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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jello Belly (ranked 2127 p4p, 2188 weight class) and Kra Hang (ranked 239 p4p, 246 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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 13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kra Hang!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belly swings widly with a right hand
and Hang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hang tries to work over Belly's front leg with a kick but Belly checks it.
Hang forces Belly back against the cage and clinches.
Belly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hang controls his hands.
Belly wants to take the fight to the mat but Hang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hang.
Hang is pressed up against the cage. Belly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hang down to the mat. Hang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belly throws a hook but Hang avoids it easily.
Hang throws a head kick that Belly semi-blocks.
Hang rushes Belly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hang keeps control of Belly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hang prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hang lands a nice elbow.
Hang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hang misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hang.
Hang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Belly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hang.
Kra Hang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hang gets caught napping as Belly dives in and scores a takedown. Hang manages to retain guard.
Belly trying to control but Hang is working from the bottom.
Belly slips nicely into half guard.
Hang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belly trying to control but Hang is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly is looking to advance position but Hang has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Belly is desperately trying to improve his position but Hang has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Belly takes a swing at Hang's ribcage but misses.
Belly tries to keep at a distance but Hang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Belly breaks from the clinch.
Hang ducks right into an uppercut from Belly.
Hang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hang drops his hands momentarily and Belly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belly misses with a series of wild punches.
Belly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Hang.
Belly throws a nice looking combination but Hang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jello Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hang throws a head kick but Belly moves out of range.
Belly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly throws a right hand that Hang ducks under and follows up with a left that Hang also avoids with ease.
Belly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hang moves away from the strike by Belly.
Hang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Belly misses.
Hang throws a head kick that Belly semi-blocks.
Nice takedown defense from Hang. No joy for Belly on that attempt.
A combination from Belly does no damage.
Hang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belly.
Belly misses with an uppercut
and Hang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belly thinking.
Belly is breathing heavily.
Hang keeps the fight on the outside.
Hang throws a series of punches but Belly avoids them all with ease.
Belly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hang swats away the attempt to clinch by Belly.
Hang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kra Hang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hang looks to land a left hand but Belly moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belly.
Jello Belly is winning the standup battle so far.
Belly throws a right and a left that Hang avoids nicely.
Hang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hang darts in and clinches Belly up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hang.
Belly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Belly tries to break the clinch but Hang is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly is stalling here.
Belly wants to take the fight to the mat but Hang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belly looking for a takedown.
Belly tries to pull guard but Hang won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hang walks away with a smile on his face. Belly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hang.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belly looks to throw the jab but Hang is out of range.
A combination from Belly does no damage.
Belly blocks a head kick by Hang.
Hang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belly misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hang.
Belly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Belly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hang rushes Belly and presses him up against the cage.
Belly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hang feints and then cracks Belly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belly down.
Hang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Belly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belly misses with a takedown attempt
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Hang.
Belly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Hang throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Belly is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kra Hang!
Kra Hang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jello Belly stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm hungry'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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