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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anders Hansson (ranked 1139 p4p, 974 weight class) and Gustavo Fring (ranked 154 p4p, 132 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Fring!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fring throws a big shot that misses.
Fring smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Fring.
A big left from Hansson misses.
Hansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fring is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hansson.
Hansson scores with a kick to the body.
Fring throws a body shot but no joy.
Fring misses with a wild body shot.
Hansson throws a head kick but Fring moves out of range.
Hansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fring doesn't seem bothered though.
Hansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fring.
Fring walks into a straight right hand from Hansson.
Fring throws a shot from downtown. Hansson moves away and avoids it.
Fring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fring avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansson throws a jab when Fring was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Hansson.
Fring throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been informed that Fring 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fring tries a low kick but Hansson avoids it.
No joy there for Hansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fring! But no joy.
Hansson moves forwards but Fring connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fring lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fring counters with a stiff right hand.
Hansson misses with the body kick
enabling Fring to counter with a crisp jab.
Fring uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hansson misses with a hook.
Hansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fring.
Hansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fring circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Fring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansson misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Fring on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fring scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fring.
Fring throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fring tries to clinch but Hansson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson drops his hands momentarily and Fring takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fring dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hansson. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Fring.
Fring scoring well with a low kick there.
Hansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fring moves away.
Fring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fring lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fring scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hansson tries to move into range but Fring moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fring uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansson.
Fring cracks Hansson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Hansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fring scores with a body shot.
Fring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fring connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hansson.
Fring throws a push kick but Hansson slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Hansson misses its intended target.
Fring throws a counter combo.
Fring is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hansson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fring has Hansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Fring misses with a knee strike.
Hansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fring won't allow it.
Hansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hansson scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fring creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fring lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fring breaks from the clinch.
Fring comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hansson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Hansson.
Hansson tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fring connects with an inside leg kick.
Hansson misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fring sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansson throws a head kick but Fring moves out of range.
Hansson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fring cracks Hansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fring feints and then cracks Hansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hansson down.
Hansson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Gustavo Fring has been cut.
Hansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fring bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hansson's head.
Fring has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hansson.
Hansson looks to land a right hand but Fring moved out of range.
Fring comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hansson misses with a wild body shot.
Fring pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fring fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hansson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Hansson as he connects with a hook.
Hansson throws a head kick that misses.
Fring jabs Hansson right on the nose. Hansson blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Hansson misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Fring dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Fring's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fring looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fring is looking to clinch.
Fring lands a right hook to the body.
Hansson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hansson takes one to the side of the head.
Fring avoids the body shot from Hansson.
A punch combination from Hansson misses.
Fring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansson throws a sloppy head kick
and Fring counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fring.
Hansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Fring.
Hansson lands a nice hook to Fring's body. Fring takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fring fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fring throws a body shot but no joy.
Fring lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fring throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson slips a jab from Fring.
Fring throws a hook but Hansson avoids it easily.
Hansson connects with a high kick.
Hansson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fring lands a jab to Hansson's midsection.
Hansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fring.
Hansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fring sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fring.
Hansson throws a counter high kick but Fring was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fring.
Hansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hansson misses the jab.
Jab by Hansson.
Fring throws a body shot but no joy.
Fring closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fring throws an elbow that misses.
Hansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fring backwards.
I was talking to Hansson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fring's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fring creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hansson's defenses.
Hansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fring scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Fring is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Fring.
Hansson throwing a counter right hand but Fring manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fring dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hansson. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansson. Fring does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fring ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fring lands a nice shot that snaps Hansson's head back.
Hansson throws a nice looking combination but Fring bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fring let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fring misses with a head kick.
Fring blocks a head kick by Hansson.
A shot to the liver by Fring. Beautiful body shot.
Fring connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hansson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fring fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fring misses with a series of wild punches.
Fring takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gustavo Fring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansson misses with a wild combination.
Hansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fring.
Fring dodges the punch combination from Hansson.
Hansson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Fring. Beautiful body shot.
Fring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hansson throws a nice head kick!
Hansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansson avoids the body shot from Fring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Fring catches Hansson right on the button with a cross.
Fring throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fring lands a nice hook to Hansson's body. Hansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hansson lands with an overhand left.
Fring lands a nice looking body shot.
Fring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fring throws a hook but Hansson avoids it easily.
Hansson with the inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Fring as he connects with a hook.
Fring moves out of range as Hansson throws a body kick.
Hansson misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Fring on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hansson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fring blocks a head kick by Hansson.
Fring has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fring looks for the body kick but Hansson saw that one coming.
Fring misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Fring showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Fring's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fring scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansson doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Hansson.
Fring takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gustavo Fring seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fring slips a straight right by Hansson.
A little jabbing left from Fring on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fring is looking to clinch but Hansson is avoiding it.
Fring scores with a nice right hand.
Hansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fring unleashes a big counter combination but Hansson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fring was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansson.
Hansson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hansson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fring is looking to slow Hansson down with leg kicks.
Hansson throws a head kick but Fring moves out of range.
Hansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fring throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fring throws a shot to the body.
Fring scoring well with a low kick there.
Hansson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fring jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hansson misses with a wild body shot.
Fring tries a quick counter leg kick but Hansson is wise to it.
Hansson looks for the body kick but Fring saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Fring.
Fring with a nice calf kick.
Hansson sizes up Fring with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fring scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Fring.
Good exchange - Fring coming out on top.
Hansson throws a hook to the side of Fring's head but Fring sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fring swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fring.
Fring connects with a right hand. Hansson shakes it off.
Fring throws a sloppy body shot
and Hansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fring buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fring moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fring lands with a nice body punch.
Fring looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fring lands a body shot.
Hansson swinging wildly here.
Fring changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hansson lands with a hook. Fring tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Fring moves away and avoids it.
Hansson needs to keep his hands up - Fring had a free shot at his head there.
Fring feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fring looks to land a right hand but Hansson moved out of range.
Fring getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick from Fring, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anders Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fring moves out of range as Hansson throws a body kick.
Fring's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hansson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fring scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Hansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Fring lands.
Hansson is rocked!
Fring fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Hansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fring dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Fring! Hansson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Fring!
Gustavo Fring decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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