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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Wallace will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Yodsuwan pushes him off.
Yodsuwan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yodsuwan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wallace tries to clinch but Yodsuwan is having none of it.
Yodsuwan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yodsuwan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace wants to clinch up but Yodsuwan keeps it at a distance.
Yodsuwan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wallace.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yodsuwan.
Wallace changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yodsuwan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yodsuwan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wallace throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wallace decides to stand back up.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries to clinch but Yodsuwan moves out of range.
Wallace has closed the distance and engaged Yodsuwan in a clinch.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yodsuwan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Yodsuwan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yodsuwan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yodsuwan is pressed up against the ropes. Wallace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yodsuwan down to the mat. Yodsuwan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yodsuwan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yodsuwan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yodsuwan wants it to stay on the feet.
Thaksin Yodsuwan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Wallace.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Yodsuwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Wallace drives through and clinches with Yodsuwan against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Yodsuwan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Wallace drops back down to his feet.
Wallace goes for a takedown attempt but Yodsuwan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yodsuwan looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Wallace tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yodsuwan defends well and Wallace ends up having to push Yodsuwan into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yodsuwan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Yodsuwan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Wallace drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan just leaning against Wallace, taking a breather.
Wallace is working for takedown but Yodsuwan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yodsuwan can't break the clinch.
Wallace is looking to break free of the clinch but Yodsuwan has double underhooks.
Yodsuwan wants to stall.
Wallace can't get the takedown.
Wallace jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yodsuwan walks away with a smile on his face. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but Yodsuwan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yodsuwan lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Wallace will probably get the nod.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yodsuwan.
Wallace drives through and clinches with Yodsuwan against the ropes.
Yodsuwan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches up with Yodsuwan, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes Yodsuwan against the ropes but Yodsuwan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yodsuwan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace tries to clinch but Yodsuwan moves away
and Yodsuwan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yodsuwan lands with a shot to the body.
Wallace shoots in but Yodsuwan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yodsuwan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thaksin Yodsuwan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Wallace.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan throws a leg kick but Wallace moved away.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses
and Wallace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yodsuwan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yodsuwan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Yodsuwan connects with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Yodsuwan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yodsuwan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace wants to clinch
and Yodsuwan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace darts in looking for a takedown but Yodsuwan gets double underhooks and turns Wallace into the ropes.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yodsuwan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yodsuwan lands a leg kick that knocks Wallace off balance momentarily.
Wallace looks for a takedown but Yodsuwan sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
Yodsuwan slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallace blocks a low kick nicely.
Wallace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yodsuwan throws a wild body kick that Wallace sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yodsuwan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace closes the distance and pushes Yodsuwan back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaksin Yodsuwan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yodsuwan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan connects with an inside leg kick.
Yodsuwan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Yodsuwan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yodsuwan lands a head kick!
Wallace moves into the clinch.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Yodsuwan lands with a slapping head kick.
Wallace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yodsuwan pinned against the ropes. Yodsuwan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Yodsuwan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yodsuwan tries a head kick but it misses.
Yodsuwan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wallace.
Thaksin Yodsuwan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses.
Yodsuwan missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yodsuwan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yodsuwan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yodsuwan defends well and Wallace ends up having to push Yodsuwan into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Yodsuwan. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
Yodsuwan's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Wallace moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Thaksin Yodsuwan has been cut.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that Wallace semi-blocks.
Yodsuwan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yodsuwan throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace dives in for a single leg takedown but Yodsuwan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but Yodsuwan has him pressed against the ropes.
Yodsuwan tries to circle away but Wallace has him pinned against the ropes.
Yodsuwan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yodsuwan tries to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace missing with knees to the body.
Yodsuwan breaks from the clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch
and Yodsuwan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yodsuwan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yodsuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yodsuwan lands a high kick!
Wallace is rocked!
Yodsuwan throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Yodsuwan finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses.
Yodsuwan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yodsuwan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yodsuwan wants it to stay on the feet.
Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Yodsuwan throws a lazy head kick
and Wallace holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yodsuwan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thaksin Yodsuwan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yodsuwan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaksin Yodsuwan!
Thaksin Yodsuwan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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