ONE Fight Night 23 Results: Alibeg Rasulov Outlasts Ok Rae Yoon, Nico Carrillo Crushes Saemapetch

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Alibeg Rasulov made a statement in the ONE Fight Night 23 main event this past weekend when he outlasted former ONE Lightweight MMA World Champion Ok Rae Yoon in a gruelling five-round war of attrition.

The ONE Interim Lightweight MMA World Title clash went down at the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, July 6. But Alibeg was ineligible to take home the belt after his victory due to his weigh-in taking place outside of the allotted timeslot.

The Dagestan-born Turkish standout's clinch game was the difference on the night, as he relentlessly stalked and smothered Ok at close range.

The South Korean was only able to create space for a few brief moments throughout the contest, as Rasulov smothered his foe's vaunted striking game.

Rasulov's victory will no doubt have the lightweight MMA elite taking notice, with the 31-year-old calling for a shot at two-weight ONE World Champion Christian Lee after his successful promotional debut.

In the night's co-headliner, Scotland's Nico Carrillo reaffirmed his place at the top of the bantamweight Muay Thai rankings with a two-round demolition of former World Title challenger Saemapetch Fairtex.

"The King of the North" dropped Saemapetch three times in the second round, marking his fourth knockout in as many appearances under the ONE banner.

Carrillo's heavy hands did the damage once again, scoring the 25-year-old a US$50,000 performance bonus courtesy of ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong. Here is a look at ONE Fight Night: Ok vs Rasulov full results:

ONE Fight Night 23 Results

• ONE Interim Lightweight MMA World Title: Alibeg Rasulov defeated Ok Rae Yoon via unanimous decision
• Bantamweight Muay Thai: Nico Carrillo defeated Saemapetch Fairtex via TKO (three knockdown rule) R2, 2:03
• Catchweight (186lb) Submission Grappling: Tye Ruotolo defeated Jozef Chen via unanimous decision
• Heavyweight MMA: Kirill Grishenko defeated Kang Ji Won via unanimous decision
• Featherweight Muay Thai: Bampara Kouyate defeated Luke Lessei via TKO (referee stoppage - right uppercut) R3, 2:08
• Flyweight MMA: Tatsumitsu Wada defeated Xie Wei via unanimous decision
• Catchweight (139.25lb) Muay Thai: Black Panther defeated Ali Saldoev via knockout (head kick) R2, 0:23
• Strawweight MMA: Hiroba Minowa defeated Jeremy Miado via split decision
• Catchweight (125.75lb) Muay Thai: Ellis Badr Barboza defeated Aliff Sor Dechapan via split decision
• Heavyweight Kickboxing: Oumar Kane defeated Boucher Ketchup via knockout (left straight) R1, 2:08
• Catchweight (151.5lb) Muay Thai: Alexey Balyko defeated Stefan Korodi via knockout (left hook) R1, 2:42