Despite not getting the finish, Ilyas Eziev
put on a scintillating performance in his promotional debut at
ONE Friday Fights 52.
The 22-year-old went up against undefeated Kazakh prospect Asset
Anarbaev (7-1) in a three-round bantamweight clash at the
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on Friday and walked away with a one-sided
unanimous decision victory on the scorecards.
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Eziev’s constant pressure kept Anarbaev on his heels for the
majority of Round 1 while the Russian kept unleashing blistering
straight lefts time and again. Halfway through the opening frame,
Eziev managed to take Anarbaev to the ground and land several knees
before the Kazakh found a way back to his feet and successfully
disengaged.
In the second round, Eziev managed to replicate his success in the
previous frame, regularly tagging his opponent with strikes from
the outside while keeping his opponent’s back against the ropes.
Anarbaev seemed to have nothing for the Belarusian apart from a few
low-leg kicks and a handful of spinning attacks.
The third frame saw Iziev drop “Naymur” with his reliable straight
left just a minute and a half in. Nevertheless, Anarbaev managed to
quickly get back to his feet and avoided being finished. A few
moments later, the Kazakh was taken down to the canvas with his
opponent unleashing punches from the top. However, displaying his
resilience, Anarbaev once again found his way back to his feet.
Eziev remained calculated with his approach for the remainder of
the round while his adversary seemed to be focused on somehow
making it through the final stanza. In the end, Eziev walked away
with a unanimous decision victory and an impressive promotional
debut to his name.
Meanwhile, Cameroon’s Maxwell
Djantou Nana (5-1) secured a Round 2 technical knockout victory
against Adnan Larry
(2-2) in their heavyweight meeting.
Larry came out, guns blazing quickly, forcing Nana on the retreat.
However, the Cameroonian managed to slow down the pace and land a
few strikes only to be pushed up against the ropes. While in the
clinch, Larry landed an illegal shot on „Leonidas,“ forcing the
referee to stop the clock and give Nana time to recover.
Nana seemed to have woken up after the blow and got to work against
his opponent with a steady diet of body shots and jabs from range.
A rejuvenated Nana also successfully reversed Larry against the
ropes and managed to land an elbow from hell before the round
ended.
The second frame saw Nana get back to his peppering jab. The
Cameroonian seemed to be the much fresher fighter dancing around
his opponent while keeping him at bay with stinging straight
punches and heavy kicks. While Larry stuck to his regular low-kick
attack, Nana’s output only made things worse.
With 30 seconds left in the round, Nana cornered Larry against the
ropes and began to unload a barrage of strikes while Larry
attempted to evade and survive the round. Having miraculously
endured the onslaught, an exhausted Larry made his way back to his
corner. However, since the Australian failed to get up off the
stool in time for the final round, the contest was stopped by
referee Herb Dean.
In other action,
Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai recorded an emphatic Round 1 TKO
victory against Julio Lobo
in their headliner 144-pound catchweight muay thai meeting;
Theptaksin Sor Sornsing walked away with a split-decision
victory over
Singdomthong Nokjeanladkrabang in a 122-pound catchweight muay
thai clash; Chalawan
Ngorbangkapi secured a knockout victory against Kaoklai
Chor Hapayak 27 seconds into the final frame of their
strawweight muay thai tilt; Samingnum
M Ekachart punched his way to a TKO victory against Thanungern
FA Group in their 146-pound catchweight bout at the 2:47 mark
of the second frame; Petchpattaya
Silkmuaythai brought the roof down with an impressive knockout
victory over Got
Phetchaburi just 57 seconds into the second frame of their
121-pound catchweight encounter; Jongangsuek
Sor Thepsutin stopped Payakmekin
Jomhodmuaythai with a devastating overhand at the 1:54 mark in
Round 2 of their 132-pound catchweight muay thai pairing; Mamuka
Usubyan walked away with unanimous decision victory against
Shadow
Singha Mawynn in a featherweight muay thai attraction; Yodthongthai
Sor Sommai stopped Omar El
Halabi with knees and elbows 1:38 into the second round of
their 130-pound catchweight clash; Thant Zin
fought his way to a Round 2 TKO victory against Jaising
Sitnayokpunsak in their 138-pound catchweight contest; Soe Lin Oo
earned a hard-fought TKO win over Masayoshi
Tsuhashi at the 2:40 mark in Round 3 of their bantamweight muay
thai bout; Luepong
Kaewsamrit earned a Round 1 TKO win against Makuto Sato
at 1:42 of their 126-pound catchweight muay thai battle.