Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom scored her second stoppage win in a row a Lumpinee Stadiun last night. She finished Inès Pilutti in the first round at ONE Friday Fights 16 and was rewarded with a long term contract by the promotion.
Phetjeeja looks set to be a real contender in the atomweight division and reigning Muay Thai champion Allycia Rodrigues will have been watching with interest. She looked to rip punching combinations to the body and head right from the opening bell while following up with low kicks.
It took less than a minute for a left hook to find its mark with Phetjeeja’s style seemingly very suited to fighting with the smaller gloves. Pilutti did not appear to be enjoying her ONE Championship debut and looked to be a little intimidated by the aggressive Thai.
She was eating left hooks to the body and head and started to cover up. With no threat of being caught on the counter Phetjeeja started to unload with elbows from close quarters.
With 30 seconds to go in the round Pilutti went down due to a cumulation of damage rather than one knockout blow. The French fighter beat the count but Phetjeeja was basically using her for target practise at this stage and the referee stepped in to save her from further punishment.
The finish came at the 2:50 mark. Afterwards Phetjeeja was informed that she had earned a contract with ONE Championship and a $10,000 USD performance bonus.
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In the main event Kongthoranee Sor Sommai beat ET Teeded99 by majority decision. The former Rajadamnern super bantamweight and lightweight champion now has two wins from his three fights for the promotion.
Magomedmurad Khasaev (6-0) also scored an impressive first round stoppage. The undefeated Russian finished Arash Madani (2-2) with a head kick late in the opening round of their middleweight fight.
In the other MMA fight on the card Moris Boleyan (7-0) also extended his undefeated record. The Armenian finished Brazilian debutant Felipe Silva (0-1) with a head kick in the opening round of their flyweight fight.
ONE Friday Fights 16, Bangkok, May 12th
Kongthoranee Sor Sommai def. ET Teeded99 via Decision (Majority)
Yodduangjai Sor Jor Montree def. Dentungtong Singha Mawynn via Decision (Unanimous)
Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom def. Inès Pilutti via TKO (Punches) at 2:50 of R1
Paruehatnoi TBM Gym def. Sonrak Sit Por Jor Wor via Decision (Unanimous)
Samurai Seeopal def. Petkuntung Yaicheyseafood KO (Punch) at 1:34 of R1
Sulaiman Looksuan def. Petake Sor Thepparat via TKO (Punches) at 0:20 of R2
Yodphupa Wimanair def. Andrey Khromov via KO (Punches) at 1:30 of R2
Huo Xiaolong def. Ali Serik via KO (body kick) at 1:04 of R1
Numpangna Eaglemuaythai def. Ali-Khan Ergeshov via TKO (Leg kicks) at 1:23 of R3
Kickboxing: Temirlan Bekmurzaev def. Lương Thành Phúc via TKO (Body kick) at 2:25 of R2
MMA: Magomedmurad Khasaev def. Arash Mardani via KO (Head kick) at 4:25 of R1
MMA: Moris Boleyan def. Felipe Silva via Submission (Rear-naked choke) at 4:25 of R1
