The latest edition of the most exciting weekly series in combat sports delivered another spectacle inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, June 13.
ONE Friday Fights 112 showcased 12 bouts of MMA, Muay Thai, and kickboxing. Nine of them finished within the distance, but the entire card had the crowd in attendance in a frenzy.
In case you missed any of the adrenaline-pumping action, here’s what went down live in Asia primetime.
Abdallah Ondash needed just two minutes of his 127-pound Muay Thai headliner against Singdomthong Nokjeanladkrabang to score a knockout.
The Lebanese striker set the tone early with heavy low kicks and peppering jabs that helped him find his range. Once it was cemented, he wobbled his opposite man with a left hook against the ropes.
Feeling the effects of Ondash’s power, Singdomthong attempted to retreat into the corner, where he threw a body kick in a display of aggession. But as he did, Ondash countered with a huge looping left hook to bring proceedings to an end at 2:02 of round one.
With the first-round KO, the 23-year-old moved to 22-2 overall, and 6-1 in ONE Championship.
Thway Lin Htet wasn’t messing around when he sent Kritpet PK Saenchai to the shadow realm with a highlight-reel knockout in the first round of their strawweight Muay Thai duel.
Kritpet started with some chopping leg kicks, but Thway Lin Htet took them like a champ and retaliated with a left hook to the temple.
It was one-way traffic for the Myanmar striker from then on.
After a brief clinch break, Thway Lin Htet spun out of nowhere to counter Kritpet’s straight and uncorked a devious spinning elbow that landed flush on the Thai’s chin.
Kritpet went stiff upon impact and was out for the count at 1:43 of the first frame.
The dazzling finish marked Thway Lin Htet’s fourth win in ONE Championship and pushed his career slate to 30-1.
Payaksurin JP Power shrugged off the cobwebs and took out Face Erawan with a nasty second-round finish in their 124-pound Muay Thai clash.
Upon establishing his rhythm in the first round, Face dropped the JP Mansion Muay Thai man with a stiff overhand left in the final 10 seconds of the frame.
Payaksurin regrouped during the break, and he went at the Erawan affiliate like a man possessed in the second stanza.
After catching a body kick, the 20-year-old striker dropped Face with a cruel left roundhouse kick.
Payaksurin clobbered his foe with a barrage of punches when the action resumed, and another roundhouse kick forced the referee to stop the contest at 0:43 of round two.
With the win, the Thai slugger improved to 2-0 in ONE Championship and 44-12 overall.
Samanchai Sor Sommai sent Lumpinee Stadium into a frenzy when he slept Arsoonnoi Sitjasing with a devastating head kick in the second round of their strawweight Muay Thai encounter.
Samanchai asserted his authority immediately, sending Arsoonnoi across the ring with a strong teep kick. The Sitjasing man attempted to rush Samanchai in response, but he was downed by a whipping head kick.
Arsoonnoi managed to shake off the knockdown and find his footing in round two. He dug in combinations to the body and continuously pressured his Thai compatriot.
However, at 2:43 of the second frame, the ONE Championship debutant walked into another huge high kick from Samanchai, and he was asleep before he hit the canvas.
With the KO win, Samanchai moved to 64-23 overall and 2-0 in ONE.
Tahaneak Nayokatasala weathered a knockdown and came back with a vengeance against Binladin Sangmorakot in their 123-pound Muay Thai clash.
He set the tone with precise leg and body kicks but found himself on the mat soon after when Binladin exploded with a left hand to the chin.
Tahaneak survived and returned fire in round two, finding a home for his powerful left hooks. Binladin snuck elbows from the clinch, but he couldn’t find a way to stop his Thai compatriot’s assault.
The Sor Chokmeechai man thrived in the chaotic final round and mixed things up with powerful body punches and knees to the head to score the TKO finish at 1:55 of round three.
The 23-year-old upped his record to 46-13 with his fourth win in ONE Championship.
Khunpon Aekmuangnon showed calculated dominance to outwork Tang Qiqin in 129-pound Muay Thai.
Tang tried to close the gap between them in the opening 30 seconds of the fight, but Khunpon quickly asserted his range and tagged the PK Saenchai man with clinical push kicks and knees to the midsection.
The ONE Championship debutant worked behind the counter in the second round and intercepted Tang’s reckless lunges with well-timed knees to the ribs.
Khunpon had his foe fully measured by the third round, and he continued to snipe with laser-like knees to secure the unanimous decision win and move to 60-17 in his career.
Khunponnoi Sor Sommai continued to impress ONE Championship fans when he outworked Moe Htet Aung to earn the win in their flyweight Muay Thai affair.
Khunponnoi was aggressive from the offset, tagging his foe immediately with multiple heavy body kicks.
The Thai slugger found more success in round two, though Moe Htet Aung began to close the distance and throw wild spinning shots.
The Myanmar fighter came out with the same fire in the final frame, but his shots became increasingly telegraphed, allowing Khunponnoi to bring the action close and showcase good work in the clinch.
This was enough to get the nod from all three judges, and the Sor Sommai star moved to 124-33 overall with the unanimous decision win.
Enzo Clarisse’s punches in bunches overwhelmed Padejsuk NF Looksuan in strawweight Muay Thai.
Padejsuk opened with a left roundhouse kick, but Clarisse brushed it off and utilized front kicks to the body while thwarting Padejsuk’s attempts to impose his clinch game.
After tagging the Thai with a stinging left cross, Clarisse ended the round strong with a sharp one-two combination.
The Team Mehdi Zatout man found further success in round two with swift punch combos and push kicks.
Padejsuk fired back with body kicks, but Clarisse dropped him with a brutal left hook.
When the action resumed, the 21-year-old shot straight back in and sealed the deal via a right hook to the temple at 2:01 of round two, securing his second straight win in ONE Championship and improving to 21-6 overall.
Saw Min Min dug deep to finish Josh Trowbridge in the third round of their bantamweight Muay Thai brawl.
The fight was a spectacle of power, with both fighters throwing diabolical combinations throughout.
Saw got the upper hand in the first round by battering his opposite man with terrifying boxing combos upstairs.
Trowbridge found his rhythm in the second frame and utilized his elbows to deal significant damage to Saw’s face, opening a massive gash on the Myanmar slugger’s left brow.
The Aussie striker continued with elbows in the final stanza, but Saw went into overdrive and clocked the Sangtiennoi Gym star with a stiff right cross and a flurry of hooks to score the knockout at the 2:53 mark.
The win moved Saw to 4-0 in ONE Championship and 14-1 overall.
Hiroki Naruo earned the third straight knockout of his ONE Championship tenure when he rallied back to stop Zhang Haiyang in the first round of their 139-pound kickboxing firefight.
The pair came out swinging, but it was Zhang who scored first with a huge left hook that downed his Japanese counterpart.
Naruo quickly regained his composure to answer back with a thunderous right hook that sent Zhang tumbling.
The 24-year-old kept his foot on the gas from there and drop his Chinese foe with another sharp right hand before ending him with a well placed liver kick at 2:07 of the first frame.
The knockout earned Naruo the 16th win of his career, and he moved to 3-0 in ONE.
In lightweight MMA action, Kasim Magomedshapiev made good on his promise to deliver a first-round finish against Hidenari Saijo.
Things heated up quickly, as Saijo pushed forward with his jab-cross combination finished off by a leg kick.
Undeterred, Magomedshapiev fired back with a gorgeous spinning back kick to the sternum followed by a pinpoint front kick to the chin.
Seeing Saijo retreat, the Russian pounced and delivered a hellish left hook to the button that sent the Japanese slugger to the canvas.
Magomedshapiev landed two more unanswered shots to his grounded foe, prompting the referee to halt the match at 0:33 of round one.
With the TKO win in his ONE Championship debut, the 26-year-old pushed his spotless record to 6-0 and kept his 100% finishing rate intact.
Yin Xiangzhao got his ONE Championship campaign off to a good start with a unanimous decision win over Trong Vinh Mui in their flyweight MMA contest.
Trong pushed the pace with relentless pressure and takedown attempts in the first round, but he was caught by a cracking knee to the head from his Chinese foe right before the bell.
Yin went further ahead in the second frame by reversing a takedown from the Vietnamese grappler and locking in a rear-naked choke.
The Guangzhou Chunbo Fight Club man wrenched on Trong’s neck, but the 26-year-old peeled his hand away and found top position at the end of the round.
However, Yin knew Trong was gassed, and he clocked him with well-timed counter-punches throughout the final stanza to secure the judges’ call and improve his slate to 9-3.