5 star oil level One Night Fight 23 On the morning of Saturday, July 6, at the Lumpini Boxing Stadium (Ramintra), the main event of the show was the opening fight.One World Championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Lightweight (155-170 lbs) Interim “Okay, Ri Yun.” This generation of former crown princes from South Korea gathers Alibek Rasulov An undefeated contender from Turkey who aims to make a splash on the world stage in this fight, Ok Rae Yun is the only one who has the right to hold the interim belt as Alibek made the weight over the time limit.
Overview of the fight throughout the 5 rounds. It was fun and exciting, with Alibek showing his strength. Walking and crushing the other side. Ready to score points that will be announced in many moments, while Ray Yun is inferior in terms of the weight of his weapons. But Qadfon held on and fought with all his heart and after 5 rounds Alibek won by unanimous decision. However, they are not eligible for the belt due to the above conditions and as a result, the title of interim world champion of this generation remains unclaimed.
Secondary side Saemapetch Fairtex “Left Lightning” Try something strong and challenging. “King of the North” Nico Carrillo A hot-blooded fighter from Scotland hoping to reclaim his place as the No. 1 ranked fighter in the division once again. In Muay Thai bantamweight (135-145 lbs)
In the first round, Niko relied on his strength and entered continuously, and Sematch tried to corner him with a very fast left punch, so he entered the second round and the game is still showing the same movie. But more importantly, Niko's strength and accuracy made him control the match. Until he had the chance to throw a punch and knocked Sematch down in the heap for 3 counts, the referee on stage ordered the end of the fight according to the rules and raised his hand, so Niko won by technical knockout and got a knockout. A bonus of 50,000 US dollars (more than 1.8 million baht) in the pocket and retained the number one contender's seat.
while “Black Panther” ONE's world stage debut Ali Zalduiev An undefeated fighter from Russia is looking to win his second straight fight under Muay Thai rules. Welterweight (catch weight) 139.25 lbs.
The scene opens as Black Panther, relying on boxing rhythm to gain the upper hand, throws a left hook, calling Ali to a two-count first. Before the next lift, Black Panther picks up the slack by throwing his right leg all the way to the neck, sending Ali flat on his stomach, unable to stand and fight. The Thai boxer is sent to finish the job quickly at just 0:23 of the second round, beautifully setting up a great fight.
As for Alif Sor Dichapan, he is a long-handed boxer of Thai-Malaysian origin. I had the opportunity to come back and fight under the rules that suited me. In his first fight on the big stage as well, he met Ellis Barbosa, a heavyweight opponent from England. He had just been released from his ban in Muay Thai rules, the specific weight (catch weight) is 125.75 pounds.
In the first round, Alif relied on his longer weapon to do a great job. But the turning point came in the next round when Ellis blocked a full hook to the face and Alif successfully called for the count to get himself back in the lead until he pulled his weapon as he had attacked the other side so fiercely to get the count back. But in the end it was not effective. Unfortunately, he lost by unanimous decision.
The US$50,000 (over 1.8 million baht) prize money for this fight goes to Nico Karyo, a hot-blooded fighter from Scotland. He showed his strength by pressing 3 counts to defeat Saemapetch Fairtex by TKO in an unbeatable manner. Even receiving a huge sum of money from Big Boss Chatri Sityodtong in the bag as the only special prize of the event.
ONE Fight Night 23 Match Recap
- Main match Alibek Rasulov won by unanimous decision over Ok Ri Yun (interim IBF Lightweight World Champion 155-170 lbs).
- The weak Nico Carrillo defeats Saimapich Vertex by TKO at 2:03 of round 2 (Muay Thai, Bantamweight 135-145 lbs.).
- Ty Rotolo won by unanimous decision over Joseph Chen (186 lbs.).
- Kirill Grishchenko wins via unanimous decision over Kang Ji Won (MMA Heavyweight 225-265 lbs).
- Bambara Kouyate wins via TKO over Luke Lacey at 2:08 of round 3 (Thai featherweight 145-155 lbs).
- Tatsumitsu Wada wins via unanimous decision over Xia Wei (MMA flyweight 125-135 lbs).
- Black Panther wins via knockout over Ali Saldoev at 0:23 of round 2 (Muay Thai, catchweight 139.25 lbs.).
- Hiroba Minowa via split decision over Jeremy Middaugh (MMA strawweight 115-125 lbs)
- Elis Barbosa wins via split decision over Alif Sor Dichapan (Muay Thai, catchweight 125.75 lbs.).
- Omar Khan wins via knockout over Boucher Ketchup at 2:08 of round 1 (Kickboxing, Heavyweight, 225-265 lbs.).
- Alexey Baliko defeated Stefan Korody by KO at 2:42 of round 1 (Muay Thai, catchweight 151.5 lbs.).
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