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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sagetdao Petpayathai (ranked 6388 p4p, 505 weight class) and Zac Brown (ranked 4734 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagetdao Petpayathai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagetdao Petpayathai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zac Brown!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown clinches.
Petpayathai takes a shot to the head.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Petpayathai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Petpayathai's head.
Petpayathai is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Petpayathai tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sagetdao Petpayathai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petpayathai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petpayathai wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petpayathai to keep the fight standing.
Petpayathai takes an elbow to the temple.
Petpayathai is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown has Petpayathai pressed against the cage, preventing Petpayathai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Petpayathai has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands a left hand.
Petpayathai is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Oh Petpayathai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petpayathai is breathing heavily.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Petpayathai is controlling him.
Brown is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Petpayathai presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Petpayathai seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
Brown lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petpayathais head.
Petpayathai takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Petpayathai moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petpayathai, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Petpayathai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petpayathai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brown no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Petpayathai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Petpayathai or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petpayathais head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Petpayathai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petpayathai walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Brown gets control of Petpayathai's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Petpayathai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown throws his legs up looking for a submission but Petpayathai uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown closes the distance and pushes Petpayathai back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petpayathai smiles and moves away.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petpayathai up against the cage.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Petpayathai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petpayathai has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Brown.
Zac Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petpayathai goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
Petpayathai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Petpayathai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sagetdao Petpayathai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petpayathai is trying to stall.
A short right from Brown.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petpayathai stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Petpayathai tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
Petpayathai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petpayathais head.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown darts in and clinches Petpayathai up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Petpayathai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
Brown gets control of Petpayathai's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Petpayathai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petpayathai has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Petpayathai trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petpayathai throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Petpayathai has passed into side control.
Brown pushes Petpayathai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Petpayathai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petpayathai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Petpayathai is trying to move to mount but Brown reverses beautifully and ends up in Petpayathai's guard.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Petpayathai has wrist control.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petpayathai throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown tries to stand but Petpayathai is controlling from the bottom.
Petpayathai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petpayathai walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petpayathai, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petpayathai backwards.
Brown has Petpayathai pushed against the cage.
Brown lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petpayathai blocks an elbow strike.
Petpayathai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petpayathai uses from the top position.
Petpayathai stands up from Brown's guard - Petpayathai perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Petpayathai takes a shot to the head.
Petpayathai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Petpayathai from controlling successfully.
Petpayathai is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petpayathai looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Petpayathai blocks nicely.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Zac Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petpayathai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petpayathai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petpayathai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Petpayathai to get back to his feet.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Zac Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petpayathai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown stays in close to Petpayathai's body and controls the position.
Petpayathai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown has Petpayathai up against the cage in a clinch.
Petpayathai pulls Brown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petpayathai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zac Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zac Brown!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zac Brown waved his t-shirt featuring Free Bands inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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