ONE Fight Night 15 Card: Lee Vs. Freimanov turned out to be generous with brilliant fights. Three fighters received $50,000 bonuses from ONE President Chatri Sityodtong for their performances at the legendary Lumpini Stadium.
Zhang Lipeng (lightweight, MMA)
Zhang Lipeng received the first bonus of the night for his victory over ONE veteran Timofey Nastyukhin, who found the strength to return to the ring after three consecutive defeats. Russian lightweight Nastyukhin (14-8) is a former title contender, an aggressive puncher remembered by audiences for knocking out Eddie Alvarez and Eduard Folayang. The Chinese fighter actively exchanged from the beginning of the fight, and at the beginning of the fourth minute of the first round he did not miss the opportunity to throw his big punches directly on target to defeat Nastyukhin by technical knockout.
Tan Le (featherweight, MMA)
For his victory over Russian Ilya Freimanov (12-3) in the main fight of the evening, Than Le (14-3) received a bonus. The Vietnamese American finished in just 62 seconds. Early in the second minute of the first round, he grabbed the heel and forced Freimanov to surrender. In addition to the bonus, the former featherweight king received the interim championship belt that was on the line in this tournament.
Mikey Musumeci (open weight, grappling)
In a submission wrestling match, champion Mike Musumeci needed just over three minutes to defeat legendary grappler and former ONE Lightweight MMA champion Shinya Aoki with the Aoki Lock, the Japanese athlete’s signature move . The victory, his third in a row by submission and his sixth in ONE, earned Musumeci an additional $50,000.
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