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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Praew Dao (ranked 2198 p4p, 2199 weight class) and Alex Gray (ranked 277 p4p, 278 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent 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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Praew Dao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dao.
Dao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gray slips under a jab.
Dao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dao breaks the clinch.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray clobbers Dao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Dao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dao 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Dao misses with a looping right.
Dao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gray slips a jab from Dao.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao misses with a leg kick.
Gray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dao misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Some wild striking there from Dao.
Dao throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Dao's head coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dao misses the shot to the body.
Dao connects with a solid leg kick.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
Gray scores with a nice head shot.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
Dao throws out a powerful jab.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Dao throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dao misses with a two punch combination.
Gray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Praew Dao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gray! But no joy.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Dao's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dao.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dao was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
An attempted straight right counter from Dao misses the target.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Gray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dao rather than just go for the knockout.
Gray misses with a hook to the body
and Dao counters with a left and a right that stings Gray.
Dao throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dao under the eye.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Dao is just out of range.
Dao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao scores with a jab. Gray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dao backs up against the cage.
Dao throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Dao.
Dao throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Dao cracks Gray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Dao misses
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray cracks Dao with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Dao tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray swings for the body but Dao moves out of range.
Dao connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gray scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Dao. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Gray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dao doesn't seem phased though.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Dao throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Dao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dao lands with a nice body punch.
Dao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dao tries to clinch up.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Praew Dao will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gray throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range.
Dao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Some wild striking there from Dao.
Dao misses with a straight right.
Gray throws out a counter right but Dao avoids it with no problem.
Gray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gray's sensitive parts.
Dao defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
A slow jab from Dao misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Dao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray works Dao's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Dao just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gray in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Dao pushes Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Dao.
Dao prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dao backwards.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gray.
Dao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Dao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dao.
Gray works on Dao's body with a couple of short punches.
Gray is leaning against Dao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Gray - that landed with a thud.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dao trying to control the position but instead, Gray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dao into the cage.
Gray gets through Dao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Dao controls his hands.
Dao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray blocking some punches.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Dao's head.
Gray working aggressively here.
Dao stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dao.
Dao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray pushes Dao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Dao takes a shot to the head.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Dao.
Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alex Gray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray tries to work over Dao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dao is trying to break the clinch but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Dao controls the action.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Gray blocking some punches.
Dao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray misses with some punches.
Dao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Dao.
Dao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray cracks Dao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gray throws a hook but Dao avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dao misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray misses with a body shot.
Dao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Dao misses.
Dao looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dao prevents a body shot from Gray.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gray misses the jab.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Dao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Dao misses.
Dao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dao looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Dao throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dao manages to avoid it.
Dao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Dao takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Dao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dao is looking to slow Gray down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Dao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dao cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Dao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Praew Dao is winning the standup battle so far.
Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
A left and a right from Dao both land. Nice combination.
Gray with a hook.
Dao blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Dao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray slips a straight right by Dao.
Dao thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray swings for the body but Dao moves out of range.
Gray closes the distance and pushes Dao back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao has Gray pushed against the cage.
Dao pushes Gray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dao misses with a punch to the body.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray blocks a body shot from Dao.
Gray pushes Dao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray lands a body punch.
Gray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dao.
Gray scores with a jab.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dao has time to react.
Gray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Dao is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
Dao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dao moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Dao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gray misses the jab.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Dao lands with a good body shot.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Dao.
Dao takes one on the button.
Dao looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Dao lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dao.
A big left from Gray misses.
A leg kick checked by Gray.
Dao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Dao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dao misses the jab.
Jab by Dao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dao throws a body shot but no joy.
Dao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
Gray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray digs a good hook to Dao's body.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Dao swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gray! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gray 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gray!
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