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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Petchyindee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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191 cm
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140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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150 cm
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Petchyindee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frodo Baggins! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Petchyindee instigates a clinch. Baggins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Baggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Baggins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petchyindee can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petchyindee looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Petchyindee wants to clinch. Petchyindee wants to clinch. Petchyindee is looking to clinch but Baggins is avoiding it.
Petchyindee gets a clinch. Baggins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petchyindee walks away with a smile on his face. Baggins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Petchyindee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baggins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Petchyindee fails in his attempt to clinch. Baggins tries for a takedown but Petchyindee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Sagat Petchyindee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frodo Baggins. Petchyindee clinches up against the cage. Baggins fails to pull guard.
Petchyindee misses with a knee strike.
Baggins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petchyindee is pressed up against the cage. Baggins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petchyindee down to the mat. Petchyindee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Petchyindee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Petchyindee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baggins manages to break the clinch.
Petchyindee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Baggins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petchyindee napping and manages to drive through into side control! Baggins throws a strike aimed at the side of Petchyindee's head but Petchyindee avoids it well. Petchyindee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Baggins seems to be looking for submissions.
Baggins not landing any meaningful shots this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Petchyindee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Baggins is trying to work for a kimura but Petchyindee is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baggins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Petchyindee! Petchyindee avoids a strike by Baggins and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Baggins's guard! Fantastic escape!
Petchyindee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baggins on the ground. Petchyindee stands up from guard. Let's bang! Petchyindee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Petchyindee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Petchyindee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baggins blocks it with crossed arms. Petchyindee missing with knees to the body.
Petchyindee connects with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baggins breaks from the clinch.
Petchyindee tries to close the distance and clinch but Baggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baggins misses with a leg kick and Petchyindee counters by moving into the clinch. Baggins wants to get back to striking at distance but Petchyindee won't allow it.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baggins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baggins wants a takedown.
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baggins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Baggins looks gassed! Baggins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petchyindee smiles and moves away.
Petchyindee tries to clinch but Baggins moves out of range. Petchyindee doesn't manage to clinch there - Baggins circles away.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baggins misses with a hook. Petchyindee moves into the clinch. Petchyindee tries to land knees in the clinch but Baggins avoids the damage to the body. Baggins tries to circle away but Petchyindee has him pinned against the cage. Baggins managing to block the knees to the body from Petchyindee.
Baggins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petchyindee pulls him back up using the underhooks. Petchyindee lands a good knee to the midsection. Baggins won't want to take too many of those. Baggins is looking to break free of the clinch but Petchyindee has double underhooks. Baggins takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee lands a nice knee to the body. Petchyindee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Petchyindee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baggins is defending well for now. Petchyindee connects with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the head but Baggins blocks with his arms.
Petchyindee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baggins is defending well for now. Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petchyindee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baggins manages to pull guard.
Baggins controls Petchyindee momentarily but Petchyindee frees himself. Petchyindee wants to stand but Baggins is controlling his posture from full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagat Petchyindee dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Petchyindee closes the distance and clinches. Baggins manages to break the clinch.
Petchyindee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Baggins shoots in but Petchyindee avoids the takedown attempt easily. Petchyindee tries to clinch up. Petchyindee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baggins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Baggins moves nicely into side control. Baggins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Baggins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baggins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baggins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Petchyindee! Petchyindee working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Baggins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baggins working for a guillotine from mount but Petchyindee is in no mood to give up. Baggins landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baggins lands a big elbow. Baggins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Baggins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baggins looking to finish with strikes here!
Petchyindee wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Petchyindee wants to escape the position.
Baggins tightening his grip on Petchyindee, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petchyindee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baggins's guard. Nice work there by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee gets to his feet - Baggins follows without any prompting. Petchyindee tries to clinch there but Baggins circles away.
Sagat Petchyindee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Petchyindee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baggins swats him away and circles back towards the center. Baggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petchyindee circles away. Horrible takedown by Baggins or perhaps it was just good defense by Petchyindee which made him look bad. Sagat Petchyindee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frodo Baggins. Baggins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petchyindee as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Petchyindee tries to clinch but Baggins moves out of range. Petchyindee is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Baggins swats away the attempt to clinch by Petchyindee. Petchyindee is looking to clinch but Baggins is avoiding it.
Petchyindee fails in his attempt to clinch. Baggins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petchyindee but Petchyindee pushes him off and we're back to square one. Petchyindee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baggins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baggins closes the distance and clinches up with Petchyindee, looking for a takedown. Baggins pushes Petchyindee against the cage but Petchyindee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Petchyindee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baggins swats him away and circles back towards the center. Petchyindee is looking to clinch. Baggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petchyindee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Baggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petchyindee circles away. Petchyindee tries to clinch but Baggins is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frodo Baggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petchyindee tries to clinch there but Baggins circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petchyindee. That's going to slow Baggins down. Frodo Baggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Baggins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Baggins wants to pass the guard but Petchyindee is defending well. Baggins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Baggins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baggins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baggins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Baggins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Petchyindee is defending against the submission attempts here by Baggins.
Petchyindee is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Petchyindee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Petchyindee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petchyindee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petchyindee scores with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.
Baggins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petchyindee just stands there and leans against the cage. Petchyindee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petchyindee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petchyindee misses with a knee to the head. Petchyindee misses with a knee to the head. Petchyindee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petchyindee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Petchyindee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Baggins managing to block the knees to the body from Petchyindee.
Baggins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Baggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petchyindee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Baggins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baggins is trying to break the clinch but Petchyindee is controlling him. Baggins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petchyindee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Sagat Petchyindee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frodo Baggins. Baggins is trying to force a seperation but Petchyindee has the dominant position. Petchyindee scores a nice knee to the body.
Baggins tries to pull guard but Petchyindee won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baggins wants a takedown but no success here.
Petchyindee landing knees to the head.
Petchyindee with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baggins pulls Petchyindee into guard.
Petchyindee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baggins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petchyindee has managed to get both his arms back between Baggins's legs - danger averted. Baggins has a closed guard, preventing Petchyindee from standing up. Baggins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Baggins is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Petchyindee rolls with it to try and escape but Baggins cranks on the arm and Petchyindee is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frodo Baggins!
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RATING
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