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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Praew Dao (ranked 854 p4p, 1090 weight class) and Kristian Kent (ranked 107 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristian Kent!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Dao.
Kent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Praew Dao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kent scrambles back to his feet.
Dao looks to throw the jab but Kent is out of range.
Dao throws the left hand but Kent avoids the punch easily.
Kent looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao lands a jab to the nose.
Kent looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Kent scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kent was well out of range. Poor timing from Dao.
Dao misses with a hook. Kent ducked under it nicely.
Dao lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao with a nice calf kick.
Kent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kent takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kent blocks a leg kick.
Kent misses with a hook.
Dao has closed the distance and engaged Kent in a clinch.
Kent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dao misses with a hook.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Kent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kent blocks a head kick by Dao.
Kent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dao throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kent counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Dao finds it's target.
Kent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dao. Dao obviously looking to wear him down.
Dao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kent works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dao moves forwards but Kent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dao misses with a straight left.
Kent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dao looks to land a right hand but Kent moved out of range.
As Dao backs off Kent throws a huge counter combo but Dao manages to avoid it all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kent! But no joy.
Dao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kent with a nice cross.
Kent misses with a hook.
Kent throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dao drops his hands momentarily and Kent takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kent ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Kent.
Dao connects with a nice looking jab.
Dao misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Kent lands.
Dao looks to land a right hand but Kent moved out of range.
Kent throws out a counter right but Dao avoids it with no problem.
Kent lands a really nice looking cross but Dao seems unphased.
Kent misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Dao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Kent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kent might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kent 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kent, as that shot connected.
A low kick lands for Dao.
Dao lands a leg kick that knocks Kent off balance momentarily.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Kent saw that one coming.
Dao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dao misses the jab.
Dao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kent manages to avoid it.
Kent throws out a counter right but Dao avoids it with no problem.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Kent.
Kent throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Kent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
Dao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kent connects with a nice looking jab.
Dao throws a sloppy head kick and Kent moves out of range easily.
Dao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kent.
Kent scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dao in his tracks.
Kent staying out of range there.
Dao misses with a looping right.
Kent throws a jab when Dao was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dao throws a low kick, looking for Kent's leg but Kent calmly moves out of range.
Dao throws a poor cross that misses
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dao misses with a head kick.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
Dao looks to land a left hand but Kent moved out of range nicely.
Kent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao misses with a straight right.
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 swings widly with a right hand
and Kent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dao misses with a hook
and Dao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dao misses with a jab to the body
and Dao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dao throws a head kick but Kent moves out of range.
Kent misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Dao.
Dao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kent's sensitive parts.
Dao looks to score with a jab to the body but Kent is just out of range.
Dao misses the shot to the body.
Kent swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Kent misses.
Kent has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
Kent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dao throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Kent.
Kent walks into a straight right hand from Dao.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kristian Kent will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kent misses with a looping left.
Dao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kent, pushing him back against the cage.
Kent breaks from the clinch.
Dao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dao lands a nice shot that snaps Kent's head back.
Dao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kent throws a lazy right hand but Dao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dao needs to keep his hands up - Kent had a free shot at his head there.
Kent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kent on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kent loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Dao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Dao.
Kent misses the jab.
Dao digs a good body shot into Kent's ribs.
Dao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Dao misses.
Kent throws out a counter right but Dao avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Kent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kent.
Dao throws a shot from downtown. Kent moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kent! But no joy.
Kristian Kent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kent lands a body shot.
Dao misses with a straight right.
Kent throws a hook but Dao avoids it easily.
Dao misses with a straight right.
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.
Dao avoids the body shot from Kent.
Kent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kent keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dao with the inside leg kick.
Dao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kent lands a body shot.
Kent walks into a stiff left hand from Dao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent blocks a jab.
Kent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dao misses with a hook. Kent ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao lands a high kick!
Dao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kent avoids the head kick by Dao.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dao misses the jab.
It seemed like Kent was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kent misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Dao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kent throws a counter combo.
Kent misses the jab.
Kent misses with a double jab.
Dao throws a lazy right hand but Kent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kent throws a hook but Dao blocks it.
Kent misses with a looping left.
Kent blocks a jab.
A big left from Kent misses.
Kent throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.
Kent throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao throws a lazy uppercut
and Kent counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Dao.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Kent slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao throws a leg kick
and Kent counters with a nice uppercut.
Dao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dao connects with a solid leg kick.
Kent slips a jab from Dao.
Dao throws out a loose jab but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kent misses with an uppercut.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kent throws out the jab.
Dao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Dao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Kent 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kent misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dao misses the target.
Dao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kent looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
Dao throws a right hand that misses
and Kent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dao throws a leg kick but Kent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kent is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dao scores with a hook.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Dao misses with a wild body shot.
Kent has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kent there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dao throws a jab but it's blocked by Kent.
Dao throws a jab when Kent was well out of range.
Kent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dao tests Kent's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kent slips a straight right by Dao.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Praew Dao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.
Kent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A good leg kick by Dao.
Dao looks to score with a jab to the body but Kent is just out of range.
Dao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. Kent catches Dao right on the button with a cross.
Kent checks a leg kick.
Kent throws a counter combo.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao throws the left hand but Kent avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Kent.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
A slow jab from Dao misses its intended target.
Dao misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dao throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent throws a shot from downtown. Dao moves away and avoids it.
Dao defending well as Kent loads up on a big left hand.
Dao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kent finds it's way round the side to connect with Dao's head.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Kent slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao misses with a lunging right hand
and Kent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Kent there.
Kent lands with a straight right. Dao didn't see that one coming.
Dao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kent loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Kent throws a shot from downtown. Dao moves away and avoids it.
Dao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kent was well out of range. Poor timing from Dao.
It seemed like Kent was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kent scores with a nice right hand.
Kent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dao scores with a shot to the body.
Kent moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dao is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent misses with a double jab.
Oh Dao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kent 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.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao throws out a loose jab but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dao seems to have got his legs back now.
Kent lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Kent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kent ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Dao doesn't manage to clinch there - Kent circles away.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
Kent slips under a jab.
Kent takes a swing at Dao's ribcage but misses.
Dao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Dao misses.
Dao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kent slips a jab from Dao.
Kent looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Kent saw that one coming.
Kent slips a jab from Dao.
Dao misses with a hook.
Kent throws an overhand right that lands on Dao's shoulder, as Dao tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent misses with a looping left.
Dao clobbers Kent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dao at a distance.
Kent moves out of range of the strikes.
Kent doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kent's corner calls for a 1-2. Kent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dao throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kent to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kent loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Kent throws a jab when Dao was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dao misses the target.
Kent lands with a straight right. Dao didn't see that one coming.
Dao throws a lazy right hand but Kent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dao scores with a hook to the body. Kent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dao slips under a jab from Kent.
Kent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kent clobbers Dao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Kent slips the punch.
Kent looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Kent.
Dao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dao connects with a high kick.
Dao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Kent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
Dao is looking to score with low kicks.
Kent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dao.
Dao misses with a hook.
Dao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dao throws a leg kick but Kent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kent swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dao misses with a jab to the body
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kent.
Kent works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Kent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kent has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kristian Kent!
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