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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 3843 p4p, 2466 weight class) and Michael Fraiberg (ranked 462 p4p, 334 weight class). Fraiberg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It’s A Shameful Thing, Lobster Head (Too Many Limes). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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Olympic wrestler
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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 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Fraiberg!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraiberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Fraiberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomes avoids a kick to the body.
Gomes tries to counter with a takedown but Fraiberg is quick to defend against it.
Fraiberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomes.
Fraiberg replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gomes blocks it well.
Gomes misses with a hook.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fraiberg looks to land a right hand but Gomes moved out of range.
Fraiberg scores with a leg kick.
Gomes throws a jab when Fraiberg was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraiberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes misses with a straight left.
Gomes tries to clinch but Fraiberg is having none of it.
We've been informed that Fraiberg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gomes moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fraiberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomes attempts a counter takedown but Fraiberg avoids it well and moves away.
Gomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fraiberg throws out the jab.
Gomes misses with a hook.
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Gomes moved away.
Gomes misses with an uppercut.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch but Fraiberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fraiberg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gomes wants to clinch.
Gomes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fraiberg counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gomes jabs Fraiberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michael Fraiberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraiberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomes to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Fraiberg.
Fraiberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fraiberg with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fraiberg throws out the jab.
Gomes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fraiberg under the eye.
Fraiberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gomes misses.
Fraiberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Fraiberg misses.
A punch combination from Fraiberg misses.
Fraiberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Gomes moved away.
Fraiberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fraiberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fraiberg misses the shot to the body.
Fraiberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomes.
Gomes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomes misses with a right hand
and Gomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomes slips a jab from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg tries to land a body kick
and Gomes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fraiberg's guard.
Fraiberg wants to stand and escape but Gomes is having none of it.
Fraiberg is wriggling around but Gomes manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraiberg wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes uses his free foot to push down on Fraiberg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fraiberg.
Fraiberg is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fraiberg tries to buck Gomes off but Gomes takes his back!
Fraiberg is trying to stand back up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gomes controlling the positon.
Fraiberg trying to get back to his feet but Gomes is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronaldo Gomes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fraiberg throws a head kick but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fraiberg sprawls and moves away.
Gomes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gomes has closed the distance and engaged Fraiberg in a clinch.
Fraiberg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fraiberg tries to work over Gomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fraiberg misses with the head strike.
Fraiberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes prevents a body shot from Fraiberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg has had enough of the clinch but Gomes keeps him there for the moment.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg can't find room to land a body shot as Gomes controls the action.
Gomes blocks an uppercut.
Fraiberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomes controls his hands.
Gomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomes has Fraiberg pressed against the cage.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gomes up against the cage.
Fraiberg has a couple of punches blocked by Gomes.
Fraiberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Fraiberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fraiberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fraiberg.
Gomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Fraiberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
Fraiberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fraiberg fails to land.
Fraiberg misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fraiberg fails to land.
Fraiberg can't find room to land a body shot as Gomes controls the action.
Fraiberg working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fraiberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fraiberg working aggressively here.
Fraiberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Fraiberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fraiberg gets through Gomes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gomes working aggressively here.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Fraiberg fails to land.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Fraiberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomes controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fraiberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fraiberg slips a straight right by Gomes.
Fraiberg tries a quick counter leg kick but Gomes is wise to it.
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Gomes moved away.
Gomes throws a lazy right hand but Fraiberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fraiberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fraiberg misses with the combination.
Gomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Fraiberg with a jab.
Fraiberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gomes misses.
Gomes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fraiberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gomes takes a step back to recover.
Fraiberg misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg throws a looping overhand right but Gomes ducks down to avoid it.
Gomes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fraiberg sprawls and moves away.
Gomes works Fraiberg's body with a nice hook.
Fraiberg missing with a left hand there. Gomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomes misses the target.
Fraiberg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fraiberg throws a big shot that misses.
Fraiberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fraiberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Gomes misses.
Gomes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fraiberg on the side of the head.
Gomes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fraiberg misses with an uppercut. Gomes saw that one coming.
Fraiberg throws a looping overhand right but Gomes ducks down to avoid it.
Fraiberg misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes walks into a stiff left hand from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg looks to throw a body kick
and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fraiberg!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes prevents Fraiberg from escaping the position.
Gomes happy to just control the position for now.
Fraiberg is trying to buck Gomes off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is staying tight to Fraiberg's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fraiberg wants to get back to his feet but Gomes drags him back down.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Ronaldo Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fraiberg throws Gomes to one side and escapes!
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael Fraiberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fraiberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomes walks into a stiff left hand from Fraiberg.
Gomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomes misses with a looping right.
Fraiberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fraiberg slips a jab from Gomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg throws a leg kick
and Gomes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fraiberg tries to kick Gomes off in order to stand up. Gomes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
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!
We've been hearing good reports from Gomes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gomes controlling the position from side mount.
Fraiberg is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fraiberg is being controlled here.
Fraiberg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Fraiberg.
I think Fraiberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Fraiberg!
A very excited looking Michael Fraiberg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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