Live Now! ONE Fight Night 20 ‘Todd vs. Phetjeeja Play-by-Play & Results

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Joyful Worldwide Ladies’s Day! One Championship is honoring this
by staging an all-women’s card that might make followers of Invicta FC
very completely satisfied. This nine-fight showcase will span 4 completely different
fight sports activities of muay thai, submission grappling, MMA and
kickboxing, and we begin with the primary of these 4. Representing
her dwelling nation of Israel, Cohen (7-1) units foot within the ring to
interact in three rounds of the artwork of eight limbs. She takes on
Bulgaria’s Kirilova (14-0), below the oversight of referee Olivier
Coste. The 2 115-pounders come collectively and contact gloves, and
Kirilova instantly will get began with a number of entrance kicks. Cohen
fires again with punches, however she is out of vary as Kirilova’s
kicks are retaining a large berth. Cohen absorbs a flush proper hand in
the midst of a mixture, and he or she presses ahead solely to
virtually bounce into the arms of the Bulgarian. Cohen, her nostril
purple after the separation, races ahead throwing all the pieces and the
kitchen sink. Cohen tags Kirilova with a number of proper fingers as she
strings punches, kicks, elbows and knees right into a wild salvo, and he or she
backs off to reset. As they commerce, Kirilova slips, and he or she will get
again to her toes with no challenge because it was not a knockdown. Cohen
decides it’s time to stand and bang, and he or she slings leather-based to get
Kirilova’s consideration and opens her up with a lower on the bridge of
the nostril whereas drawing some swelling. Kirilova tries to gradual issues
down and get again to her most popular vary, however Cohen crashes the
pocket persistently to let her fingers go. Kirilova does reach
pushing her foe again just a few occasions with correct entrance kicks, till
Cohen throws warning to the wind and beans Kirilova with a proper
hand a follows it up with a number of elbows. Coste separates them, and
Cohen is a lady possessed. Cohen clobbers her opponent with a protracted
string of punches, and the momentum leads them to fall over. When
they get again up, the spherical ends, and Kirilova’s proper eye is
displaying critical injury from the oncoming fireplace. 10-9 Cohen

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Between rounds, the savvy music producer performs “Poison” by Bel Biv
DeVoe, which completely represents the vicious and hyper-aggressive
Cohen. The Israeli begins proper the place she left off, virtually
sprinting at Kirilova with punches and elbow swinging. The
onslaught sends blood flying from Kirilova’s face, splashing on
Coste’s arm, and Cohen continues to press ahead fearlessly.
Kirilova hangs on to outlive the vicious beating, however that woman is
poison. Cohen assaults with each fists and elbows, splitting open
one other lower on Kirilova’s face and forcing Coste to name time to
test on simply how unhealthy the injury is. It could be superficial and
simply ugly, as they clear the blood and clear Kirilova to get again
to it. Cohen virtually thanks the officers for letting the struggle
go, as a result of she is just not completed but.
Cohen prices like a bull, laying into Kirilova with a seemingly
endless mixture of punches and elbows. Kirilova turns
away, and he or she manages to flee simply lengthy sufficient to stay within the
struggle. Cohen comes at her, figuring out the end is true across the
nook, and he or she pummels Kirilova with fierce fists till Coste has
no selection however to cease the struggle for a merciful standing
TKO. That is one strategy to begin off this One card, with
an exceptionally violent and bloody affair that possible had strike
totals off the charts.

The Official End result

Shir Cohen def. Teodora Kirilova R2 2:27 by way of TKO (Elbows and
Punches)

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This the lone submission grappling affair on the occasion, is a single
ten-minute spherical the place the victor both submits their opponent or
can win a call with essentially the most official makes an attempt. A traditional
battle of martial arts nations will deal with followers as Yamada represents
Japan in opposition to her Brazilian adversary Bastos (108-12). Referee Herb
Dean will care for the particulars of this grappling battle in
Lumpinee Stadium. The women shake fingers to start, and so they
strategy each other in crouched stances whereas able to hand-fight.
Yamada throws the fingers down and snatches the again of the pinnacle, however
Bastos shakes her head out of the primary snap-down try. Yamada
tries this once more, and Bastos decides to tug guard and throw her
legs up as a counter. Yamada doesn’t fall into hazard, as a substitute
slowly pulling again and discovering one other strategy to strategy the guard.
Bastos sits up, solely to get thwarted when establishing her excessive guard
once more. Yamada grabs Bastos’ ankle and drags her to a greater
place away from the ropes, and he or she jumps to the facet to have interaction.
Bastos scrambles instantly, and he or she snags a leglock that she makes use of
solely to show the nook and slither round to take that Japanese
lady’s again. Bastos will get each hooks in, and Yamada retains her foe’s
toes beneath her personal legs for a possible counter ankle lock.
Bastos wriggles her toes out of this, and Yamada occasions an explosion
to flip over to her knees. Bastos follows her and stays on the
again, and he or she snags maintain of a face crank and torques it. Yamada
fights it off and powers again to her toes, the place she lords above
her opponent till Dean tells her to have interaction. Yamada listens to him
and leaps down on prime, resulting in a livid scramble of legs and
toes going in all places like a 115-pound Andy Capp comic-style struggle.
Bastos grabs an uncovered leg for a second and threatens a heel hook,
and Yamada counters together with her personal till Bastos flips to the facet and
they get caught in a 50/50 place. Yamada slips her leg out of
hurt sufficient, and he or she pushes Bastos over and will get her head below the
ropes. Yamada presses down and appears to isolate an arm, however when
there’s nothing there, she kicks off and stands again up. Yamada
pursues a leglock, and Bastos turns to the facet and stifles it
earlier than something can come of it. Each girls grip maintain of the
different’s leg, and so they discover themselves in a clumsy pretzel
state of affairs till Yamada strikes first to get out of it and discover a
completely different angle. Each girls flip to their sides, and Yamada grabs
Bastos’ foot to manage her or probably search for a toe maintain. Bastos
pushes out of it and stands up, and he or she strikes so aggressively that
Yamada flips her all the way in which over. Each discover themselves on their
seats in a stalemate place of no leglock in sight, till Bastos
sells out to grab up an ankle. Yamada sees it coming and pushes
Bastos over, and he or she steps over in hopes of getting her fingers on
one in every of Bastos’ legs. The Brazilian shuts it down and turns to
threaten with a heel hook, nevertheless it doesn’t materialize earlier than
Yamada springs up and out. Yamada stands up, and Bastos scoots
in the direction of her as Dean asks them to grapple. Yamada dives after an
ankle, and Bastos turns all the way in which over whereas threatening together with her
personal heel hook setup. The 2 roll a number of occasions till Yamada
escapes the submission in a speedy change, and he or she doesn’t stand
up and as a substitute appears for one more leg. Bastos tries to show herself
over and chains a heel hook right into a kneebar, and he or she additionally turns the
foot to the facet for an “something I can discover” submission that the
commentary sales space titles a “Mikey lock.” Yamada rolls by means of it,
and the bell sounds. With no catches referred to as by Dean and no
submission snared, the judges should go to the following standards which
is aggression. It is going to be a tricky one to attain, nevertheless it was an
intriguing 10-minute affair. 10-9 Bastos

The Official End result

Mayssa Bastos def. Kanae Yamada by way of Unanimous Resolution

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In one in every of two MMA matches of the day, Souza (7-1, 1-1 ONE) picked
up her first win with the promotion over a 12 months in the past, whereas her
opponent Grandjean (4-1, 1-1 ONE) goes to should see what it
feels prefer to compete with out an undefeated file. The 2 ladies
with .500 information in ONE shall be joined within the ring by referee Herb
Dean, and so they kick issues off with out a contact of gloves. As a
reminder, MMA fights with ONE are scored of their entirety, however for
the sake of play-by-play, we rating them round-by-round. Souza
instantly slips a number of jabs and sneaks one in. The 2 pop one
one other with jab, and Grandjean follows one with a fast left hook.
When Souza lashes out, she walks right into a clear left hand, and
Grandjean tags her with a proper to comply with. Vick shrugs them off and
tries to march ahead with two hooks, however Grandjean beats her to
the punch and slides out of the way in which. Grandjean nails Souza with an
overhand proper, and he or she hammers her with one other proper and a sneaky
left that shakes the Brazilian all the way in which to her core. Grandjean
chucks the rocked Souza to her again, and he or she drops down hammerfists
till Souza twists herself round to face again up. Grandjean
knocks her again over together with her highly effective proper hand, and Souza has
the wherewithal to shut her guard and cease a few of the offense
raining down on her. Dean drags them again to the center of the ring
as they practically fall out, and after they resume, Grandjean knees
Souza within the posterior a number of occasions in speedy succession. The Thai
crowd cheers each successive blow like a muay thai struggle, and
Souza tries to slip her guard larger to cease from getting hit.
Souza stays caught on her again, and he or she retains herself from getting
flattened out however doesn’t provide something again. Grandjean slows
herself down, desiring to move guard relatively than hold putting,
and Dean asks them to work. Grandjean solutions with a clear proper
hand excessive, and he or she in any other case hangs on to conclude the
spherical. 10-9 Grandjean

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Grandjean is exceptionally aggressive to begin off the second
spherical, working her means ahead in order that she will be able to violently hip toss
the Brazilian to the mat. Souza calmly works her means again as much as her
toes and pushes Grandjean in opposition to the ropes. Grandjean breaks away
and slows down, taking a reasonably deep breath after Souza goes to the
physique. Souza measures a one-two that simply misses the mark, and
Grandjean tries the identical as she will get kicked on the way in which in. Souza
assaults the calf from a protected distance, away from the correct hand
that’s beginning to get telegraphed. Grandjean strikes with a leg
kick, and Souza offers two proper again as Dean claps for them to
work. Souza lets free with a low kick that makes Grandjean
stumble, and he or she slides to the facet to evade a one-two. Souza
continues to cut down the leg on the skin, strafing to not get
hit by something from the French/Thai/Swiss fighter. Souza switches
to an inside leg kick, and Grandjean fires off a heavy overhand
proper that reminds Souza there’s nonetheless energy there. Grandjean
stalks down her opponent however walks into kicks, and he or she drives Souza
again with one other clubbing overhand proper. Souza stands her guard
and fires again with a proper hook, and he or she prices. Grandjean takes
the momentum and makes use of it in opposition to her, flipping Souza to her again.
Souza explodes proper again to her toes, the place they get again to a
tepid kickboxing strategy that has made Dean ask them to work extra
occasions than as soon as. Souza kicks low and leans again to dodge two
swiping punches, and Dean once more tells them to do greater than the
gentle offense they’re providing. Grandjean winds up with a heavier
proper hand, and Souza backpedals and catches Grandjean with a
counter. Grandjean raises her fingers and asks her foe to struggle again
with one thing quite a lot of kicks, and the less-than-stellar
spherical ends. 10-9 Grandjean

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Earlier than the spherical begins, Dean offers Souza a tough warning for
timidity. This seems to gentle a fireplace below her, as she begins
throwing bombs, not desirous to lose a p.c of her purse from a
yellow card. Souza walks into a number of heavy proper fingers, however she
offers them again practically as usually. Souza slows after taking a pair
thudding proper fingers in response, and he or she winds up with one which
makes Grandjean go wide-eyed. The 2 take turns busting one
one other within the chops with winging hooks, with protection at a premium
at this level. The punches from Souza—and a doable conflict of
heads—draw some swelling beneath Grandjean’s left eye. Souza
continues to attempt to commerce, and Grandjean meets her within the center
and throws again. Souza walks right into a heavy punch and tries to wrap
one across the arm, however her energy is just not practically as efficient as her
opponent’s. Grandjean connects with a superb proper hand and a physique
kick, and Souza begins driving kicks to the lead leg of her
opponent. Souza will get knocked again when throwing a unadorned physique kick,
and she modifies ranges however is stopped in her tracks coming ahead.
Souza will get in just a few extra leg kicks and a proper hand that makes
Grandjean increase her hand within the air as if to sign that she was
not stung, nevertheless it scored. Dean is bloodthirsty, calling for extra
motion as the 2 115ers proceed to swing at each other. Neither
will get the higher hand as they commute, touchdown at pretty
excessive clips. They crash collectively, and Grandjean takes her down with
emphasis. As Souza hopes to scramble, Grandjean tackles her again to
the ground. Souza as soon as extra works to her toes, and he or she pushes “Lil’
Monkey” in opposition to the ropes and knees her within the posterior till the
struggle involves a detailed. 10-9 Souza (29-28 Grandjean)

The Official End result

Noelle Grandjean def. Victoria Souza by way of Unanimous Resolution

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