At the ONE Friday Fights 60 Flyweight Showcase held at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Kaito Oda delivered a masterclass in grappling in his ONE Championship debut, boasting that he is undefeated to date. He won a unanimous decision against Australian up-and-comer Cooper Royal.
The opening round saw Oda push his opponent against the ropes, take a few sneaky shots, then grab a bodylock and mount his Australian opponent. Royal tried his best to do damage and aim for a submission from below, but Oda’s top pressure quickly nullified his attempts, allowing him to launch a heavy ground-and-pound attack. Midway through the first frame, Royal managed to get back to his feet, but was taken down again and was controlled on the canvas for the rest of the round.
For the remainder of the match, Oda continued to impose his will on the MMA Family Fight Team product, seemingly content to be in last place even as he occasionally threatened the Nagasaki native with a guillotine choke. In the end, Oda made a unilateral decision in his first stint with the organization and left.
In other bouts, Sriyanlek Po Yen Ying returned to the win column with a unanimous decision over Ritidet Soe Sonmai in the Muay Thai main event at 132-pound catchweight. Focus Adsanpatong finished the comeback TK Yuttana at the 1:32 mark of the first frame in the 130-pound catchweight Tomay Thai contest. Song Phan Kong FA Group defeated Kung Pon Noi So Son Mai in a 136-pound catchweight Tom Muay Thai match by technical knockout 59 seconds into the second frame. Khaoklai Cho Hapayak stopped Swatrek with a TDed99 in just 2 minutes and 45 seconds in a 136-pound catchweight showdown. Yodnumchai Fairtex knocked out Mahesuan Akmuangnon with a sharp jab cross 1 minute 21 seconds into the first frame of their atomweight Muay Thai showdown. Detpoopa Chotbansaen knocked out Sansakda Boy Tarchan with a thud hook in 2:09 of a 113-pound catchweight Muay Thai match. In a Muay Thai match at a catchweight of 140 pounds, Suakim Sor Jol Thongprazin stopped Deniz Demircap with a devastating hook 1 minute 22 seconds into the second frame. Eisaku Ogasawara won a majority decision in the 132-pound catchweight Muay Thai contest against Thorns Eknoi FA Group. Pang Mongkol CMA Academy knocked out Pang Mongkol CMA Academy with a hard right hand in 1 minute 50 seconds in the 130-pound catchweight Tomay Thai competition. Junior Fairtex defeated Masami Machida by unanimous decision in an atomweight Muay Thai bout. Lisi Vert achieved an armbar over Natsuki Takamoto in 1 minute 38 seconds in a strawweight submission grappling showdown.
