Aung La N Sang made his return to the Circle on Friday night as part of ONE Championship’s stacked ONE Fight Night 10 card. Emanating from the 1stBank Center in Denver, Colorado, ‘The Burmese Python’ looked to score his third-straight win after earning back-to-back first-round knockouts against Japanese MMA legend Yushin ‘Thunder’ Okami and Gilberto Galvao in his last two appearances. Standing in his way was well-rounded Chinese standout Fan Rong.
Round 1
Aung La N Sang came out immediately throwing a high kick that Fan easily blocks. Fan throws a straight left followed by a jab. Aung La responds with a looping right hand that connects. Aung La lands a solid combination, finishing with an uppercut. Body kick by Aung La lands. Back-to-back straight lefts from Aung La. Dueling right hands land. Fan digs to the body and Aung La fires back with a kick to the midsection of his opponent. A right hand from Aung La opens up Fan just outside of his left eye. Fan Rong begins firing back, but Aung La lands a combination that appears to have Fan rocked as the first round came to a close.
Round 2
Both men came out picking up right where they left off. Fan Rong lands a big right hand that knocks Aung La back. Fan rushes in and shoots for a takedown, but falls right into Aung La’s guillotine. Locking in the choke, Fan has no choice, but to tap out.
Official Result: Aung La N Sang def. Fan Rong via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:48 of Round 2
