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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kra Hang (ranked 1402 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 188 p4p, 319 weight class). Kra Hang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Carlos's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kra Hang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hang throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.
Carlos looks to land a body kick but Hang moved away.
Hang lands a nice looking body kick.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hang.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carlos 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.
Carlos throws out a powerful jab.
Hang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carlos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hang lands a jab.
It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos throws the kick towards the body but Hang avoids it.
Hang throws a sloppy head kick and Carlos moves out of range easily.
Carlos is looking to slow Hang down with leg kicks.
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!
Hang needs to keep his hands up - Carlos had a free shot at his head there.
Hang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carlos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hang won't be happy with that.
Hang throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hang throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Carlos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hang doesn't seem phased though.
Hang throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hang manages to avoid it.
Hang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carlos avoids the head kick by Hang.
Hang misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Hang misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hang.
Carlos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Carlos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carlos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Royal Guard in the buildup to the fight.
Hang throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos lands a slapping body shot.
Carlos misses with a double jab.
Hang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kra Hang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hang's guard.
Carlos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hang keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carlos trying to control but Hang is working from the bottom.
Hang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlos is one step ahead there.
Hang keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Hang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hang misses with a head kick.
Hang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Carlos avoids a kick to the body.
Hang misses with a straight left.
Carlos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carlos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hang to the ground. Carlos is now in Hang's guard.
Carlos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carlos postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos misses with a kick to the body.
Carlos cracks Hang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Carlos.
Carlos throws a front kick that sends Hang stumbling back into the cage.
Hang throws a body kick that misses.
Carlos lands a body shot.
Hang throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hang pinned against the cage. Hang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos throws a right hand that Hang ducks under and follows up with a left that Hang also avoids with ease.
Carlos fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carlos is looking to land body kicks.
Carlos punishes Hang's body with a nice straight punch.
Hang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Carlos misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Carlos.
Hang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos.
Hang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hang slips a jab from Carlos.
Hang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a body punch but Hang moves out of range.
Carlos is looking to land body kicks.
Hang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hang cracks a nice hook into Carlos's ribs.
Carlos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A bone on bone clash there as Carlos blocks the leg kick.
Carlos wants to land a leg kick but Hang is out of range.
Carlos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carlos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carlos misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Hang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hang is looking to wear down Carlos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carlos shoots in but no luck this time.
Kra Hang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos moves out of range of the body kick.
Hang lands a nice looking body shot.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hang throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Hang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carlos doesn't seem phased though.
Hang connects with a solid leg kick.
Hang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Carlos.
Hang looks for the body kick but Carlos saw that one coming.
Carlos looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hang misses with a body kick.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses
and Hang counters with an outside leg kick.
Hang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlos blocks a head kick by Hang.
Carlos jabs at Hang's body.
Hang slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
No joy there for Carlos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hang misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hang jabs Carlos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carlos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hang on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Carlos works Hang's body with a nice hook.
Carlos throws a head kick but Hang moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hang misses the target.
Hang blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Hang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Hang.
Hang misses with a body shot.
Carlos with a jab.
Carlos stuns Hang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hang throws a low kick but Carlos avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hang.
Hang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hang as Carlos tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hang regains guard immediately.
Carlos chips away with some ground and pound.
Hang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Carlos trying to control but Hang is working from the bottom.
Carlos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hang's guard.
Kra Hang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is thwarting Hang's attempts to control the position.
Carlos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hang controlling the position for now.
Hang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carlos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hang is keeping the position for now.
Carlos trying to control but Hang is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlos. Carlos gets slowly back to his feet.
Hang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carlos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hang doesn't seem bothered though.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
A big left from Hang misses.
Carlos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hang. Hang obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot by Carlos.
Hang lands a nice hook to Carlos's body. Carlos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hang is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos shoots in for a double leg but Hang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kra Hang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hang avoids the head kick by Carlos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carlos dives in and grabs Hang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hang pushes down on Carlos's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Hang.
Carlos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Hang misses with a head kick.
Hang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hang throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carlos.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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