Nabil Anane scored three knockdowns in speedy succession to cease Scottish powerhouse Nico Carrillo and declare the ONE Interim Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title in Thailand.
Combating in entrance of a sold-out Affect Area in Bangkok on Friday, the 20-year-old confronted considered one of his hardest challenges thus far.
Carrillo entered the matchup on a 15-bout profitable streak, together with 4 knockouts in opposition to elite competitors in ONE Championship.
Nevertheless, Anane dictated the tempo within the opening moments, utilizing his attain to perfection and overwhelming Carrillo with strikes earlier than dropping him with an enormous proper hand.
Carrillo was then floored once more seconds later by a head kick and though the Scot returned to his ft, a flurry of punches sealed his destiny, flooring him for the third and last time with simply 25 seconds remaining within the first spherical.
With the technical knockout victory, Anane prolonged his profitable streak to 6, improved his report to 39-5, and earned a $50,000 (£40,049) efficiency bonus from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
He additionally secured a title unification bout in opposition to Superlek Kiatmoo9 – the one man to defeat him in ONE Championship – at ONE 172 in Japan on March 23.
Haggerty exhibits coronary heart in hard-fought battle with Estupinan
Colombia’s Jordan Estupinan beat England’s Freddie Haggerty through unanimous choice
England’s Freddie Haggerty fought arduous throughout his ONE 170 bout with undefeated Colombian promotional newcomer, Jordan Estupinan however couldn’t climate the storm.
The 20-year-old Brit, who moved up a weight class after going 3-0 in ONE’s strawweight division, regarded to dictate the tempo early in opposition to the unpredictable Colombian, who incessantly switched stances and fired sharp kicks to maintain him at bay.
Nevertheless, as Haggerty upped the depth within the second spherical, Estupinan countered with a robust proper hand that despatched him to the canvas.
The Londoner confirmed resilience although to beat the eight-count, however he was floored once more moments later by an an identical punch.
Freddie Haggerty fought arduous in his battle in opposition to Jordan Estupinan
Haggerty pushed ahead within the last stanza, concentrating on the physique with crisp combos earlier than going up high to the top however the Colombian finally weathered the storm.
After three hard-fought rounds, the judges awarded Estupinan the unanimous choice victory.
What’s ONE Championship?
Thought to be the biggest platform for martial arts on the planet, ONE Championship occasions characteristic completely different disciplines, like combined martial arts, kickboxing, Muay Thai and extra, with world titles for every of their completely different sports activities.
ONE founder and CEO Chatri Sityodtong defined: “The way we think of ourselves, other than the home of martial arts, is it’s the Olympics of martial arts.
“Within the Olympics, you have got a number of disciplines, a number of sports activities, and the entire world stops to look at the perfect of the very best compete. There isn’t any distinction in that. We now have the perfect of the very best martial arts on the planet.”
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