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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - Curl of the Burl. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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209 lbs
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190 cm
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211 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikael Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dakota Weston!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston throws a shot to the body.
Eriksson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weston circles away.
Weston misses with a double jab.
Weston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Weston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eriksson.
Weston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Weston as Eriksson shoots in.
Weston lands a two punch combo.
Eriksson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eriksson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Weston to keep the fight standing.
Weston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weston wants to get back to striking at distance but Eriksson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksson has Weston pressed against the cage, preventing Weston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weston tries to circle away but Eriksson has him pinned against the cage.
Weston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eriksson has hold of one of Weston's legs. Weston is fighting the takedown attempt but Eriksson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Eriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Weston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eriksson is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Eriksson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eriksson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Eriksson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eriksson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Eriksson seems to be looking for submissions.
Eriksson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weston's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston is defending against the submission attempts here by Eriksson.
Eriksson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eriksson.
Eriksson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weston is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eriksson in particular looking to stall.
Eriksson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eriksson stops Weston from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eriksson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Weston!
Weston looks gassed!
Eriksson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Eriksson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eriksson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eriksson has Weston pressed against the cage, preventing Weston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weston tries to break free but Eriksson pushes him back against the cage.
Eriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weston's efforts to push away.
Weston is trying to break the clinch but Eriksson is controlling him.
Weston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weston drives through with a takedown into Eriksson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Eriksson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksson has his foot on Weston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Weston works his way back into a safe position though.
Eriksson looking for a guillotine here but Weston defends easily.
Weston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eriksson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Weston has his hands clasped together but Eriksson extends an breaks Weston's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Eriksson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikael Eriksson!
An out of breath Mikael Eriksson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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