ONE 171 took place today in Qatar, featuring one Kickboxing world title fight and one Muay Thai fight.
Jonathan Haggerty put his ONE Kickboxing Bantamweight World Championship on the line against China’s Wei Rui. Haggerty was looking to rebound from his Muay Thai loss to Superlek, while Wei was riding a 21-fight win streak entering this bout. From the start of the fight, Haggerty established control, working behind a strong jab. He did a good job mixing his strikes and establishing a strong teep to keep Wei at a distance. Wei struggled to close the distance and land much early on. He tried to get more aggressive in the final two rounds, but Haggerty had an answer for everything Wei threw his way. It was a worthy effort by Wei, but it was clear that Haggerty had gotten the better of him, and the judges agreed, giving him the unanimous decision win.
Jake Peacock was a man on a mission in his Muay Thai fight with Shinji Suzuki. He came out pressing the action and mixing his strikes from the opening bell. In the second round, a mix of elbows and knees dropped Suzuki. He made it into the third round, but Peacock smelled blood in the water and immediately came out looking to end the fight. A perfectly placed right hand by Peacock dropped Suzuki, who was able to answer the referee’s count. A low kick dropped Suzuki again, but things were officially over when an elbow dropped Suzuki for the third time in the round and the fourth in the fight. The referee stopped the fight, giving Peacock the TKO win.
Results:
Kickboxing
Jonathan Haggerty def. Wei Rui via Unanimous Decision (Defends ONE Kickboxing Bantamweight Championship)
Muay Thai
Jake Peacock def. Shinji Suzuki via TKO in Rd. 3