- Yuya Wakamatsu finished Adriano Moraes to claim the flyweight title
- Shinya Aoki tapped Eduard Folayang in 53 seconds
- Rodtang Jitmuangnon KO’d Takeru Segawa in the first round
Yuya Wakamatsu, Shinya Aoki and Rodtang Jitmuangnon all secured a spectacular victory in first-round fashion at ONE 172.
Yuya becomes the new champ
It took only less than one round for “Little Piranha” to become the new ONE flyweight champion as he finished Adriano Moraes in their epic rematch at ONE 172 in Japan. Wakamatsu came out scorching and landed a massive right hand and uppercut on the Brazilian.
The Japanese picked up where he left off after a clinch and hit Moraes with a flurry of combinations that led to a knockdown. Wakamatsu smelled blood and went on to crush Moraes until the referee stepped in to stop the fight at the 3:39 mark, declaring Wakamatsu as the winner via TKO.
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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🇯🇵 Yuya Wakamatsu (19-6) parvient à prendre sa revanche et à enfin devenir champion des poids mouches du ONE Championship, en terrassant l’un des plus grands combattants de l’histoire de l’organisation, 🇧🇷 Adriano Moraes (21-6), par TKO au 1er round.
Pour rappel, la ceinture des… pic.twitter.com/isKokLs61N
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Wakamatsu is now the new flyweight champion, a title vacated by Demetrious Johnson, and is now on a four-fight winning streak.
Aoki beats Folayang once again
Aoki and Folayang relived their old rivalry and faced each other for the fourth time. However, the outcome was the same as “Tobikan Judan” submitted “Landslide” via armbar in the first round once again, the same exact fashion he did in their third match in 2021.
Submission MASTER 🥋 Shinya Aoki armbars rival Eduard Folayang in 53 SECONDS in the fourth meeting between former ONE Lightweight MMA World Champions! @a_ok_i
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In 2019, Aoki also submitted Folayang via Arm Triangle choke. The only match Folayan won was their first back in 2016 where the Filipino MMA legend TKO’d “Tobikan Judan.”
Rodtang with a first-round win
Rodtang did not disappoint as he pulled off a remarkable first-round KO win over Japanese kickboxing legend Segawa. The former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai champion only needed 80 seconds to get the job done as he unloaded a left hook and right straight combination that hurt “Natural Born Krusher.”
“The Iron Man” went on and landed more shots before capping it off with a devastating left hook finally took the hometown hero out in their epic kickboxing showdown.
Overall, ONE 172 was an ultimate spectacle. Below are other fight results.
- Masaaki Noiri def. Tawanchai PK Saenchai via TKO — [kickboxing]
- Jonathan Di Bella def. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao via unanimous decision [kickboxing]
- Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom def. Kana Morimoto via unanimous decision [kickboxing]
- Nabil Anane def. Superlek Kiatmoo9 via unanimous decision [Muay Thai]
- Nadaka Yoshinari def. Rak Erawan via KO — [Muay Thai]
- Hiroki Akimoto def. John Lineker via split decision [kickboxing]
- Adrian Lee def. Takeharu Ogawa via submission (anaconda choke)
- Shimon Yoshinari defeats Yodlekpet Or Atchariya via unanimous decision [Muay Thai]
- Hyu def. Zakaria El Jamari via KO [kickboxing]
- Ryusei defeats Suriyanlek Por Yenying via unanimous decision [kickboxing]
