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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Osiris (ranked 1047 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Odchigin Khadan (ranked 160 p4p, 187 weight class). Osiris comes into the arena with Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne blaring out of the sound system. Khadan has chosen Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khadan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Osiris lands with a shot to the body.
Khadan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Osiris to counter with a crisp jab.
Khadan scores with a nice right hand.
Osiris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Osiris connects with a crisp jab.
Khadan shoots in but no luck this time.
Khadan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Osiris pinned against the cage. Osiris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eric Osiris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odchigin Khadan.
Osiris scores with a nice right hand.
Osiris misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Osiris.
Osiris throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadan walks into a left hand.
Khadan darts in looking for a takedown but Osiris gets double underhooks and turns Khadan into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Osiris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khadan is keen to just control but Osiris is a slippery customer.
Osiris is trying to stand back up but Khadan is controlling him
Khadan is trying to work for a kimura but Osiris is defending well.
Khadan is working for a kimura but Osiris is defending it quite comfortably.
Khadan wants to take a breather but Osiris is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osiris is trying to stand up here but Khadan is controlling him well.
Khadan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Osiris has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Osiris tries to get to full guard but Khadan has control of the leg.
Khadan is trying to control. Osiris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Osiris is defending against the submission attempts here by Khadan.
Khadan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khadan is looking to advance position but Osiris won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris is trying to stand back up but Khadan is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khadan in particular looking to stall.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osiris wants to get back to his feet.
Khadan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khadan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Osiris is just riding it out for now. Khadan eventually gives up the hold.
Osiris is refusing to be controlled, as Khadan sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khadan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Khadan working for a guillotine from mount but Osiris is in no mood to give up.
Osiris is squirming around, avoiding Khadan's attempts to control the action.
Khadan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khadan goes for an armbar but Osiris turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Osiris.
Khadan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Eric Osiris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khadan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Osiris counters with a nice uppercut.
Osiris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khadan.
Khadan feints the counter takedown.
Eric Osiris is winning the standup battle so far.
Khadan shoots and misses
letting Osiris counter with a right hand.
Osiris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khadan's head.
Osiris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khadan blocks a jab.
Khadan shoots in for a double leg but Osiris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eric Osiris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odchigin Khadan.
Osiris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khadan with a poor takedown
and Osiris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khadan misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Osiris. No joy for Khadan on that attempt.
Khadan is breathing heavily.
Khadan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khadan shoots in but no luck this time.
Osiris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Osiris with a nice cross.
Osiris throws a leg kick which misses Khadan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khadan tries to avoid it.
Osiris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Osiris jabs Khadan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Osiris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khadan.
Eric Osiris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osiris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khadan moves out of range as Osiris throws a body kick.
Khadan ducks right into an uppercut from Osiris.
Osiris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khadan's sensitive parts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khadan.
It looked like Osiris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khadan.
Khadan goes for a double leg but Osiris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Osiris continues to drive forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Osiris does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Osiris misses the target.
Osiris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khadan can do to turn this around?
Osiris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Osiris but Osiris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Osiris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osiris throws out a powerful jab.
Osiris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khadan.
Osiris connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Osiris.
Khadan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Osiris scoring well with a low kick there.
Khadan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Osiris can pounce on him.
Khadan fails with the takedown.
Osiris scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Osiris.
Osiris lands a front kick.
Osiris stuffs the takedown attempt from Khadan. Khadan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan looks for a takedown but Osiris sprawls well.
Osiris throws out a powerful jab.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Osiris sprawls well. Osiris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khadan gets slowly back to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Osiris misses its target.
Khadan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Osiris.
Osiris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khadan fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Osiris misses the target.
Osiris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khadan ducks right into an uppercut from Osiris.
Khadan fails with the takedown
and Osiris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris slaps away a takedown attempt from Khadan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khadan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Osiris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Osiris scores with a punch to the head.
Khadan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osiris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khadan at a distance.
Osiris lands a glancing blow to the side of Khadan's head.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Osiris but Osiris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from Osiris.
Osiris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osiris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Osiris scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Osiris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khadan misses with a takedown
and Osiris counters with a nice uppercut.
Osiris scores with a hook to the body. Khadan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick from Osiris.
Khadan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khadan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, jab by Osiris - just one landing.
Odchigin Khadan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khadan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khadan shoots in but no luck this time.
Osiris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Osiris.
Osiris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Osiris as he avoids it easily.
Eric Osiris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odchigin Khadan.
A good leg kick by Osiris.
Khadan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khadan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Osiris's guard.
Osiris wants to get back to his feet but Khadan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osiris wants to stand and escape but Khadan is having none of it.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osiris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Osiris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khadan on the ground.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khadan stands and throws Osiris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khadan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Osiris is pushing Khadan's head away, looking to escape. Khadan manages to hold on to the position though.
Khadan is trying to get an arm triangle but Osiris is defending well.
Osiris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Osiris trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Khadan tries for a kimura but Osiris is defending well.
Osiris is trying to buck Khadan off.
Khadan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Osiris has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Khadan but great work by Osiris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Khadan is looking for a sweep.
Odchigin Khadan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Osiris tries to stand but Khadan is controlling his head.
Khadan is looking to reverse the position.
Osiris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Osiris tries to stand but Khadan is controlling his head.
Khadan is looking for a sweep.
Khadan prevents Osiris from moving into mount.
Eric Osiris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khadan is looking to regain half guard here but Osiris keeps moving and retains side control.
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 is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Osiris tries to stand but Khadan controls the position and pulls Osiris into his guard.
Khadan working for a triangle but Osiris defends it easily.
Khadan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Osiris passes into half guard.
Khadan looking for subs from the bottom but Osiris mounts him!
Osiris content just to control the position here.
Odchigin Khadan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khadan tries to improve his position but instead Osiris has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Osiris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Osiris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Osiris!
Eric Osiris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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