Ben
Tynan is looking to maintain his perfect stoppage streak
against Duke Didier
at
ONE on Prime Video 21.
Tynan (5-0) will take on Didier (8-2) at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in
Bangkok on April 5 in what will be his sophomore ONE
Championship outing. Tynan made his promotional debut in
November 2023 with a third-round submission win over Ji Won
Kang, which was the longest “Vanilla Thunder” ever competed as
a professional or amateur.
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Looking back at the matchup, Tynan admits that Kang’s initial
aggression took him by surprise.
“I thought I was going to have to bring the striking out, and he
was what I was expecting,” the 30-year-old said during ONE Fight
Night 21 media day. “Going into the fight, I figured a guy like
that, he’s probably going to be more cautious of my fighting. So I
thought maybe he would like to stick with the jab, stay lower, and
move, but he came out guns blazing, and it actually surprised me at
first. And I was like, ‘Oh, cool, alright, I’ll just take you down
then.’ Because, you know, it’s kind of the best setup for a
takedown when a guy is really trying to swing on you. So yeah, I
was able to take him down and go from there.”
While Tynan acknowledged his upcoming opponent’s “decent” clinch
game, the undefeated heavyweight believes he can take the
Australian’s “head off.”
“He seems like he’s a decent grappler. You know? It seems like he’s
got maybe something of a clinch, and I’ll give him that, it looks
decent enough. But yeah, besides that, I don’t know. I don’t want
to be too cocky, but I think I could … I’m going to take this
guy’s head off.
“I say first-round finish, so I plan on taking his head off his
shoulders. I want some big strikes. He doesn’t really like to
strike too much. You don’t see much striking from him.”
Meanwhile, “The Duke of Canberra” will be looking to pick up his
debut ONE Championship victory after coming up on the short side of
a split decision against Jasur
Mirzamukhamedov in his promotional debut in June 2022.
Tynan has already been rallying for a spot on the
ONE 168 card, which goes down Denver’s Ball Arena in September.
The American reiterated his call, also plotting a grand
walkout.
“I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but I want a really cool
entrance. That’s what I really want, you know? And that’s the only
thing I know they did last time when they were here in Denver
because I went just as a spectator. I remember seeing those
entrances, the stage, the screens, and the smoke shoots out. And I
remember going, ‘Damn it. I need an entrance like that.’ You know,
with the music, it was the craziest show. So, if I could do that
and be in a nice Ric Flair robe maybe just flowing in the wind.
Yeah, and fighting’s good too, but I think a lot about that. I
don’t know. I’m weird.”