Mongolia’s Batchir Vasaihan finished off a spectacular ONE Championship on Friday by stopping Fabio Harada with two seconds left in the first round of the ONE Friday Fight 62 Bantamweight Showcase at Lumpini Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. He made his debut.
Harada (5-2, 0-1 ONE) came out of the gate and tried to pressure Batsykhan (3-1, 1-0 ONE) against the ropes. But the Mongolian quickly caught Harada’s attention by flipping his opponent into a corner and hitting him with a series of knees to the body, followed by a sharp left straight. Harada was hit with a deft counter left straight and a few head kicks, then tried to take him to the canvas but was denied. Gaining confidence in his striking advantage, Batsykhan delivered a slicing elbow to his opponent, clearly hurting Harada. From there, Batsykhan began to separate his opponent with sharp counterstrikes to Harada’s head and knees to the body, denying the exhausted 24-year-old Harada’s desperate takedown attempts.
Still, Harada displayed his natural grit and tenacity to withstand the relentless onslaught, even as he collapsed to the canvas from exhaustion. But Batsykhan was smart to get his opponent back on his feet, eventually stopping him with another knee to the body and then finishing him off with a punch, 4:58 into the second round.
Meanwhile, Brazil’s Matheus Pereira (7-2, 3-0 ONE) stopped undefeated Evgeny Morozov (6-1, 0-1 ONE) at the end of the match and won the ONE Championship flag. This was his third consecutive finish under the . Round 2 of the lightweight showdown.
Pereira launched a striking attack in the first minutes of the first frame, but the Brazilian quickly found distance and was able to land sharp attacks on his opponent. He was also able to recover from the takedown without taking any damage. However, Morozov tried to cover the distance by peppering the Brazilian with punches, but was met with resistance in the clinch and was often thrown off. With 90 seconds left in the first, Morozov took several elbows and knees from the Brazilian, but managed to hold out until the end of the round by throwing back and trying to defend himself wisely.
In the second frame, Pereira started with a few heavy shots to the body, and ended up landing Morozov with several knees and elbows in the clinch, sending Morozov crashing across the ring. Clearly outmatched on his feet, Morozov continued to retreat, looking for an opportunity to take the fight into the match with an Imanari roll, despite Pereira’s various stinging attacks. Fortunately for Morozov, midway through the second round, the Russian managed to secure a takedown after eating a knee midway through. However, Morozov was unable to capitalize on the takedown due to fatigue, and Pereira was able to quickly get back on his feet. feet. Pereira again began attacking the enemy with many weapons and continued to inflict damage on the Russians many times throughout the rest of the period. Pereira won by TKO between rounds after the referee deemed Morozov unable to continue.
In other matches, ET Wang Hong Gom MBK picked up his second win over Mongkolkeo So Sonmai in the headliner 130-pound catchweight Tomay Thai. Xavier Gonzalez won a hard-fought split decision against Win Sijanim in a 128-pound catchweight Muay Thai tilt. In the strawweight bout, Chokprechai PK Saengchai scored a stunning KO victory over Pongsiri Sujibamekiu with a left hook at 1 minute 44 seconds into round 1. Kongkla Jitmuangnon knocked out Marcin Khaolak Muay Thai in 2 minutes and 37 seconds of the first round in a Muay Thai match at a catchweight of 138 pounds. Nong Ngam Fairtex advanced with a unanimous decision over Tsi Ching Phoebe Lo in a Muay Thai contest at a catchweight of 110 pounds. Luck Nam Koh Kom Kriaw won a unanimous decision over Chabakao So Kanjanchai in an atomweight Muay Thai bout. Wei Jiqing won a unanimous decision over promotional newcomer Liam Matsumoto in a 127-pound catchweight Muay Thai bout. Haruto Yasumoto made his promotional debut by scoring a unanimous decision against Temirlan Bekmurzaev in a flyweight kickboxing match. And although Yuki Morioka was dropped by a hook early in the match, he captivated the onlookers with his come-from-behind victory, knocking out Peyman Zolfagali at 1 minute 57 seconds into the first round.
