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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 2799 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 373 p4p, 421 weight class). Trucks has chosen Lost without you as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Excellent boxer
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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 32 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ekstrovertti tries to roll over but Trucks keeps him under control.
Trucks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ekstrovertti defending well though.
Trucks is working for a submission of some sort.
Trucks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ekstrovertti sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trucks is pressing down on Ekstrovertti's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ekstrovertti is holding on for now.
Ekstrovertti is pressing down on Trucks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks pushes down on Ekstrovertti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trucks is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Ekstrovertti to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ekstrovertti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ekstrovertti has his foot on Trucks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trucks works his way back into a safe position though.
Trucks is looking to pass into half guard but Ekstrovertti pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ekstrovertti is in guard.
Ekstrovertti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trucks is keeping the position for now.
Ekstrovertti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ekstrovertti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control the action in half guard but Trucks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ekstrovertti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trucks sees it coming and defends easily.
Trucks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ekstrovertti advances to half guard.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Trucks is keeping him busy.
Trucks keeping control of the position.
Ekstrovertti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trucks trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Trucks is desperately trying to improve his position but Ekstrovertti has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ekstrovertti prevents Trucks from getting the reversal.
Ekstrovertti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Trucks?
Ekstrovertti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trucks is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ekstrovertti looking to control but Trucks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trucks is trying desperately to improve position.
Ekstrovertti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trucks is looking to escape.
Ekstrovertti cracks Trucks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekstrovertti has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Trucks's face.
Trucks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trucks is squirming around, avoiding Ekstrovertti's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vertti Ekstrovertti 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.
Ekstrovertti digs a good hook to Trucks's body.
Ekstrovertti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ekstrovertti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Trucks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trucks.
Trucks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ekstrovertti's guard.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trucks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trucks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ekstrovertti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks wants to control from the top but Ekstrovertti keeps moving.
Trucks is looking to work some ground and pound but Ekstrovertti has wrist control.
Vertti Ekstrovertti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti pulls Trucks in close to his closed guard and prevents Trucks from doing any damage or advancing position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Trucks is looking to work some ground and pound but Ekstrovertti has wrist control.
Ekstrovertti seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ekstrovertti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trucks is aware though and is defending well.
Ekstrovertti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ekstrovertti trying to keep a closed guard but Trucks is proving a slippery customer.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Trucks is now in half guard.
Trucks wants to take a breather but Ekstrovertti is having none of it.
Trucks prevents Ekstrovertti from improving his position.
That's two 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.
Ekstrovertti is trying to maintain the position but Trucks is very close to passing his half guard.
Ekstrovertti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ekstrovertti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trucks.
Ekstrovertti wants to get back to full guard.
Trucks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ekstrovertti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ekstrovertti tries to get to full guard but Trucks has control of the leg.
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.
Trucks throwing shots but Ekstrovertti is blocking nicely.
Trucks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trucks.
Trucks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ekstrovertti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Trucks thows a huge punch but Ekstrovertti dodges it nicely.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control but can't.
Trucks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trucks lands strikes from half guard.
Ekstrovertti tries to roll over but Trucks keeps him under control.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control but can't.
Trucks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ekstrovertti keeps working.
Ekstrovertti is looking for a sweep. Trucks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ekstrovertti keeps working.
Trucks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ekstrovertti defending well though.
Trucks is trying to work for a kimura but Ekstrovertti is defending well.
Trucks is looking to advance position but Ekstrovertti won't allow it.
Trucks is stalling here. Ekstrovertti is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Trucks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ekstrovertti has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekstrovertti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trucks keeps working.
Ekstrovertti lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ekstrovertti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ekstrovertti connects with the punch.
Trucks shoots in but no luck this time.
Ekstrovertti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trucks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Trucks is keeping busy.
Ekstrovertti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trucks won't allow Ekstrovertti to sweep him here.
Ekstrovertti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trucks controls the pace.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control the position but Trucks postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trucks is one step ahead there.
Trucks works over Ekstrovertti with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ekstrovertti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trucks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ekstrovertti is avoiding damage well.
Ekstrovertti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trucks.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ekstrovertti sneaks back into half guard.
Ekstrovertti is not content to let Trucks control the position.
Ekstrovertti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is looking for a kimura here.
Ekstrovertti trying to control from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti tries to get to full guard but Trucks has control of the leg.
Ekstrovertti wants to control the action here but instead Trucks manages to pass to full mount!
Trucks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ekstrovertti is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti 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.
Trucks is trying to work for a kimura but Ekstrovertti is defending well.
Trucks 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.
Trucks seems to be looking for submissions.
Ekstrovertti tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ekstrovertti defending well though.
Trucks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ekstrovertti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ekstrovertti controls Trucks momentarily but Trucks frees himself.
Trucks scoring with some ground and pound.
Trucks advances to half guard.
Ekstrovertti is looking to improve his position.
Trucks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekstrovertti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trucks trying to control from half guard but Ekstrovertti is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Trucks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trucks 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Trucks!
Derek Trucks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Neon Zombie logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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