Ruslan
Satiev showed he could swim in deep waters.
The undefeated Dobryna Gym prospect made a successful One
Championship debut with a split decision over Galaktic Sports
rep Farid
Alibabazade in a three-round
ONE Friday Fights 41 flyweight showcase on Friday at Lumpinee
Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Two of the three ringside
judges sided with Satiev (5-0, 1-0 ONE), who was forced beyond the
first round for the first time in his career.
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Alibabazade (8-6, 0-1 ONE) answered repeated takedowns with an
active bottom game and nearly sprang the upset. However, Satiev
successfully navigated the Azerbaijani’s spidery guard, more often
than not dictated the terms of their engagement and racked up
points with positional advances and intermittent ground-and-pound.
Knees to the head proved to be his most effective weapon on the
mat.
Further down the undercard, Satiev stablemate Gadzhimurad
Amirzhanov kept his perfect professional record intact and did
so in violent fashion, as he put away Morteza
Noroozi with a volley of elbows in the second round of their
welterweight feature. Noroozi (1-1, 0-1 ONE) succumbed to blows
3:25 into Round 2.
Amirzhanov (5-0, 2-0 ONE) controlled much of the first round with
aggression, takedowns and stout ground-and-pound. He conceded a
takedown roughly 90 seconds into the middle stanza but managed to
sweep into top position under the threat of a kimura. Amirzhanov
settled in side mount, progressed to a mounted crucifix and let the
elbows fly until the referee had seen enough.
The 28-year-old Amirzhanov has finished four consecutive
opponents.
Meanwhile, Nakrob
Fairtex folded Dedduanglek
TDed99 with a punch to the body in the third round of their
flyweight muay thai main event. Dedduanglek checked out 51 seconds
into Round 3, thrown into a state of figurative rigor mortis by a
surgical shot to the liver.
Nakrob led the dance from start to finish and backed his highly
regarded adversary into a counter-heavy approach. He floored
Dedduanglek with a right cross in the second round and continued to
march forward with no concern for his own safety. Nakrob forced a
stance switch from his countryman early in Round 3, then connected
with a straight right to the midsection that brought about the
stoppage.
In other action, Songchainoi
Kiatsongrit outlasted Rak Erawan
to a unanimous decision in a spectacular three-round catchweight
muay thai attraction at 116 pounds; Suriyanlek
Por Yenying rallied to stop Tomyamkoong
Bhumjaithai with a burst of power punches 2:47 into the third
round of their 132-pound catchweight feature; Buakhiao
Por Paoin laid claim to a unanimous decision over Paruehatnoi
TBM Gym in a three-round catchweight muay thai encounter at 138
pounds;
Parnpet Sor Jor Lekmuangnon wiped out Meysam
Adelniya with a left hook 30 seconds into the second round of
their 126-pound catchweight muay thai confrontation; Yodnumchai
Fairtex put away Champagnarm
Por Pramuk with an elbow strike that resulted in a third
knockdown 2:21 into the first round of their 114-pound catchweight
muay thai contest; Tagir
Khalilov was awarded split scorecards over Yodlekpet
Or Atchariya in a three-round catchweight muay thai pairing at
136 pounds; View
Petkosol outpointed Aslanbek
Zikreev to a unanimous verdict in a three-round catchweight
kickboxing battle at 126 pounds; and
Sulaiman LooksuanAutomuaythai took a unanimous decision from
Kijani Jacquary Kwami Aytch in a three-round flyweight muay thai
altercation.