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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kittisak Saetang (ranked 5759 p4p, 25033 weight class) and Yair Max (ranked 442 p4p, 472 weight class). Kittisak Saetang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yair Max's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kittisak Saetang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yair Max!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saetang slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Max. Saetang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saetang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saetang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Max manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saetang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Max fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saetang manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Saetang misses its target.
Max lands a jab to the nose.
Max throws a body shot but no joy.
Saetang throws a jab when Max was well out of range.
Kittisak Saetang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saetang closes the distance and clinches.
Max has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saetang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Max pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saetang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Max after a bit of a struggle.
Saetang keeps control of Max as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Max.
Saetang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang misses with a body shot.
Saetang throws a body punch but Max moves out of range.
Saetang scores with a nice right hand.
Saetang forces Max back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saetang swings wildly with an uppercut but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Max is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kittisak Saetang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang lands with a short shot to the head.
Max manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Max. Saetang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saetang connects with a jab.
Max fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saetang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saetang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Max was well out of range. Poor timing from Saetang.
Saetang misses with a straight right.
Saetang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saetang throws a jab but it's blocked by Max.
Saetang scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Max.
Max looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Saetang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Max checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Max connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max misses with an uppercut.
Max throws a nice looking combination but Saetang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Saetang. Beautiful body shot.
Max ducks under a wild hook from Saetang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saetang scores with a hook.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Max swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max misses with a straight right.
Max slips under a jab.
Max throws a hook but Saetang avoids it easily.
Saetang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saetang.
Max jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saetang misses with a straight left.
Saetang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saetang misses with a straight right.
Saetang throws a leg kick but Max sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saetang throws a good cross that connects.
Saetang misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Max! But no joy.
Max waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saetang.
An attempted straight right counter from Saetang misses the target.
Saetang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saetang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Max moves away.
A slow jab from Max misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saetang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Max counters with a straight right hand.
Max throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saetang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Max uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saetang.
Max thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saetang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saetang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saetang misses with a looping left.
Max blocks a leg kick.
Max misses with a straight left.
Saetang connects with a single shot there.
Max might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Max lands a jab to Saetang's midsection.
Max looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Saetang.
Max lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saetang slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saetang. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Max scores with a nice right hand.
Saetang throws an overhand right that lands on Max's shoulder, as Max tries to avoid the shot.
Max looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Max misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max scores with the left hand. Saetang knows he should have avoided that one.
Saetang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saetang.
Max throws out a powerful jab.
Saetang cracks Max with an open hand slap.
A big left from Max misses.
A big right from Saetang misses.
Max uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saetang.
Saetang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Max counters with a nice body shot.
Saetang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saetang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Max sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Max comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Max throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang misses with a body punch
and Max connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Max listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Max fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saetang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Max throws a hook but Saetang avoids it easily.
Max throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kittisak Saetang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saetang misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Max misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Saetang misses with a hook
and Max counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kittisak Saetang is winning the standup battle so far.
Saetang lands with a hook. Max tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saetang throws a hook to the side of Max's head but Max sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saetang misses with a right hand
and Max cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saetang tries to bum rush Max with a series of wild strikes but Max uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Max has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saetang finds it's way round the side to connect with Max's head.
Max misses the jab.
Saetang darts in trying to clinch
and Max counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saetang slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Max throws a right and a left that Saetang avoids nicely.
Max takes a swing at Saetang's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saetang throws out a loose jab but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saetang throws a looping overhand right but Max ducks down to avoid it.
Max slips under a jab from Saetang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Saetang catches Max right on the button with a cross.
Max throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max misses with a hook.
Saetang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Saetang.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saetang misses with a few strikes there.
Saetang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saetang lands with a nice body punch.
Max swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saetang.
Max swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Max on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saetang throws the left hand but Max avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Saetang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saetang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Max is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saetang.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saetang misses with a hook
and Max counters with a straight right hand.
Saetang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saetang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Max on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang wants to clinch.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Max takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Saetang.
Max ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Saetang misses.
Saetang throws a hook but Max avoids it easily.
Max looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Max connects with a crisp jab.
Saetang slips under a jab from Max.
Saetang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saetang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saetang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Max fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saetang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saetang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Max uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saetang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saetang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Max.
Saetang staying out of range there.
Saetang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Max misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Saetang misses the target.
Saetang misses the jab.
Saetang misses with a looping right.
Saetang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Max.
Saetang just misses with a punch to the body.
Saetang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Max sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Max throws a looping overhand right but Saetang ducks down to avoid it.
Saetang missing with a left hand there. Max was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Max misses with a two punch combination.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Max has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saetang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saetang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Max throws out the jab.
Saetang sizes up Max with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saetang misses with a hook. Max ducked under it nicely.
Saetang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Saetang coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max misses with an uppercut.
Max misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Saetang misses with a left hand
and Saetang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Max looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Max staying out of range there.
A big right from Max misses.
Saetang lands with a hook. Max tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saetang throws a poor cross that misses
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saetang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Max takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Max moves out of range of the leg kick from Saetang.
Max misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saetang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saetang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.
Max scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saetang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kittisak Saetang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saetang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saetang misses with a left hand
and Max counters with a left to the body.
Saetang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Max moves away.
Max takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saetang moves into range and clinches up with Max.
Saetang struggles to land a body shot inside as Max controls his hands.
Max lands an uppercut.
Saetang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Max swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Max working aggressively here.
Max fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saetang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saetang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Saetang is working for takedown but Max is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Saetang.
Saetang tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max swings wildly with an uppercut but Saetang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Max tries to throw a body punch but Saetang avoids it by throwing Max back against the cage.
A short right from Saetang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Max lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saetang.
Max blocking some punches.
Saetang misses with a punch to the body.
Saetang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxs head.
Saetang tries for a takedown but Max manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kittisak Saetang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saetang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Max ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saetang slips a jab from Max.
Saetang slips under a jab from Max.
Saetang blocks a jab.
Saetang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Max scores with the left hand. Saetang knows he should have avoided that one.
Saetang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saetang lands with a shot to the body.
Saetang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Max moves out of range as Saetang strikes.
Max misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saetang misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saetang throws a big shot that misses.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saetang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Max slips under a jab.
Saetang forces Max back against the cage and clinches.
Saetang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saetang lands a really nice looking cross but Max seems unphased.
Saetang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saetang moves out of range as Max strikes.
Saetang throws a body shot but no joy.
Max lands a jab to Saetang's midsection.
Max throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saetang misses with a wild body shot.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max throws out a counter right but Saetang avoids it with no problem.
Saetang misses with a hook to the body
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max throws a series of punches but Saetang avoids them all with ease.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Max.
Saetang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Max looks to land a left hand but Saetang moved out of range nicely.
Saetang throws a jab when Max was well out of range.
Max misses with a looping left.
Saetang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Max catches Saetang right on the button with a cross.
Max connects with a right hand. Saetang shakes it off.
Max looks to land a left hand but Saetang moved out of range nicely.
Saetang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
Max thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saetang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saetang lands a jab to Max's midsection.
Max lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Max moves out of range as Saetang strikes.
Saetang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Saetang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Max jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Saetang misses.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Max.
Saetang digs a good hook to Max's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saetang was well out of range. Poor timing from Max.
Max misses with an uppercut
and Saetang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saetang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saetang just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Saetang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saetang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saetang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saetang moves in looking to clinch but Max pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Max.
A jab from Max misses.
Saetang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Max misses with a lunging right hand
and Saetang counters with a stiff right hand.
Yair Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang takes a swing at Max's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kittisak 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kittisak Saetang!
Kittisak Saetang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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