ONE Friday Fights 52: Kulabdam Storms Through Lobo, Theptaksin Earns Split-Decision Over Singdomthong

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Before ONE Fight Night 19: Haggerty vs. Lobo this weekend, ONE Friday Fights 52 kicked off the weekend's double-header inside Bangkok, Thailand's Lumpinee Boxing Stadium with another showcase of combat sports action.

The main event pitted Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai against Brazilian stalwart Julio Lobo in a 144-pound catchweight Muay Thai affair, and the Thai superstar managed to utilize his thunderous "Left Meteorite" to close the contest inside the opening frame.

Kulabdam put Lobo down within the first 30 seconds before landing another left hook just moments later. Lobo hung in there as long as he could, but the unforgiving barrage of Kulabdam wasn't going to be denied as he forced an end to the fight.

In the co-main event, Theptaksin Sor Sornsing put his recent defeats behind him as he pulled out all the stops to beat Singdomthong Nokjeanladkrabang in a narrow 127-pound catchweight Muay Thai contest by split decision.

The 26-year-old managed to land the more sacred strikes in a closely fought opening round, but his pressure on the front foot allowed him to remain in charge of the bout.

The pair decided to let loose in the second stanza, enabling a back-and-forth showcase to take centerstage, much to the disdain of the former as Singdomthong managed to fight his way back into the contest with cleaner kicks and punches.

With everything on the line in the final three minutes, Theptaksin remained calculated to control the round and be the aggressor to bring Singdomthong's momentum to an end with a split-decision victory.

ONE Friday Fights 52 Results

• Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai defeats Julio Lobo via TKO (referee stoppage - punch combination) at 2:47 of round one (Muay Thai - catchweight 144 lbs)
• Theptaksin Sor Sornsing defeats Singdomthong Nokjeanladkrabang via split decision (Muay Thai - catchweight 127 lbs)
• Chalawan Ngorbangkapi defeats Kaoklai Chor Hapayak via KO (body shot-right elbow) at 0:27 of round three (Muay Thai - strawweight)
• Samingnum M Ekachart defeats Thanungern FA Group via TKO (referee stoppage - straight right) at 2:47 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 146 lbs)
• Petpattaya Silkmuaythai defeats Got Taipetburi via KO (overhand right) at 0:59 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 121 lbs)
• Jongangsuk Sor Theppitak defeats Payakmekin Jomhodmuaythai via TKO (referee stoppage - punch combination/right hook) at 1:54 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 132 lbs)
• Yodthongthai Sor Sommai defeats Omar El Halabi via TKO (referee stoppage - elbow-knee combo in clinch) at 1:38 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 130 lbs)
• Yodthongthai Sor Sommai defeats Omar El Halabi via TKO (referee stoppage - elbow-knee combo in clinch) at 1:38 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 130 lbs)
• Thant Zin defeats Jaising Sitnayokpunsak via TKO (referee stoppage - left hook) at 0:40 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 138 lbs)
• Ilyas Eziyeu defeats Asset Anarbayev via unanimous decision (MMA - bantamweight)
• Maxwell Djantou Nana defeats Adnan Larry via TKO (referee stoppage - corner) at 5:00 of round two (MMA - heavyweight)
• Soe Lin Oo defeats Masayoshi Tsuhashi via TKO (referee stoppage - punch combination) at 2:40 of round three (Muay Thai - bantamweight)
• Luapong Kaewsamrit defeats Makuto Sato via TKO (referee stoppage - elbow-punch combination) at 1:02 of round one (Muay Thai - catchweight 126 lbs)