Kaito
Oda looks like a potential problem for the rest of the ONE
Championship flyweight division.
Repeated takedowns, torturous control and sustained
ground-and-pound carried the 26-year-old Japanese prospect to a
unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Ngoc Luong
Tran in their
ONE Friday Fights 67 showcase on Friday at Lumpinee Boxing
Stadium in Bangok, Thailand. All three ringside judges turned in
scorecards for Oda (5-1, 2-0 ONE), who has rattled off four
consecutive victories.
Tran (4-1, 0-1 ONE) found danger wherever he turned. Oda floored
him with a clean one-two in the first round, powered into top
position and piled up points with punches and hammerfists. When
Tran escaped to his feet and pursued the clinch, he was greeted
with short-range elbows and shoulder strikes. Oda flexed his
superiority in the wrestling and grappling departments as time wore
on. The Carpe Diem Fukuoka representative executed multiple
takedowns, explored the Tran guard fearlessly and chewed time off
the clock. Oda climbed to full mount in the third round, threatened
with an arm-triangle choke and resumed his assault when the finish
failed to materialize. By then, the outcome had long been
decided.
In other action, Nakrob
Fairtex flattened Tagir
Khalilov with a standing elbow strike 2:02 into the first round
of their flyweight muay thai main event; Samingdam Looksuan wiped
out Petseekiew Kor Kampanart with a right hook 2:43 into the first
round of their flyweight muay thai co-headliner; Paeyim Sor
Boonmeerit outpointed Petporwarit Sor Sommai to a unanimous
decision in their 118-pound catchweight muay thai battle; Copter
Sor Sommai was awarded a unanimous verdict against Kiriluang
Chor Hapayak in their three-round strawweight muay thai
altercation; Nicolas Leite Silva took a unanimous decision from
Kongsurin Sor Jor Lekmuangnon in a three-round strawweight muay
thai attraction; Tonglampoon
FA Group cut down Prakaypetlek EminentAir with a knee strike
2:55 into the second round of their catchweight muay thai scrap at
118 pounds; Otis Waghorn disposed of Kongklai Sor Sommai with
punches 1:34 into the third round of their 140-pound catchweight
muay thai collision; Moe Htet
Aung eked out a split decision over Kazuki
Yamagishi in a three-round catchweight muay thai confrontation at
141 pounds; Haruyuki Tanitsu put away Nguyen Van Thanh with punches
2:49 into the first round of their 116-pound catchweight muay thai
encounter; and Koko Ohara laid claim to a unanimous decision over
Saorattana Sitkrujeab in a three-round catchweight muay thai
contest at 117 pounds.