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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Praew Dao (ranked 2160 p4p, 1433 weight class) and Serwacy Smolarek (ranked 301 p4p, 206 weight class). Smolarek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Easy Way Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 6 - 4 - 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 London, Serwacy Smolarek!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dao blocks the body kick.
Dao misses with a body shot.
Smolarek checks a leg kick.
Dao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smolarek counters by clinching up.
Dao manages to break the clinch.
Smolarek slips a jab from Dao.
Dao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smolarek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smolarek throws a shot to the body.
Smolarek looks to score with a jab to the body but Dao is just out of range.
Dao connects with the punch.
Dao stalks Smolarek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smolarek's face. Smolarek staggers backwards, shaken.
Smolarek's coach down at London MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smolarek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dao throws a series of punches but Smolarek avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dao.
Smolarek connects with a body shot that sends Dao's belly button to the back.
Dao moves away from the strike by Smolarek.
Smolarek digs a good hook to Dao's body.
Dao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smolarek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolarek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Praew Dao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Dao finds it's target.
Dao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smolarek counters with a right hand to the body.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Smolarek.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smolarek. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smolarek ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Smolarek lands with a right hand.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Smolarek slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Dao.
Smolarek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dao feints and then cracks Smolarek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smolarek down.
A cross from Smolarek lands.
Smolarek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dao rather than just go for the knockout.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao moves out of range of the body kick.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Smolarek saw that one coming.
Smolarek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao blocks the body kick.
Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dao was well out of range. Poor timing from Smolarek.
Dao tries to move into range but Smolarek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smolarek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dao tries to bum rush Smolarek with a series of wild strikes but Smolarek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smolarek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dao slips a jab from Smolarek.
Dao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smolarek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dao misses with a hook to the body
enabling Smolarek to counter with a crisp jab.
Smolarek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dao.
Smolarek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smolarek doesn't manage to clinch there - Dao circles away.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Smolarek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao throws a hook to the side of Smolarek's head but Smolarek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Dao.
Dao throws a chopping leg kick but Smolarek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dao throws a body shot but no joy.
Dao drops his hands momentarily and Smolarek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dao.
Smolarek looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dao does no damage.
Smolarek throws a counter combo.
Dao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smolarek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dao.
Dao needs to keep his hands up - Smolarek had a free shot at his head there.
Dao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smolarek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Dao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smolarek moves away.
Dao avoids the body shot from Smolarek.
Dao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smolarek is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Smolarek lands a jab.
Smolarek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smolarek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Smolarek backs away, Dao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Dao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smolarek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao takes a swing at Smolarek's ribcage but misses.
Smolarek takes a swing at Dao's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Smolarek there.
Dao lands a really nice looking cross but Smolarek seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smolarek just manages to avoid it.
Smolarek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dao 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 Smolarek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smolarek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smolarek.
Dao lands a right hook to the body.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Smolarek slips the punch.
Smolarek unleashes a big counter combination but Dao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dao throws a jab when Smolarek was well out of range.
Smolarek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smolarek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Smolarek as he checks the leg kick.
Smolarek looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao misses with a left hand
and Smolarek counters with a stiff right hand.
Dao throws a lazy right hand but Smolarek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smolarek throws a hook to the side of Dao's head but Dao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dao moves away from the strike by Smolarek.
Smolarek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dao at a distance.
Smolarek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Smolarek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serwacy Smolarek dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smolarek misses with a straight left.
Smolarek misses with a straight right.
Dao pushes Smolarek up against the cage in a clinch.
Smolarek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dao.
Smolarek working aggressively here.
Smolarek looking to slow down the pace here.
Smolarek throws a head punch that misses.
Dao breaks the clinch.
Dao misses with a combination
and Smolarek counters with a left to the body.
Dao wants to slow Smolarek down by chopping away at his legs.
Dao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dao defending well as Smolarek loads up on a big left hand.
Serwacy Smolarek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Smolarek saw that one coming.
Dao throws out a loose jab but Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smolarek manages to avoid it.
A big left from Dao misses.
Dao misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolarek checks a leg kick.
Smolarek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dao doesn't seem bothered though.
Dao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smolarek in his tracks.
Dao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dao misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Smolarek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smolarek lands a right hook to the body.
Dao throws a leg kick but Smolarek moved away.
Dao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dao throwing a counter right hand but Smolarek manages to avoid it.
Dao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smolarek misses with an uppercut.
Smolarek digs a good hook to Dao's body.
Smolarek throws out a loose jab but Dao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dao throws a hook to the side of Smolarek's head but Smolarek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smolarek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smolarek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Dao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao lands a jab-cross combination.
Dao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dao looks to land a right hand but Smolarek moved out of range.
Smolarek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smolarek slips a jab from Dao.
Smolarek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dao.
Smolarek follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Smolarek slips under a jab from Dao.
Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smolarek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smolarek slips under a jab.
Dao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dao slips under a jab from Smolarek.
Dao lands a jab.
Smolarek misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Dao.
Dao throws a body punch but Smolarek moves out of range.
Smolarek scores with a jab.
Smolarek misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao misses with a hook. Smolarek ducked under it nicely.
Smolarek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
Dao tried to counter with a leg kick but Smolarek avoided it.
Smolarek misses with a straight right.
Smolarek misses with a straight right.
Smolarek defending well as Dao loads up on a big left hand.
Smolarek lands with a right hand.
Dao is looking to chop away at Smolarek's legs.
Smolarek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smolarek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dao moves away from the strike by Smolarek.
Dao avoids the body shot from Smolarek.
Dao scoring well with a low kick there.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Smolarek saw that one coming.
Dao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Smolarek.
Dao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smolarek throws a shot from downtown. Dao moves away and avoids it.
Dao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smolarek manages to avoid it.
Dao throws a leg kick
enabling Smolarek to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smolarek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smolarek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dao throws out the jab.
Smolarek misses the shot to the body.
Dao misses with an uppercut
and Dao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smolarek ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Smolarek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Smolarek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smolarek.
Nice defenses there by Smolarek.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Smolarek does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Smolarek misses the target.
Dao misses with a wild body shot.
Dao misses with a lunging right hand
and Smolarek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serwacy Smolarek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dao.
Dao throws a leg kick
and Smolarek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smolarek misses the shot to the body.
Smolarek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smolarek throws a big shot that misses.
Smolarek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smolarek misses with a body shot.
Dao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dao misses with a hook.
Dao digs a good body shot into Smolarek's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smolarek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smolarek misses with a body shot.
Smolarek lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Smolarek misses.
Dao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smolarek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smolarek ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Dao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smolarek.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Smolarek.
Smolarek throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range.
Dao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smolarek lands a nice looking body shot.
Dao misses with a straight right.
Smolarek scores with a shot to the body.
Dao scoring well with a low kick there.
Dao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smolarek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dao.
Smolarek misses with a wild body shot.
Dao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dao looks to score with a jab to the body but Smolarek is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smolarek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dao misses with a low kick as Smolarek jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Smolarek.
Smolarek scores with a decent looking hook.
Dao slips a jab from Smolarek.
Praew Dao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Smolarek.
Smolarek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dao swats away the attempt to clinch by Smolarek.
Smolarek misses with a hook.
Smolarek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dao can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Dao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dao walks into a straight right hand from Smolarek.
Smolarek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dao misses with a leg kick
and Smolarek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dao misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smolarek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dao avoids the body shot from Smolarek.
Smolarek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smolarek.
Smolarek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dao.
It seemed like Smolarek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Dao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smolarek throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smolarek. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao moves out of range of the leg kick from Smolarek.
Dao slips under a jab.
No joy there for Smolarek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smolarek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smolarek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dao slips a jab from Smolarek.
Smolarek misses with a looping right.
Smolarek throws a hook but Dao blocks it.
Dao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smolarek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek throws a hook but Dao avoids it easily.
Smolarek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dao manages to avoid it.
Smolarek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dao misses with a lunging right hand
and Smolarek counters with a left to the body.
Smolarek digs a good hook to Dao's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smolarek checks it well.
Smolarek tries to clinch but Dao moves out of range.
Smolarek digs a good body shot into Dao's ribs.
Dao tries a low kick but Smolarek avoids it.
Dao misses with a looping left.
Dao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smolarek is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Smolarek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smolarek misses with a straight right.
Smolarek jabs Dao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smolarek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smolarek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dao throws a looping overhand right but Smolarek ducks down to avoid it.
Smolarek lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serwacy Smolarek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smolarek 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serwacy Smolarek!
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