Highlights of Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe fight video

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Watch Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe full fight video highlights from the main event clash Saturday night, courtesy of DAZN.

Ryan Garcia (22-0) made his much-anticipated return to the ring against Emmanuel Tagoe (32-2) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It was a non-title fight.

Watch all the fight highlights below.

For more on Garcia vs. Tagoe, check out the live blog from Bad Left Hook.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 1

Garcia quickly takes the center ring, and tags Tagoe. He then unleashes two huge punches. Garcia appears much larger than Garcia when Garcia is in the ring. Garcia stalks and lets go on a jab. I can’t overstate how small Tagoe looks compared to Garcia. Garcia is not able to appreciate the value Tagoe brings. Garcia lands right to the body. Tagoe effectively running around the ring as fast as he can. Right hand follows a left from Garcia, making partial contact. Garcia’s right hand leads to Garcia’s left, and then the one to Garcia. Tagoe in full retreat

Garcia 10-9.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 2

To start the round, Tagoe has had his face sprayed with vaseline. Garcia stalks Garcia, looking for a way to win the fight. Tagoe looking for any escape route he can find as he doesn’t want to stand in front of Garcia for even a moment. Garcia misses on two big head shots as Tagoe gets low. Tagoe partially lands a jab to the head and gets no his bike. Garcia’s right hand hits Garcia hard and Tagoe gets shaken up. Tagoe goes down on what looked like was a push while he was staggered. Jab lands clean for Garcia. Garcia lands Tagoe an easy jab, but Tagoe is still on the ropes. Garcia is likely to catch Tagoe.

Garcia 10-8, 20-17.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 3

It was clearly a punch to Tagoe that brought him down, and it wasn’t a push at the end of the round. Ryan covered up Tagoe and applied tremendous pressure. Garcia’s uppercut makes contact. Garcia now lands one on the body. Hard right hand lands down to the body for Garcia now. Garcia scores another uppercut, and Tagoe runs from corner to corner. Two body shots land for Garcia this time, then a chopping right. Garcia tries to time a left uppercut that doesn’t find the mark this time.

Garcia 10-9, 30-26.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 4

Garcia comes straight after Tagoe and Garcia throws two punches and Tagoe looks to hold. Garcia lands a right hook on the body. Garcia throws a short combination and Tagoe is purely on the defensive. Garcia’s big right hand just missed upstairs. Two more body shots come from Garcia. For the most part, Tagoe doesn’t seem to be resentful. Tagoe is here to survive, not to win.

Garcia 10-9, 40-35.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 5

Right hand from Garcia lands upstairs, then lands one down to the body moments later. Garcia makes a jab upstairs. Right hand from Tagoe lands clean upstairs but Garcia fires back with two hooks to the body. Garcia unloads another combination as Tagoe covers up in the corner.

Garcia 10-9, 50-44.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 6

Garcia throws an unorthodox combination. Garcia counters Tagoe’s jab with two punches down the middle. Three more punches come from Garcia with mixed success. Tagoe gets caught with a right hook to the body. Another short combination comes from Garcia. Garcia moves his right hand upstairs and then another, making Tagoe smile. Tagoe slaps his jab several times.

Garcia 10-9, 60-52.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 7

Garcia stalking and misses on two big punches aimed at the head. Garcia makes contact with Garcia by putting his right hand on Garcia’s body. Left hook lands for Tagoe as Garcia walks right in. Two more body shot come from Garcia, who then adds a right to the head. Garcia puts together a few punches during an aggressive stretch, trying to put this fight away. Right lands to the body for Garcia. Garcia has two more body shots.

Garcia 10-9, 70-62.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 8

Left hook from Garcia makes partial contact upstairs. Right hand from Garcia catches Tagoe to the head and Tagoe tries to ride the follow up assault along the ropes. Left makes partial contact for Garcia along the ropes. Right hand from Garcia might’ve staggered Tagoe slightly.

Garcia 10-9, 80-71.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 9

Garcia throws punches, but Tagoe gets low and tries to keep under the punches. Garcia’s hard left to Garcia’s body is a good move. Garcia’s hard left is again a good choice. Garcia is landing more punches and Tagoe has a hard time staying away. Right hand lands clean for Garcia upstairs. Garcia then takes two more hits and tries to use Tagoe’s help to wear his legs. Right-hand contact is made by Garcia upstairs.

Garcia 10-9, 90-80.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 10

Garcia presses Tagoe, but Tagoe doesn’t appear to be able to respond. Left hook from Garcia makes solid contact, then a hard right that badly staggers Tagoe who holds on for dear life! Garcia tries to finish Tagoe off but misses on a lunging left hook. Garcia’s right hand lands, but it is not enough power to finish Tagoe off. Garcia’s left hook makes for better contact.

Garcia 10-9, 100-89.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 11

Tagoe moves along the ropes while Garcia searches for the end of the fight. Tagoe land a jab upstairs. Garcia’s left hook makes contact with Tagoe’s head. Tagoe then gets onto his bike and holds it. He does everything he can in an effort to end the fight.

Garcia 10-9, 110-98.

GARCIA vs TAGOE: Round 12

If there were any doubt that Tagoe would go to great lengths to get to the end bell, then he begins the round holding repeatedly. Tagoe ducking low , holding, throws two shots, then looks to hold again. Garcia’s left hook lands high upstairs. Garcia makes contact with the right hand again. Garcia tries to line up another big right hand but can’t land it because Tagoe is fully committed to avoiding punches by any means necessary.

Garcia 10-9, making it a shutout on my card, 120-107.
Garcia wins on scores of 118-109, 119-108, and 119-108.

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