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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Eskeninho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cris Eskeninho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cris Eskeninho!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eskeninho throws a right and a left that Michael avoids nicely.
Eskeninho throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Eskeninho as Michael shoots in.
Eskeninho forces Michael back against the cage and clinches.
Michael trying to land knees to the body.
Eskeninho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eskeninho has Michael up against the cage in a clinch.
Eskeninho managing to block the knees to the body from Michael.
Michael really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eskeninho breaks the clinch.
Eskeninho has closed the distance and engaged Michael in a clinch.
Michael throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Michael can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Eskeninho fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael wants a takedown.
Eskeninho breaks from the clinch.
Eskeninho rushes Michael and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Michael has had enough of the clinch but Eskeninho keeps him there for the moment.
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 Eskeninho walks away with a smile on his face. Michael gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael tried to score with a low kick but Eskeninho checks it.
Eskeninho clinches.
Michael tries a body shot but Eskeninho blocks it.
Eskeninho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michael is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eskeninho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eskeninho darts in and clinches Michael up against the cage.
Eskeninho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michael prevents Eskeninho from breaking the clinch.
Eskeninho breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eskeninho throws a lazy head kick
and Michael counters with a left to the body.
Eskeninho closes the distance and clinches.
Eskeninho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Eskeninho blocks an uppercut.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Eskeninho controls his hands.
Eskeninho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eskeninho drives through and clinches with Michael against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eskeninho manages to break the clinch.
Eskeninho moves into the clinch.
Michael tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eskeninho avoids it.
Eskeninho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michael's efforts to push away.
Eskeninho throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskeninho is stalling here.
Michael fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee calls for Eskeninho to work.
Michael tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eskeninho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eskeninho gets a clinch.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Eskeninho controls the action.
Michael tries to pull guard but Eskeninho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Eskeninho.
Eskeninho slows down the pace here.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael prevents Eskeninho from breaking the clinch.
Eskeninho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael is trying to break free.
Eskeninho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eskeninho forces Michael back against the cage and clinches.
Michael pushes off an throws an elbow but Eskeninho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eskeninho breaks from the clinch.
Eskeninho takes the fight into the clinch.
Eskeninho slows down the pace here.
Eskeninho manages to break the clinch.
Eskeninho misses with a body shot.
Michael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eskeninho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cris Eskeninho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eskeninho gets a clinch.
Michael tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eskeninho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eskeninho clinches.
Michael tries to pull guard but Eskeninho holds him up against the cage and eventually Michael drops back down to his feet.
Eskeninho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eskeninho manages to break the clinch.
Eskeninho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eskeninho is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eskeninho can't break the clinch.
Michael has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eskeninho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael misses with a body punch.
Eskeninho misses with some punches.
Michael pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskeninho wants to get up but he can't break Michael's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Michael has his feet on Eskeninho's thighs here. He's pushed Eskeninho off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Eskeninho screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Michael!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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