- Friday event in Bangkok featured 12 fights under Muay Thai and MMA rules, with seven finishes and six bonuses being awarded
- Thailand’s ET Tded99 and Pongsiri Sor Jor Wichitpadriew were among the night’s biggest winners, with Hong Kong’s Yu Yau Pui also impressing
ONE Championship Friday Fights 11, which went down on Friday Night in Bangkok, Thailand’s famed Lumpinee Stadium, featured 12 bouts contested under Muay Thai and MMA rules.
By the time the action was over, the lively crowd inside the stadium had witnessed seven finishes, and six fighters had been awarded 350,000 baht (US$10,000) bonuses courtesy of ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
Bonus winners included Thailand’s ET Tded99, who knocked out his countryman Apiwat Sor Somnuk 37 seconds into round one of the Muay Thai co-main event, and Hong Kong’s Yu Yau Pui, who chopped Devina Martin down with kicks in round three of a Muay Thai bout earlier in the night.
The card was headlined by a 138-pound catchweight Muay Thai clash, with Superball Tded99 scoring a second decision victory over his fellow Thai Kongklai Annymuaythai.
See the best photos from the event below.
Catchweight (138lbs) Muay Thai: Superball Tded99 defeats Kongklai Annymuaythai via unanimous decision
Superball Tded99 and Kongklai Annymuaythai first met at ONE Friday Fights 5 in February. Superball won that fight by unanimous decision, and the result was the same in their rematch, as the 26-year-old scored two knock-downs to once again win on the judges’ scorecards.
Catchweight (130lbs) Muay Thai: ET Tded99 defeats Apiwat Sor Somnuk via knockout at 0:37 of round one
Thailand’s ET Tded99 fought like he was pressed for time at ONE Friday Fights 11, flattening his countryman Apiwat Sor Somnuk with a knee to the face just 37 seconds into the first round. The victory, which marked a successful ONE debut for the 28-year-old, was good for a bonus from Chatri.
Bantamweight Muay Thai: Komawut FA Group defeats Avatar PK Saenchai via split decision
Thai bantamweights Komawut FA Group and Avatar PK Saenchai gave fans three exciting rounds of Muay Thai action at ONE Friday Fights 11, with the former ultimately winning a hard-fought split decision. It was Komawut’s second win with the promotion after a unanimous-decision win over Sansiri Pet Por. Tor. Or at ONE Friday Fights 1 in January.
Strawweight Muay Thai: Pongsiri Sor Jor Wichitpadriew defeats Pettong Kiatsongrit via knockout at 1:57 of round one
Pongsiri Sor Jor Wichitpadriew needed less than two minutes to defeat his fellow Thai Pettong Kiatsongrit on Friday night, winning their strawweight Muay Thai fight via one-punch KO. The victory earned the 24-year-old a bonus from Chatri – not bad for his ONE debut.
Catchweight (120lbs) Muay Thai: Olaylek Chor Hapayak defeats Petsommai Sor Sommai via split decision
Olaylek Chor Hapayak and Petsommai Sor Sommai’s 120-pound catchweight Muay Thai bout was competitive for the duration, with Olaylek ultimately winning by split decision for a successful ONE debut.
Catchweight (132lbs) Muay Thai: Namphongnoi Sor Sommai defeats Songfangkhong FA Group via majority decision
Namphongnoi Sor Sommai and Songfangkhong FA Group’s 132-pound catchweight Muay Thai clash ended with a rare majority decision victory for the former. It was the 25-year-old Thai’s second fight under the ONE umbrella, after he knocked out Ploypanlan PK Saenchai at ONE Friday Fights 5 in February.
Bantamweight Muay Thai: Tyson Harrison defeats Rambo Mor Rattanabandit via knockout at 3:00 of round three
By the beginning of the third round of his bantamweight Muay Thai clash with Thai veteran Rambo Mor Rattanabandit, 22-year-old Australian Tyson Harrison looked like he was en route to a unanimous decision loss. Yet in the final seconds of the third round, he scored a dramatic comeback, turning his foe’s lights out with a blistering punch. The win separated “John Wayne Noi” from a split decision loss to Seksan Or Kwanmuang in his debut at ONE Friday Fights 1.
Flyweight Muay Thai: Yodkaikaew Fairtex defeats Angelos Giakoumis via unanimous decision
Thailand’s Yodkaikaew Fairtex has spent the last several years competing in MMA, but at ONE Friday Fights 11, returned to Muay Thai competition for a flyweight clash with Greece’s Angelos Giakoumis. The 32-year-old Thai ended up defeating his foe, 29, by unanimous decision.
Atomweight Muay Thai: Yu Yau Pui defeats Devina Martin via TKO at 0:24 of round three
Hong Kong’s Yu Yau Pui scored the first bonus of ONE Friday Fights 11 for her third-round stoppage of Australia’s Devina Martin in an atomweight Muay Thai fight. It was the 30-year-old Hongkonger’s second win in ONE after a knockout of TheStar Sitcho in her debut – also good for a bonus.
Bantamweight MMA: Tatsuya Ando defeats Ali Motamed via TKO at 1:38 of round two
Japan’s Tatsuya Ando was victorious in the final MMA bout of the night, defeating Iran’s Ali Motamed by second-round TKO. However, the Japanese bantamweight had to work hard for the victory over his fellow 32-year-old, having narrowly escaped a knockout loss in round one. It was his ONE debut.
Lightweight MMA: Ali Kabdulla defeats Alisson Barbosa via TKO at 2:22 of round three
Ali Kabdulla’s striking was on point in his lightweight MMA clash with 33-year-old Brazilian veteran Alisson Barboza, which he ultimately won via third-round TKO. The 29-year-old from Kazakhstan was making his ONE debut.
Strawweight MMA: Anelya Toktogonova defeats Aleksandra Savicheva via submission (neck crank) at 2:13 of round one
17-year-old Kyrgyz prospect Anelya Toktogonova looked like she could be in trouble in the opening moments of her strawweight MMA fight with Russia’s Aleksandra Savicheva, who quickly started to land quick punching combos. Yet after catching one of the Russian’s kicks, the young fighter dragged the action to the canvas and promptly forced a tap with a neck crank.
