Hyderabad, December 11, 2012 : .The main event at Matrix Fight Night was won by Abdul Aziz Badakhshi, an Afghan Lion.
He defeated Marcelo Guarilha, Brazil, in the Featherweight division.
With Afghanistan fans packing the stands, there was an almost home-crowd feel for the Afghanistan fighter at the Taj Falaknuma Palace.
The first round saw Abdul going for heavy punches, which Marcelo tackled with grappling and submission attempts.Both fighters started quick movements in the second round as Marcelo tried to go for a sudden takedown, but missed and Abdul landed in a few punches.
Abdul used all his power to knock Marcelo down on the floor.He then won the fight via TKO in round 2.
“I am very happy about the win.At least with this win, I brought some happiness to the people back in my country, who have faced great hardships.I am thankful to everyone who has supported me in my journey.I miss my parents a lot, thank you mother and father,” an emotional Abdul said after his win.
In the co-main event, the decider in the trilogy between Sumit Khade and Dhruv Chaudhary in the Lightweight category, the Uttar Pradesh fighter took control from the get-go.Dhruv took down Sumit and started pounding him with non-stop punches and elbow strikes, leaving no choice for the referee to end the fight.
Dhruv ‘Psycho’ Chaudhary was declared the winner via TKO, as he clinched the bout in just 3 minutes 50 seconds.
Dhruv spoke out about his win and said that he feels great.
It was expected that this fight would take place in September.It didn’t happen.
In the last three months, my hunger for victory has only grown.Thank you to the MFN Family for treating me as a child.These people are truly a blessing to me.”The Psycho is back.”
In other fights on the main card, Angad Bisht defeated Chungreng Koreng via an anonymous decision from the judges after a cagey fight.Bihar’s only professional mixed-martial-arts athlete Shyamanand demolished his Uttarakhand opponent Abhishek Negi, leaving him bruised and bloodied to pick a win via TKO in the Featherweight category.
‘The Cobra Queen’ Jojo Rajkumari left the crowd stunned after she defeated her Strawweight category opponent Ishika Thithe via submission with an armbar in just 1 minute 37 seconds of the first round.Coorg fighter Clinton D’ Cruz went past his Bantamweight category opponent Sahil Rana with an impressive win via ‘judges’ verdict.
Two technical knockouts were witnessed in Undercard fights.Gajendra “Sniper” Rawat, a non-musical Bon Jovi fighter, defeated Gajendra “Sniper” Rawat in Bantamweight to win a huge victory.
Arshiyan Meman won his first professional bout against Bishwamitra Maianglambam at Flyweight.Mandeep Prajapati beat Karan Singh, his hometown hero via split verdict.
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