On Sunday, 4th of August, Absolute MMA Thailand fighter Javad Bigdeli (Iran) competed at MX Muay Xtreme at the Bazaar Hotel in Bangkok. Mx Muay Xtreme runs matches in a 3 x 3 mins format, with competitors wearing MMA style gloves. The rules have been changed from traditional Muay Thai (to more of a combination of Muay Thai and K-1) to encourage a knockout and push the action.
Up against a tough Thai opponent in Trang Singmanee, Javad started off round 1 strong, trying to work out the distance of his opponent. Both fighters looked to land early strikes to the legs here. In round 2, Javad started pushing the aggression, constantly moving forward and looking to land big shots. Getting caught by his opponents left uppercut, Javad dropped to the ground, resulting in a 10 count. Despite being knocked down, Javad got straight back up looking focused, and ready to get back into the action
In the third and final round, Javad continued to march forward, landing big punches, but the knockdown in the 2nd round of this 3 round fight was enough to see a points decision win the other way. Javad quickly became a fan favourite and a favourite of the promoter from his performance. MX cannot wait to have him back on the show, so we now look forward to Javad’s return to the ring on MX next month!
Check out Javad’s full fight, available on YouTube here.
