ONE Fight Night 49, live from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday night, delivered some absolute bangers, keeping the energy through the roof from start to finish. We saw a heavyweight grappling trilogy get settled in a flash, ending a rivalry nearly a decade in the making. Two undefeated debutants squared off in a grinding bantamweight clash, putting a perfect record on the line. An unbeaten rising star went the distance in an atomweight chess match, and a strawweight clash that started with a scare ended with a choke, potentially setting up a huge title opportunity.
“The Flash” Chokes Out a Perfect Record, Eyes Gold
Lee Seung Cheol, “The Flash,” absolutely submitted Nazareth “The Northstar” Lalthazuala via rear-naked choke in the second round, grabbing the tap at the 3:04 mark. That’s a huge win, handing the Indian phenom Lalthazuala his first career loss and pushing Lee’s own insane record to 14-1 with 14 straight wins. Seriously, a 14-bout winning streak? That’s just wild.
Lalthazuala looked like he was cruising in the first, hunting for submissions and even getting super close to a choke himself. But Lee, the 27-year-old South Korean, just weathered that storm and came back in the second round like a man possessed. He had Lalthazuala trapped against the ropes, raining down ground-and-pound. Lalthazuala tried up-kicks to create space, but they ended up back on the mat, battling for position. Lee won that battle, plain and simple, took the 25-year-old’s back, and sunk in that choke. With that kind of performance, Lee has to be right at the front of the line for a shot at the ONE Strawweight MMA World Title, currently held by Joshua Pacio. Pacio’s defending his belt at ONE SAMURAI 5 on November 18, so Lee will definitely be watching that one.
Czaban Stays Perfect, “The Powerpuff Girl” Is on a Path to History
Magdalena “The Powerpuff Girl” Czaban just keeps rolling! The Polish star outpointed Brazilian rival Vick Souza over three incredibly tight rounds to take a unanimous decision victory in their atomweight MMA clash. That win keeps her professional record absolutely unblemished, moving her to a perfect 6-0.
Souza came out hot, hunting Czaban’s legs with low kicks, but Czaban, 27, answered back with a variety of punches and kicks. Souza, 29, even got a takedown in the first, pinning “The Powerpuff Girl” to the canvas and searching for a finish. But Czaban held strong. In round two, Czaban played the outside, peppering the Brazilian with combinations, while Souza fired back with counters. It was neck and neck! The third and final frame was more of the same back-and-forth action, with “The Powerpuff Girl” stinging Souza with jabs and the Brazilian continuing to throw inside low kicks. In the end, all three judges saw it for Czaban, giving her her second straight win in ONE Championship. She’s seriously taking a huge step forward on the path toward becoming Poland’s first ONE World Champion. Imagine that!
Beyond those incredible matchups, we also saw seven-time BJJ World Champion Victor Hugo face Ame… after nearly a decade of waiting for that trilogy to happen. What a night of fights!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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