ONE 172 Results: Rodtang Destroys Takeru As Noiri, Di Bella, Wakamatsu, And Phetjeeja Claim Title Wins

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ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang had fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish inside Japan's Saitama Super Arena. There, a plethora of highlight-reel finishes went down on Sunday, March 23.

The historic flyweight kickboxing super-fight between former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon and three-division K-1 Champion Takeru Segawa came and went before fans knew it as Rodtang dismantled his Japanese foe inside 90 seconds.

"The Iron Man" quickly settled into the bout, stalking Takeru as the Japanese standout responded with his signature low kicks. Before long, though, Rodtang rushed his man, wobbling him with a looping left hook.

He followed up with one more for good measure that sent Takeru tumbling to the mat. Takeru was unable to return to his feet to answer the referee's count at just 1:20 of round one - and Saitama Super Arena fell into silence as Rodtang cemented his striking legacy.

Elsewhere, Masaaki Noiri scored a third-round TKO over divisional Muay Thai kingpin Tawanchai to clinch the ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Title, earning a future shot at the weight bracket's kickboxing king Superbon.

Meanwhile, newly minted ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Yuya Wakamatsu finally reached the promised land as he blitzed former longtime king Adriano Moraes inside one round to claim the vacant crown.

Jonathan Di Bella was also crowned the ONE Interim Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion after he outstruck former two-division ONE World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao to earn the unanimous decision.

On top of that, ONE Women's Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion Phetjeeja of Thailand retained her gold after besting Japan's Kana Morimoto by unanimous decision in her greatest performance to date. Here is a look at the full results of ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang:

ONE 172 Results

• Rodtang Jitmuangnon defeated Takeru Segawa via knockout (left hook) at 1:20 of round one (kickboxing - flyweight)
• Masaaki Noiri defeated Tawanchai PK Saenchai via TKO (referee stoppage) at 1:55 of round three to claim the ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Title
• Yuya Wakamatsu defeated Adriano Moraes via TKO (ground and pound) at 3:39 of round one to claim the ONE Flyweight MMA World Title
• Jonathan Di Bella defeated Sam-A Gaiyanghadao via unanimous decision to claim the ONE Interim Strawweight Kickboxing World Title
• Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom defeated Kana Morimoto via unanimous decision to retain the ONE Women's Atomweight Kickboxing World Title
• Nabil Anane defeated Superlek Kiatmoo9 via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - bantamweight)
• Nadaka Yoshinari defeated Rak Erawan via knockout (straight left) at 2:40 of round three (Muay Thai - atomweight)
• Shinya Aoki defeated Eduard Folayang via submission (Armbar) at 0:53 of round one (MMA - lightweight)
• Hiroki Akimoto defeated John Lineker via split decision (kickboxing - bantamweight)
• Adrian Lee defeated Takeharu Ogawa via submission (anaconda choke) at 1:03 of round one (MMA - lightweight)
• Shimon Yoshinari defeated Yodlekpet Or Atchariya via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - flyweight)
• Hyu defeated Zakaria El Jamari via knockout (knee) at 2:12 of round one (kickboxing - flyweight)
• Ryusei defeated Suriyanlek Por Yenying via unanimous decision - (kickboxing - 132-pound)