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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Fring (ranked 474 p4p, 506 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 58 p4p, 64 weight class). Fring comes to the cage accompanied by Bamboleo by The Gypsy Kings. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Fring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fring jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thai misses with a hook.
Thai throws a body punch but Fring moves out of range.
Fring misses with a straight right.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Fring misses the target.
Fring looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Fring buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fring throws a head kick but Thai moves out of range.
Fring throws a solid leg kick but Thai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fring.
Fring just misses with a punch to the body.
Fring throws a series of punches but Thai moves out of range.
Fring throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fring.
Fring works over Thai's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thai swinging wildly here.
Fring connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Fring checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fring thuds a left hand into Thai's body.
A shot to the liver by Fring. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Fring does no damage.
Fring punishes Thai's body with a nice straight punch.
Gustavo Fring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fring throws a right hand that misses
letting Thai counter with a right hand.
Thai throws a body shot but no joy.
Fring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai looks to score with a jab to the body but Fring is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fring lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fring misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fring.
Fring throws a body shot but no joy.
Fring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thai takes one to the side of the head.
Fring lands a body shot.
Fring is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thai blocks the body kick.
Thai misses with a leg kick.
Thai digs a good body shot into Fring's ribs.
Thai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fring finds it's way round the side to connect with Thai's head.
Fring connects with an inside leg kick.
Fring connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fring staying out of range there.
A big left from Fring misses.
Thai throws a shot from downtown. Fring moves away and avoids it.
Fring throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Fring shakes him off and moves away.
Fring thuds a left hand into Thai's body.
Thai needs to keep his hands up - Fring had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fring.
Fring blocks a jab.
Thai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That kick from Fring tenderised Thai's leg. Thai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fring lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fring misses with a low kick.
Jab by Fring.
Fring misses with a few strikes there.
Fring misses with a leg kick
and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai can't find room to land a body shot as Fring controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fring softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fring misses with the head strike.
Thai tries a body shot but Fring blocks it.
Fring breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fring attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick lands for Fring.
Fring scores with a jab. Thai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Fring shakes him off and moves away.
Fring throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thai.
Fring feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fring scores with a head kick.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fring scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Fring dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fring scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fring is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thai.
Fring is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Decent striking displayed by Fring there.
Fring digs a good body shot into Thai's ribs.
Fring lands a leg kick that knocks Thai off balance momentarily.
Fring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Fring tries a low kick but Thai avoids it.
Thai throws a fast counter high kick but Fring manages to duck under it in time.
Thai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the body from Fring misses
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Fring swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gustavo Fring is winning the standup battle so far.
Fring dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fring.
Thai misses with a body shot.
Fring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fring pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thai scores with a shot to the body.
Fring misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fring.
A bone on bone clash there as Thai blocks the leg kick.
Fring misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Fring catches Thai right on the button with a cross.
Fring misses with a jab to the body
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fring's knee momentarily.
Nice shot by Fring.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Fring moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fring tries a head kick but it misses.
Fring lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fring jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Fring checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Fring misses the target.
Thai avoids the body shot from Fring.
Fring avoids a kick to the body.
Thai slips a jab from Fring.
Fring moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThai.
Thai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fring connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thai scrambles back to his feet.
Fring moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fring lands a leg kick that knocks Thai off balance momentarily.
Fring throws a big shot that misses.
Fring blocks a leg kick.
Fring is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thai lands a lovely overhand right.
Fring connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fring swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thai.
A nice leg kick from Thai, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Fring. Beautiful body shot.
Fring delivers a nice body kick.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fring.
Fring lands a jab to the head.
Fring lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fring uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thai.
Fring tries to work over Thai's front leg with a kick but Thai checks it.
Fring misses with a body shot.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fring lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fring lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fring throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fring.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fring sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fring uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fring dips to his left and cracks Thai with an uppercut!
Fring scores with the left hand. Thai knows he should have avoided that one.
Fring cracks Thai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fring fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fring.
Thai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fring throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Fring and move into the clinch position.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Fring dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fring moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fring lands with an uppercut that bounces Thai off the cage and back into range.
Thai slips under a jab.
Thai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fring dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thai. That did some damage!
Thai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thai tries to clinch there but Fring circles away.
Fring takes one to the chin there.
Fring throws a body shot but no joy.
Fring throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thai closes the distance and pushes Fring back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Fring tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries a body shot but Fring blocks it.
Fring stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fring working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fring's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Fring misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fring manages to break the clinch.
Fring lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Fring.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Fring digs a good hook to Thai's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Thai misses the target.
Fring looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fring throws out a loose jab but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Fring lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fring.
Fring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fring lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thai's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fring.
Fring misses with a body kick.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fring tries to work over Thai's front leg with a kick but Thai checks it.
Thai blocks a head kick by Fring.
Fring dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fring.
Fring misses with a hook.
Fring plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fring scores with a leg kick.
Thai moves out of range of the strikes.
Thai flicks out a counter leg kick but Fring steps away.
Thai throws a jab when Fring was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thai.
Thai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Fring catches Thai right on the button with a cross.
Fring throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
Fring sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Fring avoids it this time.
Fring lands a two punch combo.
Fring lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thai looks to throw the jab but Fring is out of range.
Fring throws out a leg kick but Thai moves out of range and Fring only half commits.
Thai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fring lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai looks to land a body kick but Fring moved away.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fring.
Fring pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thai is out of range and Fring settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai keeps Fring at a distance using the push kick.
Thai takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fring takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fring is looking to land body kicks.
Thai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fring counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fring works Thai's body with a nice hook.
Fring fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thai.
Fring tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fring misses with a body shot.
Thai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fring paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fring lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Fring showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fring, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Fring!
Our winner, Gustavo Fring, 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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