Scotsman Nico Carrillo reaffirmed his place on the high of the Thai light-weight rankings with a TKO victory over former world title challenger Saemapetch Fertex in a joint occasion at ONE Combat Evening 23 in Bangkok.
The “King of the North” hunted Saemapetch from the opener, and though the Thai star was a keen dance associate within the punch trade, he discovered himself in hassle late within the first spherical after a flurry of knees from Carrillo.
Issues went from unhealthy to worse within the second spherical as Carrillo despatched his opponent to the canvas after simply 45 seconds.
The Scotsman then went straight on the assault and floored Saemapetch with a thunderous left hook. The identical punch quickly did the injury once more as Carrillo scored the third and decisive knockdown with one other flurry of onerous punches.
Carrillo’s victory not solely cemented his high spot within the divisional rankings, but additionally earned him a US$50,000 (£39,035) bonus, due to ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sitiyothong.
Extra importantly, a win might set him up for the winner of the ONE Muay Thai World Light-weight title struggle between present champion Jonathan Hagerty and longtime rival Superlek Kiatmuu9 at ONE 168: Denver in September.
“I am subsequent, I am undisputed. Mr. Chatri, give me my subsequent title shot,” Carrillo advised ONE commentator Mitch Chilson throughout a post-fight interview. “Whoever wins that title in Denver, do not get too connected to the gold as a result of it is coming proper from you.”
Rasulov defeats Ock and British star Barboza wins
Within the evening’s predominant occasion, Alibeg Rasulov upset former MMA world light-weight champion Okay Rae Yoon in a grueling five-round battle.
The undefeated 31-year-old stored shifting all through the 25-minute contest. Finally, his clinch recreation proved to be an excessive amount of for Oko, who by no means stopped making an attempt to create area and land his trademark strikes.
It was a high-profile assertion from Rasulov in his debut within the promotion.
Though he was ineligible to take house the title as a result of he solely made weight after the official weigh-in window closed, he definitely caught the eye of ONE two-division world champion Christian Lee.
Additionally, British Muay Thai standout Ellis Badr Barbosa scored a dramatic victory in a rolling contest in opposition to Thai-Malaysian striker Alif Sor Dechapan with a second-round knockdown that influenced the judges’ scoreboard.
Alif made a shiny begin to the light-weight contest, largely controlling the primary spherical. Barboza, nevertheless, turned issues round within the second match when he dropped his opponent with a pointy left hook.
Within the remaining spherical, Alif realized he wanted a knockdown of his personal to regain the momentum, however Barboza hung sturdy in a back-and-forth match.
The knockdown proved decisive because the Birmingham native picked up a break up resolution victory.
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