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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 1423 p4p, 1419 weight class) and Matthew Fritz (ranked 153 p4p, 152 weight class). Matthew Fritz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carlos
vs
Fritz

175 cm
32
165
24 - 16 - 0

165 cm
34
155
20 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos throws a combination that misses
and Fritz counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses
letting Fritz counter with a right hand.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Fritz.
We've been informed that Fritz 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.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fritz was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
Fritz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fritz throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
Carlos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fritz stuns Carlos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carlos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fritz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.
Fritz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fritz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Fritz tests Carlos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fritz scoring well with a low kick there.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carlos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos scores with a jab to the head.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Carlos lands a slapping body shot.
Fritz throws a sloppy head kick and Carlos moves out of range easily.
Carlos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fritz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Fritz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Fritz tenderised Carlos's leg. Carlos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fritz misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Fritz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fritz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz is looking to regain half guard here but Carlos keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carlos working away.
Carlos controls the position.
Carlos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fritz tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Carlos with shots to the head and body - Fritz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fritz tries to hold on but Carlos pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fritz taking shots to the head.
Fritz is desperately trying to improve his position but Carlos has a good base and remains in mount.
Carlos trying to control but Fritz is having none of it.
Carlos lands with some strikes.
Carlos trying to control but Fritz is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Carlos.
Fritz wants to control but Carlos is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action.
Fritz can't escape the position.
Carlos content just to control the position here.
Carlos landing punches.
Carlos controlling the pace for now.
Carlos raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carlos digs a good hook to Fritz's body.
Fritz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlos throws a quick counter head kick but Fritz was just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fritz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carlos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fritz thinking.
Carlos looks to land a combination but Fritz avoids it well.
Fritz stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Carlos.
Fritz throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fritz can do to turn this around?
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Carlos throws the left hand but Fritz avoids the punch easily.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but Fritz shows good takedown defense.
Carlos tries to land a front kick but Fritz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fritz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz misses with a body kick.
Carlos 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.
Some wild striking there from Fritz.
Carlos lands a right hook to the body.
Carlos digs a good hook to Fritz's body.
Carlos takes a swing at Fritz's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fritz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fritz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
A head kick misses from Fritz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz misses with an uppercut
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Fritz is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fritz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Fritz moves out of range.
Fritz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fritz's corner calls for a 1-2. Fritz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Fritz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Fritz misses its intended target.
Carlos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carlos connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Fritz.
Carlos lands a nice looking body kick.
Fritz throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Fritz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carlos on the side of the head.
Fritz chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fritz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fritz is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos slips a nice elbow through Fritz's hands, connecting with Fritz's forehead.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz is trying to maintain the position but Carlos is very close to passing his half guard.
Fritz is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Fritz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fritz trying to control from the bottom.
Fritz tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fritz as he avoids it easily.
It looks like Carlos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Carlos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fritz throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fritz misses the target.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Fritz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Carlos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fritz avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Fritz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlos misses with a combination
and Fritz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz with a nice cross.
Fritz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fritz lands with a shot to the body.
Fritz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
Fritz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fritz moves out of range of the body kick from Carlos.
Fritz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlos's head.
Carlos lunges at Fritz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fritz's hand.
Fritz throws a low kick, looking for Carlos's leg but Carlos calmly moves out of range.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and Fritz moves out of range easily.
Fritz throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Carlos misses its target.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos backing away here, and Fritz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fritz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fritz looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Fritz throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fritz.
Carlos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carlos there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Fritz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carlos.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Fritz. No joy for Carlos on that attempt.
Matthew Fritz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fritz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos scores with a jab to the head.
Fritz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos blocks a head kick by Fritz.
Fritz misses with a wild body shot.
Fritz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carlos blocks a jab.
Fritz misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos throws a jab when Fritz was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlos lands a glancing blow to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Matthew Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fritz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carlos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Fritz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew Fritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fritz blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Fritz saw that one coming.
Carlos moves out of range as Fritz strikes.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fritz lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Fritz is just out of range.
Fritz misses with a right hand
and Fritz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fritz misses with a body shot.
Fritz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Fritz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlos scores with a jab. Fritz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fritz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carlos.
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Fritz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fritz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carlos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlos blocks a jab.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fritz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.