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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fraiberg (ranked 3094 p4p, 24583 weight class) and Krzstoph Sosznski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzstoph Sosznski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Fraiberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krzstoph Sosznski!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraiberg punishes Sosznski's body with a nice straight punch.
Sosznski rushes Fraiberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fraiberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosznski's elbow.
Fraiberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosznski's elbow.
Fraiberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fraiberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg can't find room to land a body shot as Sosznski controls the action.
Fraiberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sosznski walks away with a smile on his face. Fraiberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Fraiberg misses.
Sosznski defending well as Fraiberg loads up on a big left hand.
Sosznski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sosznski darts in and clinches Fraiberg up against the cage.
Fraiberg working aggressively here.
Fraiberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg drags the fight down to the ground.
Sosznski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sosznski wanted to stand there but Fraiberg had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiberg is pulling down on Sosznski's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosznski wants to stand but Fraiberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fraiberg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fraiberg is on top in guard.
Fraiberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fraiberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sosznski's head.
Sosznski wants to stand up but Fraiberg is controlling him.
Fraiberg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fraiberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosznski was well out of range. Poor timing from Fraiberg.
Sosznski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fraiberg cracks Sosznski with an open hand slap.
Fraiberg misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fraiberg. Sosznski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosznski forces Fraiberg back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosznski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fraiberg tries to pull guard but Sosznski holds him up against the cage and eventually Fraiberg drops back down to his feet.
Fraiberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosznski's elbow.
Sosznski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fraiberg backwards.
Sosznski looking to stall.
Sosznski misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosznski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fraiberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fraiberg.
Sosznski lands a hook that snaps the head of Fraiberg backwards.
Fraiberg misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sosznski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fraiberg misses with the head strike.
Fraiberg can't find room to land a body shot as Sosznski controls the action.
Sosznski blocking some punches.
Fraiberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Fraiberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sosznski blocks a body shot from Fraiberg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fraiberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sosznski walks away with a smile on his face. Fraiberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Fraiberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosznski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sosznski closes the distance and clinches.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fraiberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fraiberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fraiberg takes a swing at Sosznski's ribcage but misses.
Sosznski moves out of range of the strikes.
Fraiberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fraiberg cracks a nice hook into Sosznski's ribs.
Sosznski instigates a clinch.
Fraiberg lands an uppercut.
Fraiberg working aggressively here.
Sosznski wants to stall.
Fraiberg misses with a punch to the body.
Sosznski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fraiberg as Sosznski tries to tie him up.
Fraiberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosznski can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosznski blocks an uppercut.
Fraiberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fraiberg tries a body shot but Sosznski blocks it.
Fraiberg being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg gets control of Sosznski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fraiberg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fraiberg is adopting a defensive guard.
Fraiberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sosznski's guard.
Sosznski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fraiberg content to stall in guard here.
Fraiberg continues to stall.
Fraiberg throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg controlling from the top position.
Fraiberg wants to pass the guard but Sosznski is keeping the position.
Fraiberg throwing strikes but missing.
Fraiberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fraiberg misses with a straight right.
Fraiberg cracks Sosznski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fraiberg cracks Sosznski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fraiberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Sosznski off the cage and back into range.
Sosznski moves forwards but Fraiberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fraiberg misses with a hook
and Sosznski counters with an inside leg kick.
Fraiberg gets tackled into the cage by Sosznski. Sosznski maintains the clinch.
Sosznski lands an elbow just above Fraiberg 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosznski.
Fraiberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sosznski trying to stall but Fraiberg improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sosznski misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fraiberg.
Fraiberg gets through Sosznski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fraiberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sosznski misses with a body punch.
Fraiberg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fraiberg.
Sosznski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sosznski lands an uppercut.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
Fraiberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosznski.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sosznski looking to slow down the pace here.
Sosznski blocking some punches.
Fraiberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fraiberg dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sosznski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fraiberg throws a low kick but Sosznski moves out of range easily.
Fraiberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Sosznski closes the distance and pushes Fraiberg back into the cage.
Sosznski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fraiberg up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosznski.
Fraiberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sosznskis head.
Fraiberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sosznski blocks an uppercut.
Fraiberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosznski.
Fraiberg digs a right hand underneath Sosznski's ribcage. Sosznski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fraiberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosznski's elbow.
Sosznski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sosznski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosznski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Sosznski to work.
Fraiberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosznski's elbow.
Fraiberg scores with a hook to the body.
Fraiberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosznski's elbow.
Fraiberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sosznski.
Fraiberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosznski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sosznski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fraiberg's brow.
Sosznski controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Fraiberg fails to land.
Sosznski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosznski prevents a body shot from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fraiberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sosznski backwards.
Fraiberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fraiberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sosznski just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fraiberg misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Fraiberg.
Sosznski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosznski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fraiberg misses with a body punch.
Fraiberg tries a body shot but Sosznski blocks it.
Fraiberg is leaning against Sosznski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fraiberg pushes Sosznski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosznski lands a nice uppercut.
Michael Fraiberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sosznski has a couple of punches blocked by Fraiberg.
Fraiberg has a couple of punches blocked by Sosznski.
Fraiberg misses with some punches.
Fraiberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosznski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fraiberg working aggressively here.
Fraiberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sosznski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sosznski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fraiberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg is trying to pull guard but Sosznski has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Fraiberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosznski misses with an elbow strike.
Fraiberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosznski controls his hands.
Fraiberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg can't find room to land a body shot as Sosznski controls the action.
Fraiberg working aggressively here.
Sosznski lands a damaging elbow.
Fraiberg jumps guard and drags Sosznski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosznski wants to stand but Fraiberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fraiberg is working an open guard so Sosznski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fraiberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sosznski at a distance.
Sosznski slips under a jab.
Sosznski is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fraiberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sosznski moves into the clinch successfully.
Fraiberg misses with some punches.
Fraiberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fraiberg pulls Sosznski into guard.
Krzstoph Sosznski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fraiberg wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
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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pop
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RATING
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