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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toby Michael has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toby Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson rushes Michael and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Michael drags the fight down to the ground.
Svensson tries to stand but Michael is controlling from the bottom.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michael lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Michael drops back looking for a leg! Svensson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Svensson manages to kick Michael off! Michael jumps back into Svensson's guard.
Michael looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michael jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Michael really is a fat lump.
Michael stays in close to Svensson's body and controls the position.
Svensson wants to stand up but Michael is controlling him.
Michael is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Michael seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Svensson for as long as he can get away with.
Michael continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Svensson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Michael napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Svensson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Michael is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Svensson looking to control but instead Michael has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Michael slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Michael is pulling down on Svensson's head to control his posture.
Michael keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael pulls Svensson in close to his closed guard and prevents Svensson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Michael looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michael wants to stand and escape but Svensson is having none of it.
Michael has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Svensson content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
Svensson throws a right hand that Michael ducks under and follows up with a left that Michael also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Svensson scores with a four punch combination!
Eric Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Michael jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Svensson walks away with a smile on his face. Michael gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michael closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Svensson did well to prevent Michael getting side control.
Svensson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Michael keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michael manages to break the clinch.
Svensson clinches up with Michael and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Svensson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Michael is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Svensson.
Svensson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michael counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson throws a series of strikes that have Michael backpedaling.
Svensson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michael lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Svensson looks to land a combination. Michael sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Toby Michael has been cut.
Svensson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michael doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Michael avoids them all with ease.
Eric Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches up with Michael, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes Michael against the cage but Michael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Eric Svensson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Svensson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson shoots for a takedown but Michael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Toby Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Svensson.
Svensson misses with a takedown
and Michael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Michael backs off Svensson throws a huge counter combo but Michael manages to avoid it all.
Svensson throws a right hand that Michael ducks under and follows up with a left that Michael also avoids with ease.
Svensson stalks Michael and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Michael's face. Michael staggers backwards, shaken.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Svensson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael drives through with a takedown into guard.
Michael decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Svensson, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael drives through with a takedown into Svensson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Michael looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Michael stands and steps away. Svensson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Svensson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michael counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michael.
Michael misses with an elbow over the top.
Michael fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael jumps guard.
Michael pulls Svensson in close to prevent any damage.
Svensson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Michael looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michael looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michael throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Svensson preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Michael fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael gets tackled into the cage by Svensson. Svensson maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Michael's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Svensson scores with a one two! Michael had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Svensson scores with a three punch combo!
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michael was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svensson wants to slow Michael down by chopping away at his legs.
Svensson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Michael eats them both and turns towards Svensson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Svensson closes the distance and pushes Michael back into the cage.
Michael breaks the clinch.
Svensson dives in for a single leg takedown but Michael sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michael was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Michael stuffs the takedown.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Michael moves out of range.
Michael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michael.
Svensson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Michael with a body shot.
Svensson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Svensson. Those never looked like landing.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson misses with a series of wild punches.
Michael moves out of range of the leg kick from Svensson.
Michael throws a counter high kick but Svensson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Svensson misses with a jab to the body
and Michael counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svensson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michael counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toby Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Svensson.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a takedown into guard.
Michael is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Michael drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michael jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Michael not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Michael stays in close to Svensson's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Michael avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Michael swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Svensson misses with a body punch
and Michael counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michael.
Michael drags the fight down to the ground.
Svensson is fighting to break Michael's control of his arms but Michael is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Michael keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Michael pulls Svensson in close to his closed guard and prevents Svensson from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Michael.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Svensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svensson 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Svensson!
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