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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elrey Dorado (ranked 1451 p4p, 740 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 202 p4p, 98 weight class). Dorado comes to the cage accompanied by MY STORY. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bastien Harris was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elrey Dorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorado darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Harris wants to break free but Dorado has control.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris tries to break free but Dorado pushes him back against the cage.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Dorado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
We've been hearing reports that Dorado has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Dorado has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dorado.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dorado doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elrey Dorado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorado misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado clinches up against the cage.
Dorado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dorado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dorado has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dorado misses with a hook.
Dorado misses with a shot to the body
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris cracks Dorado with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dorado presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dorado struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorado has him pressed against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dorado.
Dorado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorado tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elrey Dorado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Dorado won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Dorado tries to pull guard but Harris holds him up against the cage and eventually Dorado drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dorado.
Dorado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dorado throws a head punch that misses.
Dorado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorado has him pressed against the cage.
Dorado tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Dorado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorado with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Elrey Dorado has been cut.
Dorado has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Dorado drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris gets caught flat footed, as Dorado shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris wants to sweep here but Dorado controlling him for the moment.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Dorado from controlling successfully.
Dorado is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harris is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harris keeping full guard, as Dorado tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elrey Dorado dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dorado scores with a nice body kick.
Dorado tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dorado gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dorado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dorado tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris motions for Dorado to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dorado clinches.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorado wants a takedown but no success here.
Elrey Dorado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dorado throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Dorado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dorado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Dorado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado scores with a jab.
Dorado moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dorado struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dorado up against the cage.
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Harris prevents a body shot from Dorado.
Dorado misses with a body punch.
Dorado cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dorado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dorado prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Dorado lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dorado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dorado backwards.
Dorado tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Dorado.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dorado.
Dorado pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorado working aggressively here.
Dorado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dorado.
Dorado struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dorado misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dorado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
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!
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorado. Dorado obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dorado.
Dorado sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elrey Dorado dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bastien Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris slips under a jab from Dorado.
Dorado tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Dorado is wise to it.
Dorado misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorado throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dorado works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorado wants to clinch
and Dorado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorado tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Dorado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Dorado wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dorado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Dorado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Dorado's head but Dorado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dorado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dorado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Harris.
Harris gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Dorado trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris keeping full guard, as Dorado tries to pass.
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.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dorado trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dorado trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Dorado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bastien Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dorado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elrey Dorado!
After winning the bout, Elrey Dorado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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