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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dieselnoi Thanasukarn (ranked 5301 p4p, 4313 weight class) and Louis Eclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Thanasukarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Eclair!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eclair is defended easily by Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Eclair lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thanasukarn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eclair.
Thanasukarn is looking to clinch.
Eclair tries for a takedown but Thanasukarn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Eclair.
Thanasukarn tries to clinch
and Eclair counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thanasukarn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thanasukarn tries to clinch but Eclair moves out of range.
Thanasukarn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eclair shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eclair showed some decent athleticism there.
Eclair stalling.
Thanasukarn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclair seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eclair controlling the action here.
Eclair moves nicely into side control.
Thanasukarn is letting Eclair control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eclair working the head and body with strikes.
Eclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thanasukarn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Eclair.
Eclair has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Thanasukarn!
Eclair content just to control the position here.
Eclair looking to finish Thanasukarn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thanasukarn!
Eclair controlling the pace for now.
Eclair jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thanasukarn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclair decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thanasukarn to his feet.
Eclair moves into the clinch successfully.
Eclair pulls guard effortlessly.
Thanasukarn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eclair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thanasukarn has managed to get both his arms back between Eclair's legs - danger averted.
Eclair looking for a guillotine here but Thanasukarn defends easily.
Eclair manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thanasukarn manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eclair throws a big right hand that misses.
Eclair controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Eclair 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eclair avoiding damage as Thanasukarn throws knees to the body.
Thanasukarn wants to break free but Eclair has control.
Eclair jumps guard but Thanasukarn stands there with Eclair around his waist. Eclair gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thanasukarn is pressed up against the cage. Eclair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thanasukarn down to the mat. Thanasukarn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eclair rushes Thanasukarn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eclair tries to score a body lock takedown but Thanasukarn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Eclair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eclair goes for a double leg but Thanasukarn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thanasukarn continues to drive forward.
Eclair clinches up with Thanasukarn and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eclair has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thanasukarn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclair will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thanasukarn up against the cage.
Eclair manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Eclair manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eclair or perhaps it was just good defense by Thanasukarn, which made it look bad.
Eclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thanasukarn is fending him off so far but Eclair persists. Nope, Thanasukarn circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thanasukarn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eclair shoots in but no luck this time.
Eclair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eclair closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thanasukarn quickly recovers to half guard.
Eclair thows a huge punch but Thanasukarn dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclair perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thanasukarn is looking to get back to is feet but Eclair passes into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eclair decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thanasukarn to his feet.
Eclair rushes Thanasukarn and presses him up against the cage.
Thanasukarn gets underhooks to prevent Eclair's takedown attempt.
Eclair drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thanasukarn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eclair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eclair is trying to drag Thanasukarn to the mat but Thanasukarn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn tries to keep at a distance but Eclair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanasukarn wants to clinch.
Eclair shoots for a double leg takedown but Thanasukarn sprawls well. He's pushed Eclair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eclair clinches.
Eclair can't get the takedown.
Thanasukarn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eclair blocks it with crossed arms.
Eclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Eclair with that takedown attempt.
Thanasukarn pushes Eclair up against the cage in a clinch.
Thanasukarn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thanasukarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Eclair controls his hands.
Thanasukarn is looking to control Eclair's arms but Eclair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thanasukarn has his back to the cage.
Eclair has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thanasukarn after a bit of a struggle.
Eclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanasukarn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eclair controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Eclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Eclair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thanasukarn scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Eclair manages to mount him!
Eclair controlling the pace for now.
Louis Eclair has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thanasukarn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Eclair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclair stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eclair clinches.
Eclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eclair lands a head kick!
Louis Eclair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thanasukarn tries to sprawl but Eclair drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Eclair is looking for a kimura here.
Eclair performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclair prevents Thanasukarn from standing back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Eclair takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eclair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eclair manages to break the clinch.
Eclair darts in looking for a takedown but Thanasukarn gets double underhooks and turns Eclair into the cage.
Eclair shoots in but no luck this time.
Eclair clinches up with Thanasukarn and pushes him back against the cage.
Eclair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eclair is trying to drag Thanasukarn to the mat but Thanasukarn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Eclair.
Eclair landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclair wants to take the fight to the mat but Thanasukarn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Eclair breaks from the clinch.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eclair scores with a head kick.
Eclair goes for a double leg but Thanasukarn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thanasukarn continues to drive forward.
Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eclair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eclair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thanasukarn, pushing him back against the cage.
Thanasukarn missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Eclair on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eclair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis Eclair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eclair stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Eclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eclair 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Eclair!
The defeated Dieselnoi Thanasukarn had this to say: 'Hey, it is what it is. U win some and u lose some. Fair play to my opponent, he fought well and we’ll be back baby!'.
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energy
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