ONE Fight Night 17 ‘Kryklia vs. Roberts’ Play-by-Play & Results

ONE Muay Thai Bout:
Thongpoon PK Saenchai (130.5) vs. Ellis Badr Barbosa (132.25)

Round 1

Barbosa opens with a leg kick. A nice push kick lands by Barbosa. Saenchai answers with heavy leg kicks of his won. A big left hook lands for Saenchai. Barbosa is composed and lands a nice body kick before eating a right hand from Saenchai. Barbosa uses push kicks to keep Saenchai at range. Very composed performance by Barbosa. Saenchai unloads and breaks the guard. Saenchai throws a left hook and lands a right uppercut in a combination. Barbosa gets caught while trying to throw a leg kick. Saenchai is countering well and now punching to the body. Nice low kick from Barbosa. The round ends with a nice right hand landing for Barbosa.

Sherdog Scores

Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Saenchai
Lev Pisarsky scores the round: 10-9 Saenchai
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Saenchai

Round 2

Nice body shots from Saenchai to start the second round. Barbosa fires back some elbows that land. Nice left hook from Barbosa. The two trade punches with each landing. Big right hand for Barbosa lands. However, Saenchai starts walking down his opponent and going to the body well. Barbosa keeps going for step-in elbows but is standing too still and eating body punches. Saenchai eats a two elbows and has a knot on his forehead. Barbosa lands a right elbow that puts Saenchai down! Big knockdown. Saenchai answers the count with less than 20 seconds left. Barbosa ends the round with multiple elbows.

Sherdog Scores

Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-8 Barbosa
Lev Pisarsky scores the round: 10-8 Barbosa
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-8 Barbosa

Round 3

Saenchai comes out aggressive despite the knockdown. Barbosa is doing well with low kicks and push kicks. Saenchai is walking Barbosa down and trying to fire back with elbows of his own. Nice jab by Barbosa is followed up by a bunch of elbows. Saenchai puts his guard down and begins retreating. He's just eating body shots and punches to the face. This could've been stopped, honestly. Saenchai continues retreating and not fighting back. A body shot by Barbosa puts Saenchai down, and this is over.

The Official Result

Ellis Badr Barbosa def. Thongpoon PK Saenchai via KO (Body Punch); R3, 2:21.

ONE Muay Thai Bout:
Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat (139.75) vs. Denis Puric (134.25)

Round 1

Puric opens with some nice leg kicks. Nhat is eating several and stumbles. Puric stepping in with leg kicks and really throwing off Nhat. Puric blocks a head kick but eats a right hand. Nhat ducks out of the way of a nasty left hook. Puric swings wildly but can't connect. Some nice knees to the body from Nhat. Puric lands a right hook. The final seconds see Nhat land a leg kick, dodge a right hand and try to land a step-in elbow before eating a left hook.

Sherdog Scores

Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Puric
Lev Pisarsky scores the round: 10-9 Puric
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Puric

Round 2

Nhat lands a nice head kick. Puric comes out firing afterward and starts throwing left and right hands. They wind up falling to the ground and are separated. Nhat goes for a head kick that is blocked. Puric punishes Nhat with a left hook afterward, and Nhat goes down. Nhat gets up but isn't steady, and the fight is waved off.

The Official Result

Denis Puric def. Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat via KO (Punch); R2, 1:35.

ONE Muay Thai Bout:
Edgar Tabares (137.5) vs. Johan Ghazali (141)

Round 1

Tabares eats a right kick and the runs into a jab. Ghazali looks much bigger. Nice right hand from Ghazali scores. It's followed up by a thudding left hook that folds Tabares. This fight is over! What a total beatdown.

The Official Result

Johan Ghazali def. Edgar Tabares via TKO (Punches); R1, 0:36.

ONE Muay Thai Bout:
Walter Goncalves (134.5) vs. Jacob Smith (135)

Round 1

Goncalves is backed up by Smith, who comes out aggressively. Smith is attacking the body with body kicks and knees. Nice leg kicks from Goncalves. More bodywork by Smith, who lands a nice elbow. Smith lands hooks to the body. Goncalves blocks a kick and starts firing back to the body. Smith catches Goncalves with a knee to the body after a short elbow, and Goncalves goes down afterward. Goncalves is not trying to get up at all. This fight is waved off. Big upset.

The Official Result

Jacob Smith def. Walter Goncalves via KO (Knee); R1, 2:54.

ONE Muay Thai Bout:
Dmitry Menshikov (170) vs. Mouchine Chafi (170)

Round 1

Chafi comes out with a push kick and is the aggressor early. Menshikov finds space and is happy to trade punches. The taller Chafi eats a jab and then a right hand. Chafi tries to use a step-in elbow and gets hit with a right hand by Menshikov. A right hook from Menshikov floors Chafi, who protests, but it was a valid knockdown. The fight continues. Chafi is very aggressive and using elbows. He does a jumping knee. Menshikov stays composed and lands an overhand right that is followed by a left hook that knocks Chafi out.

The Official Result

Dmitry Menshikov def. Mouchine Chafi via KO (Punches); R1, 1:59.

ONE Muay Thai Bout:
Saemapetch Fairtex (150) vs. Mohamed Younes Rabah (151.75)

Round 1

Rabah starts strong with some kicks to the body. Fairtex is the shorter fighter. Rabah charges forward and gets dropped with a left hook. Rabah is good to continue. Rabah strikes back with a powerful straight right hand that puts Fairtex down! An illegal knee is landed by Rabah, but it isn't addressed, and it's hard to see how cleanly it landed due to the angle. A wild start to this fight. Rabah and Fairtex trade punches and an overhand left for Fairtex lands. Rabah charges forward and hurts Fairtex with a right hand. A clubbing right hand puts Fairtex down again, and he stumbles getting up. The fight is over. An incredible round.

The Official Result

Mohamed Younes Rabah def. Saemapetch Fairtex via KO (Punches); R1, 2:29.

ONE Muay Thai Bout:
Nattawut Somkhun (153.75) vs. Luke Lessei (153.75)

Round 1

Lessei eats a leg kick and fires back one of his own. Somkhun lands a right hand and follows it up with a left hook. Lessei is landing a lot of push kicks and trying to stay at range. Somkhun is doing well on the inside. Nice body punch from Somkhun. Somkhun throwing combinations, which is really paying off as Lessei isn't able to block many. Left hook connects for Somkhun, who then goes to the body afterward. Somkhun is in control and attacks well after Lessei overcommits or extends. Several body punches land for Somkhun. Round ends with an overhand right by Somkhun.

Sherdog Scores

Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Somkhun
Lev Pisarsky scores the round: 10-9 Somkhun
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Somkhun

Round 2

Somkhun and Lessei exchange low kicks. They are just exchanging elbows while clinched. Brutal start to the round. Lessei and Somkhun are both finding success. Ultimately, they separate, and Lessei lands a hard overhand right. A nice jab stuns Somkhun, who is still going after Lessei. Somkhun goes back to the body and forces Lessei to retreat with an onslaught of elbows. Somkhun begins landing combinations, and both men are landing elbows once again. A leg kick forces Somkhun to slip. Lessei is eating several jabs and straight rights from Somkhun. The tide has really turned, and Somkhun is in full control now. A push kick sends Somkhun to the floor, but it's not a knockdown.

Sherdog Scores

Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Somkhun
Lev Pisarsky scores the round: 10-9 Somkhun
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Somkhun

Round 3

Somkhun is using his punches to really separate himself. Lessei is showing damage on his face. Clean punches are landing for Somkhun. Lessei is eating hooks but is showing quite the chin. Somkhun working the body well. Nice straight right for Lessei. One minute left. Big right hand for Lessei and Somkhun is hurt. Lessei lands another straight right and follows it up with an uppercut. More right hands and Somkhun is really hurt. He backs up against the ropes but manages to stay up. It's too little, too late for Lessei.

Sherdog Scores

Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Lessei (29-28 Somkhun)
Lev Pisarsky scores the round: 10-9 Lessei (29-28 Somkhun)
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Lessei (29-28 Somkhun)

The Official Result

Nattawut Somkhun def. Luke Lessei via Unanimous Decision; R3, 5:00.

ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai Title Fight:
Roman Kryklia (225.5) vs. Alex Roberts (233.5)

Round 1

The two men touch gloves for this heavyweight championship fight. Kryklia begins the fight looking for a left hook and misses, but a straight right that follows it knocks Roberts down. Kryklia stays on the pursuit and connects with another straight right. Roberts eats a left hook. Kryklia is relaxed and has been in no danger. Roberts lands a right hand and follows up with a knee in the clinch.

Sherdog Scores

Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-8 Kryklia
Lev Pisarsky scores the round: 10-9 Kryklia
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-8 Kryklia

Round 2

Kryklia unloads a left uppercut to start the round. An overhand right followed by a left hook lands, and Roberts is completely out. We have a new champion.

The Official Result

Roman Kryklia def. Alex Roberts via KO (Punches); R2, 0:25.