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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Caldwell (ranked 25337 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakad Petchiyindee (ranked 6245 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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189 cm
20
151 lbs
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174 cm
25
153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Caldwell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakad Petchiyindee! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Caldwell closes the distance and pushes Petchiyindee back into the cage. Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Petchiyindee is controlling him. Petchiyindee lands a shot to the body. Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Petchiyindee has him pressed against the cage. Petchiyindee breaks from the clinch.
Caldwell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caldwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Petchiyindee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caldwell's sensitive parts. Petchiyindee scores with a nice head shot. Petchiyindee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Caldwell is trying to defend but Petchiyindee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Petchiyindee wants to free his trapped foot but Caldwell is holding on for dear life with his legs. Petchiyindee seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petchiyindee missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Petchiyindee throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Caldwell to regain full guard. Petchiyindee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Petchiyindee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Petchiyindee clinches up with Caldwell and pushes him back against the cage. Petchiyindee stalling the fight.
Petchiyindee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Caldwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petchiyindee. Caldwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petchiyindee circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petchiyindee looks for the body kick but Caldwell saw that one coming. Petchiyindee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petchiyindee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Caldwell rushes Petchiyindee and presses him up against the cage. Petchiyindee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caldwell jumps guard but Petchiyindee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Petchiyindee breaks from the clinch.
Petchiyindee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Caldwell napping and manages to drive through into side control! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Petchiyindee decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petchiyindee ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Caldwell tries to bum rush Petchiyindee with a series of wild strikes but Petchiyindee uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Caldwell forces Petchiyindee back against the cage and clinches. Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Petchiyindee. Petchiyindee manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Caldwell 's head but he takes it in his stride. Petchiyindee throws a push kick but Caldwell slaps the foot to one side. Caldwell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caldwell there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Petchiyindee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Petchiyindee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Caldwell napping and manages to drive through into side control! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Caldwell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Petchiyindee.
Caldwell wants to control but Petchiyindee postures up. Petchiyindee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Petchiyindee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Caldwell is avoiding damage well.
Caldwell seems a little lost for a moment, as Petchiyindee dominates the positioning. The ground and pound from Petchiyindee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Petchiyindee throwing shots but missing, from side control. Petchiyindee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Petchiyindee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Petchiyindee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakad Petchiyindee dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Petchiyindee. Caldwell closes the distance and clinches. With the fighters up against the cage, Petchiyindee throws an elbow but misses. Petchiyindee breaks the clinch.
Petchiyindee lands with a cross. Petchiyindee stuffs the takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petchiyindee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petchiyindee scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Sakad Petchiyindee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Petchiyindee lands a nice looking body kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Petchiyindee.
Petchiyindee throws a wild body kick that Caldwell sees coming a mile off. Petchiyindee misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petchiyindee throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Petchiyindee lands a jab. Caldwell blocks the body kick.
It looked like Caldwell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Petchiyindee lands a leg kick that knocks Caldwell off balance momentarily. Caldwell misses the jab. Petchiyindee thinks about the counter body kick. Nice uppercut lands for Petchiyindee. That snapped Caldwell's head back.
Caldwell takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petchiyindee with a hook. Petchiyindee rushes Caldwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Petchiyindee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A chopping leg kick lands by Petchiyindee. Petchiyindee keeps Caldwell at a distance using the push kick. Caldwell closes the distance and pushes Petchiyindee back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Caldwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Petchiyindee shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Caldwell tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Caldwell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Caldwell wants a takedown but no success here.
Petchiyindee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Victor Caldwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. An inside leg kick lands from Petchiyindee. Caldwell walks into a jab. Caldwell closes the distance and clinches. Caldwell tries to pull guard but Petchiyindee forces him back to his feet, against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Caldwell trying to land knees to the body.
Petchiyindee breaks from the clinch.
Petchiyindee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caldwell takes a step back to recover. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakad Petchiyindee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Caldwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Petchiyindee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petchiyindee. Caldwell shrugs it off though. Caldwell clinches up against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petchiyindee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petchiyindee is defending well against a takedown attempt. Petchiyindee throws an elbow but it misses.
Petchiyindee has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Caldwell takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Victor Caldwell has been cut. Petchiyindee manages to break the clinch.
Caldwell takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Caldwell jumps guard but Petchiyindee stands there with Caldwell around his waist. Caldwell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petchiyindee stalling the fight.
Petchiyindee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Caldwell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Caldwell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Caldwell blocks an elbow strike from Petchiyindee.
Petchiyindee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Petchiyindee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petchiyindee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Petchiyindee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caldwell doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petchiyindee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Caldwell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Petchiyindee tries to keep at a distance but Caldwell has taken the fight into the clinch. Petchiyindee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Petchiyindee connects with an inside leg kick. Petchiyindee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Petchiyindee showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Caldwell is trying to control but can't.
Caldwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petchiyindee. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Petchiyindee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Caldwell's head. Petchiyindee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caldwell keeps working. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Petchiyindee is thwarting Caldwell's attempts to control the position. Petchiyindee is looking to advance position but Caldwell won't allow it. Petchiyindee is trying to control. Caldwell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Caldwell is pressing down on Petchiyindee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Caldwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Petchiyindee trying to control the position from guard on top but Caldwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Petchiyindee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Caldwell, up you get! Caldwell misses with a looping right. Caldwell backing away here, and Petchiyindee unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Caldwell closes the distance and pushes Petchiyindee back into the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Petchiyindee throws an elbow but misses. Petchiyindee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Petchiyindee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caldwell's sensitive parts. Sakad Petchiyindee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Petchiyindee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caldwell moves away.
And that's the end of the fight! Sakad Petchiyindee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Petchiyindee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakad Petchiyindee!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
44% |
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