Rodlek, Rodrigues hog the limelight at ONE finals

Allycia Hellen Rodrigues 

ONE: A New Breed was broadcast live in over 150 countries, featuring some of the world’s most promising young martial arts stars, and battle-proven veterans.

In the main event of the evening, Stamp started off fast and strong, battering Rodrigues with pinpoint combinations, with the Brazilian just a touch behind on every exchange. In the second round, Stamp continued to pour on the pressure, catching Rodrigues with well-timed combinations. The momentum shifted slightly in a closely contested third round, as Rodrigues began to increase her output. In the fourth and fifth rounds, Rodrigues pulled ahead of the contest, punishing Stamp with sharp knees and elbows in the clinch. In the end, Rodrigues came away with a majority decision to be crowned the new ONE Atomweight Muay Thai world champion.

In the evening’s co-main event, Rodlek came up with a commanding performance over countryman “Left Meteorite” Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai.

Kulabdam started the bout firing his vaunted left hand, with Rodlek opting to box and counter. In the second round, Rodlek turned up the pressure after getting cut on the forehead. An uppercut and left hook combination sent Kulabdam crashing to the canvas. “Left Meteorite” was able to beat the count but Rodlek continued to punish him with sharp strikes. In the third round, Rodlek dropped Kulabdam again, this time with a knee to the midsection. Rodlek then cruised the remainder of the bout to win by a wide unanimous decision. As the winner of the tournament, he will now move on to face ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao.

ONE Championship will return with the previously recorded event, ONE: A New Breed II, from Bangkok. The show will be broadcast on September 11. Check local listings for times. In the main event, four-time Muay Thai world champion Pongsiri PK Saenchaimuaythaigym of Thailand will face WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Sean “Clubber” Clancy of Ireland. Also making an appearance is PBA Thailand champion Supergirl Jaroonsak Muaythai, who makes her ONE Super Series debut against Milagros Lopez of Argentina.

Official results

ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship: Allycia Hellen Rodrigues (Brazil) beat Stamp Fairtex (Thailand) by majority decision after 5 rounds.

ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai Tournament Final: Rodlek PK.Saenchaimuaythaigym (Thailand) beat Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai (Thailand) by unanimous decision after 3 rounds.

Mixed Martial Arts Atomweight: Denice Zamboanga (Philippines) beat Watsapinya Kaewkhong (Thailand) by submission (Americana) at 1:28 minutes of round 1.

Muay Thai Strawweight: Wondergirl Fairtex (Thailand) beat KC Carlos (US/Philippines) by technical knockout at 1:06 minutes of round 2.

Mixed Martial Arts Flyweight: Drex Zamboanga (Philippines) beat Detchadin Sornsirisuphathin (Thailand) by Submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:58 minutes of round 2.

Muay Thai Flyweight: Sok Thy (Cambodia) beat Huang Ding (China) by knockout at 2:52 minutes of round 1.

Mixed Martial Arts Flyweight: Yodkaikaew Fairtex (Thailamd) beat Alex Schild (US) by technical.knockout (strikes) at 1:21 minutes of round 3.