ONE 172 marked the promotion’s return to Japan at Saitama Tremendous Enviornment and all three MMA bouts on the cardboard ended within the first spherical.
Adriano Moraes took on Yuya Wakamatsu for the flyweight title, which turned vacant following Demetrious Johnson’s retirement, and was stopped in beneath 4 minutes.
Wakamatsu took the middle of the ring early and related a giant proper hand and an uppercut that caught Moraes’ consideration. They clinched to decelerate the motion, exchanging knees to the physique, and Wakamatsu blasted the Brazilian as they separated. The end got here a minute later, with Wakamatsu touchdown a livid mixture with nasty uppercuts that dropped Moraes. Wakamatsu continued the onslaught till the referee stopped it on the 3:39 mark.
With legendary Ryo Chonan in his nook, “Little Piranha” Wakamatsu now rides a four-fight profitable streak after avenging a 2022 submission defeat to Moraes.
What a SHOCK Yuya Wakamatsu avenges his loss to Adriano Moraes by astonishing first-round TKO to win the ONE Flyweight MMA World Championship!
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The second-to-last MMA match of the cardboard featured a fourth conflict between Shinya Aoki and Eduard Folayang, once more with “Tobikan Judan” popping out victorious with one other first-round submission towards Folayang. Folayang stopped the primary takedown try and made Aoki pay with a trio of knees to the physique, however Aoki determined to drag guard and instantly assault the left arm of Folayang for a nasty armbar.
Submission MASTER Shinya Aoki armbars rival Eduard Folayang in 53 SECONDS within the fourth assembly between former ONE Light-weight MMA World Champions! @a_ok_i
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The primary MMA conflict of the present noticed Adrian Lee enhance to 3-0 as an expert with a 63-second anaconda choke end over Takeharu Ogawa.
The placing portion of the cardboard had Rodtang Jitmuangnon scoring a spectacular first-round knockout in a highly-anticipated kickboxing foremost occasion with Takeru Segawa, flooring him with a vicious left hand. UFC veteran and former ONE bantamweight champion John Lineker additionally competed in kickboxing, dropping a cut up resolution to Hiroki Akimoto.
Examine the ONE 172 outcomes under.
Rodtang Jitmuangnon def. Takeru Segawa through KO — Spherical 1, 1:20 [kickboxing]
Masaaki Noiri def. Tawanchai PK Saenchai through TKO — Spherical 1, 1:55 [kickboxing]
Yuya Wakamatsu def. Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes through TKO — Spherical 1, 3:39
Jonathan Di Bella def. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao through unanimous resolution [kickboxing]
Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom def. Kana Morimoto through unanimous resolution [kickboxing]
Nabil Anane def. Superlek Kiatmoo9 through unanimous resolution [muay Thai]
Nadaka Yoshinari def. Rak Erawan through KO — Spherical 3, 2:40 [muay Thai]
Shinya Aoki def. Eduard Folayang through submission (armbar) — Spherical 1, 0:53
Hiroki Akimoto def. John Lineker through cut up resolution [kickboxing]
Adrian Lee def. Takeharu Ogawa through submission (anaconda choke) — Spherical 1, 1:03
Shimon Yoshinari defeats Yodlekpet Or Atchariya through unanimous resolution [muay Thai]
Hyu def. Zakaria El Jamari through KO — Spherical 1, 2:12 [kickboxing]
Ryusei defeats Suriyanlek Por Yenying through unanimous resolution [kickboxing]
