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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 331 p4p, 517 weight class) and Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 43 p4p, 72 weight class). Khadan comes to the cage accompanied by Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm 32 192 24 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ananada Bunyasarn! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Khadan throws a hook but Bunyasarn avoids it easily. Khadan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khadan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunyasarn throws out the jab. Khadan throws a hook to the side of Bunyasarn's head but Bunyasarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Khadan looks to land a right hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range. Bunyasarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khadan moves away. A jab from Khadan misses. Bunyasarn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Khadan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bunyasarn is able to avoid easily. A slow jab from Khadan misses its intended target. Bunyasarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Khadan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands with an uppercut that bounces Khadan off the cage and back into range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed right hand from Bunyasarn misses the target. Bunyasarn lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Khadan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khadan loads up on a big right hand but Bunyasarn slips the punch. Khadan misses the shot to the body. Bunyasarn tries to counter with a clinch but Khadan shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bunyasarn scores with a jab to the body. Khadan connects with a nice looking jab.
Khadan throws a body shot but no joy. Ananada Bunyasarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Khadan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Khadan misses the shot to the body. Khadan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunyasarn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Khadan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Khadan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bunyasarn stuns Khadan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Khadan shoots in and gets a takedown into Bunyasarn's guard. Bunyasarn pushes Khadan off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadan.
Bunyasarn throws a low kick but Khadan avoids it. Bunyasarn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Bunyasarn just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bunyasarn. Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn. Khadan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khadan misses the shot to the body. Bunyasarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Donk. Khadan catches Bunyasarn right on the button with a cross. Khadan connects with a nice looking jab.
Bunyasarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Khadan throws a leg kick that misses. Bunyasarn wants to counter with a clinch but Khadan pushes him away. Khadan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bunyasarn wants to counter the offense by Khadan and move into the clinch position. Bunyasarn misses the shot to the body. An attempted straight right counter from Khadan misses the target. A jab from Khadan finds it's way through Bunyasarn's defenses. Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn throws an off balance right hand
and Khadan counters with a straight right hand. A jab from Khadan misses. Bunyasarn tries to counter by closing the distance. Bunyasarn misses the shot to the body. Khadan slips a straight right by Bunyasarn. Bunyasarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khadan misses with a body shot.
Bunyasarn misses with a right hand and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bunyasarn slips a jab from Khadan. A swing and a miss from Bunyasarn. Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khadan fails in his attempt to clinch. Bunyasarn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bunyasarn dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Bunyasarn does a little dance to reset his feet. Khadan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bunyasarn misses the shot to the body. Khadan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunyasarn. Bunyasarn tries to counter by closing the distance. Khadan ducks under a wild hook from Bunyasarn. Khadan works the jab nicely. Khadan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Khadan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Bunyasarn takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses. Bunyasarn misses with a kick to the body.
Bunyasarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bunyasarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bunyasarn scores with a nice hook to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Bunyasarn controls the action.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Bunyasarn avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage. Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadan pushes Bunyasarn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Khadan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bunyasarn can't find room to land a body shot as Khadan controls the action.
Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside. Nice body punch from Khadan - that landed with a thud.
Khadan working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike. Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadan misses with a body punch.
Bunyasarn throws a head punch that misses. Bunyasarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khadan or not. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khadan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bunyasarn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khadan or not. Bunyasarn tries to work over Khadan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ananada Bunyasarn will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! Khadan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Bunyasarn looks to throw the jab but Khadan is out of range. Bunyasarn throws a sloppy head kick and Khadan moves out of range easily. Khadan throws an overhand right that lands on Bunyasarn's shoulder, as Bunyasarn tries to avoid the shot. Khadan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunyasarn. A looping hook to the body misses from Bunyasarn. Khadan does a little dance to reset his feet. Bunyasarn misses with a right hand and Bunyasarn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bunyasarn thows a left - swing and a miss! Bunyasarn throws a body shot but no joy. A looping hook to the body misses from Bunyasarn. Khadan does a little dance to reset his feet. Khadan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bunyasarn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Khadan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Khadan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bunyasarn on the side of the head. Khadan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunyasarn. Khadan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bunyasarn has time to react. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Left hook, right uppercut from Khadan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khadan throws a body shot but no joy. Bunyasarn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Khadan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A big left from Khadan misses. Odchigin Khadan is winning the standup battle so far. Bunyasarn goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Bunyasarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khadan. Khadan connects with a body shot that sends Bunyasarn's belly button to the back. Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan throws a shot from downtown. Bunyasarn moves away and avoids it. Bunyasarn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Bunyasarn throws out a loose jab but Khadan uses good head movement to avoid it. Bunyasarn misses with a left hand and Khadan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A slow jab from Bunyasarn misses its intended target. Bunyasarn is looking to chop away at Khadan's legs. Khadan is looking to land body kicks. Khadan misses with a straight left. Bunyasarn swings for the body but Khadan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khadan throws an overhand right that lands on Bunyasarn's shoulder, as Bunyasarn tries to avoid the shot. Bunyasarn tries to sprawl but Khadan drives through with a takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters are battling for position here. Bunyasarn manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Khadan wants to control from the top but Bunyasarn keeps moving. Bunyasarn pulls Khadan in close to prevent any damage. Bunyasarn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khadan manages to get himself to full guard.
Khadan working for submissions but it's allowed Bunyasarn to get to half guard.
Bunyasarn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Khadan gets full guard. Bunyasarn wants to control from the top but Khadan keeps moving. Bunyasarn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bunyasarn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khadan swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bunyasarn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Khadan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bunyasarn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Khadan wants to sweep here but Bunyasarn controlling him for the moment. Bunyasarn showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Khadan pulls Bunyasarn in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Khadan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bunyasarn defends it easily. Khadan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bunyasarn is aware though and is defending well. Ananada Bunyasarn has got the better of the ground game so far. Khadan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunyasarn is one step ahead there. Bunyasarn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Khadan looking to control.
Khadan wants to sweep but no luck. Bunyasarn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Bunyasarn trying to control but Khadan is working from the bottom. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Khadan wants to sweep here but Bunyasarn controlling him for the moment. Bunyasarn controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! Khadan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Khadan digs a good hook to Bunyasarn's body.
Nice body punch from Khadan. Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunyasarn moves away. Bunyasarn wants to counter with a clinch but Khadan pushes him away. Khadan throws a big shot that misses. Khadan connects with a jab. Bunyasarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunyasarn tries to counter by closing the distance. Bunyasarn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. The fighters circle momentarily. Bunyasarn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bunyasarn connects with a crisp jab. Bunyasarn takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses. Bunyasarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khadan moves away. Khadan checks a leg kick nicely. Bunyasarn drops his hands momentarily and Khadan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bunyasarn punishes Khadan's body with a nice straight punch. Decent striking displayed by Khadan there. Khadan loads up on a big right hand but Bunyasarn slips the punch. Khadan throws a hook but Bunyasarn avoids it easily. Khadan thuds a left hand into Bunyasarn's body. Bunyasarn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Khadan cracks Bunyasarn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Bunyasarn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khadan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Khadan ducks under a wild hook from Bunyasarn. Bunyasarn misses with a body shot.
Bunyasarn throws a body shot but no joy. Bunyasarn moves away from the strike by Khadan. A slow jab from Bunyasarn misses its intended target. Khadan misses with a left hand and Bunyasarn moves into the clinch. Khadan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khadan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bunyasarn can turn it around. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bunyasarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khadan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khadan keeps control of Bunyasarn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bunyasarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khadan is working Bunyasarn over against the cage. Bunyasarn can't find room to land a body shot as Khadan controls the action.
Khadan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards. Bunyasarn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Bunyasarn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A right hand to the body from Khadan.
Khadan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bunyasarn has one foot on Khadan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Khadan misses with a body kick. Khadan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunyasarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Khadan. Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan connects with a body shot. Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khadan's hands. Bunyasarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khadan moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunyasarn is just out of range. Bunyasarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Khadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khadan throws an overhand right that lands on Bunyasarn's shoulder, as Bunyasarn tries to avoid the shot. A shot to the body from Khadan misses and Bunyasarn counters by clinching up. Bunyasarn scores with a nice hook to the head. Bunyasarn misses with a hook from the clinch. Khadan lands with a left to the head. Khadan pulls guard effortlessly. Khadan wants to hit a sweep here but Bunyasarn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Khadan there! Bunyasarn controlling the pace for now. Khadan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bunyasarn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Bunyasarn avoids the attempt from Khadan to control. Bunyasarn looking to control but Khadan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Khadan working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khadan is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Odchigin Khadan. I think Khadan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ananada Bunyasarn! A victorious Ananada Bunyasarn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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