Avazbek
Kholmirzaev might soon be in line for a ONE
Championship promotion.
The 23-year-old sambo stylist disposed of the previously unbeaten
Kara-Ool
Changy with an armbar in the first round of their
ONE Friday Fights 69 catchweight showcase on Friday at Lumpinee
Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Kholmirzaev (8-1, 4-0 ONE)
brought their encounter at 125.6 pounds to a close 3:39 into Round
1.
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Changy (6-1, 2-1 ONE) seized the reins with a takedown roughly 90
seconds into the first round, transitioned to the back and
threatened the neck before being reversed. He scrambled on top,
freed himself from an attempted guillotine choke and moved to
briefly moved to side control before settling in full guard.
Kholmirzaev answered the Russian’s aggression with technique, swung
his hips into position and bit down on a belly-down armbar to force
an immediate tapout.
Kholmirzaev now finds himself on a six-fight winning streak.
Meanwhile, BMF Space representative Katsuaki
Aoyagi shined in his organizational debut, as he put away a
game but overmatched June He
Jung with punches in the first round of their featherweight
duel. Aoyagi (5-3, 1-0 ONE) drew the curtain 4:47 into Round 1.
The writing was on the wall in short order. Aoyagi floored his
South Korean adversary twice with right hands inside the first two
minutes, exposing glaring holes in his standup defense. All too
willing to exchange on the feet, Jung’s situation only deteriorated
from there. Aoki lured him into range and uncorked a devastating
counter left hook late in the first round. The impact spun around
Jung and dropped him where he stood, leaving him vulnerable to the
follow-up attack. Aoyagi moved into position above him, cut loose
with rapid-fire hammerfists and prompted the stoppage.
Aoyagi, 26, has rattled off three straight victories.
In other action, Nabil Anane
felled
Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai with a devastating knee strike 2:54
into the second round of their bantamweight muay thai headliner,
securing a $100,000 ONE Championship contract for his efforts;
Nontachai Jitmuangnon outpointed Alessio Malatesta to a unanimous
decision in their 150-pound catchweight muay thai co-main event;
Buakhiao
Por Paoin notched a unanimous decision over Raksiam Sor
Boonmeerit in their three-round catchweight muay thai battle at 140
pounds;
Maisangkum Sor Yingcharoenkarnchang wrecked Petsansuk
ChotBangsaen with punches to the body 1:53 into the first round of
their 120-pound catchweight muay thai affair; Sunday
Boomdeksean buried Chusap Sor Salacheep with punches 61 seconds
into the second round of their catchweight muay thai attraction at
118 pounds; Mungkorn Boomdeksean laid claim to a unanimous decision
over Kaenlek
Sor Chokmeechai in a three-round 120-pound catchweight muay
thai feature; Soe Lin Oo
cut down Pongsiri PK Saenchai with a crushing uppercut 29 seconds
into the second round of their catchweight muay thai confrontation
at 149.2 pounds, earning a $100,000 contract from ONE Championship
in the process; Elbrus
Osmanov was awarded a unanimous verdict over Miao Aoqui in a
three-round bantamweight kickboxing showdown; Ikka Ota swept away
BM
Fairtex with punches 1:48 into the second round of their
122-pound catchweight muay thai scrap; and Celest
Hansen took a unanimous decision from Masami
Machida in a three-round atomweight muay thai pairing.