Singaproe: ONE Fight Night 1 on Saturday turned out to be a great day for Thailand.
Nong-O Gaiyanghadao made short work of Liam Harrison, attacking the Englishman's legs in the first round and leaving his foe immobile to retain his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title and earn a US$50,000 performance bonus.
No.3 contender Panpayak Jitmuangnon defeated fourth-ranked Michael Savvas by second-round KO in the ONE flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix semi-finals.
With the win, the Thai fighter earned a spot in the tourney finale and a $50,000 bonus.
Superlek Kiatmoo9 delivered a spectacular knockout of Walter Goncalves, earning himself a $50,000 bonus as well.
The No.1 ranked flyweight Muay Thai contender will battle Panpayak in the Grand Prix final later this year.
Meanwhile, Demetrious Johnson knocked out Adriano Moraes in the fourth round in the ONE flyweight championship bout.
On Friday, after their heated first meeting last year, the long-awaited rematch between Thai powerhouses Saemapetch Fairtex and Rittewada Petchyindee took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Top-ranked bantamweight Muay Thai contender Saemapetch finally avenged his loss to No.2 Rittewada, who was the victor of their first meeting last year.
The Fairtex athlete was gunning for revenge and landed a stunning knockout with an overhand left that spun Rittewada to the ground and effectively ended the fight in the second round.
Saemapetch's performance also earned him a US$50,000 bonus.
In the main event, division kingpin Ok Rae-Yoon and No.1 contender Christian Lee battled for the ONE lightweight world championship in a match that didn't go the distance.
Lee attacked Ok from start to finish, delivering a technical knockout in the first minute of the second round.
