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Surging Thai striker Jaosuayai Mor Krungthepthonburi is proud of his latest victory. He considers it the biggest win so far of his career and a validation that he is on the right path in his journey as a martial artist.
The Sor Dechapan Gym affiliate was one of the big winners at ONE Fight Night 32 on June 6 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. He knocked out Nakrob Fairtex in 52 seconds in their headlining all-Thai flyweight Muay Thai showdown.
Speaking to ONE Championship following his victory, Jaosuayai shared his thoughts on the significance of the win, saying:
"Yes, definitely. I just want to thank myself. For 16 years, I've been on this journey, and I've been fighting, and I've been training really hard. I am proud of myself. I'm so thankful that I did not give up. Yeah, I feel like this is such a great debut for my [ONE Fight Night], ONE Championship fight. So, I'm very proud to be where I am right now."
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At ONE Fight Night 32, Jaosuayai got early leverage and did not let go of it on his way to the fast win. He connected on a clean high kick which he followed up with a flurry of strikes to send his opponent to the canvas for the first time.
Nakrob was able to beat the count, but it was only a temporary reprieve as Jaosuayai immediately jumped on him and landed another head kick that stopped Nakrob for good.
The win earned him a $50,000 performance bonus from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong and extended his current winning streak to five straight and improved him to an overall record of 8-2 in ONE Championship.
The full replay of ONE Fight Night 32 is available on demand for Prime Video subscribers in North America.
Jaosuayai admits to being nervous in his first headlining U.S. primetime show
While he impressed at ONE Fight Night 32 with his 52-second knockout of Nakrob, Jaosuayai admitted that he was nervous in the lead-up as he felt everything came too soon for him to headline a U.S. primetime show.
Jaosuayai opened up about it in a post-fight interview with combat sports journalist Nick Atkin, highlighting that being new to the whole setting of competing in a ONE Fight Night event brought out some anxiety from him. He said:
"I think maybe later I can face someone in the rankings. But maybe I [could use] two to three more fights to continue trying it out. This was my first fight, it was also in the morning, and it added to my nervousness. So, yeah, maybe a few more fights I can face some of them."
Watch the interview below:
Prior to competing in his first ONE Fight Night event, Jaosuayai established himself well in the promotion's Friday Fights series, winning seven of nine matches, five coming by way of knockout.
