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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 706 p4p, 102 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 981 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
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190 cm
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194 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
27 - 12 - 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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