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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hatcher (ranked 4854 p4p, 3751 weight class) and Praew Dao (ranked 500 p4p, 436 weight class). 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 Blue 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Hatcher !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Praew Dao!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dao connects with a single shot there.
Dao throws an overhand right that lands on Hatcher 's shoulder, as Hatcher tries to avoid the shot.
Dao wants to slow Hatcher down by chopping away at his legs.
Hatcher tries to counter with a takedown but Dao is quick to defend against it.
Dao lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Dao misses.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatcher .
Hatcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hatcher tries to clinch but Dao moves out of range.
Dao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hatcher wants to take the fight to the mat but Dao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hatcher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hatcher has had enough of the clinch but Dao keeps him there for the moment.
Dao managing to block the knees to the body from Hatcher .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dao manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Dao.
A telegraphed right hand from Dao misses the target.
Dao lands a body shot.
Hatcher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dao rushes Hatcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dao scores with a decent looking hook.
Dao clinches up with Hatcher and pushes him back against the cage.
Hatcher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dao is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Hatcher . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dao lands a right hand.
Hatcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dao lands a shoulder strike.
Hatcher tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dao tries to throw a body punch but Hatcher avoids it by throwing Dao back against the cage.
Dao cracks Hatcher with a nice body shot.
Dao lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dao's elbow.
A short right from Dao on the inside.
Hatcher stalls.
Hatcher jumps guard but Dao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hatcher breaks from the clinch.
Dao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dao scores with a hook.
Nice jab there from Dao.
Dao moves into range and clinches up with Hatcher .
Nice body punch from Dao.
Dao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hatcher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dao is defending well.
Dao lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao lands with a light punch inside.
Dao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hatcher is trying to pull guard but Dao has him pressed against the cage.
Dao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dao lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dao.
A head punch on the inside from Hatcher fails to land.
Dao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hatcher is trying to break the clinch but Dao has him pressed against the cage.
Dao lands with a short shot to the head.
Dao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatcher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dao walks away with a smile on his face. Hatcher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Dao. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Praew Dao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dao scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Charles Hatcher has been cut.
Dao clinches with his opponent.
Dao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatcher .
Dao breaks from the clinch.
Hatcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hatcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dao makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hatcher is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Dao. Beautiful body shot.
Dao sizes up Hatcher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Praew Dao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Hatcher 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Dao.
Dao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatcher throws a lazy head kick
and Dao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dao drives through and clinches with Hatcher against the cage.
Hatcher tries to score a body lock takedown but Dao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hatcher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dao gets underhooks to prevent Hatcher 's takedown attempt.
Hatcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dao.
Hatcher tries to pull guard but Dao won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Hatcher . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dao breaks from the clinch.
Hatcher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hatcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dao cracks Hatcher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dao.
Dao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dao closes the distance and clinches.
Dao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatcher backwards.
Dao lands a shot to the body.
Dao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatcher 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dao gets a clinch.
Dao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatcher or not.
Dao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hatcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatcher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dao finds it's way round the side to connect with Hatcher 's head.
Dao scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick from Dao, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatcher tried to score with a low kick but Dao checks it.
Dao lands with a good body shot.
Hatcher shoots in and drives through. Dao sprawls well.
Hatcher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Charles Hatcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dao pushes Hatcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Dao works on Hatcher 's body with a couple of short punches.
Dao digs a right hand underneath Hatcher 's ribcage. Hatcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dao lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Dao.
Dao scores with a shot to the side of Hatcher 's head.
Praew Dao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dao lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatcher backwards.
Dao lands a body punch.
Dao is leaning against Hatcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dao.
Hatcher tries to score a body lock takedown but Dao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Dao as the two fighters clinch.
Hatcher wants a takedown.
Dao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Dao - that landed with a thud.
Dao manages to break the clinch.
Hatcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hatcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hatcher takes one on the button.
Dao punishes Hatcher 's body with a nice straight punch.
Dao lands with a hook. Hatcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dao connects with a jab.
Hatcher is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Hatcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Hatcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Hatcher has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Dao smells blood and charges in for the finish! Dao unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Hatcher sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). 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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mgr
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RATING
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