Ben
Royle showed no signs of ring rust after a yearlong layoff.
The well-rounded Phuket Top Team product reasserted himself in the
One
Championship bantamweight division, as he outstruck Ivan
Parshikov to a unanimous decision in their three-round
ONE Friday Fights 40 showcase on Friday at Lumpinee Boxing
Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. All three members of the judiciary
sided with Royle (7-2, 2-1 ONE), who has rattled off four wins in
five outings.
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Parshikov (11-4, 3-1 ONE) struck for a takedown in the first round,
applied heavy ground-and-pound and successfully navigated his
opponent’s spidery guard. He lost his way from there. Royle forced
him into extended standup exchanges, operated behind a potent jab,
leaned on effective counters and targeted the body with sadistic
punches, knees and kicks. He nearly finished it in the waning
seconds of Round 3, as he lured Parshikov into a corner, scrambled
to the back and locked in a rear-naked choke. The Russian was
literally saved by the bell.
Further down the card, Coopar
Royal put forth a dazzling promotional debut and put away
Ely
Malinis Fernandez with a rear-naked choke in the first round of
their featured flyweight attraction. Fernandez (3-2, 0-1 ONE)
conceded defeat 2:36 into Round 1, his three-fight winning streak
having run its course.
The unbeaten Royal (2-0, 1-0 ONE) drew the Filipino prosect into a
ground battle, progressed to the back and cinched the choke a
little more than 90 seconds after their brief encounter began.
Meanwhile, Jaosuayai
Sor Dechapan took care of Paidang
Kiatsongrit with punches in the second round of their muay thai
flyweight headliner. The 23-year-old Paidang met his end 2:21 into
Round 1.
Jaosuayai fought in calculated bursts, as he switched stances and
unleashed a variety of weapons in between intermittent periods of
inactivity in the first round. Paidang answered with thudding body
kicks and potent jabs but ultimately failed to keep his countryman
at bay. Jaosuayai upped his aggression in the middle stanza, found
an opening and leveled his adversary with a clean one-two. Paidang
faceplanted where he stood and could not answer the referee’s
count.
Finally, Malaysian wunderkind Aliff
Sor Dechapan floored Peyman
Zolfaghari three times to force a mandatory stoppage in the
first round of their muay thai co-main event at a 120-pound
catchweight. The 19-year-old Aliff brought it to an emphatic close
1:44 into Round 1.
Zolfaghari chose to trade, ran into a counter right hook inside the
first 30 seconds, hit the deck and never fully recovered. He
answered the 10 count, only to be marched into the corner and
dropped a second time with a savage three-punch combination.
Zolfaghari managed to return to a standing position, albeit on
unsteady footing, but the proverbial writing was on the wall. Aliff
closed in, cut loose with a right cross and let gravity do the
rest.
In other action, Khunsuk
Sor Dechapan wrecked Detphupa
ChotBangsaen with a punches to the body 1:19 into the second
round of their 113-pound catchweight muay thai scrap; Mehrdad
Khanzadeh outworked Yangdam Jitmuangnon to a
unanimous decision in a three-round catchweight muay thai
altercation at 122 pounds; Nongam
Fairtex laid claim to a unanimous verdict over Phetchumpair
Highland Gym in a three-round catchweight muay thai encounter
at 110 pounds; Ricardo
Bravo disposed of Oliver
Hansen with punches 2:59 into the third round of their
165-pound catchweight muay thai match; Xavier
Gonzalez took a unanimous decision from Omar El
Halabi in a three-round catchweight muay thai confrontation at
126 pounds; Rhuam
Felipe Morais Caldas was awarded a split verdict over
Samingdam LooksuanAutomuaythai in a three-round flyweight muay
thai pairing; Parham
Gheirati cut down Samingnum
M Ekachart with punches and elbows 2:39 into the second round
of their bantamweight muay thai clash.