ONE Fight Night 28 from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, featured a main event for the ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title fight between champion Prajanchai PK Saenchai and challenger Ellis Barboza.
Things started slow between Prajanchai and Barboza as they were feeling each other out in the first round. Things picked up in the final ten seconds as they both started swinging with bad intentions. After the round ended, a shoving match ensued, and they had to be separated. In the second round, Prajanchai began to get past Barboza’s guard with punches and elbows, bloodying up the left side of the British fighter’s face. The third round was closer than the second as Barboza plotted forward. He found more success, but Prajanchai was still able to connect effectively with his strikes, although at a slower pace. At the end of the round, a late punch landed for Prajanchai, which caused an intense staredown between the two as the referee intervened.
The championship rounds started, and Prajanchai turned things up a notch. An elbow to the top of the head of Barboza opened a cut. Moments later, a right elbow opened up a nasty cut on the left eyelid of Barboza, and the doctor stopped the fight. It was a valiant effort by Barboza, but in the end, Prajanchai was just too fast and too accurate with his strikes.
In the night’s co-main event, Kongthoranee Sor Sommai was looking to add the name of Muay Thai legend Nong-O Hama to his resume. The action picked up fast in this one. Both fighters were letting their fist and feet fly. Nong-O was pressing the action, but Kongthoranee did a great job with his counters. This fight was extremely close, but it seemed that Kongthoranee’s speed and accuracy were the deciding factors. The judges awarded the win by split decision to Kongthoranee.
Sean Climaco and Diego Paez met for the third time in the ring. Climaco won their first encounter by TKO, and their second ended in a draw. Climaco was in control throughout the fight. He pressed the action while peppering Paez with short punches and connecting with kicks. Paez. Surprisingly, one judge scored the bout for Paez, while the other two scored it for Climaco, giving him the split decision win.
Saemapetch Fairtex wanted to avenge his previous knockout loss to Brazil’s Felipe Lobo. Unfortunately for Saemapetch, Lobo has a lethal left hand. After likely taking the first round, the tide changed in the second round after Lobo scored two knockdowns. He finished Saemapetch in the third round after two more knockdowns. Lobo dropped Saempatech four times to pick up the TKO win.
Full Results:
Prajanchai PK Saenchai def. Ellis Barboza via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in Rd. 4 (Defends ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship)
Kongthoranee Sor Sommai def. Nong-O Hama via Split Decision
Sean Climaco def. Diego Paez via Split Decision
Felipe Lobo def. Saemapetch Fairtex via TKO in Rd. 3
Aliff Sor Dechapan def. Shamil Adukhov via KO in Rd. 1