ONE 161: Tawanchai PK.Saenchai on Beating Petchmorakot Petchyindee

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About This Sports Courier ONE Championship Post Fight Interview: September 29, 2022 – Singapore: ONE Championship™ (ONE) returned to the Singapore Indoor Stadium with ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Tawanchai. The card featured two ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix semifinal bouts and a showdown for the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title.

ONE Championship, in partnership with leading premium lifestyle and luxury performance brand TUMI, presented the prestigious ONE World Title belt to the World Champion.

In the main event, Tawanchai PK.Saenchai went to war with Petchmorakot Petchyindee for five hard rounds to win a unanimous decision and capture the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title.

The Thai superstars showed equal respect for one another’s skills and power in the very beginning, but soon, Tawanchai pulled ahead with sharp teeps, fierce low kicks, and stinging left hands. Action picked up in the third stanza, with Tawanchai and Petchmorakot both hunting for a knockout. In a heated fourth round, Petchmorakot rallied, as he sent the challenger reeling across the Circle. The final three minutes were close, but Tawanchai’s signature kicks and left punches separated the two men, prompting the judges to award him with the gold.

MAIN CARD

Muay Thai – Featherweight: Tawanchai PK.Saenchai def. Petchmorakot Petchyindee via Unanimous Decision

Kickboxing – Heavyweight: Roman Kryklia def. Guto Inocente via TKO at 0:52 of R1

Kickboxing – Heavyweight: Iraj Azizpour def. Bruno Chaves via Unanimous Decision

MMA – Lightweight: Saygid Izagakhmaev def. Zhang Lipeng via Unanimous Decision

MMA – Atomweight: Tiffany Teo def. Ritu Phogat via Submission (Rear-naked Choke) at 4:52 of R1

MMA – Heavyweight: Oumar Kane def. Batradz Gazzaev via TKO at 2:15 of R2

LEAD CARD

Muay Thai – Bantamweight: Alaverdi Ramazanov def. Capitan Petchyindee via Split Decision

Muay Thai – Bantamweight: Sangmanee PK.Saenchai def. Zhang Chenglong via Split Decision

Muay Thai – Featherweight: Ferrari Fairtex def. Han Zi Hao via Unanimous Decision

Submission Grappling – Bantamweight: Rodrigo Marello def. Ruslan Bagdasarian via Submission (Ankle Lock) at 0:15 of R1

MMA – Middleweight: Ali Foladi def. Matheus Felipe via Knockout at 4:20 of R1

Tawanchai PK.Saenchai Interview Highlights:

“I can improve a lot more. For me, this is just the start. There’s much more to come.”

“[The belt] is really heavy! It’s as heavy as everyone’s said. I was so tired after the fight, I felt that if the belt was out on me, I might have fallen down!”

“Overall, I feel glad that I won. But I want to send my care and support to Petchmorakot as well. As for his [945-day reign], I will try to beat his record and keep this belt with me, no matter which challenger tries to take it from me, I’m keeping the belt.”

“This fight was fun. It was entertaining, really tiring. It was one of the best fights of my life, and I think everyone in the world saw this as well.”

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