i do agree with you there mate, all the boys at Team Alpha Male(T.J. in particular. probably due to being a relatively young dog, learning new tricks) have a crap tonne more confidence in their 'true MT striking', applied to MMA(if that makes sense, could go on, but it would turn into an even longer rant).
i loved watching kick ass in the earl King of the Cage shows, pretty sure it was about the same time or just after Chris Brennan was dominating.
i have always loved Bang, for bringing his style style into MMA arena(one of the purest Muay Thai strikers in the game, IMHO), it worked well for him for a while.
if anything, if he could have spent more time on the mat, learning from a great wrestler(and i mean good mat time, not just a sesh here and there), he could have been bigger than say Chuck.
and i love me some healthy debate, that fight was that close in my mind(a judge with a striking background would have leant more towards Bang, a ground specialist for sure would have leant towards Sudo. Cecil Peoples would have scored the fight 30-27 to Guida) I'm sure you get that joke lol
and a GIF to keep it OT, love the ref's reaction. looks like the UK's Cage Rage event?
Edit: read the mat and text, "legends of fighting"