Former eight-time ONE world champion Nong-O Hama climbed again into the win column with a powerful efficiency in opposition to rising Thai contender Kongthoranee within the ONE Combat Evening 31 headliner in Bangkok.
After a way more timid strategy of their first assembly, Nong-O got here out seeking to make an announcement within the rematch, lighting up Kongthoranee’s legs with a bevy of brutal calf kicks.
The primary spherical clearly belonged to Nong-O, however Kongthoranee was removed from out of the battle.
Ramping up the aggression within the second stanza, Kongthoranee landed a left adopted by a booming proper hand that had Nong-O on the ropes. Kongthoranee moved in for the kill, however Nong-O survived the onslaught and made it to the third and closing spherical.
After a hellacious second stanza, Kongthoranee gave the impression to be operating on empty. Smelling blood within the water, Nong-O continued to push the tempo, attacking the legs and physique of his opponent with kicks galore. Kongthoranee struggled to muster a lot offense as the ultimate seconds ticked off the clock, bringing their back-and-forth warfare to an epic conclusion.
Official Outcome: Nong-O Hama def. Kongthoranee through unanimous determination
