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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Yakko (ranked 3688 p4p, 3802 weight class) and Chokkrathai Thongphak (ranked 231 p4p, 239 weight class). Yakko comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Boom. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Yakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chokkrathai Thongphak!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thongphak throws a looping overhand right but Yakko ducks down to avoid it.
Yakko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thongphak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakko clinches up against the cage.
Yakko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yakko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yakko misses with a body punch.
Yakko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thongphak dodges an elbow strike from Yakko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakko avoiding damage.
Yakko leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thongphak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakko moves into range and clinches up with Thongphak.
Yakko stalling in the clinch but Thongphak improves position.
Yakko misses with a knee strike.
Thongphak avoiding damage as Yakko throws knees to the body.
Yakko struggles to land a body shot inside as Thongphak controls his hands.
Yakko misses with a knee strike.
Yakko trying to stall but Thongphak improves his position.
A knee to the head by Yakko.
Yakko stalling against the cage.
Thongphak blocks an uppercut.
Thongphak being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakko stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andre Yakko.
Yakko misses with a wild combination.
Thongphak feints the counter takedown.
Thongphak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yakko fakes the leg kick and cracks Thongphak in the body.
Thongphak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thongphak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thongphak misses with a straight right.
Yakko is looking to clinch.
Yakko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thongphak feints the counter takedown.
Thongphak lands a glancing blow to the side of Yakko's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Thongphak.
Yakko dodges the punch combination from Thongphak.
Yakko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good exchange - Thongphak coming out on top.
Yakko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yakko has closed the distance and engaged Thongphak in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yakko throws a head punch that misses.
Yakko has Thongphak pressed against the cage.
Thongphak wants to break free but Yakko has control.
Yakko misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakko swings wildly with an uppercut but Thongphak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakko misses with a knee strike.
Yakko throws an elbow but it misses.
Yakko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thongphak up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yakko.
Yakko is struggling to control the position.
Yakko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakko is stalling here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Yakko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yakko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Thongphak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yakko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yakko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yakko tries to clinch but Thongphak moves away
and Thongphak counters with a nice uppercut.
Yakko wants to clinch.
Yakko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thongphak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thongphak 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.
Yakko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chokkrathai Thongphak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakko tries to move into range but Thongphak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yakko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thongphak can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakko has closed the distance and engaged Thongphak in a clinch.
Thongphak is trying to break the clinch but Yakko is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thongphak as Yakko tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakko struggles to land a body shot inside as Thongphak controls his hands.
Yakko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yakko working aggressively here.
Yakko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yakko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yakko keeps control of Thongphak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakko swings wildly with an uppercut but Thongphak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakko prevents Thongphak from breaking the clinch.
Thongphak is trying to break free.
Yakko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thongphak is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thongphak tries to break the clinch but Yakko is controlling the position.
Thongphak is trying to push Yakko away but Yakko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thongphak is trying to push Yakko away but Yakko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thongphak has had enough of the clinch but Yakko keeps him there for the moment.
Yakko misses with an elbow over the top.
Yakko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thongphak is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yakko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thongphak's brow.
Yakko working aggressively here.
Yakko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thongphak managing to block the knees to the body from Yakko.
Thongphak blocks the elbow strike.
Thongphak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yakko throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thongphak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakko stalling in the clinch.
Andre Yakko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yakko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yakko tries to stall but Thongphak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yakko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yakko misses with a punch on the inside.
Yakko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thongphak is trying to break free.
Yakko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thongphak is keeping busy.
Thongphak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thongphak.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yakko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yakko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thongphak's brow.
Thongphak wants to break free but Yakko has control.
Yakko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yakko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thongphak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yakko trying to control the position but instead, Thongphak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yakko into the cage.
Thongphak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Yakko dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Yakko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thongphak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakko darts in and clinches Thongphak up against the cage.
Yakko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yakko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yakko can't find room to land a body shot as Thongphak controls the action.
Thongphak tries to break free but Yakko pushes him back against the cage.
Yakko can't find room to land a body shot as Thongphak controls the action.
Yakko stalls.
Yakko misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Yakko.
Thongphak is trying to break the clinch but Yakko has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakko is looking to control Thongphak's arms but Thongphak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yakko has his back to the cage.
Yakko lands an elbow just above Thongphak 's eye.
Yakko working aggressively here.
Yakko tries to land knees in the clinch but Thongphak avoids the damage to the body.
Yakko tries to throw a body punch but Thongphak avoids it by throwing Yakko back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yakko.
Yakko misses with a knee strike.
Yakko taking a breather.
Thongphak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yakko has him pressed against the cage.
Yakko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thongphak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakko misses with an elbow strike.
Yakko lands an elbow inside that Thongphak shrugs off.
Yakko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yakko misses with a body punch.
Yakko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakko can't find room to land a body shot as Thongphak controls the action.
Thongphak blocks an elbow strike.
Yakko taking a breather.
Thongphak working hard to break the clinch.
Thongphak is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakko stalling in the clinch but Thongphak improves position.
Thongphak has had enough of the clinch but Yakko keeps him there for the moment.
Yakko working aggressively here.
Yakko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thongphak is keeping busy.
Yakko pushes off an throws an elbow but Thongphak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thongphak is trying to force a seperation but Yakko has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yakko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thongphak can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yakko keeps control of Thongphak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yakko prevents Thongphak from breaking the clinch.
Yakko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakko swings wildly with an uppercut but Thongphak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thongphak tries to circle away but Yakko has him pinned against the cage.
Andre Yakko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Yakko throws an elbow but misses.
Thongphak tries to circle away but Yakko has him pinned against the cage.
Chokkrathai Thongphak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yakko lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Yakko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yakko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Yakko!
Andre Yakko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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