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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Costa (ranked 742 p4p, 259 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 114 p4p, 35 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Santiago Costa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Santiago Costa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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20 - 17 - 0 |
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190 cm
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29 - 20 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Costa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ekstrovertti napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Ekstrovertti's face as Costa controls the position.
Ekstrovertti tries to bench press Costa off him but Costa keeps the position.
Costa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ekstrovertti down.
Sloppy strikes there by Costa.
Costa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ekstrovertti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ekstrovertti can't do much from the bottom here.
Costa 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.
Ekstrovertti is trying to work for a sweep but Costa has mounted him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa has hold of Ekstrovertti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ekstrovertti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti tries to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
Ekstrovertti is trying to escape the mount.
Costa looking to control but Ekstrovertti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Costa is really struggling to control Ekstrovertti but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ekstrovertti wants to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Costa controlling from mount.
Costa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ekstrovertti for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ekstrovertti wants to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
Costa looking to control but Ekstrovertti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Ekstrovertti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Costa looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control but Ekstrovertti is having none of it.
Costa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Costa avoids the attempt from Ekstrovertti to control.
Ekstrovertti is squirming around, avoiding Costa's attempts to control the action.
Ekstrovertti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Costa wants to stand but Ekstrovertti is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekstrovertti is desperately trying to improve his position but Costa has a good base and remains in mount.
Ekstrovertti is squirming around, avoiding Costa's attempts to control the action.
Ekstrovertti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekstrovertti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ekstrovertti tries to hold on but Costa postures up.
Ekstrovertti is squirming around, avoiding Costa's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Costa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Costa looks to throw the jab but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Ekstrovertti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ekstrovertti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ekstrovertti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Costa.
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Ekstrovertti throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Costa gets a double leg takedown into Ekstrovertti's guard.
Ekstrovertti is trying to keep Costa in close.
Ekstrovertti keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa trying to control but Ekstrovertti is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ekstrovertti's guard.
Costa trying to mount his opponent but Ekstrovertti defends it.
Costa trying to control from half guard but Ekstrovertti is working away.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control but can't.
Ekstrovertti actively working from the bottom here.
Santiago Costa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costa prevents Ekstrovertti from improving his position.
Costa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ekstrovertti!
Costa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ekstrovertti is now in Costa's guard. A big mistake from Costa there, giving up the dominant position!
Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ekstrovertti is one step ahead there.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Ekstrovertti from controlling successfully.
Costa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Ekstrovertti from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ekstrovertti is fighting to break Costa's control of his arms but Costa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Ekstrovertti from controlling successfully.
Ekstrovertti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ekstrovertti postures up.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekstrovertti can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Costa keeping full guard, as Ekstrovertti tries to pass.
Ekstrovertti wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Costa staying out of range there.
Ekstrovertti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costa tries to counter with a takedown but Ekstrovertti is quick to defend against it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ekstrovertti.
Costa checks a leg kick.
Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Ekstrovertti catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekstrovertti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costa.
Ekstrovertti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Costa defends it well.
Costa throws a right hand that Ekstrovertti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ekstrovertti also avoids with ease.
Ekstrovertti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santiago Costa 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. This is the final round!
Costa throws a jab when Ekstrovertti was well out of range.
Ekstrovertti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Costa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ekstrovertti wants to sweep but no luck.
Costa wants to control from the top but Ekstrovertti keeps moving.
Ekstrovertti looking for a sweep. Not yet Ekstrovertti, not yet.
Ekstrovertti keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa won't allow Ekstrovertti to sweep him here.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa 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 ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Ekstrovertti scores with a hook.
Costa swinging wildly here.
Ekstrovertti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Costa misses its target.
Costa shoots in but Ekstrovertti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ekstrovertti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Costa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ekstrovertti under the eye.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ekstrovertti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Ekstrovertti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ekstrovertti defends well and Costa ends up having to push Ekstrovertti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekstrovertti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
Ekstrovertti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Costa is keeping busy.
Ekstrovertti avoiding damage.
Vertti Ekstrovertti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ekstrovertti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ekstrovertti throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti scoring well with a low kick there.
Costa dives in and grabs Ekstrovertti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ekstrovertti pushes down on Costa's head and hops out.
Ekstrovertti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Costa misses.
Santiago Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa keeping control of the position.
Ekstrovertti wants to pass the guard but Costa is defending well.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa trying to control from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti is looking for a kimura but Costa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ekstrovertti to get the leverage.
Costa controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Costa wants to improve his position but Ekstrovertti is controlling well.
Ekstrovertti seems to be working for a kimura but Costa defends the submission attempt.
Ekstrovertti tries to pass to full mount but Costa defends it.
Costa is looking for a sweep. Ekstrovertti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ekstrovertti seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vertti Ekstrovertti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costa 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Costa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Santiago Costa waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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