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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Asby (ranked 995 p4p, 1241 weight class) and Praew Dao (ranked 135 p4p, 164 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bjorn Asby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Praew Dao!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dao throws a solid leg kick but Asby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dao.
Asby throwing a counter right hand but Dao manages to avoid it.
Dao fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Asby misses the target.
Asby throws out a loose jab but Dao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dao slips under a jab.
Dao throws an off balance right hand
and Asby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dao scores with a nice strike.
Dao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asby has time to react.
Asby staying out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asby manages to break the clinch.
Dao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asby counters with a stiff right hand.
Asby misses with a looping left.
Asby loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
We've been told by Asby's head coaches at MMAH League and Warrior Nation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao works the jab nicely.
Dao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asby takes a swing at Dao's ribcage but misses.
Asby drops his hands momentarily and Dao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dao misses with an uppercut.
Dao looks to score with a jab to the body but Asby is just out of range.
Dao misses with an uppercut.
Asby is looking to counter punch.
Dao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Asby to counter with a crisp jab.
Asby throws the left hand but Dao avoids the punch easily.
Dao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dao defending well as Asby loads up on a big left hand.
Asby throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range.
Dao throws a big shot that misses.
Dao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Asby cracks Dao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dao misses with a right hand
and Asby counters with a straight right hand.
Asby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Asby looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao throws a poor cross that misses
and Asby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dao lands a jab.
Dao throws a hook but Asby blocks it.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao lands a jab to the head.
Dao digs a good body shot into Asby's ribs.
Dao lands with a straight right. Asby didn't see that one coming.
A nice combination there by Asby.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dao throws a head kick that misses.
Dao moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dao. That's going to slow Asby down.
Praew Dao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asby avoids the body shot from Dao.
An attempted straight right counter from Asby misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asby misses with an uppercut. Dao saw that one coming.
Asby checks a low kick from Dao.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asby.
Dao tests Asby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dao forces Asby back against the cage and clinches.
Dao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asby scrambles back to his feet.
Dao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dao misses with a hook
and Asby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Dao misses.
Asby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dao tries a head kick but it misses.
Asby throws a lazy right hand but Dao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dao.
Asby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Asby ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Asby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asby blocks a head kick by Dao.
Asby throws an overhand right that lands on Dao's shoulder, as Dao tries to avoid the shot.
Dao scores with a punch to the head.
Dao throws a leg kick
and Asby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dao.
Asby looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Dao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asby lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dao tries to clinch but Asby moves away
and Asby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Praew Dao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dao misses with an uppercut
and Asby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asby tries to keep at a distance but Dao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Dao finds it's target.
Dao throws a sloppy body shot
and Asby counters with a stiff right hand.
Dao misses with a leg kick
and Asby counters with a nice uppercut.
Dao misses with a head kick.
Asby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dao throws a right hand that misses
and Asby counters with a straight right hand.
Asby slips under a jab from Dao.
Asby is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Asby misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Dao misses the target.
Asby is looking to counter punch.
Dao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asby moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asby slips a straight right by Dao.
Asby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asby scrambles back to his feet.
Asby swings for the body but Dao moves out of range.
Dao misses with a lunging right hand
and Asby counters with a straight right hand.
Dao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Asby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dao to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Asby misses.
Dao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dao slips a jab from Asby.
Dao throws an overhand right that lands on Asby's shoulder, as Asby tries to avoid the shot.
Dao scores with a hook.
Dao sizes up Asby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dao scores with a nice strike.
Asby swings for the body but Dao moves out of range.
Asby ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Asby is looking to counter punch.
Asby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asby scrambles back to his feet.
Dao with a nice calf kick.
Asby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asby tries to move into range but Dao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Asby misses with a looping right.
Dao looks to land a right hand but Asby moved out of range.
Dao scoring well with a low kick there.
Dao throws a hook but Asby blocks it.
Dao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dao throws an overhand right that lands on Asby's shoulder, as Asby tries to avoid the shot.
Dao throws a good cross that connects.
Dao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asby.
Dao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asby's head.
Dao misses with a hook. Asby ducked under it nicely.
Dao lands a lovely overhand right.
Asby misses with a hook.
Asby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Asby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dao clinches up against the cage.
Asby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Asby fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Dao.
Asby walks into a straight right hand from Dao.
Dao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Praew Dao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dao misses with a right hand
and Asby counters with a straight right hand.
Asby connects with a right hand. Dao shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
Dao throws a leg kick but Asby checks it.
Asby throwing a counter right hand but Dao manages to avoid it.
Asby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dao.
A swing and a miss from Dao.
Asby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Praew Dao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asby's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Asby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dao lands an overhand right.
Dao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Asby misses the target.
Asby moves out of range as Dao strikes.
A big right from Dao misses.
Dao tries to clinch up but Asby circles away and keeps his distance.
Dao throws a right hand that misses
letting Asby counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dao misses with a looping left.
Asby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dao throws a body punch but Asby moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Asby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Dao misses its intended target.
Asby is looking to counter punch.
Asby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asby there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao moves into the clinch.
Asby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dao can't find room to land a body shot as Asby controls the action.
Asby prevents a body shot from Dao.
Asby throws a punch but it's blocked by Dao.
Dao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Dao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asby. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asby.
Dao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asby with a body shot.
Asby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Asby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dao throws a body shot but no joy.
Asby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjorn Asby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
Dao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asby ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Asby keeps the fight on the outside.
Asby misses with a straight left.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Asby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Asby.
Dao lands with a shot to the body.
Dao misses with a body shot.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dao.
Asby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dao tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao throws an off balance right hand
and Asby counters with a right hand to the body.
Asby slips a straight right by Dao.
Dao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dao throws a low kick but Asby avoids it.
Asby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dao with a nice cross.
Asby lands the left hand.
Asby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dao.
It looked like Asby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asby throws a jab when Dao was well out of range.
Asby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A clash of legs there as Asby blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Asby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asby manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Asby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Asby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Dao is predictable there
and Asby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dao thinking.
Dao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dao throws out a leg kick but Asby moves out of range and Dao only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dao is looking to chop away at Asby's legs.
Dao scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dao scores with a head kick.
Dao throws a jab but it's blocked by Asby.
Dao misses with an uppercut
and Asby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asby to score with a decent uppercut.
Asby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Asby.
Dao moves into the clinch successfully.
Dao breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Praew Dao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dao 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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