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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 225 p4p, 83 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 29 p4p, 12 weight class). Khadan comes to the cage accompanied by Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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40 - 30 - 4 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic 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 25 - 16 - 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 40 - 30 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Khadan cracks Crosby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khadan scores with a nice right hand.
Odchigin Khadan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khadan digs a good hook to Crosby's body.
Crosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadan was well out of range. Poor timing from Crosby.
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Khadan moves away and avoids it.
Khadan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khadan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby's corner calls for a 1-2. Crosby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crosby has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Khadan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khadan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khadan throws a body punch but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khadan ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Khadan instigates a clinch.
Khadan misses with the head strike.
Khadan throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
A nice left hand lands by Crosby.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khadan tries to work over Crosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khadan misses with a body punch.
Crosby misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Crosby.
Nice body punch from Khadan - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khadan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crosby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crosby prevents a body shot from Khadan.
Crosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khadan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crosby throws a head punch that misses.
Khadan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosbys head.
Khadan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khadan lands a shoulder strike.
Crosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khadans head.
Crosby can't find room to land a body shot as Khadan controls the action.
Khadan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khadan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby is working Khadan over against the cage.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Khadan.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khadan misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Khadan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Khadan lands a hook that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Crosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Khadan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Khadan takes a shot to the head.
Khadan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadan blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan blocking some punches.
Khadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Khadan presses Crosby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khadan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby prevents a body shot from Khadan.
Good body shot from Crosby.
Crosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khadan blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Crosby pushes Khadan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khadan lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Crosby.
Crosby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khadans head.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan swings wildly with an uppercut but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Khadan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dany Crosby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crosby moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
Khadan throws a sloppy body shot
and Crosby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khadan misses with a shot to the body
and Crosby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khadan is looking to clinch but Crosby is avoiding it.
Khadan scores with a punch to the head.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khadan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan misses with a body punch
and Crosby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crosby staying out of range there.
Crosby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khadan manages to avoid it.
Khadan misses with a right hand
and Crosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khadan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crosby to score with a decent uppercut.
Khadan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dany Crosby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Khadan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khadan is looking to wear down Crosby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadan.
A countering left hand to the body from Crosby misses.
Crosby throws the left hand but Khadan avoids the punch easily.
Khadan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Khadan misses its intended target.
A big left from Khadan misses.
Crosby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khadan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crosby tries to clinch but Khadan is having none of it.
Crosby slips under a jab from Khadan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadan throws an overhand right that lands on Crosby's shoulder, as Crosby tries to avoid the shot.
Crosby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khadan catches Crosby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crosby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Crosby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khadan tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Khadan does no damage.
Khadan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crosby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khadan misses with the head strike.
Crosby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dany Crosby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
Khadan struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Khadan.
Khadan swings wildly with an uppercut but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
Khadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khadan misses with a knee strike.
Khadan is leaning against Crosby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crosby throws a head punch that misses.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khadan tries a body shot but Crosby blocks it.
Khadan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Khadan as the two fighters clinch.
Crosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Crosby.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Crosby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Khadan throws a head punch that misses.
Khadan takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Crosby.
Crosby misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Khadan as the two fighters clinch.
Crosby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dany Crosby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Khadan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crosby lands a lovely overhand right.
Khadan throws a lazy uppercut
and Crosby counters with a straight right hand.
Crosby dips to his left and cracks Khadan with an uppercut!
Khadan is rocked!
Khadan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crosby counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dany Crosby!
During a confident post fight interview, Dany Crosby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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