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[IanEdwards]

He looked like karate version of Buakaw lol

it was fkin great, I have been waiting for Osmanov to fight someone half-decent and Yoza literally kicked him to bits. Yoza has an interesting-looking style that seemed unusual on first viewing, i think maybe because he is quite squared-off as he cuts the ring off and can go from orthodox-southpaw very quickly from there. it makes him look pretty open but means he can let kicks go off both sides pretty quickly.

 

[IanEdwards]

otherwise in OFF109:

Yodthongthai looked complacent as fuck, looked like he thought he could just go through the motions to beat Denkriangkrai, by the time he 'woke up' (its all relative) it was too late and even then he didn't have much success. weird performance

Siasarani just schooled Kaito, tactical dominance pretty much throughout, didn't need to get out of 3rd gear really

Yod-IQ does not have a great gas tank. even though he isn't the most high-output fighter he is often blowing badly and hanging on in the 3rd round- not great considering he isn't the quickest starter either. If they ever matched him with a decent Thai or slightly better class of random farang he'd start taking beatings late on

 

[IanEdwards]

full card for OFF110:

• Worapon Lukjaoporongtom vs. Ilyas Musaev (Muay Thai – 142 pounds)
• Samingdam NF Looksuan vs. Amir Naseri (Muay Thai – flyweight)
• Lamsing Sor Dechapan vs. Pansak Wor Wantawee (Muay Thai – 128 pounds)
• Chatpet Lampang Sports School vs. Tun Min Aung (Muay Thai – 160 pounds)
• Supersub Bang Saen Fight Club vs. Mohamed Taoufyq (Muay Thai – 136 pounds)
• Toyota Eaglemuaythai vs. YodUdon BS Muaythai (Muay Thai – 116 pounds)
• Komawut FA Group vs. Soner Sen (Muay Thai – 142 pounds)
• Arya Akbari vs. Fernando Amaya (Muiay Thai – 163 pounds)
• Super Yay Chan vs. Muga (Muay Thai – 138 pounds)
• Hu Ye vs. Ryuki Kawano (kickboxing – strawweight)
• Ivan Gnizditskiy vs. Khurshidbek Bozarboev (MMA – middleweight)
• Diogo Calado vs. Sheagh Dobbin (MMA – lightweight)

Glad to see the return of Musaev who hasn't had a One fight in maybe a year but was very active and hard-matched before that. I think he's a bit of a nightmare matchup for Worapon, the comms guys talk about Musaev's hands mostly and he is certainly very dangerous with combinations and spinning attacks, but they don't give enough credit to his left kick from southpaw (which is how he seems to spend about 70% working from), which he whips in incredibly quickly and with good power, very effective inside leg kick which he has tattooed the likes of Ferrari and Yod-IQ with and he's effective to the body and a threat with the high kicks too. Not sure if he will go southpaw against fellow-lefty or he just likes going opposite-stance.

Given he is shorter, slower of hand and foot, and Musaev has a kicking game as well as his KO hands, I don't think Worapon has a chance outfighting Musaev from the outside and I'm sure the gameplan will be the same as against Sen, try and make the ring small and get inside for the clinch-work. I just don't think he will be able to do it, I hope he is as positive and aggressive as he was from the start in the Sen rematch, he has literally no chance if not or if Musaev's countering discourages his aggression IMO. If he does have success with early aggression, it could be pretty epic. I'm going Musaev on pts though.

Komawut - Sen is an interesting one too, Worapon has shown the absolute blueprint to beat Sen, pressure, put him on the back foot where his punches are no threat, kicks his legs deplete his poor gas tank and clinchfuck him.

Not totally sure Komawut is *that dude*, though. The comms guys pretty much every fight talk about him wanting to get on the inside to throw elbows, but outside of the 2 fights with Avatar that's something I've never really seen him do, and Avatar pretty much clinchfucked him so I don't know WTF the comms guys are talking about really (not the first time). Komawut is basically a relatively low-output cautious pressure fighter with a gas tank that is average at best, he kind of throws one-two shots at a time and likes to re-set, doesn't string attack>attack>attack but basically gives his opponent a window to throw back at him pretty much every time. I'm pretty sure he has lost virtually every 3rd round he has got to, even in the fights he has won, so like I say his gas tank isn't very strong (also suggested by how he 'rations' his strikes). I'm not sure if that skillset is the one to beat Sen, albeit he did beat a relatively similar fighter in Balyko (tall, good movement, fast hands) using those tactics with something of a tactical masterclass.

Sen has had some problems with his gas tank too but did pull off the big comeback against Nonthakit in rd3 having taken a brutal kicking to his body and arms for the first 2 rounds. That partially argues against my suspicion that he is an on-top fighter/front runner with a poor gas tank, but his body and facial language when Worapon started to load the pressure on wasn't a good sign in how quickly and obviously he showed distress and started to fall apart.

If I had to bet I'd say Sen will be able to stay outside long enough and Komawut will spend enough time watching instead of pressuring and striking, and Sen should win that game. But if Komawut pushes him right back early I feel like Sen is in for a long 9 minutes.

Longern - Pansak is a good one, otherwise I don't see much that immediately excites me.

 

[SuperLuigi]

The Latinist in me is quite amused by Supersub.

 

[IanEdwards]

loads of action, some quality, some major drama, good OFF last night

so, Worapon: managed to get his clinch-pressure game going from late in round 1 and the fight just got more and more intense from that point on, both men exhausted in the end. great indication that *styles makes fights* because none of Ferrari, or Yod-IQ, or even Kulabdam managed to beat Musaev up like that and they are all IMO basically better fighters than Worapon, but if Worapon commits to his pressure game and throws himself at the dude to get inside he's hell to handle once he gets there. Even so, Musaev showed major balls and kept the counters going with his hands almost all the way through, despite his literal soul being kneed out of him, he straightened Worapon with some beautifully timed counters, when he wasn't being ragdolled by Level 1 Clinchfuckery FTW. epic pace and epic crowd

Samingdam with the good KO but like Komawut looking at his hugely-muscled body and relatively low punch output, he looks like he could gas himself out very easily if he isn't sparing with his strikes.

Lamsing with the classic OFF come-from-behind KO having been basically beat up the whole fight, banger, Pansak looked very good the majority of the fight but Lamsing is fucken hard

Big KO from Tun Min Aung

Taofyq is awkward and ugly-looking as hell in his style, kind of like Nabil Anane without the height or the graceful movement and distancing, but he is tough as fuck (took a hellacious beating for 3rds from Imangazaliev) and he is a menace with the kneefuckery

Toyota with the classic OFF style comeback, love it, quite a lot of sloppy swinging there but who cares, and it was a matter of time that sooner or later an OFF fight would literally be decided by one man collapsing literally at the bell, fuck me the drama WTF

Soner Sen- Komawut was fascinating, turned out that in the battle of the dodgy gas tanks Komawut's was the dodgier. Komawut was spot-on with the tactics early smashing the legs as predicted in rd1 but then for some reason either Sen adjusted or Komawut was otherwise unable to impose that gameplan. Fair play to Sen he showed far better ability to fight off the backfoot than he had previously, and both his punch-picking at mid-range, and especially the way he managed to consistently meet Komawut's lunges to the inside with slicing elbows, was absolutely excellent. Komawut seemed to really have the wind taken out of his sails by those elbows. I didn't think the Comms team gave Sen enough credit for his work in rd1 either, he landed a bunch of leg kicks himself albeit not as heavy as Komawut's and overall landed more strikes in that round. cracking fight all-round.

Akbari, that Iranian, man his style is AIDS to watch, i had to fast forward it jesus he looks horrible

great back and forth with Muga and Super Yay Chan, Muga punches like a girl (an accurate girl, but still) but clinches like a fucken boss, there was some epic ragdollery going on there and i thought he just about pulled it off with the final effort in the last 30secs of knee-fuckery, not often you see that from a Japanese fighter but the knees were his go-to to get him back in the fight in the face of Chan's heavy hands throughout the fight and he had success with them every time he got that gorilla grip behind Chan's head. really good action.

 

[IanEdwards]

OFF114 is being lined up at the next tentpole card and is looking good:

Panpayak vs Ortikov is another fascinating matchup and bit of matchmaking for Ortikov. If there was a fighter designed to beat Ortikov I think Panpayak fits the description, i think this time out the outside kicking game should be too much for Ortikov, I certainly hope so. this is a technical-tactical one rather than a war IMO


they are matching Kulabdam with Felipe Lobo, oooooooooooooh. another big farang for Kulabdam to flatline? I hope so. nice fucken match, though. IIRC Lobo has fast explosive hands and is very dangerous with the aggressive combinations, but, I mean, thats literally putting him in Kulabdam's strike zone, this should be a beauty of a match, someone is getting KO'd surely.

and Seksan - Muangthai? fuck. i mean, fuck, the crowd will be going utterly batshit mental here. just, total mutual fuckery till one of them (I guess Seksan?) collapses

oh and the preternaturally-gifted Nadaka Yoshinari gets his 2nd outing, against Banluelok. nice match in that Banluelok is 3-0 (3) with 2 of them being KO's against Tubthimthong and Petbanrai, which is a good formline. still, I expect Yoshinari to shine here because he is a freak of talent and skill

so 114 is shaping up very nicely!

 

[IanEdwards]

headline for OFF111 is Petsukhumvit - Silviu Vitez. slightly odd match for a main event but I really like Vitez and he always makes for an exciting fight, and Petsukhumvit will be rumbling forward at/onto him so it should be guaranteed action if not the best quality main event in history

 

[CaptainRomania]

Banluelok used to be top 3 at 112.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Banluelok is good but will need a KO to beat Nadaka.

 

[DastardlyMass]

Im really interested in Nadaka vs Banluelok. Nadaka has never fought a high level southpaw and from the rumors his management always refused to fight southpaws when under the RWS banner even as Raja champ

 

[IanEdwards]

Im really interested in Nadaka vs Banluelok. Nadaka has never fought a high level southpaw and from the rumors his management always refused to fight southpaws when under the RWS banner even as Raja champ

interesting, thanks!

 

[IanEdwards]

co-main for OFF111 is Pompet vs Puengluang which is niiiiiiiiiiice. not sure if Pompet isn't a bit undersized to fight a big, fully-fledged flyweight Like Pueng (albeit he sparked Duangsompong out who has an even bigger frame than Puengluang) but it seems like a really nice match to me nonetheless.

 

[CaptainRomania]

Im really interested in Nadaka vs Banluelok. Nadaka has never fought a high level southpaw and from the rumors his management always refused to fight southpaws when under the RWS banner even as Raja champ

That was a lie some ONe employee on twitter made up whe Nadaka wasn't signed and was still in RWS. Nadaka did fight Praewprao. Obviosly Prawprao wasn't high level anymore at the time but he was southpaw.
He also beat Waewwaw . Waewaw was a high level southpaw but fight was in Japan.

 

[IanEdwards]

not much that I am really excited about in One Fight Night 32, other than the main event which is such a fucken beauty

Nakrob - Jaosuyai has basically the same tactical dynamic as Nakrob - Kongthoranee, pretty sure Nakrob will be on the front foot and jaosuyai (kind of) forced to counter off the back foot- although, I think that is his best bet whether he is forced into it or not. Jaosuyai isn't perfect defensively and if he really tries to push Nakrob back aggressively he may find out the same way Khalilov and Puenluang did, that Nakrob is a KO danger on the back foot.
Jaosuyai clearly has the quicker feet and hands and the less predictable style, set against Nakrob's terrifying relentlessness, consistent pressure, heavy hands, good combinations and bodypunching. I think Nakrob may have the advantage if they clinch up (he out-fought Muangthai when they went to clinch>elbows) but in about 10 One fights i have barely seen Jaosuyai in a clinch at all so I don't *think* that will be a factor, but Nakrob looks to be a huuuuge physical specimen at flyweight just a massive solid lump, personally I think he'd do well from clinching up and trying to wear Jaosuyai down and deplete his speed and athleticism that way.

Personally if I was Jaosuyai I would basically fight the whole fight southpaw and look to do what Kongthoranee did, draw the lead right hand or right hand from Nakrob, bring his weight over his front leg and smash him with the counter left hand off slips or pullback/half step back. If he manages to get Nakrob's timing down and do that early like Kongthoranee did, I feel like that signals a long night for Nakrob, and certainly, if he is able to make Nakrob back off from his usual 100% aggression he can pick his spots to snipe him from the outside with quick leads and combinations, maybe even hurt and finish him like he did Yodlekpet? I don't *think* he will though, if Kongthoranee couldn't finish him having landed about 15 massive clean left hands, but then I think Jao has quicker hands and therefore bit more of a deadly finisher's instinct with them than kongthoranee.

On the other hand if Nakrob is able to make his entries a bit smarter than vs Kongthoranee, trigger reactions from the outside with minor feints and then land his first strike on entry and have success pushing Jaosuyai back early, again I feel that signals a long night for J. Nakrob is great at capitalising that first shot on entry into 2-3 more, to the point it must seem like you're trying to stop a blizzard or a flood.

But the great unpredictable element is that both of them have shown the ability to come back from knockdowns or being tactically outmatched to turn the tide so even if either of them really grab the momentum early, it could all be turned around.

I absolutely cannot wait for this, literally one of the best possible matches in the whole One roster.

 

[IanEdwards]

Vitez - Petsukhumvit, Vitez much more athletic, Petsukhumvit will rumble forward with consistent output, Vitez in&out and circling and exploding in flurries, should be guaranteed action for 9 minutes

Pompet - Puengluang, if I didn't think Puengluang was naturally bigger to go with his bigger frame I'd favour Pompet significantly. Pueng has the good switch kicks from the outside and he uses the same skip in his footwork to make foot/knee lift feints from outside and make his entry for the straight punches. Pompet has the heavier hands and is definitely the better puncher from mid/close range, and also much more concistent with the leg kicks, Pueng seems to mostly kick above the waist.

I'm 50/50, if Pueng can fight a moving fight and stay outside he wins but if Pompet makes a fight of it and has long enough on the inside/at mid range Pueng is at risk of a KO throughout

 

[jefferz]

I heard one guy was from Argentina, but misheard his nickname and thought they said it was Kaiser.

That glove touch was dirty AF.

 

[EndlessCritic]

Estupinan just got outclassed. Way too hittable.

 

[IanEdwards]

full card for OFF112:

• Singdomthong Nokjeanladkrabang vs. Abdallah Ondash (Muay Thai – 127 pounds)
• Kritpet PK Saenchai vs. Thway Lin Htet (Muay Thai – strawweight)
• Face Erawan vs. Payaksurin JP Power (Muay Thai – 124 pounds)
• Samanchai Sor Sommai vs. Arsoonnoi Sitjasing (Muay Thai – strawweight)
• Tahaneak Nayokatasala vs. Binladin Sor Poonsawat (Muay Thai – 123 pounds)
• Khunpon Aekmuangnon vs. Tang Qiqin (Muay Thai – 129 pounds)
• Khunponnoi Sor Sommai vs. Moe Htet Aung (Muay Thai – flyweight)
• Padejsuk NF Looksuan vs. Enzo Clarisse (Muay Thai – strawweight)
• Josh Trowbridge vs. Saw Min Min (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
• Zhang Haiyang vs. Hiroki Naruo (kickboxing – 139 pounds)
• Kasim Magomedshapiev vs. Hidenari Saijo (MMA – lightweight)
• Trong Vinh Mui vs. Xiangzhao Yin (MMA – flyweight)

wow, I really like this card there seems to be a lot of depth to it

Singdomthong - Ondash is a nice style clash both only lost 1 fight in One in several matches, i think they mesh well
Face - Payaksurin is a cracker IMO both unbeaten in One
both Khunponnoi and Kritpet vs the Myanmar dudes should both be good all winning records in One, Khunponnoi - Moe especially will be a fucken banger I think
Padejsuk unbeaten 3-0 vs Clarisse, Clarisse has been decent but in KB ruleset
Hiroki Naruo 2-0 has been tremendous so far and is definitely one to watch out for
Khunpon ye another unbeaten fighter 2-0

looks a really good well-rounded card to me I am really looking forward to it

 

[IanEdwards]

i think they have pretty much filled the card for OFF114 and it looks really good to me:

Felipe Lobo - Kulabdam
Muangthai vs Seksan
Sangarthit - Suablack
PTT Apichart Farm - Elies Abdali
Panpayak - Ortikov
Kongchai - Kompet
Chartpayak - Ramadan baby Ondash
Younis baby Anane - Liu Junchao
Nadaka Yoshinari - Banluelok


so with another maybe 1 max 2 striking fights to come and an MMA bout?
anyway Lobo -Kulabdam is fuckin wicked, Seksan - Muangthai say no more

I love Panpayak - Ortikov

apparently according to |One website PTT is a very highly-decorated fighter? wish they would have put him in with a known One quantity for his first fight but never mind

Nabil's baby brother, he looks to be a mere 5'11 or something or something at strawweight so will be a style problem for anyone

I absolutely love Chartpayak - Ondash. battle of the left hooks! actually as Chartpayak is much more well-rounded he'd be tactically well-advised to get inside on Ondash and totally clinch>elbow-fuck him because IMo he would totally brutalise him in the clinch, but I imagine we are going to see them slug it out and someone (likely Ondash IMO) get sparked. Ondash seems to fight with an ego regarding his left hook, like it is the hammer and every situation is a nail, and I do think that he will think his will prevail over Chartpayak. I hope he is wrong. Chartpayak is much more defensively responsible along with the crushing power and handspeed.

Yoshinari in a decent one vs Banluelok

Kongchai - Kompet is the only strange note. I really like Kongchai but to me Kompet simply had the better of him over 2 fights already and I don't see the point in a 3rd, there are more intriguing matches for both of them around 130lbs.

 

[machida90]

i think they have pretty much filled the card for OFF114 and it looks really good to me:

Felipe Lobo - Kulabdam
Muangthai vs Seksan
Sangarthit - Suablack
PTT Apichart Farm - Elies Abdali
Panpayak - Ortikov
Kongchai - Kompet
Chartpayak - Ramadan baby Ondash
Younis baby Anane - Liu Junchao
Nadaka Yoshinari - Banluelok


so with another maybe 1 max 2 striking fights to come and an MMA bout?
anyway Lobo -Kulabdam is fuckin wicked, Seksan - Muangthai say no more

I love Panpayak - Ortikov

apparently according to |One website PTT is a very highly-decorated fighter? wish they would have put him in with a known One quantity for his first fight but never mind

Nabil's baby brother, he looks to be a mere 5'11 or something or something at strawweight so will be a style problem for anyone

I absolutely love Chartpayak - Ondash. battle of the left hooks! actually as Chartpayak is much more well-rounded he'd be tactically well-advised to get inside on Ondash and totally clinch>elbow-fuck him because IMo he would totally brutalise him in the clinch, but I imagine we are going to see them slug it out and someone (likely Ondash IMO) get sparked. Ondash seems to fight with an ego regarding his left hook, like it is the hammer and every situation is a nail, and I do think that he will think his will prevail over Chartpayak. I hope he is wrong. Chartpayak is much more defensively responsible along with the crushing power and handspeed.

Yoshinari in a decent one vs Banluelok

Kongchai - Kompet is the only strange note. I really like Kongchai but to me Kompet simply had the better of him over 2 fights already and I don't see the point in a 3rd, there are more intriguing matches for both of them around 130lbs.

It’s a good card with a really weak main event. What’s going on with One? They haven’t announced a title fight in a while now and seems like there is no big event in the near future.