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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fraiberg (ranked 2861 p4p, 4617 weight class) and Schmeckle Friedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Fraiberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Fraiberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Schmeckle Friedman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraiberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fraiberg looks to throw the jab but Friedman is out of range.
Fraiberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Fraiberg misses.
Despite the aggression on Friedman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Fraiberg does it's job there.
Fraiberg moves into the clinch.
Fraiberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Friedman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fraiberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fraiberg.
Nice body punch from Fraiberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fraiberg.
A short right from Fraiberg on the inside.
Friedman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedman blocks a jab.
Fraiberg thuds his right hand into Friedman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Fraiberg.
Friedman unleashes a big counter combination but Fraiberg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fraiberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Friedman. Friedman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Friedman walks into a straight right hand from Fraiberg.
Friedman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fraiberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friedman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fraiberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Friedman.
A lazy left from Fraiberg finds it's target.
Fraiberg throws a big shot that misses.
Fraiberg sets himself, and Friedman steps forward looking for the clinch! Fraiberg avoids it this time.
Friedman slips under a jab.
Friedman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg lands with an overhand left.
Fraiberg thuds his right hand into Friedman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraiberg misses with a straight left.
Fraiberg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fraiberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fraiberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Friedman counters by clinching up.
Friedman is trying to push Fraiberg away but Fraiberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fraiberg.
Fraiberg lands an uppercut.
Friedman throws a head punch that misses.
Friedman can't find room to land a body shot as Fraiberg controls the action.
Friedman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fraiberg lands with a light punch inside.
Friedman wants to get back to striking at distance but Fraiberg won't allow it.
Friedman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fraiberg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fraiberg cracks a nice hook into Friedman's ribs.
Fraiberg darts in and clinches Friedman up against the cage.
Friedman misses with a punch to the body.
Fraiberg lands with a right to the head.
Friedman throws a punch but it's blocked by Fraiberg.
Fraiberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Fraiberg.
A hook to the body from Fraiberg.
Friedman looks winded!
Friedman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fraiberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fraiberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Fraiberg sets himself, and Friedman steps forward looking for the clinch! Fraiberg avoids it this time.
Fraiberg misses the jab.
Friedman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg throws a hook but Friedman avoids it easily.
Friedman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fraiberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Friedman wants to counter with a clinch but Fraiberg pushes him away.
Fraiberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedman was well out of range. Poor timing from Fraiberg.
Friedman throws a counter combo.
Fraiberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Friedman is out of range.
As Fraiberg backs off Friedman throws a huge counter combo but Fraiberg manages to avoid it all.
Friedman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friedman throws a counter combo.
Fraiberg drives through and clinches with Friedman against the cage.
Friedman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fraiberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fraiberg misses with a hook. Friedman ducked under it nicely.
Friedman wants to counter the offense by Fraiberg and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fraiberg.
Friedman wants to counter the offense by Fraiberg and move into the clinch position.
Fraiberg looks to throw the jab but Friedman is out of range.
Fraiberg lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraiberg missing with a left hand there. Friedman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fraiberg sizes up Friedman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fraiberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Fraiberg backs off Friedman throws a huge counter combo but Fraiberg manages to avoid it all.
Friedman tries to move into range but Fraiberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fraiberg looks to throw the jab but Friedman is out of range.
Fraiberg misses with a looping left.
A jab from Fraiberg misses.
As Fraiberg backs off Friedman throws a huge counter combo but Fraiberg manages to avoid it all.
Friedman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fraiberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Friedman.
Friedman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fraiberg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fraiberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fraiberg throws a shot from downtown. Friedman moves away and avoids it.
Friedman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fraiberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Friedman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fraiberg missing with a left hand there. Friedman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Friedman wants to counter with a clinch but Fraiberg pushes him away.
Friedman moves out of range of the strikes.
Fraiberg thows a leg kick but Friedman checks it
and Friedman moves into the clinch.
Friedman is trying to break free.
Fraiberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fraiberg blocks an uppercut.
Fraiberg digs a right hand underneath Friedman's ribcage. Friedman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Fraiberg.
I was talking to Fraiberg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedman misses with the head strike.
Fraiberg lands with a light punch inside.
Fraiberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Friedman backwards.
Fraiberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Friedman takes a shot to the head.
Friedman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Friedman is breathing heavily.
Fraiberg pushes Friedman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fraiberg scores with a shot to the side of Friedman's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fraiberg pushes Friedman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fraiberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fraiberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fraiberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friedman can do to turn this around?
Fraiberg lands a shoulder strike.
Fraiberg lands with a right to the head.
Fraiberg presses Friedman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fraiberg lands an uppercut.
Fraiberg works on Friedman's body with a couple of short punches.
Fraiberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fraiberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Fraiberg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fraiberg.
A right handed body shot lands from Fraiberg.
A short right from Fraiberg.
Michael Fraiberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fraiberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fraiberg lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fraiberg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fraiberg lands an uppercut.
Fraiberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fraiberg.
Fraiberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Friedman backwards.
Fraiberg decides to pull guard.
Fraiberg controlling the position.
Fraiberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Friedman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fraiberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fraiberg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fraiberg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fraiberg continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fraiberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fraiberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
More hug and hope from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg postures up and lands a big shot to Friedman's brow.
That's four 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.
Fraiberg landing with the ground and pound.
Fraiberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fraiberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Friedmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Friedman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Friedman ducks right into an uppercut from Fraiberg.
Michael Fraiberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraiberg lands a jab to Friedman's midsection.
Fraiberg misses with a straight right.
Friedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Friedman ducks under a wild hook from Fraiberg.
Friedman is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fraiberg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fraiberg connects with a crisp jab.
Friedman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg sets himself, and Friedman steps forward looking for the clinch! Fraiberg avoids it this time.
Friedman blocks a jab.
Friedman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fraiberg.
Friedman moves out of range as Fraiberg strikes.
Fraiberg sets himself, and Friedman steps forward looking for the clinch! Fraiberg avoids it this time.
Fraiberg looks to throw the jab but Friedman is out of range.
Friedman is looking for the big counter here.
Fraiberg closes the distance and clinches.
Friedman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraiberg has him pressed against the cage.
Fraiberg decides to pull guard.
Fraiberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friedman's guard.
Fraiberg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Friedman has wrist control.
Friedman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fraiberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fraiberg passes Friedman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fraiberg is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fraiberg'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Friedman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fraiberg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Fraiberg there.
Fraiberg controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fraiberg connects with a jab.
Friedman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fraiberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fraiberg misses with a hook. Friedman ducked under it nicely.
Friedman wants to counter with a clinch but Fraiberg pushes him away.
Fraiberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Friedman defending well as Fraiberg loads up on a big left hand.
Friedman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fraiberg connects with the punch.
Fraiberg lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fraiberg does it's job there.
Friedman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fraiberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Fraiberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fraiberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Friedman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schmeckle Friedman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Friedman.
Friedman is looking for the big counter here.
Friedman defending well as Fraiberg loads up on a big left hand.
Friedman moves out of range as Fraiberg strikes.
Friedman tries to counter with a clinch but Fraiberg shakes him off and moves away.
Fraiberg moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short left from Fraiberg.
A short right from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg blocking some punches.
Fraiberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Friedmans head.
Friedman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Fraiberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fraiberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Fraiberg!
After the fight, Michael Fraiberg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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