Unbeaten Rasulov beats Korean, PH's Miado falls in ONE Championship
2024-Jul-07 10:00
UNDEFEATED. Turkish Alibeg Rasulov (left) wins via unanimous decision over South Korean Ok Rae Yoon in the ONE Championship mixed martial arts at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday (July 5, 2024). Rasulov has a perfect 14-0 record. (Photo courtesy of ONE Championship)
MANILA – Alibeg Rasulov of Türkiye prevailed by unanimous decision over Ok Rae Yoon of South Korea in their ONE Championship showdown at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday night.
The 31-year-old fighter maintained his momentum throughout the grueling five rounds to rise to 14-0.
The fight was supposed to be for the interim title while defending champion Christian Lee of the United States is sidelined by injury.
However, Rasulov failed to make the 170-pound weight limit.
Meanwhile, Japanese Hiroba Minowa beat Filipino fighter Jeremy Miado by split decision in a strawweight duel.
It was Miado's fourth straight loss for an overall 6-8 card. His last ONE win came in 2022 and he has since bowed to Mansur Malachiev, Lito Adiwang, Keito Yamakita and Minowa.
In the co-main event, No. 1 bantamweight muay contender Nico "King of the North" Carrillo of Scotland also beat Saemapetch Fairtex of Thailand by technical knockout (TKO).
The 25-year-old applied his powerful punches to dominate the local bet, who was knocked down for the third time in the 2:03 mark of the second round.
Carillo improved his record to 27-3.
American Tye Ruotolo, the reigning ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion, triumphed over Taiwanese-German Jozef Chen in a 186-pound non-title match.
Ruotolo, who is unbeaten in ONE Championship, now has a 28-9 record.
In other results, Belarusian Kirill Grishenko defeated South Korean Kang Ji Won in the battle of heavyweights, while French Bampara Kouyate beat Luke Lessei by TKO in the featherweight muay match. (PNA)