Chingiz Allazov, Mikey Musumeci Shine in ONE Fight Night 13 Victories

Chingiz Allazov has waited nearly a decade to enact his revenge on rival Marat Grigorian. On Friday, he finally got his chance.

The One Championship featherweight kickboxing champion successfully defended his title for the first time after striking circles around Grigorian for five rounds in the ONE on Prime Video 13 main event at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Grigorian entered the fight having won seven of his last eight bouts by using a disciplined, high-octane, pressure heavy style, but Allazov had all the answers for it.

The champ used quick footwork to stay on the outside and pick Grigorian apart with leg kicks and teeps.

Grigorian seemed lost for most of the evening as he chased Allazov around the ring looking to land something big. He would nearly find it in the fifth. After dancing for the first 12 minutes, Allazov’s legs looked heavy for the final three. Grigorian hunted him down and forced his foe to slug it out to the final bell. Allazov survived to the final bell before hoisting the belt and dedicating the win to his late grandfather.

Mikey Musumeci taps Jarred Brooks with a triangle-armbar at ONE on Prime 13 pic.twitter.com/hqAR0VgjBH

— Will (@ChillemDafoe) August 5, 2023

Musumeci Taps ONE Champ

ONE strawweight champion Jarred Brooks dared to be great and claim a second belt in another sport but unfortunately ran into “Darth Rigatoni.”

Mikey Musumeci defended his flyweight submission title with an armbar submission of Brooks.

Brooks proved why he was viewed as a threat to Musumeci’s title by challenging the champ’s passes with excellent hand fighting, but at no point was Musumeci in trouble himself.

Brooks began to feel trouble midway through the match as Musumeci took his back, but after a couple minutes of struggling the two were stood up by referee Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro.

Musumeci, who claimed in the lead up of the fight that he’d consider anything less than a submission a loss, went right after Brooks again before bringing him deep into his guard. It was only a matter of time before he would slip his legs over Brooks’ head and finish the submission -- an armbar from triangle guard position -- with textbook tenacity.

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Tawanchai Breaks Kiria Off

ONE featherweight muay thai champion Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym was dominant in his kickboxing debut against Davit Kiria and stopped him in the third round with a kick that appeared to snap Kiria’s arm.

Kiria absorbed several hard kicks to his right arm and then Tawanchai connected with one final blow that connected with such force that an audible snap sounded out and Kiria immediately let the ref know that he was injured and did not want to continue. The official time was 0:29 of the third period.

The true story is what’s next for the champion. Tawanchai will face former featherweight kickboxing champion Superbon Singha Mawyrnn in ONE Fight Night on Oct. 6 back at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium.

JOHN FUCKING LINEKER pic.twitter.com/aE9wZy3pyc

— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) August 5, 2023

Lineker Rallies for Dramatic Win

John Lineker waited until the last second, well technically the last four seconds, to remind us why he’s called “Hands of Stone” Friday night.

Lineker, seemingly down on the scorecards after dealing with all he could handle in the form of Jae Woong Kim, was a step behind all night.

Woong fought beautifully and routinely beat Lineker to the punch; heading into Round 3 it was clear that he was up and Lineker needed to push the pace.

Lineker got the message and walked down Woong before dropping him with a straight right to the body following by a wicked left hook to the jaw.

Woong’s head laid propped up on the ropes as Lineker cemented the comeback with a flurry of blows. Fresh off his comeback win, Lineker’s name was instantly thrown back into the mix for a rematch with ONE featherweight MMA champion Fabricio Andrade.

’Super Girl’ Impresses in Kickboxing Debut

Muay thai star Anna Jaroonsak shined in her ONE kickboxing debut against the scrappy Lara Fernandez in a 118-pound bout.

Jaroonsak opened the fight dominant, tagging Fernandez with straight shots at ease. “Super Girl” looked in control, banking the first two rounds but Fernandez made her pay for taking her foot off the accelerator.

Fernandez’s best work came in the final round as she found success touching Super Girl’s chin. Jaroonsak played defense knowing that she had the fight locked away, but Fernandez’s push down the stretch made things closer than expected. In the end, all three judges saw the contest for Jaroonsak.

Kane Upsets ‘Buchecha’

Oumar Kane handed Marcus Almeida his first career mixed martial arts loss in a three-round heavyweight slugfest.

Neither man coming in had seen the third round and both tried valiantly to keep that stat between them. Kane nearly ended things in the first after tossing Almeida to the mat and following up with viscous ground-and-pound.

Kane’s stamina was a clear issue throughout the fight as the Senegalese slugger struggled to push for a finish. Almeida stormed back with several takedown attempts but lacked much gas in his own tank.

After receiving several warnings from referee Herb Dean throughout the fight for fouls like grabbing the shorts and rabbit punching, Kane was given a yellow card in the third round. Sensing a chance to get back into the contest, Almedia swung at Kane with everything he had left as the two battled it out. In the end, Kane’s early moments led the way to a unanimous decision win, despite the fouls.

Mahmoudi Throttles Tabares in Return Bout

Two years wasn’t too long for Elias Mahmoudi on Friday night. After breaking his hand and missing the last two years, Mahmoudi exploded back onto the scene with a first round beatdown of Edgar Tabares.

Mahmoudi took a seven-inch reach advantage into their 135.25 pound catchweight muay thai bout, but wasted little time pulling Tabares into his clinch. Mahmoudi overwhelmed Tabares early and dropped the Mexican twice in the first minute.

Mahmoudi threw the kitchen sink at Tabares looking for the finish, but would ultimately close things out with a viscous display of knees that dropped Tabares for a third and final time at 1:38 of Round 1.

Ruotolo Cashses In

Tye Ruotolo earned a $50,000 bonus after submitting Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev with ease in under three minutes into their 180-pound submission grappling bout.

Ruotolo looked like he ended Arslanaliev’s night even earlier after the Turkey native tapped to an Achilles lock. Arslanaliev’s gesture was not acknowledged by the referee, but the bout wouldn’t last for much longer. Ruotolo quickly reset, got back to action and took his back, where he finished the fight with a rear-naked choke just seconds later at 2:39.

In addition to his bonus, Ruotolo was rewarded with a submission grappling title shot at 185 pounds against an opponent to be decided.

Sitsongpeenong Continues Impressive Streak

Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong hasn’t lost in over four years, but Nauzet Trujillo believed he could be the man to break the streak.

Trujillo’s awkward style found its moments throughout the 174-pound catchweight muay thai bout, but Rungrawee’s poise, experience and wicked left hand was too sharp as he picked up his 11th straight win (155-46) by unanimous decision.

Rungraweee’s pressure was relentless all night and he kept Trujillo on the back foot. The Spaniard caught him with several hard knees to the body, but caught the backend of Rungrawee’s arsenal for his troubles.

Relentlessness Pays Off for Baatarkhuu

After getting dropped to the canvas twice in the first round, Mongolian bantamweight Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu rose to pick up the biggest win of his career over Jhanlo Mark Sangiao in the opening bout of the card.

Sangiao’s hand speed told the tale early and caused issues for the 34-year-old vet. Baatarkhuu found some success on the ground as he nearly locked in a kimura multiple times in the opening stanza.

Baatarkhuu’s determination paid off midway throughout the second after successfully taking down Sangiao. After nearly finishing off another kimura, referee Herb Dean called a halt to inspect a possible tap. Despite the delay, Baatarkhuu would find the submission seconds later at the 2:53 mark of Round 2.