One Championship aired the pre-recorded second
part of
One: Reign of Dynasties on Friday.
Kickboxing star Hiroki Akimoto earns his
first victory at bantamweight, edging former ONE World Title
challenger Zhang Chenglong via split decision!
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October 16, 2020
The sophomore installment in the One: Reign of Dynasties event
series was headlined by a kickboxing clash between Hiroki Akimoto
and Zhang Chenglong in One’s bantamweight division. The two
contenders produced a hard-fought battle that saw some
back-and-forth striking action. However, the Japanese fighter was
the one who impressed the majority of the judges the most as he
took home a split decision victory. In the co-main event, Sagetdao
Petpayathai overcame Zhang Chunyu in his return to muay Thai
competition after a six-year hiatus. Sagetdao largely dominated his
opponent across all three rounds, leading to a unanimous decision
victory.
Tang Kai improves to 3-0 in ONE Championship
after a stellar showing against Keanu Subba!
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October 16, 2020
The MMA main attraction on the card pitted Keanu Subba
against Kai Tang in a
lightweight contest that turned out to be a one-sided battle. Tang
found little opposition from his opponent throughout the fight, as
the Malaysian fighter offered little-to-no offense of his own. On
the feet, Tang teased his opponent with his jab and blocked all
Subba’s attempts to take the fight down. After 15 minutes, Tang
took home a clear-cut unanimous decision.
The second and last MMA contest on the card saw Ryuto
Sawada defeat Li Tao Miao
on the scorecards in their flyweight affair. Sawada came close to
finishing his opponent in the second round when he took Miao’s
back. The Chinese fighter kept his calm and defended all his
opponent’s submission attempts to survive. In the third, “Dragon
Boy” slowed his pace visibly as Miao attempted to capitalize by
landing a few shots from ground-and-pound on the fatiguing Japanese
fighter. However, it was to no avail as the all three judges
rewarded Sawada with a unanimous verdict.
Elsewhere, Wang Wenfeng upended Azwan Che Wil via unanimous
decision in a muay Thai clash in the flyweight division. Han Zi Hao
smashed Mohammed Bin Mahmoud to earn a TKO at the 0:49 mark of
Round 3 in their bantamweight muay Thai clash.