ONE Championship has developed an enviable reputation for putting on action-packed shows littered with fights that end in highlight-reel knockouts and submissions.
“ONE Fight Night 11: Eersel vs. Menshikov” on Prime Video was no exception this past Friday, June 9.
Fans were treated to a series of dramatic finishes that set the historic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, alight, and we break down three of the best below.
Regian Eersel delivers fiery 46-second finish
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Two-sport ONE world champion Regian Eersel added another win to his epic 22-fight unbeaten run at ONE Fight Night 11.
“The Immortal” needed just 46 seconds to sweep aside the challenge of dangerous Russian Dmitry Menshikov and retain his ONE lightweight muay Thai world title for the second time in the main event.
It was a short but clinical display from the Surinamese superstar, who put together a slick setup for the fight-ending strike.
Just after faking a lead leg body kick, Eersel unleashed a sharp left hook that landed on Menshikov’s temple and sent him stumbling to the canvas.
The Russian was unable to regain his equilibrium, and the fight was waved off, extending Eersel’s ONE record to a perfect 10-0.
Superbon scores vintage head kick knockout
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Superbon Singha Mawynn added another signature knockout to his lengthy highlight reel this past weekend.
The Thai superstar shocked the world in 2021 when he knocked out Italian striking legend Giorgio Petrosyan with a devastating head kick, and he repeated the feat this past weekend in his featherweight kickboxing contest with Tayfun Ozcan.
After Ozcan found some success with his heavy hands in the first stanza, Superbon spotted an opening in the second frame and was able to counter a right hook with a perfectly placed lead leg head kick.
The show-stopping strike left the No. 5-ranked divisional contender motionless on the canvas and handed the former ONE featherweight kickboxing world champion his second win in a row.
Ilya Freymanov shrugs off knockdown to score submission win
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Ilya Freymanov visited the canvas after only 30 seconds of action in his bout with Mongolian powerhouse Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg on Friday evening.
The Russian walked onto a heavy right hand from Zoltsetseg, but he quickly sprung back to his feet and set about turning the tide.
He crumbled Zoltsetseg with a knee in the clinch a short time later and then mounted his foe to rain down heavy elbows.
As the Mongolian hard-hitter turned and tried to escape, Freymanov sank in a slick rear-naked choke to draw the tap and the win before the end of the first round.
