Fighter ONE Ilya Freimanov lost to American Tan Lee in the main fight of the ONE Fight Night 15 tournament in Thailand.
In the main fight of the ONE Fight Night 15 tournament in Bangkok, Russian Ilya Freimanov lost to American Tan Lee in the first round. The American made a painful hold, after which the Russian was forced to surrender. The fight lasted a little over a minute. Tang Li became the new interim world champion at featherweight (70.3 kg).
– Yes, of course, he knocked me down. But I’m doing really well, that’s why I won today. Ilya is a very good fighter, he made me nervous. Fighters like these motivate me to become better. It’s just great,” Tan Li said live on .
Light Russian Timofey Nastyukhin lost against the Chinese Zhang Lipeng. The defeat was the fourth in a row for Nastyukhin. The fight was stopped after the Russian missed two punches to the jaw.
“I’m surprised to have beaten such a strong opponent by knockout.” Timofey is a great fighter. I bided my time thanks to my patience,” Lipen said live on .
Also in Bangkok, according to the rules of MMA, Russians met in the weight category up to 56.7 kg Mansur Malashiev and the Filipino Joshua Pasio, number one in the division. Pacio won by unanimous decision. This defeat was the first in his professional career for Dagestan. Malashiev is a Russian grappling champion and a master of combat sports sambo.
— Mansur is a very strong guy, but I managed to get some excellent takedowns. I also suffered, but I heard that Mansur’s neck cracked when I tried to guillotine him,” Pasio said live on .
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