Reug Reug is lastly a champion.
On Friday evening at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, Reug Reug — actual title Oumar Kane — claimed the ONE heavyweight title with a slim break up choice win Anatoly Malykhin in the primary occasion of ONE Championship 169.
A former Senegalese wrestler, Reug Reug’s measurement proved to be tough for the three-division ONE champion to cope with as he scored a fast takedown early within the struggle. Malykhin labored his method again as much as the ft however the two remained grappling in opposition to the ropes and Malykhin acquired a yellow card for repeatedly reaching via the ropes.
Because the struggle progressed, Malykhin started to land huge photographs on the ft however merely couldn’t crack the chin of his huge opponent, and was himself dropped within the ultimate spherical of the bout. Nonetheless, the bout appeared to favor Malykhin for sheer exercise nevertheless, two of the judges scored the struggle for Reug Reug, delivering Malykhin his first profession loss.
Within the co-main occasion, Rodtang Jitmuangnon scored a unanimous choice win over Jacob Smith. This was speculated to be a title protection of Rodtang’s ONE flyweight Muay Thai title, nevertheless he did not make weight and was thus stripped of the title. Nonetheless, Rodtang delivered a classic efficiency, outclassing Smith and slicing him open with a nasty elbow over the attention.
In a featured bout of the night, Jackie Buntan defeated Anissa Meksen to say the inaugural ONE ladies’s flyweight kickboxing title. The 2 ladies battled back-and-forth for the total quarter-hour however in the end the judges favored Buntan’s extra decisive moments.
AND NEW Jackie Buntan turns into the inaugural ONE Girls’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion with a unanimous choice over Anissa Meksen!
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In one of many featured fights of the night, Adriano Moraes obtained again within the win column with a second-round guillotine end over Danny Kingad. It was the previous flyweight champion’s first struggle since shedding his trilogy matchup with Demetrious Johnson, and should set him as much as struggle for the vacant title subsequent.
Additionally of observe on the cardboard, Kade Ruotolo scored the second win of his MMA profession with a first-round submission after dropping opponent Ahmed Mujtba early, and multiple-time world champion BJJ competitor Carlos Buchecha submitted Amir Aliakbari within the first spherical as nicely.
Try these highlights in addition to the total outcomes under.
ONE 169 full outcomes.
Reug Reug def. Anatoly Malykhin through break up choice
Rodtang Jitmuangnon def. Jacob Smith (Muay Thai) through unanimous choice
Jackie Buntan def. Anissa Meksen (kickboxing) through unanimous choice
Adriano Moraes def. Danny Kingad through submission (rear-naked choke) — R2, 4:14
Kongthoranee Sor Sommai def. Tagir Khalilov (Muay Thai) through unanimous choice
Kade Ruotolo def. Ahmed Mujtba through submission (D’Arce choke) — R1. 1:04
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Zhang Peimian through unanimous choice
Marcus Buchecha def. Amir Aliakbari through submission (rear-naked choke) — R1, 3:15
Mohamed Younes Rabah def. Eddie Abasolo (Muay Thai) through unanimous choice
Ayaka Miura def. Macarena Aragon through scarfhold americana — R1, 2:22
Aliff Sor Dechapan def. Walter Goncalves (Muay Thai) through unanimous choice