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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klahan Saetang (ranked 25078 p4p, 5063 weight class) and Jay Cuchello (ranked 313 p4p, 223 weight class). Jay Cuchello is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Klahan Saetang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Cuchello!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saetang misses with a hook.
Cuchello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cuchello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saetang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saetang dodges the punch combination from Cuchello.
Saetang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saetang lands with a nice body kick.
Cuchello misses with a low kick.
Saetang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saetang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuchello.
As Saetang backs off Cuchello throws a huge counter combo but Saetang manages to avoid it all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cuchello.
Cuchello throws a combination that misses
and Saetang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saetang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cuchello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saetang counters by moving into the clinch.
Saetang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuchello tries to work over Saetang's front leg with a kick but Saetang checks it.
Cuchello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuchello tries to bum rush Saetang with a series of wild strikes but Saetang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchello throws a series of punches but Saetang moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Cuchello as Saetang shoots in.
Cuchello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saetang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cuchello leaves Saetang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cuchello misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Saetang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cuchello tries to keep at a distance but Saetang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cuchello jumps guard but Saetang stands there with Cuchello around his waist. Cuchello gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cuchello tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cuchello is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saetang to keep the fight standing.
Klahan Saetang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Cuchello.
Cuchello looks winded!
Saetang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang goes for a takedown attempt but Cuchello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cuchello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saetang counters with a one-two to the body.
Saetang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cuchello swinging wildly here.
Saetang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cuchello manages to circle out of the way.
Saetang fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Cuchello. No joy for Saetang on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuchello throws a nice looking combination but Saetang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saetang throws a leg kick which misses Cuchello's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuchello tries to avoid it.
Saetang gets a clinch.
Cuchello is trying to break the clinch but Saetang is controlling him.
Saetang is working for takedown but Cuchello is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Saetang - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuchello tries to pull guard but Saetang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saetang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cuchello is defending well.
Cuchello can't break the clinch.
Cuchello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saetang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuchello misses with a two punch combination.
Saetang shoots in but no luck this time.
Saetang tries for a takedown but Cuchello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cuchello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saetang throws a head kick that Cuchello semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saetang looks to land a body kick but Cuchello moved away.
Cuchello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saetang lands with a straight right. Cuchello didn't see that one coming.
Saetang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cuchello's waist but Cuchello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saetang off to one side.
Saetang lands a front kick.
A nice combination there by Saetang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saetang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saetang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saetang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cuchello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saetang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cuchello misses with a combination
and Saetang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klahan Saetang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck for Saetang with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Cuchello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cuchello throws a combination that misses
and Saetang counters with a one-two to the body.
Saetang clinches.
Cuchello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cuchello drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saetang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cuchello uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuchello wants to stand but Saetang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cuchello wants to stand and escape but instead Saetang has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cuchello is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchello wants to get back to his feet but Saetang passes into half guard.
Saetang seems to be working for a kimura but Cuchello defends the submission attempt.
Saetang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cuchello doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saetang.
Saetang lands strikes from half guard.
Cuchello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saetang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saetang decides to stand and escape the position.
No joy there for Cuchello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saetang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cuchello throws a combination that misses
and Saetang counters with a two punch combo.
Saetang moves into the clinch successfully.
Saetang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cuchello is defending well.
Saetang manages to break the clinch.
Saetang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cuchello defends well and Saetang ends up having to push Cuchello into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klahan Saetang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuchello working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saetang is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saetang is trying to drag Cuchello to the mat but Cuchello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Saetang lands a nice knee to the body.
Cuchello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saetang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saetang darts in looking for a takedown but Cuchello gets double underhooks and turns Saetang into the cage.
As Saetang backs off Cuchello throws a huge counter combo but Saetang manages to avoid it all.
Cuchello fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saetang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saetang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuchello falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saetang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saetang shoots in looking for a takedown. Cuchello tries to sprawl out of it but Saetang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cuchello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cuchello thows a leg kick but Saetang checks it
and Saetang counters with a one-two to the body.
Saetang scores with a push kick.
Saetang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saetang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cuchello as he jumps to the side.
Klahan Saetang is winning the standup battle so far.
Saetang rushes Cuchello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klahan Saetang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Saetang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cuchello, pushing him back against the cage.
Saetang landing knees to the body.
Saetang is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cuchello fails to pull guard.
Cuchello tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saetang smiles and moves away.
Saetang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuchello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cuchello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cuchello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saetang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cuchello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuchello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saetang counters with a series of strikes. Cuchello will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cuchello misses with the combination.
Cuchello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang rushes Cuchello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saetang goes for a takedown attempt but Cuchello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cuchello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saetang drives through and clinches with Cuchello against the cage.
Cuchello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saetang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuchello works over Saetang's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cuchello!
Jay Cuchello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Saetang.
A nice leg kick from Saetang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saetang closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saetang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang manages to break the clinch.
Saetang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuchello can do to turn this around?
Saetang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saetang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klahan Saetang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuchello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saetang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saetang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saetang as Cuchello tries to tie him up.
Cuchello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saetang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuchello tries for a takedown but Saetang manages to get underhooks.
Saetang breaks the clinch.
Cuchello throws out a loose jab but Saetang uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Saetang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Saetang closes the distance and clinches.
Saetang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saetang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuchello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cuchello stuffs the takedown attempt from Saetang. Saetang gets slowly back to his feet.
Saetang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saetang lands a leg kick that knocks Cuchello off balance momentarily.
Saetang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saetang slips a jab and a cross from Cuchello.
A combination from Cuchello does no damage.
Jay Cuchello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saetang scores with a head kick.
Saetang throws a leg kick which misses Cuchello's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuchello tries to avoid it.
Cuchello has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saetang.
Saetang lands with a kick to the temple. Cuchello shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jay Cuchello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klahan Saetang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saetang gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klahan Saetang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saetang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klahan Saetang!
Our winner, Klahan Saetang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Jay Cuchello stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man tonight, all respect to him, i will be back for more.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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