Real Life Sagat vs 43-0 Kickboxing King
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2024
- Real life Street Fighter Sagat has 200 Knockouts. Here, the king of Muay Thai faces the GOAT of kickboxing who went 43-0. In this battle of kings, we learn about the merits of each style.
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Who won the first fight?
Definitely sagat
i can see that!@@fabianmma7887
I believe Sagat won that first fight.
Sagat
Sagat. His timming was perfect to avoid and counter the "fly like a butterfly,sting like a bee" of Cunningham attacks
"this proves that side kicks work against muay thai" I guess they do, if the Muay Thai fighter receives a warning from the ref every single time he grabs the kick of his opponents.
Very key thing that you mentioned but completely negated as a factor was in the 2nd fight they changed the rule for this fight so Sagat could not trap the leg and sweep. That was a key tactic for him in the first fight that he was not allowed to do in the 2nd fight. Side kicks only work against a Thai boxer IF you cannot sweep. This is why this fight went the way it did.
Muay Thai is the King of Striking
They didn't take away the leg sweep, or low kicks, they took away the leg grab, it did put Sagat in a disadvantage but Sagat to be honest wanted to knock him out, hint his prediction of knocking him out in the 5th round 🤷🏿♂️ so I think he abandoned the leg sweeps, at one time Cunningham even jumped over a low kick, so in reality the leg grabs were taken away. Both fighters are phenomenal, I can't believe I never heard of Cunningham, I knew how great Sagat was. One of the best fights I've seen.
@@MrKeepnit100 I would say it is excellent for attacking the lower leg, for knees in the clinch, and for a very powerful body kick. Other striking arts are better in certain areas.
@@blazinchalice it's core attacks beat other striking styles because "if a man can't stand he can't fight" the leg kicks nullify boxing, and the TKD/Karate side stances. And this is from someone who practiced those disciplines my whole life.
@MrKeepnit100 if the fight starts face-to-face, or among a crowd, or a host of other scenarios, leg kicks aren't going to be a factor. In at least those two scenarios you'd be better off knowing boxing or karate. I've done Choi Li Fut, Kyokushin Karate, Jiu Jutsu and Judo.
Still love how Thai Boxers will agree to fight, regardless of how many of their tools are made illegal.
good point
Or copied
Any rules in the world but no elbow no knee no clinch no holding leg. 😆
the no holding leg rule confuses me!
Thai men are so scared to fight in MMA where they can use their elbow, knee, clinch, and holding legs 😝😝😝😛😜😜😜🤪🤪🤪😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜
actually,
I do muay thai at uni and on some days we spar against kickboxers. The no leg holding is the dumbest rule, it counters so many kicks from kickboxers really well, but they say you cant use one of the best defences just because its inconvenient for them. A bunch of cowards
Yesss playing solitaire solo😅
Sagat was just ridiculous, Peter Cunningham was just as ridiculous. Wish we had had more fights like this today. Perfect highlight thank you 🙏🏻❤️
Dude, these two guys are hidden gems. Peter's footwork, balance and speed are out of this world. Sagat's level of skill, experience, knowledge and power is bonkers. To be able to adapt to Peter and that ruleset and beat him pretty soundly in the first fight is actually unbelievable. It's like if Francis Ngannou boxed Tyson Fury's brains out for 11 rounds.
Yes Suh
You're right, both are explosive fighters for sure!!
haggerty vs andrade the other day was epic
Sagat with knees and elbows would demolish Peter.
I think Sagat won the first fight. Considering the rules changed in the second fight, he still did incredibly well even though he couldn't grab and sweep. He focused too much on the KO and I think it worked against him. Cunningham is beautiful to watch, such grace and flow, it looks so easy when we look at him. It's insane they went 11 rounds, those guys are monsters, I'm not sure if people realize that!
Would have love to see that full muay thai rules honestly.
Thanks for the video as always, great job!
Sagat could have won if he had his emotions under control. Cunningham's speed, illusiveness and especially mockery got him and he got angrier which is unusual for Thais. Never saw a top Thai fighter losing his shit before. Saenchai and Buakaw would beat Cunningham and Rodtang probably too
He got angry yes, but the major factor of him losing had nothing to do with emotion, he was too used to grabbing legs and oddly did not adapt/prepare for the modified rules, therefore he had no answer for sugarfoot’s sidekicks and got pushed away the entire fight. He couldn’t close the distance.
rotdang and saenchai might be a little small for this dude,at least judging by the looks of it cuz i don't know his weight n height but i think buakaw would probably beat him since he was also familiar with the kickboxing rules too. if cuningham was to fight full muay thai rules tho i think that most decent thai fighter would murder him regardless @@tyronevaldez-kruger5313
In Muay Thai he woulda got destroyed
The no leg grabbing is quite a big deal. Being able to catch the side kick is a big deterrent…
true
I bet Sagat wouldve caught a lot of the kicks and knocked peter down. Its a bit unfair for Sagat's Style
@@gordonbman2911 catching kicks is a huge aspect of muay thai and you can eat anything from a kick, punch or sweep for getting caught. Banning it is allowing him to sidekick unpunished.
This! No leg grabbing and no elbows bend the rules quite significantly to benefit the kickboxer.
I love how Muay Thai fighters were fighting with less tools in their arsenal while their opponent could use all of them.
Imagine how difficult it would be to fight with less. You lose your habits, have to think more to do less !
As for those fights, thank you for letting me discover Cunningham. Haven't heard of him before. I really like the way he moves in space.
1st one is Sagat clear winner at the end of fight.
2nd one was lovely to watch these two exchanging blows. Sagat was fighting from behind.
Sagat's "tiger" uppercut is a pure gem to watch. He was the one that made me realised how to properly execute them. No wonder it is such iconic move in the video game !
Exactly
Exactly
Excuses.... He agreed to the fight.
What part of this people don't understand? Get over it. He lost.
usually against bigger opponents too
@@SilentRage01he didn't say he didn't lose (at least the second one), he said he finds it cool that he did agree to the fight even though he is heavily disadvantaged, something that the western kickboxers of the time never had the balls to do when they went against muay thai fighters and even with the rules in their favor most times they still lost, even cuningham here lost the first fight. don't get triggered for no reason and learn to understand what you are reading lmao
11 rounds of kickboxing... Sounds like hell on earth! The shape you have to be in to fight competitively is ridiculous. Salute to both of these goats. Mr kenshin thank you again for sharing. 😊😊
Exactly, Jesus that must be tough as hell.
Considering that these are two fo the best fighters of all time in Kickboxing and they were gassed at the end of the fight it's definitely insane.
Imo 3x3min or 5x3min for titles is too short in kickboxing, it's the most exciting combat sport to watch but I'm always left with a bitter feeling compared to watching UFC or even boxing just because it's a bit too short.
@@DKYtut 3 minutes is great for striking fights... anyhing more than 5x3 is ery unncessary and not much interesting - short rounds make better fights.
Sagat was a killer!!
yes hes amazing
Cunningham: Hold my beer….
@@rolandmarkland6844 He got beat on the 1st and have to change the rules for him to win on the 2nd one.
Cunningham lost fighting by his opponents rules and almost won (some say he did) and dominated fighting by his own kick boxing rules in the second fight.
@@rolandmarkland6844he did not almost win lmao
The skill level of these two fighters is very impressive.
Interesting to see these two fight. Personally I’m not a huge fan of rules which strip the main weapons from Muay Thai fighters while leaving the opponent with a full armoury. It is psychologically more difficult for Sadat and a psychological advantage for Peter. I noticed that following the leg grabbing and Peter’s tactical complaining, Sadat seemed restrained. I would’ve loved to see these fighters fight Muay Thai rules with all 8 limbs available to both 👍🏻
Kickboxing rules are stupid
Well, to be fair, Sagat is established to be a world class boxer. I don't think he was at too much of a disadvantage. That said, I also wish they'd done a full Muay Thai rules fight. It feels a little cheap, fighting with rules that limit one fighter.
@@yeetlordentertainment3937 That’s how I feel about it
@@yeetlordentertainment3937wdym he's not at that much of a disadvantage? They took all of his counters away and basically made it so he couldn't close the gap.
What always bothers me about these Muay Thai vs Western kickboxing fights is that they never have a fight that uses full Muay Thai rule set. The fights always have the Thais getting major elements of their game getting taken away, so It's difficult to really judge who is really better. The first fight was close, but I think Sagat edged out Cunningham with those sweeps.
Banning Sagat from catching kicks all but forced him to change up the strats, and really screwed him before the bell rang. Cunningham seems to like keeping that leg lingering up for those defensive side kicks. I think that if Sagat would have been able to catch kicks, the second fight would have went very differently. Sagat may very well may have KO'd Cunningham by the 5th if he could catch a kick, throw his stance off, and level him with a power punch.
Yet Thai men are so scared to fight in MMA where Thai men can use all his muay thai arsenals 😝😝😜😜😜😜🤪🤪😜😜😜🤪🤪🤪🤪
I agree that it's hard for Thai fighters to have to change things up but doing the fight by Western Kickboxing rules makes the most sense. Thai fighters can't use elbows or catch kicks but if they did a fight by Muay Thai rules the Kickboxer would have to spend a long time to perfect techniques that they don't use. It's easier to use less than you know than to add new techniques to your arsenal especially because good striking takes a long time to develop, and no one wants to have a year long training camp for one fight. Someone is always going to be at a disadvantage depending on what rules you use but the Thai fighters are at less of a disadvantage using Kickboxing rules compared to Kickboxers using Muay Thai rules.
@@darkcircle899 "but doing the fight by Western Kickboxing rules makes the most sense."
But then you can't say its "muay thai vs kickboxing", because its not. It's just kickboxing vs kickboxing, and kickboxing is the demonstrably inferior striking style.
@@darkcircle899 yeah but instead of picking one of the two rulesets they could have settled for mixed rules, this way the thais don’t have complete disadvantage. For example no elbows, no clinch, but knees and catching kicks are allowed. Picking one ruleset is just giving one of the fighters a handicap, mixed rules make the most sense for these types of fights
@@mcspud Yeah it's not a Kickboxing vs Muay Thai fight is a Kickboxer vs Muay Thai fighter fight. They are both competing in kickboxing. Also saying that Kickboxing is just the inferior style altogether definitely isn't true. Kickboxing still has its uses and is good to learn. Notice that there is no person in the UFC who does pure Muay Thai they all take some things from Muay Thai some things from Kickboxing and some things from boxing to put together the best striking they can. It's not an all-or-nothing type thing just because pure Muay Thai has a good matchup against pure Kickboxing that doesn't make Kickboxing useless or interior in general.
The rule changes in the second fight was the difference. It took away many of Sagat’s usual weapons. I’m not sure that we con say that side kicks work against my Thai, Cunningham was a once in a generation fighter, and just because he could do something doesn’t mean others could do the same. Both are amazing fighters. May Thai rules, Sagat wins. kickboxing rules, Cunningham wins.
Just to be clear. Side kick does NOT check any Muay Thai fighters. The rules does.
It does lol even some Thai fighters developed their variation of the side kick look up Tawanchai and he dies this perfectly.
This was so great. Absolutely love it! Pete and Sagat are combat sport legend
Another great video! Thanks Lawrence!
Awesome job with the video. fighters in this generation need to know & learn of battle between these two GOATs. thank you
I kind of feel like cunningham was just uniquely made to counter him. Two freak athletes and both were the best.
Also "He'll fight anyone anywhere with any rules in the world"
Except of course elbows, knees, leg grabs and sweeps which Sagat was much more used to fighting with
This 100 percent.
except Muay Thai rules of course
Yes. LK's point around side kicks working against Muay Thai - yes. But primarily when a Nak Muay has restricted rules placed on him/her as noted above.
Under muay thai rule, he wont last 3 rounds.
Sagat being the smaller fighter, with all his weapons disabled..and got cheated..the N just a cwrd…
street fighter needs to run it back and create a peter cunningham character
Deejee sort of fits the bill but is a Caribbean kickboxer with explosive kick combo and also cool dance moves. So I'm guessing from this video that Cunningham is very important so I'm guessing the street fighter guys knew of him especially since he fought sagat so Capcom would've used Cunningham as inspiration for a jovial energetic western kick boxer.
@@FoxUnitNell Billy Blanks was the fighter that inspired DeeJay character.
@@FoxUnitNellDeeJay is Carribbean but his style definitely is Karate styled American kickboxing
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we got Dee Jay for it.
Another great fight analysis. Thank you so much for these breakdowns.
Absolutely love these type of videos that you do...one style from one country vs another style from another country to see which one is best. Soooo look forward to your videos, love love love them !!!
❤ from Toronto, Canada
Top class, Lawrence Kenshin! Thank you for bringing this outstanding matchup with considerable acumen, analysis and respect.
thank you
Side kick does work but most of these competitions they always taking some out of Mauy Thai in the rules. Holding is a big thing for Muay thai and clinching. But they both are amazing fighters. I love side kicks because of him and now training Muay Thai while adding some boxing in the future and other arts for different kicks. Love this channel
This was very informative. Thanks for this Champ.
Glad you didn't stop making videos
Your content is some of the best on the net and you should never stop
Just wait until you find a good topic like this one
So much character in both of their movements.
agreed!
7:58
I know this channel isn’t about the editing, lol. But DAMN SON, that was sick. Syncing the sweep with the drop was tight!
Thanks for the amazing video ❤
OMG I think I’ve just witnessed true greatness. Very entertaining and skillful Both of them go harder than most. Utterly Beautiful💪🏾👊🏾🥶
The second match has a set of rules that where designed to give Cunningham a huge advantage. Anyway, both are true legends.
Current MMA figthers need to watch Cunningham to see how to use that quick side kick for spacing and countering of low kicks. Of course, it opens them up to getting the leg grabbed and taken down, but seems like something worthwhile to add to the arsenal. Great video!
Zhang weili and Li jiangliang have both used the side kick effectively in MMA.
@@r6guy yeah, that Sanda specialty,
no, it wouldn't work, because you can catch kicks in mma, and the traditional sidekick is the easiest kick to catch
@user-eb2kv7bg4t yep...that's what I said in my initial comment about the risk of the leg being grabbed. For fighters with shitty takedown defense, they'll get taken down regardless by a good grappler. Might as well fend off the leg kicks until that happens. Low kicks, especially to the back of the knee have become a huge weapon to incapacitate their opponent. In the past, the kicks were typically higher on the leg into the quadriceps and some hamstring.
It only works with special rules to protect the guy throwing them. Cunningham es the best in the world with them, and they would have been worthless if Sagat was allowed to catch them. Cunningham would have spent half the fight on his ass. I’m MMA, Cunningham never would have got up after the first one.
Peter with the best non-Ali Ali shuffle of all time at 5:05, I've checked around for someone who can do it as well as Ali, even for demonstration purposes but none come as close to Peter there. Great video, but for me the highlight of the video was seeing a shuffle unrelated to the fight outcome hahaha.
The initial description is inaccurate. Cunningham's career record was 52-0-1. No losses; the only draw being his first fight with Sagat.
Amazing video, both fighters are Incredible, legendary Masters ✊🏿
Another masterclass 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for showcasing Peter on your channel 🙏 Was blessed to have him in my corner and in the gym helping me on many occasions. Legendary fighter/Trainer and person 🤜💥🤛
Such a great video!
Thank you Lawrence for spotlighting Sugarfoot!, He is one of the American greats but don't get much of the spotlight! He would also go on to admire and recognize the muay thai kick!
much love
How does it prove side kicks work against Muay Thai when you aren't allowed to grab the kick?
Mahalo for posting this fight I learned tons off of just watching gonna take this into sparring come Wednesday. 🤙🏽👊🏾 #HawaiianKickboxer
Great breakdown.
Hate the exclusion of rules.
That’s how you know Muay Thai is the striking king because they always take tools out the arsenal. K1 did an overhaul after the clinch was too effective and took it out pretty much completely.
I didn't know Peter before this video, but man he's very fast and agile, and his control with his kicks is so good!!
The way he switched between so many kicks in the 5th round is remarkable, I can't even think about doing that
Myself as well first time hearing about this Brother
Because you live in a racist world. That’s why. If he was any other race he would be plastered everywhere. lol
Loved this!
This is a great vid. How have I never heard of Cunningham before this vid ?
I would say Pete was doing some taekwondo. The jumping, bladed stance, round house kicks.
"No leg-grab rule?"
So special rules to disadvantage Sagat, eh? Got it.
He agreeded to it..
@@SilentRage01They essentially removed Sagat's win con and made it so he couldn't counter the punishable sidekicks. Cunningham won the fight but it doesn't really mean anything since its a fight he should have won considering the rules. It says a lot when one of the best kick boxers are scared to fight with Mauy Thai rules.
@@LeatherNinja He knew the rules, he signed the contract, he lost.
Get over it...
@@SilentRage01 Facts these Thai fans are Crybabies.
@@kesenaememere8520 It's so sad 😂👍
Great video, ty
Awesome vid
It's amazing how everyone wants to fight the Thai,s but not at the Muay Thai rules, bringing, knees, clinching , throws, elbows would make a big difference....any rules, anytime, when we going to see the fight according to Muay Thai rules now.
Head butts and eye pokes and kicks to the nuts make a big difference too! That’s like saying everyone wants to fight Mike Tyson, but they want him to wear gloves.
If possible, also do one on Coban (if you haven't already)! Probably one of the best counter-punchers in Muay Thai history. Very happy to see Sagat getting love - man is a monster.
Not letting a Thai fighter catch kicks then sweep the leg is dumb. Sagat wins this fight if rules weren't put in place to buffer his skill.
Brooo....thx for this video. These guys were legendary I'm surprised that at age 41 i never heard of these guys.
Dont be too hard on yourself, there so many legendary fighter's i already knew but this year alone found 5 new ones 😅
Great video
The rules in the second fight took away half of Sagat's arsenal.
Awesome(Kickboxer)! 💯%
yess!!
That was a legendary fight!
Wow.. 11 rounds.. Amazing.. This is a GOAT Fighter...
with any rules, as far as he dictates them haha.
amazing fighter anyways, but that was just kickboxing. not Sagat style at all .
wish sagat got to use all his arsenal!
My thoughts exactly 👍🏻
Funny how everyone wants to fight a muay thai fighter but nobody wants to fight a muay thai fighter in muay thai and take aways half of his weapons
Then muay Thai fighters should not agree to fight in those matches...
This fight has some truly amazing technique in it. the form of both of these guys in incredible. such a show case of the two styles so awesome!
Loved the video! What song is playing at the start? Keep up the good work!
BACK2BACK
STRLGHT & Roonin
Great video. Don’t think I ever heard of Cunningham before this. But funny enough my fiancé and I recently watched No Retreat,No Surrender. When watching it I was thinking this guy must’ve been an actual fighter.
you’re an absolute legend! could you please analyze as to who really won the rodtang vs superlek or the jo nattawut vs tawanchai?
Rodtang was robbed. There’s my analysis for what it’s worth 😂😂😂 👍🏻
But was it really?
@@davekenjoplojr.266 You think Superlek beat Rodtang?
Yes he won 2-1 convincingly, volume is the biggest indicator of winning in muay thai and kickboxing, that combined with the fact that kicks score more than punches in muay thai, Superlek won.
Rodtang had a strong first round but in the 2nd and 3rd round Supelek was racking points, yes, Supelek got a big cut but you should know the cut only scores for first round and that's it. @@Bruce4lmighty
@@DKYtut Thanks! I understand why he was declared the winner of the match however, the opinion of the majority (including me) is Rodtang won the fight. I’d argue that fights have been stopped for much more minor cuts than the gash Rodtang opened on Superlek’s forehead however, Superlek was allowed to continue with a face like Freddy Krueger! The look of surprise on Rodtang’s face when it wasn’t says it all.
Don’t forget that Superlek didn’t make weight and even those extra pounds hardly made a difference. Missing weight at this level is acutely unprofessional 👍🏻
I am 46yo and dealing with this topic for the 1st time in my life. I missed quite a thing. This is extremely fascinating.
Nice footage
Are you going to do anything for Buakaw vs Saenchai bare knuckle muay thai rules???? No one is talking about it and its next weekend.....
hmmmm i wonder why there's not much marketing
@@LawrenceKenshin yeah thats true. All the marketing i have seen is through Saenchai on social media.
This is why the Dutch get the Respect in Thailand for fighting Full Thai Rules, True Muay Thai with Elbows, Knees, Plam, Dumps and Prior to The Rainbow Sor. Prantale fight Plowing your opponent. Even though Benny The Jet, Manson Gibson, Peter Cunningham, Don Wilson were Amazing Kickboxers in their Skillset, Ruleset its hard to believe their victory percentage would be the same fighting in Thailand.To me maybe Benny The Jet would make the adjustments to be successful but its because he has a tough Full contact background. It would be hard to match Benny and Manson in weight as the Thais didnt have many big fighters Except mainly Diesel Noi, Chanpuek, Suadao, Pothai but majority of the Thai Vs Farang encounters they are always at weight disadvantage like Nokweed Devy. Too Bad Dany Bille and Sugarfoot didnt fight each other. Different eras but would have loved to see that. Just my thoughts Fellow Warriors.
Very cool I didn't know that about the dutch.
Peter coached me for several years when I was younger. Sure helped toughen me up a bit haha. Good times :)
I bet if he fought Sagat in Muay Thai rules in another fight he would have definitely got cut up
Why do people always say stuff like this? "If this" or "If that"?
Peter beat sagat twice 😂 second fight just proved it again
These two are truly great. Wow
Very exciting fight. These guys are beasts.
They had the audacity to say any rules after limiting every muay thai rule out there. This was a kickboxing match
Peter Cunningham’s cardio is next level. He was moving much more than Sagat and still didn’t gas before Sagat
Both of them doubtly the most talented fighter in the world...hope there will be more like them in future...💕🇲🇾
What a fight thanks for running it
I was there near ringside for that fight in Melbourne. The fight was set up for Cunningham to win. No holds, no knees, no elbows. Every advantage was to the style of the American. Not downplaying Pete's skill because it was fantastic but of course under those rules Pete should win. Under Thai rules Pete would be lucky to not get ko
The first fight was in muy thai. The second was American kick boxing. Cunningham said he will challenge Sagat in his realm. And Sagat said he will do the same.
Peter Cunningham had a video game character based off him as well, they just made him Korean, he's in Tekken, named Hwarang. Apparently had his whole kit lifted from Cunningham v. Sagat 2.
He’s inspired by him ?
สุดยอด!!! สู้กันได้สนุกมาก
Not only did Peter Cunningham have insane kickboxing skills, he also had some serious dance moves 🕺🪩
Wow, Pete Cunninghams kicks were something else!
I think a lot more needs to be put out there for Peter Cunningham. He was really good, but not many people mention him. But I am wondering if its because it was so many years ago.
Dee Jay obliterated Sagat with face to foot style moves. Phenom!
When both fighters are so good you don't even have a favorite, and is just spectacular
i enjoyed this video.
thank you
When do we get a breakdown of Ben Askren's striking?
why ben!
what striking
I realy hate fights where one of the opponents isn't allowed to use half his arsenal. Knees and elbows are the main weapons in Muai Thai. Clinch, with some knee action, and holding leg is the main defense. It's like telling a BJJ fighter that crappling isn't allowed. We should put Peter Cunningham in the octagon. There he can proof his skill
He couldn't even get close, how will he use any of those?
Whenever he tries to get close he gets kicked back or receives multiple shots
I met Sagat at the Muay Thai Academy in North Hollywood. It was known that he couldn't really see out of his right eye, we just weren't supposed to talk about it. Sagad also had a very beautiful Wai khru ram muay that he actually won awards for
Nice Video! Could you make a list of music that you used?
THe second fight Peter made a great adjustment. He stopped trying to land the first attack, and instead used it as bait and was better prepared to follow it up with combos. The first fight Sagat took control be evading the opening strike and countering well.
The second fight peter made the adjustment of changing the rules 🤣
Dont give that bs about great adjustment lol the second fight with the new rules changed to favorite one fighter gtfo
Cunningham said he'd "fight anybody anywhere in the world any rules," just so long as you don't hold his leg. 🤣
Sugarfoot Cunningham’s boxing coach Stan Ward was my boxing coach for two years.
I think Sagat won the first fight. Awesome content Lawrence. I remember Cunningham from Never Surrender Never Backdown, but didn't know he was a real live champion.
How can you say which style is better when you take away Sagat tools.
Sagat got absolutely robbed in that 1st fight
I was at the second fight, it was the big first kickboxing event I had ever seen, Bill Wallace was there to do a comedy sparring demo making Sifu Rick Spain look like a beginner.
My memory of the later rounds is pretty much just Sakad chopping away with his right low kick at Cunningham's forward left shin. Everybody there knew they were seeing something very special, two fighters clearly in great condition that were a cut above in every way.
Sagat was stripped of critical MuayThai techniques like elbows, catching the leg and sweeping, knees and elbows. The outcome would have been different.
With Muay rules cunningham will be KO before 1st round....this is kickboxing rules so, One cant say he won
maybe!