- George Chung
- May 4, 2024
- 2 min read
ONE Championship brought 11 fun martial arts contests to U.S. primetime, here are the results of ONE Fight Night 22.
Although a title was lost on the scale before the event, the stars still made the walk to entertain the masses.
In the main event, Smilla Sundell overcame early adversity to score a win in the 126.5-pound catchweight contest. Natalia Diachkova rocked the 19-year-old in the first round but could not close the show. Even though the Russian kept the pressure on her Swedish opponent, Sundell found the mark with a crushing body blow. Unable to defend herself, Diachkova ate more knees and punches until the bout was called.
Unbeatens Akbar Abdullaev and Halil Amir threw down, and Abdullaev got to showcase his massive power with a second-round knockout. Amir tried escaping the pressure from Abdullaev and exited from the corner of the ring. Still, he left his chin exposed, and the rising featherweight star connected cleanly to end the match.
As both Dmitry Menshikov and Sinsamut Klinmee eyed a rematch with Regian Eersel, it was the Russian who came away with the win. Sinsamut started strongly, but the power of Menshikov showed its head in the final round to take victory from the Thai star. With three consecutive knockouts, Menshikov is knocking on the door of a title shot.
Wei Rui edged past Hiroki Akimoto by a unanimous decision in what became controversial. The bout was tight throughout, with both men finding success. In the end, it was the Chinese athlete who got the three judges to see it his way.
Reece McLaren was nearly finished in the first round but survived and rallied to turn away the surging Hu Yong. After the first round, McLaren relied on his superior grappling and veteran savvy to take over.
McLaren edged past the Chinese athlete to continue his bid for flyweight contention.
Multiple-time BJJ World Champion Bianca Basilio wasted no time securing a 35-second rear-naked choke win. She immediately got Nanami Ichikawa’s back and sunk in the choke without much issue. The swift win netted the Brazilian a huge win in her return to the global stage.
Sean Climaco got the action rolling with a swift knockout over Josue Cruz. After touching him up, Climaco changed levels and hit Cruz in the body. The Mexican athlete collapsed and was unable to answer the referee. It was a big debut for the American, who got the victory in his promotional debut.
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ONE Fight Night 22 Full Results
Smilla Sundell def. Natalia Diachkova by TKO at 2:59 of the second round
Akbar Abdullaev def. Halil Amir by KO at 2:52 of the second round
Dmitry Menshikov def. Sinsamut Klinmee by KO at 1:33 of the third round
Maurice Abevi def. Zhang Lipeng by unanimous decision
Wei Rui def. Hiroki Akimoto by unanimous decision
Reece McLaren def. Hu Yong by split decision
Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong def. Bogdan Shumarov by split decision
Chihiro Sawada def. Noelle Grandjean by unanimous decision
Zakaria El Jamari def. Thongpoon PK Saenchai by unanimous decision
Bianca Basilio def. Nanami Ichikawa via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:35 of the first round
Sean Climaco def. Josue Cruz by KO at 2:06 of the first round
