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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Praew Dao (ranked 1376 p4p, 2451 weight class) and Emilio Morterero (ranked 175 p4p, 293 weight class). Morterero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 8 - 6 - 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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Morterero!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Dao.
Dao connects with a leg kick.
Morterero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morterero scrambles back to his feet.
Praew Dao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dao avoids the head kick by Morterero.
A jab lands there for Dao.
Dao scores with the left hand. Morterero knows he should have avoided that one.
Morterero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morterero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dao.
Morterero misses with a wild combination.
Morterero moves out of range of the strikes.
Morterero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dao tries to land a leg kick but Morterero saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morterero thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Dao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morterero lands with a nice combination. Dao backs away looking to recover.
Morterero misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Dao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morterero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morterero throws out a loose jab but Dao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morterero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dao has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dao can't break the clinch.
Dao avoiding damage as Morterero throws knees to the body.
Dao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morterero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morterero slips a jab from Dao.
Dao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morterero.
Dao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dao connects with a jab.
Dao misses with a right hand
and Morterero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dao scores with a jab to the head.
Morterero throws a hook but Dao blocks it.
Morterero throws the left hand but Dao avoids the punch easily.
Dao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morterero needs to keep his hands up - Dao had a free shot at his head there.
Morterero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morterero lands with an uppercut that bounces Dao off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morterero jabs Dao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morterero throws a hook but Dao avoids it easily.
Morterero throws a right and a left that Dao avoids nicely.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morterero.
Morterero lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao throws a jab when Morterero was well out of range.
Dao clobbers Morterero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morterero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dao misses the shot to the body.
Dao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dao throws a leg kick but Morterero moved away.
Morterero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morterero is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morterero misses with an uppercut. Dao saw that one coming.
Morterero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dao.
Morterero steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dao misses with a hook.
Morterero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Morterero takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Dao misses.
Dao throws a leg kick that misses.
Morterero avoids the body shot from Dao.
Morterero lands with an uppercut that bounces Dao off the cage and back into range.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morterero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Morterero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao throws an off balance right hand
and Morterero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morterero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morterero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dao.
Dao checks a leg kick.
Dao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morterero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morterero misses with a straight right.
Dao scores with a nice right hand.
Morterero connects with a solid leg kick.
Dao defending well as Morterero loads up on a big left hand.
Morterero moves out of range as Dao strikes.
Dao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morterero avoids the body shot from Dao.
Morterero unleashes a big counter combination but Dao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morterero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
Morterero throws a fast counter high kick but Dao manages to duck under it in time.
Morterero throws a jab but it's blocked by Dao.
Morterero cracks Dao with a good jab.
Morterero lands with a nice body punch.
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 takes one to the chin there.
Dao lands a slapping body shot.
Morterero takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morterero looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Morterero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dao misses with a jab to the body
and Morterero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morterero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Dao misses.
Morterero throws a jab when Dao was well out of range.
Dao misses with a looping right.
Dao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Morterero both land. Nice combination.
Morterero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dao.
Morterero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dao misses with a hook. Morterero ducked under it nicely.
Morterero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dao lunges at Morterero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morterero's hand.
Morterero looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dao throws a hook but Morterero blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Morterero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morterero moves away.
Dao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morterero lands with an overhand left.
Morterero throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.
Dao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morterero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emilio Morterero will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dao moves into the clinch.
Dao manages to break the clinch.
Dao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morterero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Dao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dao. That's going to slow Morterero down.
Dao slips under a jab from Morterero.
Morterero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dao misses with an uppercut
and Morterero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Morterero. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Dao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dao throws a hook but Morterero avoids it easily.
Morterero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Praew Dao is winning the standup battle so far.
Dao lands a head shot.
Morterero throws a right and a left that Dao avoids nicely.
Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morterero in his tracks.
Morterero is rocked!
Dao measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Morterero! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Praew Dao!
A relieved looking Praew Dao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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