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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Booper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabricio Freitas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Booper's chin.
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198 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Mike Booper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Freitas!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booper tries to clinch but Freitas is having none of it.
Freitas tries to clinch
and Booper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Freitas swings wildly with an uppercut but Booper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freitas throws a head punch that misses.
Booper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freitas is keeping busy.
Freitas working aggressively here.
Freitas lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Booper.
Booper looking to stall.
Freitas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Booper backwards.
Freitas misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Freitas.
Freitas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Freitas fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booper blocks an uppercut.
Booper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Booper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freitas is keeping busy.
Freitas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Freitas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freitas throws a head punch that misses.
Booper manages to pull guard.
Booper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Freitas wants to stand but Booper is controlling his posture from full guard.
Freitas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Freitas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Freitas looks gassed!
Freitas wants to stand and escape but instead Booper has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Booper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freitas is keeping the position for now.
Booper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Freitas wants to get back to his feet but Booper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Freitas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Booper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freitas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Booper is controlling him.
Booper 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Booper'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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Booper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Freitas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Booper counters with a single leg into guard. Freitas didn't expect that.
Booper stays in close to Freitas's body and controls the position.
Freitas wants to stand up but Booper is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Booper dominated that round.
That's time! Booper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freitas wants to clinch but Booper slips to the side
and Booper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Freitas's guard.
Booper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freitas wants to get back to his feet but Booper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Booper tries to free his leg and advance position but Freitas is retaining full guard.
Freitas is looking to stand up but Booper isn't so interested in that idea.
Freitas wants to get back to his feet but Booper passes into half guard.
Freitas is breathing heavily.
Booper prevents Freitas from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Freitas lands with a nice combination. Booper backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mike Booper has been cut.
Freitas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freitas tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Booper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Freitas wants to stand up but Booper is controlling him.
Booper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Booper stops Freitas from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Freitas clinches but Booper breaks the clinch
and Booper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Freitas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Booper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freitas lands a left hand.
Freitas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Booper backwards.
Booper takes a shot to the head.
Freitas lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freitas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Booper blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freitas.
Booper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Booper is looking to control Freitas's arms but Freitas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Booper has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freitas.
Booper blocks an uppercut.
Booper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Freitas smiles and moves away.
Freitas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freitas tries to clinch up.
Booper circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Freitas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freitas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freitas clinches but Booper breaks the clinch
and Booper counters by clinching up.
Freitas working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Freitas.
Freitas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Freitas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freitas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Booper looking to slow down the pace here.
Booper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freitas misses with a punch on the inside.
Freitas misses with some punches.
Freitas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freitas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Booper trying to stall but Freitas improves his position.
Freitas swings wildly with an uppercut but Booper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freitas has a couple of punches blocked by Booper.
Freitas swings wildly with an uppercut but Booper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booper looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Booper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Booper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Freitas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Booper looks to land a right hand but Freitas moved out of range.
Booper tries to clinch there but Freitas circles away.
Booper moves into the clinch successfully.
Freitas scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freitas.
Booper breaks from the clinch.
Booper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freitas gets caught flat footed, as Booper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Freitas wants to stand and escape but Booper is having none of it.
Booper trying to control but Freitas is working from the bottom.
Freitas wants to get back to his feet but Booper passes into half guard.
Booper is trying to work for a kimura but Freitas is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Booper trying to control the pace.
Freitas is trying to stand.
Booper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Freitas wants to stand back up but Booper manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Freitas wants to get back to his feet.
Freitas being controlled for a moment.
Booper tries to move to mount but Freitas blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booper prevents Freitas from escaping the position.
Booper remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Booper trying to control the action but Freitas is working from the bottom.
Freitas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Booper has managed to clinch.
Freitas working aggressively here.
Freitas throws a head punch that misses.
Freitas swings wildly with an uppercut but Booper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booper blocking some punches.
Booper blocks an uppercut.
Freitas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Booper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Booper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Booper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freitas is keeping busy.
Booper blocks an uppercut.
Fabricio Freitas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freitas lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Booper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Booper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Booper!
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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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