ONE Championship makes its return to the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand with a fight card that is crammed with interesting duels from top to bottom. ONE Fight Night 9: Nong-O vs. Haggerty features World Champions, veterans who have challenged for a belt, and young phenoms who are trying to make a name for themselves.
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Despite their different tracks, they know that decisively ending their next bout would elevate their resumes. Ahead of the April 21 bill, we crack down on some of the best finishes from athletes fighting on the promotion’s ninth installment of its Fight Night series on Prime Video.
#1 Nong-O Destroys Liam Harrison With Vicious Leg Kicks
ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai kingpin Nong-O Hama left no stone unturned on his way to another successful title defense against Brit striking icon Liam “Hitman” Harrison in the co-main event of ONE on Prime Video 1 last year.
The striking force from Thailand chopped away at Harrison’s lead leg with one kick after another while peppering him with jabs upstairs. “Hitman” did not seem to slow down from those initial shots, though, and he advanced with powerful haymakers which narrowly missed.
Unfortunately for the Leeds native, every time he ventured into enemy territory – there were more shots to his lead leg. The final one dropped him to the canvas, which handed Nong-O his fourth consecutive knockout inside the Circle.
#2 Jhanlo Sangiao Chokes Out Paul Lumihi
Jhanlo Mark “The Machine” Sangiao lived up to all the hype surrounding his promotional debut with a rear-naked choke win against veteran Paul “The Great King” Lumihi at ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II in December 2021.
The Team Lakay star punished Lumihi with heavy artillery before shooting in for a takedown. From there, “The Machine” fired away with punches from half-guard, which forced the Indonesian to scramble and look for a route out.
However, “The Great King” gave up his back during that sequence – and Sangiao took the invitation to cling onto his rival’s back to secure the decisive rear-naked choke at 1:41 of the first frame.
#3 Meng Bo Crushes Jenelyn Olsim In 24 Seconds
Meng Bo returned to the win column in classic fashion at ONE 164 in December last year, securing a lightning-fast knockout of Jenelyn “The Graceful” Olsim inside the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.
Olsim began the contest aggressively and took the center of the Circle. But the Chinese athlete soon forced her opponent back near the Circle Wall with an overhand right.
“The Graceful” wanted to get herself out of the tight spot, but when she took a step forward, she only walked herself into a crushing overhand right that connected flush. With Olsim on her back on the canvas, Bo secured top mount and poured hammerfists and elbows to earn the knockout finish after just 24 seconds.
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