Bangkok, Thailand – ONE Championship™ (ONE) hosted a captivating evening of martial arts action in US primetime with ONE Fight Night 18: Gasanov vs. Oh.
In the main event, MMA featherweight No. 4 contender Shamil “The Cobra” Gasanov relied on his impeccable grappling to prevail over “Spider” Oh Ho Taek.
The Russian powerhouse put on a commanding performance, taking advantage of its superior running game to consistently outscore Oh from bell to bell.
In the second round, “La Cobra” came close to sealing the deal with a hard rear-naked choke. However, his South Korean opponent showed amazing resilience and fought back valiantly, taking the fight to the third stanza.
Gasanov picked up where he left off in the final five minutes of the match, dominating Oh with grappling excellence to win by unanimous decision.
In the co-main event, Suablack Tor Pran49 pushed himself to the limit to defeat Stefan Korodi in a fiercely contested bantamweight Muay Thai fight.
Despite a good start, Suablack faced adversity in the second round when Korodi landed a powerful right hand to send the Thai to the canvas. Suablack regained his composure after beating the 10 count, and then responded with a barrage of devastating punches, turning the tables on Korodi by knocking the Irishman down twice in that same round.
In the third and final frame, both men went toe-to-toe and unleashed their toughest attacks. However, Suablack’s effective combination down the stretch ultimately secured him a unanimous decision victory on the scorecards.
See the full results below. For all remaining fight reports, visit www.onefc.com.
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Performance bonus winners: Kwon Won Il (US$50,000), Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong (US$50,000)
ONE Fight Night 18 Full Results
Shamil Gasanov defeats Oh Ho Taek by unanimous decision (MMA – featherweight)
Suablack Tor Pran49 defeats Stefan Korodi by unanimous decision (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
Kwon Won Il defeats Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg by technical knockout (ground and pound) at 2:40 of the second round (MMA – bantamweight)
Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong defeats Shakir Al-Tekreeti by technical knockout (3 knockdowns in the second round) at 1:44 of the second round (Muay Thai – lightweight)
Artem Belakh defeats Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu by technical knockout (referee stoppage, flying knee strike combination) at 4:55 of the second round (MMA – bantamweight)
Liam Nolan defeats Ali Aliev by unanimous decision (Muay Thai – lightweight)
Kang Ji Won defeats Mikhail Jamal Abdul-Latif by technical knockout (ground and pound) at 4:09 of the second round (MMA – heavyweight)
Beybulat Isaev defeats Yuri Farcas by unanimous decision (kickboxing – light heavyweight)
Ibragim Dauev defeats Mark Abelardo by unanimous decision (MMA – bantamweight)
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