Christian Lee Runs Through Rae Yoon Ok, Kai Tang Upsets Thanh Le at One 160

By Martial Arts Videos August 26, 2022
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Christian
Lee left no doubt as to who is the top One Championship lightweight this time
around.

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In the One
160 headliner, Lee (16-4, 16-4 One) collided with Rae Yoon Ok
with the lightweight (170 pounds) championship on the line once
again. Unlike their first encounter, their clash didn’t go beyond
the second frame. “The Warrior” immediately pressed on the
accelerator and attacked his foe with all sorts of punches and
kicks, and very nearly put Ok away in the first five minutes. As
soon as Ok (16-4, 3-1 One) started to fire back, Lee dropped him
twice in a row. Ok survived to the bell, but it marked the
beginning of the end for the defending champ. Early into Round 2,
Lee sniped his foe with a Superman punch followed by an overhand
right that stunned Ok and put him on his knees. Seeing the finish
was right around the corner, Lee spammed knees to the head to his
opponent until referee Justin Brown jumped in to save Ok from more
damage at 1:00 of the second round. In addition to avenging the
decision defeat he suffered in 2021, Lee pocketed a $50,000
performance bonus by violently wresting his belt back.



In the co-main event, Kai Tang upset
Thanh
Le en route to capturing One’s 155-pound championship. Tang
(15-2, 7-0 One) adopted an intelligent game plan by chopping down
his opponent’s leading leg early in the fight. Le (13-3, 5-1 One)
swung for the fences in response, only to get deftly countered by
Tang. The challenger’s strategy paid dividends as the fight went
into the championship rounds and visibly impacted Le’s footwork.
When the American looked to take the action down to the mat, Tang
blocked Le’s attempts and retaliated with heavy punches.
Ultimately, all three cageside judges rewarded Tang with the
hard-fought victory, making him the first male Chinese champion in
promotional history.



Earlier on the card, Saemapetch Fairtex avenged a past loss to
Rittewada Petchyindee courtesy of a devastating left hand, putting
Rittewada out 1:35 into the second round in their bantamweight muay
thai rematch and claiming a $50,000 performance bonus; One
featherweight Keanu Subba
(9-5, 8-4 One) stopped Amir Khan
(14-9, 14-8 One) with punches at 3:29 into the opening frame;
heavyweight Martin
Batur (8-3, 1-0 One) obliterated Paul
Elliott (4-2, 0-2 One) with punches and elbows at 3:38 in Round
1, and earned himself performance bonus; Tommy Langaker did enough
to outpoint Renato Canuto in their lightweight grappling encounter
and also took home a bonus check; the fight card opened with
Kantharaj
Shankar Agasa (12-3, 1-1 One) smashing Thales
Nakassu (5-2, 0-1 One) with a barrage of punches at 2:55 of the
first round.

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