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[SuperLuigi]

I hope Kompetch wins this one. Similar to Kongtoranee he is establishing himself as a guy who can stay out of trouble and style on anyone who's not a yodmuay.

 

[CaptainRomania]

Kompetch was p4p level in the stadium scene wasn't he?

 

[IanEdwards]

I hope Kompetch wins this one. Similar to Kongtoranee he is establishing himself as a guy who can stay out of trouble and style on anyone who's not a yodmuay.

yeah, Kongthoranee is a good comparison for Kompet. Or my favourite, Nakrob. These guys don't seem *quite* good enough to beat the likes of Superlek or Prajanchai but they are such excellent fighters in their own right.

by the way I doi think he beats Chartpayak, Chart's KOs have been spectacular but who has he beaten? rhetorical question, his opponents in OFF don't impress me much at all, Kompet is versatile and smart and technically-adept and i don't think anyone is just going to beat him with the left hook, however good that hook is.

 

[PrideNverDies]

Rodtang missed weight and is stripped of title

 

[Monte Moku]

What title did Rodtang have? ONE has like three or four belts for every weight class, I can't keep up with their "champions"

 

[SuperLuigi]

Thats twice in a row right? I wonder if he just doesnt prepare for these squash matches and gets chubby or if he really is too big for the division now.

 

[TXstriker]

What title did Rodtang have? ONE has like three or four belts for every weight class, I can't keep up with their "champions"

Flyweight

 

[IanEdwards]

there's a couple of fights I haven't seen yet but it was a good OFF card last night I thought

Petlampun - Nuapet, Yodseksan - Jaipet were very good fights technically I thought

Carlsson showed great footwork and distance control against Celeste

I was a bit tipsy by the time i watched the main event but bloody hell that looked like Kompet got a bad deal with the scoring, getting knocked down and (seemed to me) dominating rds 2-3 it looked like he should have got the call there

 

[IanEdwards]

so they have put the poster for OFF87 up on the One site, this weird thing they do where they show the pictures of the fighters involved in the two main fights without actually giving their names and you have to try and remember who those pictures are or do detective work haha

anyway, one of them is definitely:

Dedduanglek vs Imangazaliev. nice fight. Im is one of Dem Dagestanis, with Dem Hands, he has got 2 crazy KOs in his 2 OFF fights, he has this unorthodox style which lands explosive strikes out of nowhere and he's finished his two OFF fights in about 150 seconds total. will be interesting to see what he can do against the orthodox technical distance control and kicking game of Ded.

and I *think* the main event is Prajanchai vs somebody. at least the picture looks like Prajanchai, against Kongchai. fairly comfortable for Prajanchai I imagine (if it is indeed Prajanchai fighting haha)

if they have big-ish names like Praj and Ded on the card I am hoping for a bit of a bumper card. haven't seen Rambong in ages so its about time he returned

 

[SuperLuigi]

there's a couple of fights I haven't seen yet but it was a good OFF card last night I thought

Petlampun - Nuapet, Yodseksan - Jaipet were very good fights technically I thought

Carlsson showed great footwork and distance control against Celeste

I was a bit tipsy by the time i watched the main event but bloody hell that looked like Kompet got a bad deal with the scoring, getting knocked down and (seemed to me) dominating rds 2-3 it looked like he should have got the call there

Its mathematically impossible to win in ONEs format if you get knocked down but fail to score a KD yourself.

 

[IanEdwards]

Its mathematically impossible to win in ONEs format if you get knocked down but fail to score a KD yourself.

why though? say its one 1-8 round to one guy
vs two 10-9 rounds to the other

?

i always thought the judges just abitrarily decided on a winner between two fighters with equal points, how is it that one guy winning 2 rds vs the other with one 10-8 is mathematically equal? i'm obviously missing something but as you say the guy with the kd gets it every time even if he is dominated the other two rounds

Main Event OFF87 is Chokpreecha not Prajanchai vs Kongchai.

 

[SuperLuigi]

why though? say its one 1-8 round to one guy
vs two 10-9 rounds to the other

?

i always thought the judges just abitrarily decided on a winner between two fighters with equal points, how is it that one guy winning 2 rds vs the other with one 10-8 is mathematically equal? i'm obviously missing something but as you say the guy with the kd gets it every time even if he is dominated the other two rounds

Main Event OFF87 is Chokpreecha not Prajanchai vs Kongchai.

Its due to their "no draw" rule where the winner in the situation of a draw is decided by a number of ranked criteria, with the top criteria being number of KDs.

 

[IanEdwards]

the most interesting fights for this week's OFF 87:

Chokpreecha vs Kongchai
Irvine vs Denkriangkrai
Singdomthong vs Watcharapon
Dedduanglek vs Imangazaliev

I think Iman is a bit of a nightmare for Dedduanglek, i have a feeling he stops him albeit I hope Ded wins. I see Iman advancing far in the organisation especially if he carries on his KO run, just the kind of exciting striker they like to push and his KOs really catch the eye coming out of nowhere. Not sure how Ded's patient measured outside game works against someone with the unorthodox and explosive footwork/striking of Iman. we'll see but I am predicting big things for Iman albeit so far his opposition hasn't been amazing

Singdomthong should be fairly comfortable against Watcharapon

I think Irvine will have too much for Denk with his hands

Chok vs Kong is an interesting one, coming in to One the commentators talked Chok up like a real technician but every fight he has had has been a brawl and he has looked pretty wild a lot of the time. Kong has been the calm technician most of his time in One but then in the last fight against Dayakayev he was pretty wild too, just getting the chin right down and swinging hooks a lot of the time. so i get the feeling this is one where a technical fight is predicted but a wild brawl ensues. I think Kongchai wins the technical contest but god knows who wins the brawl, Chok looks to have heavier hands to me, FWIW, in that situation.

 

[IanEdwards]

Kongchai has really adapted his style effectively in the OFF format the last couple of fights. against Abdulmuslimov he was using head movement to get low underneath the taller fighter and counter with the left hand to the body to set up the overhand left and the right hook and be much more effective from close range than his normal outside style, last night when he wasn't punishing Chockpreecha with kicks he did a great job of controlling the head and using the elbows over the top, excellent performance in a good fight

Irvine was pretty much flawless, wasn't he? can't add anything to what the commentators said, the footwork, distance control, selection and variety of weapons, I thought it was an incredibly poised performance, he looked very relaxed and in control at all times. He really loves the left hook to the body, doesn't he, and he has a good one.

I was really disappointed the Imangazaliev - Dedduanglek fight didn't happen that was the most interesting one of the whole night to me.

Singdomthong is a real threat to anyone around 126-130lbs, i mean he has a win over Rambong, win over Irvine (knocked him down twice), win over Petlampun. he's very good at using his footwork to land clean punches from slightly surprising angles and absolutely wiped Watcharapon out with it, albeit i feel like Watcharapon is outmatched at that level. I'd quite like to see a Rambong or Irvine rematch actually as both men came back to get the better of their fights with Sing after being knocked down




early poster for OFF88:

main fight is Duangsompong vs bearded Dagestani, I can't work out if it is or isn't Imangazaliev, bloody bearded Dagestanis all look the same and i think its just that he has a bigger beard on two different photos. ffs. anyway i take Iman to KO Duang if it is him. or looking at the picture it could possibly be Musaev who I'd also take to KO Ded. bloody bearded Russians, we'll see who it is soon anyway

the other fight on the poster is Ortikov vs a Thai I don't immediately recognise.

 

[IanEdwards]

its Pompet vs Ortikov, niiiiiiiiice fight

 

[SuperLuigi]

Kongchai has really adapted his style effectively in the OFF format the last couple of fights. against Abdulmuslimov he was using head movement to get low underneath the taller fighter and counter with the left hand to the body to set up the overhand left and the right hook and be much more effective from close range than his normal outside style, last night when he wasn't punishing Chockpreecha with kicks he did a great job of controlling the head and using the elbows over the top, excellent performance in a good fight

Irvine was pretty much flawless, wasn't he? can't add anything to what the commentators said, the footwork, distance control, selection and variety of weapons, I thought it was an incredibly poised performance, he looked very relaxed and in control at all times. He really loves the left hook to the body, doesn't he, and he has a good one.

I was really disappointed the Imangazaliev - Dedduanglek fight didn't happen that was the most interesting one of the whole night to me.

Singdomthong is a real threat to anyone around 126-130lbs, i mean he has a win over Rambong, win over Irvine (knocked him down twice), win over Petlampun. he's very good at using his footwork to land clean punches from slightly surprising angles and absolutely wiped Watcharapon out with it, albeit i feel like Watcharapon is outmatched at that level. I'd quite like to see a Rambong or Irvine rematch actually as both men came back to get the better of their fights with Sing after being knocked down




early poster for OFF88:

main fight is Duangsompong vs bearded Dagestani, I can't work out if it is or isn't Imangazaliev, bloody bearded Dagestanis all look the same and i think its just that he has a bigger beard on two different photos. ffs. anyway i take Iman to KO Duang if it is him. or looking at the picture it could possibly be Musaev who I'd also take to KO Ded. bloody bearded Russians, we'll see who it is soon anyway

the other fight on the poster is Ortikov vs a Thai I don't immediately recognise.

Irvine looked great - great in the clinch, great hands. BUT I do have to complain that it seems he is now mostly neglecting his kicking game which used to be really nice. El Matador is looking like El Torro lately. Also interesting that this one was at 128 lbs(his last fight was 130), which to me indicates he is gunning for Prajanchai but lacks confidence is actually being able to make 125.

Singdomthong looked great. I'd love to see him fight Kongtoranee or Rodtang.

Nice to see them bring in their first German fighter and its nice he won, but he was getting outclassed before the KO so will need to improve his game.

 

[IanEdwards]

• Pompet PK Saenchai vs. Aslamjon Ortikov (Muay Thai – 130-pound catchweight)
• Sornsueknoi FA Group vs. Sing Sor Chokmeechai (Muay Thai – 131-pound catchweight)
• Theptaksin Sor Sornsing vs. Ivan Buldakov (Muay Thai – 126-pound catchweight)
• Apiwat Sor Somnuk vs. Yodkritsada Sor Sommai (Muay Thai – 131-pound catchweight)
• Kaotaem Fairtex vs. Lamsing Sor Dechapan (Muay Thai – 128-pound catchweight)
• Thapluang Petkiatpet vs. Raksaensuk Sor Tor Hiewbangsaen (Muay Thai – 122-pound catchweight)
• Duangsompong Jitmuangnon vs. Ibragim Abdulmedzhidov (Muay Thai – flyweight)
• Omar Samb vs. Hassan Vahdanirad (Muay Thai – 157-pound catchweight)
• Tun Min Aung vs. Abdelali Zahidi (Muay Thai – 158-pound catchweight)
• Zhang Jinhu vs. Hiroki Naruo (Kickboxing – flyweight)
• Ilyas Eziev vs. Harlysson Nunes (MMA – bantamweight)
• Vladimir Kuchmistyi vs. Craig Hutchison (Submission Grappling – lightweight)

not much to get me excited in OFF88. even though i really like the main event. Abdulmedzhidov is the mystery bearded Dagestani, apparently, goddam he looks just like Imangazaliev.

it sometimes feels as though the relentless pace of the weekly fights has meant a dilution in quality since the start, i feel like compared with a year ago the cards from top to bottom aren't quite as well-stacked with good experienced fighters.

 

[IanEdwards]

Irvine looked great - great in the clinch, great hands. BUT I do have to complain that it seems he is now mostly neglecting his kicking game which used to be really nice. El Matador is looking like El Torro lately.

yeah he definitely read the unwritten memo that spamming punches and neglecting the all-around game***** was the way to attention and a One contract

Also interesting that this one was at 128 lbs(his last fight was 130), which to me indicates he is gunning for Prajanchai but lacks confidence is actually being able to make 125.

agreed, though in his defence my guess is he would look absolutely *massive* and/or be badly drained at 125



***** Teeps. nobody bothers with them in OFF, hardly.