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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scythe Lehto (ranked 1872 p4p, 4533 weight class) and Michael Fraiberg (ranked 242 p4p, 452 weight class). Fraiberg has chosen It’s A Shameful Thing, Lobster Head (Too Many Limes) as his entrance music. Scythe Lehto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Fraiberg's chin.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scythe Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Fraiberg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraiberg throws a front kick that sends Lehto stumbling back into the cage.
Fraiberg avoids the head kick by Lehto.
Fraiberg is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lehto throws a lazy head kick
and Fraiberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fraiberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lehto blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Lehto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fraiberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lehto connects with a body shot that sends Fraiberg's belly button to the back.
Fraiberg slips a straight right by Lehto.
Lehto lands a big head kick that sends Fraiberg tumbling to the mat! Lehto takes a step backwards and waves Fraiberg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fraiberg is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fraiberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Lehto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fraiberg thinking.
A big left from Fraiberg misses.
Jab by Fraiberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fraiberg's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fraiberg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fraiberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehto misses the target.
Lehto lands a jab to Fraiberg's midsection.
We've been told by Lehto's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lehto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto thumps Fraiberg with a low kick.
Lehto lands a big right hand that sends Fraiberg crashing to the mat! Lehto stays standing though and waves Fraiberg back to his feet!
Fraiberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehto finish him?
Fraiberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Lehto backs off Fraiberg throws a huge counter combo but Lehto manages to avoid it all.
Fraiberg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lehto if he has to take too many more of those.
Fraiberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Fraiberg moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
A little jabbing left from Fraiberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg swinging wildly here.
A shot to the body from Fraiberg misses
and Lehto counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fraiberg! Lehto lets Fraiberg back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fraiberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehto can pounce on him.
Fraiberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehto can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fraiberg. Lehto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fraiberg to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fraiberg throws a body kick that misses.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fraiberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lehto. Lehto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg misses with a kick to the body
and Lehto counters with a low kick, right behind Fraiberg 's knee.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Fraiberg checks it.
Fraiberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto counters with a nice body shot.
Fraiberg looks winded!
Fraiberg moves forwards but Lehto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lehto stuns Fraiberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Fraiberg is just out of range.
Fraiberg throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Fraiberg throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraiberg misses with a combination
and Lehto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lehto moves out of range of the body kick from Fraiberg.
Lehto lands a glancing blow to the side of Fraiberg's head.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
Lehto scoring well with a low kick there.
Fraiberg ducks under a wild hook from Lehto.
Fraiberg is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fraiberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Lehto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Fraiberg moved away.
Fraiberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fraiberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehto moves out of range of the body kick from Fraiberg.
Lehto throws a quick counter head kick but Fraiberg was just out of range.
Lehto cracks Fraiberg with an open hand slap.
Fraiberg looks to throw the jab but Lehto is out of range.
Lehto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lehto throws a right hand that Fraiberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Fraiberg also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fraiberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg throws a body kick that misses.
Fraiberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fraiberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lehto wants to land a leg kick but Fraiberg is out of range.
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Lehto moved away.
Fraiberg misses with a kick to the body
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fraiberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fraiberg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lehto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fraiberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fraiberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fraiberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lehto lands a big right hand that sends Fraiberg crashing to the mat! Lehto stays standing though and waves Fraiberg back to his feet!
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!
Fraiberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fraiberg leaves his chin hanging out and Lehto seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fraiberg crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scythe Lehto!
Our winner, Scythe Lehto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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