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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Praew Dao (ranked 5367 p4p, 4344 weight class) and Scherwin Blake (ranked 553 p4p, 504 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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182 cm 20 182 0 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm 20 174 1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Praew Dao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scherwin Blake! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Blake misses with a right hand and Dao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Dao lands with a nice body punch. Blake connects with a looping right hand.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Dao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dao wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance. Dao tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way. Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Dao thuds a left hand into Blake's body. Dao misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center. Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Dao throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range. Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dao with a body shot. Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dao with a jab. Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dao. As Blake backs away, Dao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Dao wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs. Dao is looking to wear down Blake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao misses with a series of wild punches.
Dao just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely. Dao is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Dao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Blake misses with a body shot.
Dao staying out of range there. Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Dao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake. Dao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Blake thuds a left hand into Dao's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blake moves away from the strike by Dao. A big left from Blake misses. Dao tries to clinch up. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blake throws a body shot but no joy. Blake misses the shot to the body. Nice jab there from Dao. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Nice defenses there by Dao. Dao rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Dao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake takes a swing at Dao's ribcage but misses. Dao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Blake throws a right and a left that Dao avoids nicely. Dao lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head. Blake throws a series of punches but Dao avoids them all with ease. Dao throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range. A jab lands there for Dao.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blake throws a jab when Dao was well out of range. Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dao manages to avoid it. The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Some wild striking there from Dao.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake. Dao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react. Dao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
Dao blocks a jab. Dao slips under a jab from Blake. Blake misses with a straight right. Blake thows a left - swing and a miss! Dao tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss! Dao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blake throws a big shot that misses. An attempted straight right counter from Dao misses the target. Dao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it. Dao throws a low kick but Blake avoids it. Dao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action! Dao throws a hook but Blake blocks it. Dao throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dao misses with a low kick. Dao throws a jab when Blake was well out of range. Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blake lands with a shot to the body. Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake throws a big shot that misses. Dao throws a leg kick but Blake moved away. Blake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dao tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scherwin Blake will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Jab by Dao. Blake looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range. Dao ducks under a wild hook from Blake. Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab. Dao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Dao throws a big shot that misses. Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake misses with a straight left. Dao avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dao moves out of range as Blake strikes. Dao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake. Dao ducks under a wild hook from Blake. Scherwin Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup. Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A decent looking cross lands there for Dao. Dao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands. Dao lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Dao lands with a right hand. Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dao is looking to counter punch. Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Dao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake. Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Blake misses with a body shot.
Dao scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Dao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dao throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Dao only half commits. Dao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dao lands with a nice body punch. Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dao with a jab. Dao misses with a straight left. Blake throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dao tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Dao moves away from the strike by Blake. Blake misses with a straight left. Dao throws a sloppy body shot
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet. Blake misses with a wild body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy. Dao scores with a hook. Blake ducks under a wild hook from Dao. Blake takes a swing at Dao's ribcage but misses. Dao scores with a hook. Dao throws a leg kick but Blake checks it. Blake misses with a wild body shot. Some wild striking there from Blake.
Donk. Dao catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blake throws a right and a left that both miss. Blake is looking to score with low kicks. Dao throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it. Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Blake throws a leg kick that is checked and Dao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet. Blake throws a body shot but no joy. Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Dao throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Dao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dao cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Dao looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely. This has been an exciting period of action! Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Blake throws a jab when Dao was well out of range. The crowd cheers as Dao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blake doesn't seem phased though. Dao clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage. Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Dao. Blake misses with a knee strike.
Blake lands a body punch. Blake misses with a knee to the head. Blake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Dao tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position. Dao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Blake lands a right hand. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake. Blake leaning against his opponent.
Dao tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scherwin Blake will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! Blake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. A nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Dao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dao moves away. Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot. Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Blake misses with a straight right. Dao lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head. Dao throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Blake scores with a leg kick.
Dao moves out of range as Blake strikes. Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket. Dao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. 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! Dao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
letting Dao counter with a right hand. Dao loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch. Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dao lands an overhand right. A swing and a miss from Blake. Dao defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand. Dao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Dao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake. Blake looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range. Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Blake lands the left hand. A big right from Dao misses. Dao digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Dao doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Dao off the cage and back into range. Dao is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Dao. Dao maintains the clinch. Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dao is looking to clinch. Blake throws a shot from downtown. Dao moves away and avoids it. Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Dao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's 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! Blake digs a good body shot into Dao's ribs. Dao ducks under a wild hook from Blake. Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dao. Blake scores with a shot to the body.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range. Dao throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it. Dao throws a hook but Blake blocks it. Dao throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it. Blake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A decent looking cross lands there for Blake. Dao misses with a body shot.
Blake throws out a counter right but Dao avoids it with no problem. Blake throws the left hand but Dao avoids the punch easily. Dao connects with a body shot. Dao misses with a hook. Blake moves out of range of the strikes. Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Dao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake. Blake lands a body shot.
Dao thuds a left hand into Blake's body. Blake looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely. Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake. Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A jab from Blake misses. Dao doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Dao takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses. Blake scores with a jab to the jaw. Blake throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range. Blake misses with a wild body shot. Blake checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
Dao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab. Dao throws a nice outside leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dao manages to avoid it. A little feinted left hand from Dao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Blake staying out of range there. Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dao. Blake throws a big shot that misses. Dao connects with the punch. Dao connects with a crisp jab. Praew Dao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dao.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Scherwin Blake. Well Blake has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scherwin Blake!
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RATING
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