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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 634 p4p, 82 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 789 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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188 cm
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187 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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energy
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hype
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