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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wangjannoi Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes into the arena with thai fight music blaring out of the sound system. 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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158 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gar Logan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan throws a series of punches but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Logan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Payakaroon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan rushes Payakaroon and presses him up against the cage.
Payakaroon has had enough of the clinch but Logan keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Logan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payakaroon's brow.
Payakaroon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payakaroon avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Payakaroon.
Logan blocks the elbow strike.
Logan misses with an elbow strike.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
Payakaroon lands a shot to the body.
Payakaroon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Payakaroon swings wildly with an uppercut but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Logan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payakaroon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Logan lands an elbow inside.
Logan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payakaroon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Payakaroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payakaroon with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payakaroon tries to land a front kick but Logan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Logan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payakaroon.
Some wild striking there from Logan.
Payakaroon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Gar Logan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a shot to the body.
Logan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payakaroon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon keeps the fight on the outside.
Payakaroon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
Payakaroon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payakaroon manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payakaroon circles away quickly and effectively.
Logan cracks Payakaroon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Logan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Payakaroon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Logan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan misses with a knee strike.
Logan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payakaroon avoids it.
Logan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Logan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Payakaroon tries a knee to the head but Logan blocks it.
Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Logan throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Logan obliges.
Logan misses with some punches.
Payakaroon trying to stall but Logan improves his position.
Logan throws an elbow but it misses.
Logan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Logan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Logan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Logan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Payakaroon dodges an elbow strike from Logan.
Payakaroon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan avoiding damage as Payakaroon throws knees to the body.
Logan missing with knees to the body.
Logan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon avoiding damage as Logan throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gar Logan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gar Logan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Logan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Logan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payakaroon is defending well for now.
Logan crunches a lovely knee into Payakaroon's ribcage.
Logan trying to land knees to the body.
Logan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Logan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payakaroon's defenses.
Logan with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payakaroon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Payakaroon is stalling here.
Payakaroon scores with a shoulder strike.
Payakaroon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Logan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gar Logan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payakaroon tries to circle away but Logan has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands a left hand.
Payakaroon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Logan.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike from Logan.
Payakaroon tries to stall but Logan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike from Logan.
Payakaroon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payakaroon is defending well for now.
Logan tries a knee to the head but Payakaroon blocks it.
Logan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Payakaroon up against the cage.
Logan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Logan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Payakaroon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan misses with a takedown attempt - Payakaroon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Logan misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a chopping leg kick but Logan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Payakaroon misses with a hook.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Logan moves in looking to clinch but Payakaroon pushes him off.
Logan moves in looking to clinch but Payakaroon pushes him off.
Logan looks for the body kick but Payakaroon saw that one coming.
Logan throws a leg kick that misses.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the body kick from Logan.
Logan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakaroon.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan blocks a jab.
Logan closes the distance and clinches.
Logan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Logan lands an elbow just above Payakaroon 's eye.
Logan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Logan.
Logan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payakaroon is defending well for now.
Payakaroon lands a good knee to the midsection. Logan won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Payakaroon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Payakaroon avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the cage.
Payakaroon has Logan pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon trying to stall but Logan improves his position.
Logan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payakaroon is defending well for now.
Logan misses with an elbow strike.
Logan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Payakaroon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan throws a series of punches but Payakaroon avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payakaroon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Logan tries to clinch there but Payakaroon circles away.
Payakaroon keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gar Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gar Logan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Logan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakaroon.
Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payakaroon.
Logan thows a leg kick but Payakaroon checks it
enabling Payakaroon to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Logan tries to clinch but Payakaroon is having none of it.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon tries to score with a low kick but Logan moves his leg out of the way.
Payakaroon tries to move into range but Logan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logan misses with the combination.
Payakaroon is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
A jab from Logan finds it's way through Payakaroon's defenses.
Gar Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payakaroon.
Logan darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan shoots in for a takedown but Payakaroon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Payakaroon moved out of range.
Payakaroon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Logan's head backwards.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payakaroon thows a leg kick but Logan checks it
and Logan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Logan with that takedown attempt.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Payakaroon moved out of range nicely.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Payakaroon moves out of range easily.
Logan scores with a head kick. Payakaroon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Logan takes the fight into the clinch.
Logan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Payakaroon tries to land knees in the clinch but Logan avoids the damage to the body.
Payakaroon avoiding damage as Logan throws knees to the body.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payakaroon managing to block the knees to the body from Logan.
Logan being controlled against the cage.
Logan missing with knees to the body.
Payakaroon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Logan lands an elbow inside that Payakaroon shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Payakaroon.
Gar Logan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike.
Logan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Payakaroon misses with a body punch.
Payakaroon has had enough of the clinch but Logan keeps him there for the moment.
Payakaroon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
Logan misses with an elbow over the top.
Payakaroon trying to control the position but instead, Logan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payakaroon into the cage.
Payakaroon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Logan is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payakaroon obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gar Logan.
Well Logan 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gar Logan!
A relieved looking Gar Logan 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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