu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Staal tests Fogomayu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fogomayu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fogomayu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwiwan Fogomayu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Fogomayu tries to bum rush Staal with a series of wild strikes but Staal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staal looks to land a body kick but Fogomayu moved away.
Fogomayu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Staal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fogomayu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Staal.
Fogomayu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Staal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fogomayu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Staal moves out of range of the leg kick from Fogomayu.
A leg kick checked by Fogomayu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal looks to score with a jab to the body but Fogomayu is just out of range.
Kwiwan Fogomayu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Staal ducks right into an uppercut from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fogomayu throws a hook but Staal blocks it.
Fogomayu throws a leg kick but Staal checks it. #T1#
Staal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fogomayu is out of range.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Fogomayu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fogomayu lands a nice looking body shot.
Fogomayu misses the body punch
and Fogomayu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Staal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Fogomayu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Staal.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Staal swinging wildly here.
Staal is looking to score with low kicks.
Fogomayu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Fogomayu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fogomayu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu throws a leg kick but Staal checks it. #T2#
Fogomayu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
Fogomayu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fogomayu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Staal has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Fogomayu as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fogomayu! But no joy.#CL2#
Fogomayu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fogomayu misses with the head strike.
Fogomayu tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Staal blocking some punches.
Staal goes for a takedown attempt but Fogomayu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Staal
and Fogomayu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal wants to land a leg kick but Fogomayu is out of range.
Staal lands with an uppercut that bounces Fogomayu off the cage and back into range.
Fogomayu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu checks the leg kick.
Fogomayu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fogomayu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fogomayu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fogomayu.#T3#
Fogomayu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Staal.
Fogomayu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Staal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fogomayu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fogomayu throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Fogomayu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Staal throws a solid leg kick but Fogomayu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Staal.
Staal throws a leg kick but Fogomayu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Staal misses with the body kick
and Fogomayu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fogomayu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Staal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fogomayu scores with a hook to the body. Staal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fogomayu lands a head kick!
Fogomayu is looking to clinch.
Fogomayu stuffs the takedown attempt from Staal. Staal gets slowly back to his feet. #T4#
Fogomayu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fogomayu.
Staal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Staal throws a jab when Fogomayu was well out of range.
Staal throws an off balance right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fogomayu.
A jab from Staal does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Staal. That snapped Fogomayu's head back.
Fogomayu throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fogomayu, as that shot connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Staal.#CL2#
Fogomayu gets a clinch.
Staal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fogomayu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Fogomayu as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwiwan Fogomayu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Staal misses with a kick to the body
and Fogomayu counters with a nice uppercut.
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Fogomayu's shoulder, as Fogomayu tries to avoid the shot.
Fogomayu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Fogomayu.
Fogomayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fogomayu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fogomayu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fogomayu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Staal's sensitive parts.
Staal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fogomayu looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Staal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal slips a jab and a cross from Fogomayu.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fogomayu's calf.
Staal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fogomayu takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fogomayu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fogomayu defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Staal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staal is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fogomayu.
Staal throws a leg kick but Fogomayu moved away.
Fogomayu defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Fogomayu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
Staal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Staal there.
Fogomayu misses with a few strikes there.
Staal checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Staal.
Fogomayu feints a counter leg kick.
Fogomayu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
Staal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fogomayu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fogomayu chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T2#
Staal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fogomayu misses with a looping left.
Staal lands with a hook. Fogomayu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fogomayu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fogomayu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staal ducks right into an uppercut from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu needs to keep his hands up - Staal had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Fogomayu clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Fogomayu fails to land.
A body shot lands from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staal gets through Fogomayu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Staal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T3#
Staal misses with the head strike.
Fogomayu misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu is leaning against Staal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#TD#
Fogomayu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Staal is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fogomayu to the mat. Fogomayu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fogomayu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Staal wants to control from the top but Fogomayu keeps moving.
Fogomayu pulls Staal in close to his closed guard and prevents Staal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Fogomayu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Fogomayu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fogomayu is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Staal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fogomayu scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fogomayu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kwiwan Fogomayu just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Staal throws a leg kick
and Fogomayu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fogomayu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Staal.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fogomayu lands with a nice body punch.
Staal moves away from the strike by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A low kick from Staal misses
and Fogomayu counters with a nice leg kick.
Fogomayu throws a nice head kick!
Staal throws a big shot that misses.
Fogomayu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Staal connects with a solid leg kick.
Fogomayu throws a lazy head kick
and Staal counters with a big head kick but Fogomayu shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fogomayu. Staal shrugs it off though.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Fogomayu.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Staal dodges the punch combination from Fogomayu.
A cross from Staal lands.
Fogomayu lands with a slapping head kick.
Fogomayu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Staal.
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fogomayu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fogomayu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
Staal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Staal throws a head kick but Fogomayu moves out of range.
Staal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fogomayu's head.
Fogomayu blocks the body kick.
Staal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fogomayu's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fogomayu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Fogomayu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Staal misses its target.#T2#
Staal looks to score with a jab to the body but Fogomayu is just out of range.
A combination from Fogomayu does no damage.
Fogomayu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fogomayu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Staal. Staal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Staal misses with a body kick.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Staal misses.
Staal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Staal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fogomayu blocks the body kick.
Staal misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fogomayu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Staal takes a step back to recover.
Fogomayu lands a head kick. Staal smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T3#
Fogomayu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Staal lands a nice looking body shot.
Fogomayu dips to his left and cracks Staal with an uppercut!
Fogomayu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fogomayu.
Staal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Staal.
Fogomayu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fogomayu throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fogomayu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fogomayu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fogomayu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Fogomayu.
Staal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Staal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Staal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fogomayu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Staal's sensitive parts.
Staal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fogomayu if he has to take too many more of those. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Staal.
Staal checks a low kick from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Staal is predictable there
and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fogomayu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fogomayu works the jab nicely.
Fogomayu checks the leg kick.
Fogomayu avoids the head kick by Staal.
Staal throws the kick towards the body but Fogomayu avoids it.
Staal missing with a left hand there. Fogomayu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fogomayu swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Staal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Staal blocks the low kick.
Staal blocks the body kick.
Fogomayu throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwiwan Fogomayu dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Staal throws out a loose jab but Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fogomayu lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Fogomayu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Staal motions for Fogomayu to come forward. Staal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fogomayu with the counter takedown but Staal avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Staal or perhaps it was just good defense by Fogomayu, which made it look bad.
Fogomayu blocks a head kick by Staal.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fogomayu.
Staal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fogomayu scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fogomayu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fogomayu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fogomayu throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
And Staal counters with a quick kick to the body but Fogomayu blocks it.
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fogomayu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Fogomayu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fogomayu scores with a leg kick.
Fogomayu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Fogomayu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Staal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Staal misses with an uppercut. Fogomayu saw that one coming.
Fogomayu flicks out a counter leg kick but Staal steps away.
An inside leg kick lands from Fogomayu.
Staal throws a low kick but Fogomayu avoids it.
Staal lands a head shot.
Staal throws a head kick but Fogomayu moves out of range.
Staal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fogomayu.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Staal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Staal misses with a leg kick
and Fogomayu counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fogomayu lands with a good body shot.
Fogomayu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Staal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fogomayu scores with a jab.
Fogomayu stuns Staal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Staal tries to land a leg kick but Fogomayu saw it coming and moves away.
Fogomayu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Staal misses with a body kick.
Fogomayu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
Fogomayu connects with a jab.
Fogomayu lands a nice looking body shot.
Fogomayu throws out a powerful jab.#T3#
Fogomayu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fogomayu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Staal.
Fogomayu throws a jab but it's blocked by Staal.
Fogomayu lands with a cross.
Fogomayu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Staal wants to land a leg kick but Fogomayu is out of range.
Fogomayu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fogomayu thumps Staal with a low kick.
Staal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fogomayu throws a head kick that half lands.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fogomayu scoring well with a low kick there.
Staal throws a jab when Fogomayu was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Staal. #T4#
Staal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fogomayu to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogomayu lands a slapping body shot.
Fogomayu misses with a hook.
A left lands for Fogomayu.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fogomayu throws out the jab.
Staal throws a jab when Fogomayu was well out of range.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fogomayu thumps Staal with a low kick.
Staal misses with a low kick as Fogomayu jumps back.
Nice shot lands for Fogomayu.
Staal throws a leg kick but Fogomayu checks it.
Fogomayu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Fogomayu backs away, Staal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fogomayu thuds a left hand into Staal's body.
Staal wants to land a leg kick but Fogomayu is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwiwan Fogomayu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fogomayu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwiwan Fogomayu!
Kwiwan Fogomayu is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Kwiwan Fogomayu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DUEL#104 Staal vs Momochi
Date: Oct 28, 2017

#R1#
Momochi with a nice cross.
Staal misses with a looping left.
Momochi doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Momochi loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Momochi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Staal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Momochi somewhat.
Staal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Momochi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Staal. That one must have hurt.
Momochi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandayu Momochi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Momochi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Momochi attempts a counter takedown but Staal avoids it well and moves away.
Momochi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sandayu Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Momochi throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Staal tries a quick counter leg kick but Momochi is wise to it.
Staal scores with a shot to the body.
Momochi blocks a leg kick.
Momochi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Staal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Momochi shoots in and drives through. Staal sprawls well.
Staal throws a big shot that misses.
Momochi moves out of range as Staal throws a body kick.
Momochi moves out of range of the strikes.
Staal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Momochi was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Nice cross by Momochi .
Momochi throws a jab when Staal was well out of range.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Momochi clobbers Staal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Momochi misses with a left hand
and Staal counters with a solid body kick.
Momochi misses with a hook.
Staal is looking to chop away at Momochi 's legs.
Momochi throws a big shot that misses.#TD2#
Staal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Momochi wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well. #T2#
Momochi wants to get back to full guard but Staal has passed into side control.
Momochi trying to control but Staal flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Staal throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Momochi !
Momochi is in bad spot here.
Momochi is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal tries to keep control of the position but Momochi is staying busy.
Momochi tries to roll but Staal sticks to his back. #T3#
Momochi prevents Staal from getting a body triangle.
Staal controls the action.
Will Staal go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Momochi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Staal.
Staal is not going to allow Momochi to sit and survive in this position.
Momochi tries to escape but Staal has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Momochi . He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.#T4#
Momochi can't escape the position.
Staal trying to control momentarily.
Staal is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Staal connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Momochi to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Momochi 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Staal looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Momochi wants to control his opponent's hands but Staal gets his hands free.
Staal punches Momochi on the ear.
Staal is hanging on to Momochi 's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Staal lands an overhand right.
Momochi scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Momochi misses the target.
A jab from Staal finds it's way through Momochi 's defenses. #TD2#
Staal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Momochi is trying to defend but Staal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Staal is trying to control the action in half guard but Momochi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Momochi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Staal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Momochi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Momochi .
Momochi is trying to keep Staal in close. #SUB#
Momochi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.
Staal chips away with some ground and pound.
Momochi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Staal distracts Momochi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Staal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Staal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2##SUB#
Momochi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Momochi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal is in close to Momochi 's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Momochi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Staal uses it to pass to side control.
Staal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Staal landing a few strikes.
Staal trying to control the position but Momochi is working away.
Staal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Staal working the ground and pound from side control.
Momochi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Momochi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Staal connects with a decent elbow. #T3#
Staal lands an elbow.
Staal landing a few strikes.
Staal trying to control the action but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Momochi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Staal's best efforts.#SUB#
Momochi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Staal pushes past his half guard into mount!
Eric Staal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal lands with some strikes.#T4#
Momochi is looking to improve his position but Staal isn't that keen on the idea.
Staal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Momochi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Momochi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Staal pulls Momochi in to control the position.
Momochi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staal is keeping the position for now.
Staal seems keen to control Momochi 's posture.#SUB#
Momochi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Staal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Staal has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Momochi lands with a cross.
Momochi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Staal eats them both and turns towards Momochi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Staal cracks Momochi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Staal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Staal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Momochi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Staal stuffs the takedown.
Staal scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Momochi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Staal on his heels. He'll look to pass Staal's guard now, I'm sure.
Momochi with a nice head shot there.
Momochi is working Staal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Momochi stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Staal pulls Momochi in close to his closed guard and prevents Momochi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Momochi looking to sit in guard and control but Staal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1#
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Momochi working a defensive guard here.
Staal looking to sit in guard and control but Momochi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Staal is trying to control the position but Momochi postures up.
Momochi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Momochi throwing strikes but missing.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Momochi 's guard. #REVB#
Momochi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Staal's guard. #REVR#
Staal is pulling down on Momochi 's head. It's preventing any offense from Momochi , at least for the moment.
Momochi trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom. #T3#
Staal trying to control the position here.
Staal striking off his back but it's not causing Momochi any problems.
Staal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Momochi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal wants to sweep but no luck.
Momochi trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Staal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Momochi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Momochi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Staal counters with a good, hard body kick but Momochi shrugs it off.
Staal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Eric Staal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staal tries to bum rush Momochi with a series of wild strikes but Momochi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Momochi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Staal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Eric Staal just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Momochi 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Staal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Staal slips a straight right by Momochi .
Momochi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Momochi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Staal counter with a right hand.
Momochi closes the distance and clinches up with Staal, looking for a takedown. Momochi pushes Staal against the cage but Staal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Momochi tries to bum rush Staal with a series of wild strikes but Staal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Momochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses. #TD#
Momochi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Who's going to make the next move?
Staal is looking to regain half guard here but Momochi keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Momochi wants to control but Staal is keeping him busy.
Momochi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Momochi has control of an arm but Staal manages to advance to Momochi 's back!
Momochi tries to escape the position.
Staal connects with a big shot to the side of Momochi 's head.
Momochi is trying to break free.
Staal is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Momochi up. #T2#
Momochi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Staal lands with a hammerfist to the side of Momochi 's head.
Momochi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Momochi wants to get back to full guard.
Staal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Staal winds up and cracks Momochi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Momochi wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Staal working Momochi over with strikes.
Staal drops an elbow to the side of Momochi 's head. #T3#
Well, if Staal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Momochi trying to control here.
Staal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Momochi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Momochi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Momochi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staal controls the pace.
Staal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Momochi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Staal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Staal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Staal in particular looking to stall.
Momochi trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up. #SUB#
Momochi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
Momochi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Staal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Staal is controlling the pace.
Staal passes into side control, despite Momochi 's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Momochi 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Momochi shoots in but Staal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Momochi as he connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staal.
Momochi throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Momochi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Momochi connects with a crisp jab. #TD#
Momochi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Staal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Momochi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Momochi is stalling here. Staal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Momochi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Staal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T1#
Staal cracks Momochi with a big right hand but Momochi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Staal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Momochi some visible discomfort.
Staal is chipping away with strikes.
Staal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Staal cracks Momochi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Momochi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Momochi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Staal working over Momochi with some ground and pound. Momochi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#
Momochi is rocked!
Ground and pound from Staal.
Oh Momochi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB#
Momochi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Momochi seems to have got his legs back now.
Momochi regains full guard. Nicely done. #T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Staal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Momochi keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Momochi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Staal manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB#
Momochi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Staal manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Momochi has Staal in his guard.#REVB#
Staal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal is in close to Momochi 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Staal advances position into side control!#T3#
Staal landing a few strikes.
Momochi is looking to regain half guard here but Staal keeps moving and retains side control.
Staal working the ground and pound from side control.
Momochi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Staal working away.
Momochi is looking for a sweep.
Staal working the ground and pound from side control.
Staal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Momochi down.
Momochi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Staal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A big shot lands for Staal! That's hurt Momochi ! Will he recover? Staal fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal! Eric Staal retains his middleweight title!

Event: DUEL#98 Allen vs Stenberg
Date: Sep 30, 2017

#R1#
Steamboat staying out of range there.#TD#
Steamboat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Staal on his heels. He'll look to pass Staal's guard now, I'm sure.
Steamboat wants to pass the guard but Staal is keeping the position.
Staal can't keep his opponent in guard - Steamboat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steamboat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Staal's head.
Staal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steamboat.
Staal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steamboat.
Staal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steamboat.
We've been hearing that Steamboat has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Steamboat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Staal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steamboat.
Steamboat is looking to pass Staal's guard but actually Staal recovers to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steamboat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Staal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steamboat works over Staal with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
Steamboat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Staal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staal wants to sweep here but Steamboat controlling him for the moment.
Steamboat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Staal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Staal is on top in guard. #REVB#
Staal stands up over Steamboat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Staal landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Steamboat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Staal pushing down on Steamboat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Steamboat looking for submissions off his back.#T2##SUB#
Steamboat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Staal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Staal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Staal moves nicely into side control.
Staal controls the position.
Steamboat looks to move to half guard but instead Staal has passed into mount! Damn!
Steamboat is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Staal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steamboat gets back to half guard.#T3#
Staal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Steamboat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Staal seems content to control.
Staal wants to pass the guard but Steamboat is defending well.
Staal is nestled in close to Steamboat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Staal not doing much here. #SUB#
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
Staal is trying to control. Steamboat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Staal working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Steamboat is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Staal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Staal's back!
Staal tries to escape but Steamboat has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Steamboat misses with punches from the back.
Steamboat missing with punches from the back. #T4#
Steamboat doesn't have the hooks in and Staal manages to turn into his guard.
Staal is in close to Steamboat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Staal works over Steamboat with some ground and pound from guard.
Staal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steamboat is keeping the position for now.
Staal landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steamboat keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Steamboat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.
Staal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Steamboat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Steamboat working for submissions but it's allowed Staal to get to half guard.
Staal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Staal is nestled in close to Steamboat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but Staal shows good takedown defense.
Steamboat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steamboat moves out of range as Staal throws a body kick.
Staal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staal, as that shot connected.
Steamboat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Staal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steamboat tries for a takedown but Staal circles away easily
and Staal counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staal scores with a jab 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!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Staal! Steamboat is out on his feet! Staal rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Steamboat is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Steamboat is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal! Eric Staal retains his middleweight title!
Ricky Steamboat spoke after the fight, saying 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.

Event: DUEL#92 Muller vs Eirickson
Date: Sep 03, 2017

#R1#
Hoffman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Staal.
Staal throws a head kick that misses.
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt.
Staal misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Hoffman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hoffman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoffman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Staal defends it easily.
Staal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1##SUB2#
Hoffman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Staal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Staal throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Hoffman looking for subs off his back but Staal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Staal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Staal is pressing down on Hoffman 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoffman is holding on for now.
Hoffman is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
Hoffman wants to control but Staal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Staal trying to control the action but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Hoffman taking some punishment here, with Staal in his half guard.
Hoffman has hold of Staal's hands but Staal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Staal is looking to advance position but Hoffman won't allow it.
Hoffman wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Hoffman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Staal controlling the action here.
Staal trying to control the action but Hoffman is working from the bottom. #T3#
Staal is thwarting Hoffman 's attempts to control the position.
Staal is looking to take a break and control but Hoffman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Staal is keen to just control but Hoffman is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal 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. #SUB2#
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoffman is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Staal working the head and body with strikes.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Hoffman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman tries to get to full guard but Staal has control of the leg.
Staal is nestled in close to Hoffman , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hoffman tries to clinch but Staal is having none of it.
Hoffman slips under a jab from Staal.
And Hoffman tries to counter it with a takedown but Staal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Staal tries to land a front kick but Hoffman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoffman wants to counter the offense by Staal and move into the clinch position.
Hoffman moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Staal fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoffman tries to counter with a clinch but Staal shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Hoffman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T1#
Staal pulls Hoffman in close to prevent any damage.
Hoffman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
Hoffman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoffman 's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Staal defends it easily.#SUB2#
Hoffman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Staal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Hoffman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.#T2#
Staal wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Staal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hoffman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Staal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Staal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Hoffman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Staal avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Hoffman working for a triangle but Staal defends it easily.
Hoffman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Staal manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T3#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Staal holds on and takes a little breather.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoffman 's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Hoffman looking for a guillotine here but Staal defends easily.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Staal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Staal sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Staal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoffman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Staal has managed to get both his arms back between Hoffman 's legs - danger averted.#T4#
Hoffman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Staal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoffman 's head.
Staal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Staal avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Staal defends it easily.
Staal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Staal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Hoffman looking for subs off his back but Staal has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Albert Hoffman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Hoffman throws a sloppy head kick
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffman .
Hoffman slips under a jab from Staal.#CL2#
Hoffman moves into the clinch.#BC#
Staal breaks from the clinch.
Staal swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffman .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Nice sprawl there from Staal as Hoffman shoots in.
Hoffman blocks a jab.
Hoffman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hoffman avoids a kick to the body.
Hoffman moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoffman counters with a body kick.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Staal misses with a head kick.
Staal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hoffman tries to clinch there but Staal circles away.
Staal throws the kick towards the body but Hoffman avoids it.
Hoffman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Hoffman avoids the head kick by Staal.
Nice defenses there by Hoffman .
Staal swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Hoffman counters with a single leg into guard. Staal didn't expect that.
Staal can't keep his opponent in guard - Hoffman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Hoffman is trying to work for a kimura but Staal is defending well.
Staal wants to control but Hoffman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Hoffman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Staal tries to roll over but Hoffman keeps him under control.#T3#
Staal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hoffman preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Staal is on top in guard. #REVR#
Hoffman has momentary wrist control but Staal slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Hoffman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Staal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Staal's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Hoffman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Hoffman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staal controls the pace.#T4#
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Hoffman .#SUB2#
Hoffman looking for subs off his back but Staal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hoffman is trying to get back to full guard.
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Staal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoffman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Staal wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4##CL2#
Staal gets tackled into the cage by Hoffman . Hoffman maintains the clinch. #TD#
Staal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hoffman is trying to keep an underhook but Staal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hoffman gets back to full guard. #SUB2#
Hoffman working for submissions but it's allowed Staal to get to half guard.
Staal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoffman wants to control but Staal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoffman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T1#
Hoffman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Staal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Staal is keen to just control but Hoffman is a slippery customer.
Hoffman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Staal content to control rather than advance.
Staal is nestled in close to Hoffman , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Staal is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoffman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Staal connects with a nice short shot to Hoffman 's temple. #ROC#
Hoffman is rocked!
Staal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoffman is still in real trouble! Can Staal finish him?
Staal is controlling the pace.
Hoffman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T2#
Still in half guard, Staal seems content to control.
Hoffman seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoffman wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Hoffman taking some punishment here, with Staal in his half guard.
Staal is pressing down on Hoffman 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoffman is holding on for now.
Staal is keen to just control but Hoffman is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Hoffman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
Staal wants to pass to mount but Hoffman is defending the position.
Hoffman trying to get back to full guard but Staal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T3#
Staal controlling his opponent.
Staal landing shots from mount.
Hoffman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Staal tries to control but Hoffman wriggling away.
Staal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Staal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Staal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoffman ?
Hoffman is looking to improve his position but Staal isn't that keen on the idea.
Hoffman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T4#
Staal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hoffman is in close to Staal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Staal trying to keep a closed guard but Hoffman is proving a slippery customer.
Hoffman throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
Hoffman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Staal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoffman is looking to work some ground and pound but Staal has wrist control.
Staal is trying to keep Hoffman in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal had his way with Albert Hoffman in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Staal lands a jab to Hoffman 's midsection.
Staal throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Hoffman crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Staal!
Eric Staal is the new middleweight champion!

Event: DFN#15 Peukalo vs Mitchell
Date: Aug 05, 2017

#R1#
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Staal, right into the meat.
Staal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Staal lands a nice hook to Better's body. Better takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Better throws a chopping leg kick but Staal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Better.
Better tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Better.
Better lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.
Better lands a jab to the head.
Staal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Better half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Better throws a lazy uppercut
and Staal counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better misses with a leg kick. #T1#
Staal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Better is out of range.
Better throws a leg kick but Staal moved away.
Staal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Better misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Better throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staal throws out a counter right but Better avoids it with no problem.
Better throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Better shoots in for a takedown but Staal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Staal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Better blocks it well.
Better throws an off balance right hand
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Better moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Staal misses with a straight left.
Better ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Better throws a leg kick but Staal moved away.#T2#
Better misses with a body shot. #TD#
Better throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Staal tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Better is in Staal's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Better stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Staal pulls Better in close to prevent any damage.
Staal has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hunter MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Staal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Better is one step ahead there.
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Better's guard. #REVB#
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Better works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Better looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Staal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Better works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Better looking for a sweep. Not yet Better, not yet.
Staal is stalling in the full guard.
Staal wants to control from the top but Better keeps moving. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Better looking for a sweep. Not yet Better, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal wants to control from the top but Better keeps moving. #SUB#
Better is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.
Staal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Staal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Better keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
Better looking for a sweep. Not yet Better, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Staal misses with a wild body shot.
Staal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Better scoring well with a low kick there.
Better throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better misses with a body punch
letting Staal counter with a right hand.
Better misses the shot to the body.
Better shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Staal eats them both and turns towards Better to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Staal throws a jab but it's blocked by Better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal avoids a kick to the body.
Better fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Better doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Better scores with a hook.
Better looks to land a combination but Staal avoids it well.
Better lands the left hand.
Better lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Better.
Evan Better is winning the standup battle so far.
Better misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Staal.
Staal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Better.
Better throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
Better lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staal at a distance. #T2#
Better lands a body shot.
Better is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staal.
Staal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Better tries to close the distance and clinch but Staal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Better misses with a head kick.
Better blocks a jab.
Better throws a one two combo.
Evan Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal fails with the takedown.
Better with a poor takedown
and Staal counters with a thumping low kick.
Better is looking to wear down Staal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Better misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD2#
and Staal counters with a head kick that drops Better to the mat! Better scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Better is rocked!
Crack! Staal connects with the perfect overhand right and Better falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Staal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Staal!
Evan Better was interviewed post fight and said 'Lucky, lucky, lucky.'.

Event: DUEL#76 Ibaka vs Sennin
Date: Jun 17, 2017

#R1#
Snorten moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
Snorten takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Snorten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snorten momentarily.
Snorten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Staal on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten walks forward, straight into a front kick from Staal.
A big right from Snorten misses.
Staal looks to land a right hand but Snorten moved out of range.
Staal throws a hook to the side of Snorten's head but Snorten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staal misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Snorten lands a really nice looking cross but Staal seems unphased.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snorten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Snorten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Staal. Those never looked like landing.
Staal throws a poor cross that misses
and Snorten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Staal thinking.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
Snorten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snorten misses with a right hand #TD#
and Staal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staal.
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!
Staal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Staal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Snorten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
Snorten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Snorten is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Staal content to stall in guard here.
Snorten has his hands on Staal's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snorten is continuing to stall.
Staal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Staal preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Snorten holds on and takes a little breather.
Staal postures up in Snorten's guard and throws a big left but Snorten blocks it.
Snorten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staal throws a big elbow that misses.
Our spies down at at Scotty's Yard inform us that Snorten has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Staal being controlled here momentarily.
Staal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Snorten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Staal is working Snorten over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Snorten pulls Staal in to control the position.
Snorten lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Staal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Snorten is trying to control but Staal manages to pass to mount!
Snorten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Staal landing strikes from the mount.
Snorten is looking to improve his position but Staal isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Snorten can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Snorten is trying to escape the mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Staal's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Snorten is in a horrible position here. Staal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #ROC#
Snorten is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Rip Snorten has been cut.
Staal cracks Snorten with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Snorten is still in real trouble! Can Staal finish him?
Staal unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Snorten wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Staal celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2017

#R1#
Rufus is looking to clinch.
Staal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rufus tries to clinch up.
Staal swats away the attempt to clinch by Rufus.
Staal with the counter takedown but Rufus avoids it easily.
Rufus drops his hands momentarily and Staal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rufus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal pushes Rufus away with a front kick.
Rufus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Staal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Staal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rufus.
Staal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Staal tries to get set, Rufus tries to push him back and clinch up but Staal manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Staal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal keeps the fight on the outside.#T1##TD2#
Staal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rufus's guard.
Staal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Staal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Staal is in close to Rufus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Staal advances position into side control!
Rufus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Staal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Staal lands an elbow.
Staal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rufus's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rufus struggling a bit here.
Rufus on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T2#
Staal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rufus down.
Staal scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC2#
Rufus is rocked!
Staal landing a few strikes.
Oh Rufus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rufus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staal on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal cracks Rufus with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Staal immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rufus is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Staal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal!
DJ Rufus was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh poo, I'll fix this, you'll see.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 16, 2017

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Staal cracks Shinawatra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
Shinawatra scores with a nice right hand.
Shinawatra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shinawatra there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC2#
Shinawatra is rocked!
Staal is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Shinawatra flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Shinawatra is out cold! Staal holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Staal!
In defeat, Jaidee Shinawatra stepped up to the mic, saying 'Guess fighting ain't my thing at all..'.

Event: BRFC 52
Date: Oct 29, 2016

#R1#
Staal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Staal avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Staal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Staal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Staal manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Staal with the counter takedown but Kennedy avoids it easily.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennedy.
Good leg kick by Kennedy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Staal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Staal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kennedy!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Staal throwing strikes but Kennedy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy is looking to take a break and control but Staal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Staal is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
Staal trying to control but Kennedy flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Kennedy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Staal tries to escape but Kennedy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Staal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Staal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kennedy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kennedy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Staal is looking to escape.
Staal is working to get back to half guard. #T3#
Staal is trying to reverse the position but instead Kennedy has taken his back - oops!
Will Kennedy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Staal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kennedy's guard. Nice work there by Staal. #T4#
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Staal throws a strike but Kennedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Kennedy being controlled here momentarily.
Staal wants to sweep here but Kennedy controlling him for the moment.
Kennedy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kennedy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kennedy connects with a jab.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Staal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Staal checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kennedy.
Staal lands an overhand right.
Kennedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Staal.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Kennedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Staal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T1#
Kennedy checks a low kick from Staal.
Kennedy wants to slow Staal down by chopping away at his legs.
Kennedy wants to slow Staal down by chopping away at his legs.
Staal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kennedy will feel that in the morning.
Staal throws a leg kick
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Staal misses with the combination.
Staal feints and then cracks Kennedy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kennedy down.
Kennedy checks the leg kick.#T2#
Kennedy connects with the punch.
Chris Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Kennedy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Staal cracks the inside of Kennedy's front leg.
Kennedy lands with a hook. Staal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kennedy finds it's way round the side to connect with Staal's head. #TD2#
Staal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Staal working the ground and pound from side control.
Kennedy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Staal.
Staal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chris Kennedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy wants to control but Staal postures up.
Staal trying to control the position but Kennedy is working away. #T3#
Kennedy is letting Staal control him for a moment.
Staal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Staal trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy gets back to half guard.
Staal missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Staal winds up and cracks Kennedy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy tries to get to full guard but Staal has control of the leg.
Kennedy wants to control but Staal is keeping busy.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kennedy keeps working.
Staal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Staal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kennedy wants to control but Staal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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 Chris Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Staal responds with a good body kick, but Kennedy manages to step out the way in time.
Staal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kennedy. That one must have hurt.
Kennedy tries to score with a low kick but Staal moves his leg out of the way.
Staal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
Kennedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Staal blocks the low kick.
Kennedy throws a combination. Staal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Staal scores with a push kick.#T1#
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Kennedy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kennedy misses the jab.#CL2#
Staal pushes Kennedy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Staal throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Staal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Kennedy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kennedy wants it to stay on the feet.
Kennedy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Staal keeps Kennedy at a distance using the push kick.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kennedy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
Kennedy connects with a single shot there.
Chris Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kennedy as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Staal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Staal lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staal throws an elbow that misses. Kennedy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Staal's guard. Nice move by Kennedy!#REVR#
Kennedy preventing the sweep. #T3#
Staal is looking to sweep but instead, Kennedy has passed into half guard.
Kennedy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Staal is trying to control but Kennedy manages to pass to mount!
Kennedy controlling the pace for now. #T4#
Staal gets back to half guard.
Staal tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Staal wants to improve his position but Kennedy is controlling well. #SUB2#
Staal looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kennedy, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!

Chris Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!

Event: BRFC 47
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Thomas has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Staal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Staal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Thomas lands a jab to Staal's midsection.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Staal.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Staal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Staal manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Thomas clinches up with Staal and pushes him back against the ropes.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Thomas tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#TD2#
Staal has picked Thomas up - he's going for a ride! Staal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Staal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
My spies in Hunter MMA inform me that Staal has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Thomas is looking to control Staal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomas avoid being mounted?
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staal.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Staal is controlling him
Thomas is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thomas has a hand on Staal's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Staal takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Thomas regains half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T2#
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staal on the ground.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Staal sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Staal lands a nice short elbow.
Staal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas controlling the position for now.
Staal is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Staal passes to side control.
Thomas has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T3#
Staal wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Staal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thomas to see if he's OK.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
Thomas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Staal landing a few strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thomas tries to improve position but can't.
Staal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Staal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Staal keeps moving and retains side control.
Staal cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T4#
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas is not content to let Staal control the position.
Staal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thomas to see if he's OK.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.
Staal lands some shots froms side control.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Staal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Staal throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Staal counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Staal should have avoided that one.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Staal.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staal feints the counter takedown.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Staal down.
Derrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Staal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Staal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Staal slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
Staal working Thomas over with strikes.
Staal working Thomas over with strikes.
Thomas taking some punishment here, with Staal in his half guard.
Thomas trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staal.
Staal wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Staal throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Staal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Staal forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas pushes Staal off looking to stand but Staal dives back in and keeps control.
Staal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Staal working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Staal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thomas is not content to let Staal control the position.
Thomas trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Staal has control of the leg.
Staal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Thomas wants to control but Staal is keeping busy.
Thomas trying to get back to full guard but Staal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Staal landing strikes from the mount.
Staal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Staal unloading with bombs!
Staal landing punches.
Thomas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Eric Staal has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Thomas is trying to stand.
Staal is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Staal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thomas is not content to let Staal control the position.
Staal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas is looking to control Staal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomas avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Staal lands a nice short elbow.
Thomas moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Staal lands a body shot.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staal at a distance.
Thomas misses the body punch #TD2#
and Staal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Staal won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Staal is proving a slippery customer.
Staal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T1#
Staal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Staal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Staal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Staal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Staal throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Staal postures up.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Staal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Staal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard. #REVR#
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
Thomas 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.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Derrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Thomas takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Staal has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
Staal controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Derrick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Staal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
A head kick misses from Staal.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Staal checks it.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A leg kick checked by Staal.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
Staal catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Staal.
Nice body punch from Staal.
A good leg kick by Staal.
Staal cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Staal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thomas scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Staal manages to mount him!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Staal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Eric Staal!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Eric Staal!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Eric Staal!

Eric Staal wins by unanimous decision!

Event: BRFC 43
Date: Jul 16, 2016

#R1#
Makhachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Makhachev tries to work over Staal's front leg with a kick but Staal checks it.
Staal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makhachev if he has to take too many more of those.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Staal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Makhachev!
Staal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Makhachev is not content to let Staal control the position. #SUB2#
Staal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal trying to control the action but Makhachev is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB2#
Staal goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Makhachev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Staal's guard! Nice work there by Makhachev!
Makhachev won't allow Staal to get back to his feet.
Makhachev won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Makhachev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Staal is proving hard to escape from. #SU#
Makhachev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Staal, up you get!
Makhachev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staal thumps Makhachev with a low kick.#T2#
Makhachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Staal feints the counter takedown.
Makhachev cracks Staal with an open hand slap.#CUT#
It looks like Eric Staal has been cut.
Makhachev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makhachev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Staal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Islam Makhachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhachev misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Makhachev misses with a body shot.
Makhachev throws a low kick but Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Makhachev defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Makhachev.
A big right from Makhachev misses.
Islam Makhachev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makhachev misses the jab.
Staal slips a jab from Makhachev.
Staal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Makhachev defends it well.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target. #TD2#
Staal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Staal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makhachev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makhachev is trying to get back to his feet.
Staal wants to control but Makhachev is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Staal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makhachev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makhachev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T4#
Makhachev stops Staal from passing to mount.
Makhachev tries to escape but Staal is in control. #SUB2#
Staal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Staal tries to advance to mount but Makhachev denies him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Staal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makhachev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makhachev is trying to escape the position but Staal is controlling the position.
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 Islam Makhachev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Staal'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.
#R2#
Makhachev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Staal with the counter takedown but Makhachev avoids it easily.
Staal thumps Makhachev with a low kick.
Makhachev tests Staal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makhachev lands a jab to the nose.
Makhachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal with the counter takedown but Makhachev avoids it easily.
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makhachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Makhachev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makhachev throws a body shot but no joy.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Makhachev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Makhachev misses with a looping right.
Makhachev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staal. #T1#
Staal connects with a nice looking jab.
Staal connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Makhachev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makhachev working aggressively here. #BC2#
Staal breaks from the clinch.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makhachev was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Islam Makhachev is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makhachev punishes Staal's body with a nice straight punch.
Makhachev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Staal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Makhachev won't be happy with that.
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!
Makhachev pushes Staal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Staal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB2#
Staal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makhachev, who protects the arm well.
Staal trying to control the action but Makhachev is working from the bottom. #T2##SUB2#
Staal goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Makhachev has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Staal but great work by Makhachev.
Makhachev wants to stand but Staal is controlling his arm.
Staal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3#
Staal is looking to improve his position.
Makhachev tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Staal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Staal working a defensive guard here. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Makhachev wants to stand up but Staal is controlling him.
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Staal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Staal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Staal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makhachev cracks Staal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Staal scores with a push kick.
Staal keeps the fight on the outside.
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makhachev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Makhachev. Those never looked like landing.
Staal feints the counter takedown.
Makhachev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makhachev lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Staal can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Makhachev and Staal drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Makhachev.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Islam Makhachev!
A less than humble Islam Makhachev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: BRFC 31
Date: Apr 16, 2016

#R1#
Peas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been hearing reports that Peas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Staal. No joy for Peas on that attempt.
It seemed like Staal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Staal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#CL#
Peas pushes Staal up against the ropes in a clinch.
Peas is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Staal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Peas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal scoring well with a low kick there.
Staal cracks the inside of Peas's front leg.
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Peas moves into the clinch.#T1##BC2#
Staal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Staal.
Staal scores with a nice right hand.
Peas walks into a jab.
Staal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Peas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Staal feints and then cracks Peas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peas down.
Staal lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T2#
Peas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Staal there.
Staal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peas takes one to the side of the head.
Staal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal lands a slapping body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Staal - that will leave a mark!
Peas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Staal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Staal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Staal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eric Staal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peas wants to clinch
and Staal counters with a low kick, right behind Peas 's knee.
Staal with a hook.
Peas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staal is looking to slow Peas down with leg kicks.
Jab by Staal.
Peas wants to clinch.#T4#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Staal.
Staal lands a really nice looking cross but Peas seems unphased.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Staal scores with a nice head shot.
Staal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Peas is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Staal.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Staal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Staal.
Staal scores with a head kick.
Staal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Staal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peas misses with a jab to the body
and Staal counters with a right hand to the body.
Peas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Staal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Peas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Staal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staal connects with a body shot that sends Peas's belly button to the back.
Peas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
Good exchange - Staal coming out on top.
Staal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #ROC2#
Peas is rocked!#KD2#
Staal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Peas sprawling to the canvas! Peas rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Staal finish him?!
Oh Peas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Staal connects with a body shot that sends Peas's belly button to the back.
Staal drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Peas right on the button. Peas goes down! Staal follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Staal gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal!

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