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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonah Yongsaklai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Thaggard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yonah Yongsaklai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yonah Yongsaklai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrett Thaggard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yongsaklai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thaggard tries to clinch there but Yongsaklai circles away.
Thaggard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thaggard swinging wildly here.
Yongsaklai wants to clinch up but Thaggard keeps it at a distance.
Yongsaklai scores with a nice strike.
Yongsaklai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yongsaklai counters with a left and a right that stings Thaggard.
Yongsaklai doesn't manage to clinch there - Thaggard circles away.
A good leg kick by Yongsaklai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongsaklai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thaggard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yongsaklai defends it nicely.
Yongsaklai ducks under a wild hook from Thaggard.
Thaggard shoots in looking for a takedown but Yongsaklai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thaggard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yonah Yongsaklai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garrett Thaggard.
Thaggard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thaggard shoots in for a takedown but Yongsaklai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thaggard tries for a takedown but Yongsaklai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thaggard looks winded!
Yongsaklai misses with a two punch combination.
Yongsaklai cracks Thaggard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongsaklai clinches with his opponent.
Yongsaklai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thaggard's defenses.
Thaggard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow just above Thaggard 's eye.
Thaggard dodges an elbow strike from Yongsaklai.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the temple.
Yongsaklai slowing the pace effectively.
Yongsaklai lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yongsaklai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yongsaklai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thaggard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yongsaklai.
Nice elbow from Yongsaklai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongsaklai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai crunches a lovely knee into Thaggard's ribcage.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow.
Yongsaklai scores a nice knee to the body.
Yongsaklai lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yongsaklai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thaggard's defenses.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yongsaklai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yongsaklai lands a nice knee to the body.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongsaklai just leaning against Thaggard, taking a breather.
Yongsaklai lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yongsaklai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yongsaklai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yongsaklai lands an elbow inside that Thaggard shrugs off.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yongsaklai.
Nice elbow from Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai crunches a lovely knee into Thaggard's ribcage.
Thaggard working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yongsaklai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Yongsaklai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonah Yongsaklai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Yongsaklai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thaggard shoots in for a takedown but Yongsaklai shows good takedown defense.
Yongsaklai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thaggard at a distance.
Yongsaklai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice cross by Yongsaklai.
Garrett Thaggard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thaggard fails with a takedown attempt.
Yongsaklai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thaggard dives in and grabs Yongsaklai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yongsaklai pushes down on Thaggard's head and hops out.
Yonah Yongsaklai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garrett Thaggard.
Yongsaklai thuds a left hand into Thaggard's body.
Thaggard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongsaklai clinches up against the cage.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow inside.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow just above Thaggard 's eye.
Yongsaklai landing knees to the head.
Yongsaklai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thaggard's defenses.
Yongsaklai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thaggard's defenses.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow.
Yongsaklai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yongsaklai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yongsaklai scores with a knee to the head.
Thaggard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yongsaklai leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongsaklai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thaggard's face.
Thaggard is looking to break free of the clinch but Yongsaklai has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai lands a damaging elbow.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow just above Thaggard 's eye.
Yongsaklai avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yongsaklai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yongsaklai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yongsaklai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yongsaklai with a knee to the head.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow inside that Thaggard shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yongsaklai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Yongsaklai.
Nice elbow from Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai has Thaggard pressed against the cage.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow.
Yongsaklai taking a breather.
Thaggard is trying to pull guard but Yongsaklai has him pressed against the cage.
Yongsaklai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongsaklai tries to land a knee to the head but Thaggard blocks with his arms.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yongsaklai crunches a lovely knee into Thaggard's ribcage.
Yongsaklai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yongsaklai misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yongsaklai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yongsaklai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thaggard is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yongsaklai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonah Yongsaklai dominated that second round.
That's time! Yongsaklai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thaggard 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.
Thaggard throws a sloppy head kick and Yongsaklai moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garrett Thaggard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yongsaklai lands a lovely overhand right.
Yongsaklai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thaggard can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Thaggard.
Nice cross by Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai rushes Thaggard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yongsaklai misses with an elbow strike.
Yonah Yongsaklai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thaggard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thaggard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Yongsaklai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongsaklai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thaggard's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yongsaklai throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow just above Thaggard 's eye.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the temple.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow inside that Thaggard shrugs off.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow just above Thaggard 's eye.
Yongsaklai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yongsaklai lands a damaging elbow.
Thaggard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yongsaklai misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongsaklai lands a damaging elbow.
Yongsaklai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yongsaklai obliges.
Yongsaklai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yongsaklai scores a nice knee to the body.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow that stopped Thaggard in his tracks for a moment.
Thaggard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yongsaklai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yongsaklai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thaggard's defenses.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow inside.
Yongsaklai connects with a knee to the head.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow inside that Thaggard shrugs off.
Thaggard is rocked!
Yongsaklai looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the temple.
Yongsaklai scores with a knee to the head.
Thaggard is still on wobbly legs! Can Yongsaklai finish him?
Yongsaklai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Thaggard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thaggard seems to have recovered his senses.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow inside that Thaggard shrugs off.
Thaggard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yongsaklai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yongsaklai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thaggard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongsaklai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thaggard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yonah Yongsaklai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow inside.
Yongsaklai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thaggard's defenses.
Thaggard is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yongsaklai is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thaggard.
Thaggard takes an elbow to the temple.
Yongsaklai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yongsaklai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thaggard's face.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yongsaklai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yongsaklai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thaggard up against the cage.
Garrett Thaggard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yongsaklai blocks a body shot from Thaggard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonah Yongsaklai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yongsaklai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonah Yongsaklai!
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FIGHT
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