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Gadzhimurad Amirzhanov knows how to impose his will, and
ONE Championship stands to benefit from his exploits.
Dogged takedowns, suffocating top control and effective ground-and-pound carried the undefeated Russian prospect to a unanimous decision over
Matheus Pereira in a three-round
ONE Friday Fights 70 lightweight showcase on Friday at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. All three ringside judges scored it for Amirzhanov (6-0, 3-0 ONE), who was forced to go the distance for the first time since his December 2020 professional debut.
Pereira (7-3, 3-1 ONE) could not stay upright. Amirzhanov sat him down with an overhand left and threatened with a brabo choke in the first round, then settled into a rinse-and-repeat cycle across the final 10-plus minutes. Pereira did all he could from bottom position, even though he received a yellow card for repeated punches to the back of the head. Those efforts—they included a powerful upkick in the third round—proved futile.
The loss snapped Pereira’s four-fight winning streak.
In other action,
Stephen Irvine buried Focus PK Wor Apinya with a brutal two-punch combination 1:57 into the first round of their 132.2-pound catchweight muay thai headliner; ET Wankhongohm MBK suffered a fight-ending knee injury against
Yodthongthai Sor Sommai after being knocked down 2:06 into the first round of their catchweight muay thai co-main event at 130 pounds;
Yodnumchai Fairtex walked away with a unanimous decision over
Tubtimthong Sor Jor Lekmuangnon in their 114-pound catchweight muay thai altercation; Apidet FiatPathum zapped Boonchu Sor Boonmeerit with a right hook 21 seconds into the second round of their catchweight muay thai attraction at 122 pounds; PayakSurin Or AudUdon swept his way to a unanimous verdict over
Tahaneak Nayokatasala in a 119-pound catchweight muay thai feature; Petphathai Bumrungsit outpointed Sirvan Amini to a unanimous decision in a three-round catchweight muay thai confrontation at 123 pounds;
Chokpreecha PK Saenchai laid claim to a majority decision over
Abdallah Ondash in their three-round strawweight muay thai scrap; Tun Min Aung put away Tuan Quoc Tran with a vertical elbow strike and resulting gash 61 seconds into the third round of their featherweight muay thai battle;
Petnamngam PK Saenchai took a split decision from Amir Abdulmuslimov in a three-round catchweight muay thai affair at 130 pounds; and Kendu Irving wiped out Yuhei Tsuda with a vicious elbow strike 1:37 into the second round of their 143-pound catchweight muay thai clash.
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