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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Juan (ranked 3965 p4p, 429 weight class) and Struan Rae (ranked 7041 p4p, 567 weight class). Pablo Juan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Struan Rae's chin.
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209 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Juan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Struan Rae!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Juan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Juan darts in looking for a takedown but Rae gets double underhooks and turns Juan into the cage.
Rae throws a low kick, looking for Juan's leg but Juan calmly moves out of range.
Juan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rae on the side of the head.
Juan misses with an uppercut. Rae saw that one coming.
Juan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juan looks to land a left hand but Rae moved out of range nicely.
Pablo Juan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Rae misses.
Juan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juan.
Rae throws a low kick, looking for Juan's leg but Juan calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Struan Rae has been cut.
Struan Rae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rae tries to sprawl but Juan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Juan wants to take a breather but Rae is having none of it.
Juan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Juan is keen to just control but Rae is a slippery customer.
Juan content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae is staying active underneath Juan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rae keeping hold of Juan's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rae misses with a head kick.
Juan looks to throw the jab but Rae is out of range.
Oooooh!!! Juan has knocked Rae down with a huge combo! Juan steps away and waves a wobbly Rae back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rae takes the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Juan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Juan fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan jumps guard but Rae stands there with Juan around his waist. Juan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan tries to pull guard but Rae forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Juan tries a body shot but Rae blocks it.
Rae misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Rae.
Juan blocking some punches.
Rae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rae throws a head punch that misses.
Juan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Juan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Juan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juan tries for a takedown but Rae sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juan shoots in looking for a takedown but Rae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Juan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rae scores with a hook to the body. Juan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Juan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Juan walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Juan does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juan is breathing heavily.
Rae darts in and clinches Juan up against the cage.
Rae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rae pushes Juan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Juan prevents a body shot from Rae.
A shot in the inside from Rae.
A short uppercut from Rae.
Juan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rae just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rae misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rae.
Juan tries to break free but Rae pushes him back against the cage.
Juan is looking to break free of the clinch but Rae has double underhooks.
Juan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rae walks away with a smile on his face. Juan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Juan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rae lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Juan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Struan Rae's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rae is just out of range.
Juan scores with a nice right hand.
Rae cracks Juan with an open hand slap.
Rae lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juan's sensitive parts.
Juan throws a hook but Rae blocks it.
Juan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rae trying to hold on to Juan's head to control him but Juan postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan is trying to control the action in half guard but Rae is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan trying to control from Rae's half guard. Rae has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rae tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rae has Juan pulled in close to control his posture.
Juan is looking to work some ground and pound but Rae has wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Juan trying to control but Rae is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rae moves away from the strike by Juan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juan.
Rae only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Juan misses with a straight left.
Rae scores with a jab to the head.
Juan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Juan is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Juan. That snapped Rae's head back.
Oh Juan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rae ducks under a wild hook from Juan.
That kick from Rae tenderised Juan's leg. Juan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Juan throws a good cross that connects.
Rae slips under a jab from Juan.
Juan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rae drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Juan right on the button. Juan goes down! Rae follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rae gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Struan Rae!
Our winner, Struan Rae, 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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energy
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hype
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mgr
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