Freddie Haggerty lives up to family name with winning debut at ONE Friday Fights 49, stops Dankalong in second round
- Freddie Haggerty picks up US$10,000 bonus for second-round victory in strawweight fight
- In main event, flyweight Nakrob Fairtex made it six wins out of seven with victory over Pettonglor Sitluangpeenumfon
Freddie Haggerty got his ONE Championship career off to the perfect start at Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, stopping Dankalong Sor Dechaphan in the second round of their strawweight fight and picking up a US$10,000 bonus in the process.
Watched by older brother Jonathan, one of the most dominant fighters on the promotion’s Muay Thai roster, the 19-year-old began his bid to follow in his sibling’s footsteps at ONE Friday Fights 49.
But Englishman Haggerty didn’t have things all his own way against a much more experienced opponent.
They traded low kicks at the start of the fight with a jab from Dankalong snapping Jaggerty’s head back. The Englishman responded with a hard body kick but did not look comfortable in the clinch and ate some knees.
Dankalong looked extremely confident as he walked Haggerty down but with seconds remaining in the round the teenager landed two left hands to the body which seemed to take the wind out of his opponent’s sails.
A clinch ensued, but this time it was the Englishman who was doing the damage, unloading a barrage of elbows and punches from close quarters.
Trapped against the ropes, Dankalong dropped and barely beat the count in what proved to be no more than a temporary reprieve.
Haggerty unleashed a straight right, left hook combination at the start of the second, and this time the Thai fighter did not get back up.
“He was strong, faster than I thought he would be but I caught him at the end of the round,” Haggerty said afterwards. “I hit him with a body shot and he just froze.”
In the main event, flyweight Nakrob Fairtex made it six wins out of seven on ONE Championship’s Friday night events. He beat Pettonglor Sitluangpeenumfon and picked up US$10,000 for his efforts.
In total, six of bonuses were handed out, with Lebanese brothers Abdallah Ondash and Ramadan Ondash taking theirs for first round KO wins, with matching left hooks to the body.
Ramadan Ondash took down Yangdam Jitmuangnon in a catchweight contest, while Abdallah Ondash stopped Parnpet Sor Jor Lekmuangnon in a strawweight fight.
In the opening bout of the night Pakistani Anita Karim (4-2) submitted Italian Adriana Fusini (5-3-1) in an atomweight MMA fight. She finished the fight with a keylock midway through the opening round.
The other MMA fight on the card was in the welterweight division. Finland’s Namo Fazil (6-1) prevailed over Korean Jae Woong Yoon (5-4) with a decision win after a three-round slugfest.
ONE Friday Fights 49 (Muay Thai unless stated): Nakrob Fairtex bt Pettonglor Sitluangpeenumfon via Decision (Unanimous); Kongchai Chanaidonmuang bt Xavier Gonzalez via Decision (Unanimous); Abdallah Ondash bt Parnpet Sor Jor Lekmuangnon via KO (Left hook to the body) at 1:12 of R1; Khunponnoi Sor Sommai bt Amil Shahmarzade via KO (Left straight) at 1:44 of R2; Yodnumchai Fairtex bt Chokdee Maxjandee via KO (Elbow) at 2:29 of R2; Kaimookkao Wor Jakrawut bt Sittichai Sor Dechapan via TKO (Three knockdowns) at 2:09 of R2; Yod-IQ Or Pimonsri bt Rafi Bohic via Decision (Unanimous); Freddie Haggerty bt Dankalong Sor Dechapan via KO (Punches) at 0:14 of R2; Abdollah Dayakaev bt Şevket Çerkez via KO (punches) at 1:39 of R2; Ramadan Ondash bt Yangdam Jitmuangnon via KO (left hook to the body) at 1:20 of R1; MMA – Namo Fazil bt Yoon Jae-Woong via Decision (Unanimous); Anita Karim bt Adriana Fusini via Submission (Keylock) at 2:20 of R1.
