ONE Friday Fights 161 Co-Main Event Result: Petsiam Crushes Nihad Taghizade With Body Kicks For First-Round TKO

Two-division Rajadamnern Stadium World Champion Petsiam T2A Waterubon continued his rise with an emphatic victory over promotional newcomer Nihad “Shiekh” Taghizade in the co-main event of ONE Friday Fights 161.

Their strawweight kickboxing battle aired live in Asia primetime from Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, July 10, and the action delivered fireworks for as long as it lasted.

After a frantic opening exchange where both men traded heavy leather, Petsiam quickly took control.

The 20-year-old Thai dropped Taghizade with a left middle kick for the first knockdown of the contest. The Azerbaijani striker beat the count and returned to his feet, but he was sent back to the canvas almost immediately, this time from another punishing body kick.

Taghizade once again regained his footing, but Petsiam did not give him any room to recover.

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The Jor Patreeya representative continued to attack the liver with heavy kicks, leaving his opponent unable to hide the damage. With Taghizade visibly hurt, the referee stepped in and stopped the action at the 1:53 mark of round one.

With the dominant TKO victory, Petsiam improved his overall record to 55-19 and maintained his perfect slate in the weekly series.

ONE Friday Fights 161 Full Results:

• Petsiam T2A Waterubon defeats Nihad Taghizade via TKO at 1:53 of round one (kickboxing – strawweight)
• Petsangwan Sor Samarngarment defeats Tonglampoon FA Group via KO at 2:57 of round one (Muay Thai – strawweight)
• Tom Keogh defeats Michael Baranov via KO at 0:46 of round two (Muay Thai – featherweight)
• Klarob NuiCafeboran defeats Omar El Halabi via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – flyweight)
• Kulabkaw Luksingnamchai defeats Meshal Alsaeed via TKO at 1:15 of round two (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
• Go Todoroki defeats Alexandre Khan via KO at 3:21 of round one (MMA – featherweight)
• Sunvo Torfunfarm defeats Khundet PK Saenchai via KO at 2:28 of round three (Muay Thai – flyweight)
• Phatiphan Arthinkong defeats J Han via unanimous decision (submission grappling – featherweight)
• Min Sung Kang defeats Yusei Iwakura via KO at 2:07 of round two (MMA – lightweight)

Source: ONE Championship