ONE Fight Night 11 Results: Eersel, Ruotolo Retain World Titles; Four Athletes Bag $50K Bonuses

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Two ONE World Titles were up for grabs at ONE Fight Night 11: Eersel vs. Menshikov on Saturday, 10 June, at the iconic combat sports arena Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

In the headliner, Regian Eersel continued his seven-year winning streak after knocking out Dmitry Menshikov in the first round with a jab. The victory was Eersel's 22nd in a row and saw him retain his ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Title, which he holds alongside the ONE lightweight kickboxing crown.

Ushering in that fight was the ground battle between ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Kade Ruotolo and highly regarded Tommy Langaker. The fight went the entire 10-minute round, and in the end, Ruotolo was awarded the win for his aggression and catch.

All in all, four athletes each bagged US$50,000 performance bonuses for their display of grit and perseverance in the ring. The aforementioned Eersel, Kwon Won Il, Superbon Singha Mawynn, and Ilya Freymanov each received the extra prize money from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.

ONE Fight Night 11 Results

• Regian Eersel defeats Dmitry Menshikov via KO at 0:46 to retain the ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Title

• Kade Ruotolo defeats Tommy Langaker via unanimous decision to retain the ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Title

• Ilya Freymanov defeats Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:18 of round one (MMA - featherweight)

• Superbon defeats Tayfun Ozcan via KO at 1:46 of round two (kickboxing - featherweight)

• Mansur Malachiev defeats Jeremy Miado via submission (D'arce choke) at 4:31 of round one (MMA - strawweight)

• Arian Sadikovic defeats Nieky Holzken via unanimous decision (kickboxing - catchweight of 176 lbs)

• Kwon Won Il defeats Artem Belakh via TKO at 3:57 of round two (MMA - bantamweight)

• Martine Michieletto defeats Amber Kitchen via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - catchweight of 129.25 lbs)

• Hu Yong defeats Woo Sung Hoon via split decision (MMA - flyweight)

• Rade Opacic defeats Guto Inocente via unanimous decision (kickboxing - heavyweight)