ONE Friday Fights 69: Anane Flattens Kulabdam, Soe Lin Oo Stops Pongsiri To Earn US$100K Contract

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ONE Friday Fights 69 delivered another memorable night of action inside Bangkok, Thailand's Lumpinee Stadium as a plethora of knockouts across Muay Thai, MMA, and kickboxing filled up the card live in Asia primetime.

The main event saw Nabil Anane move up to the bantamweight Muay Thai to face Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai, and he scored the biggest win of his promotional tenure over the hard-hitting Thai puncher.

The two-time WBC Muay Thai World Champion weathered the early storm from "Left Meteorite" after eating multiple dangerous heavy punches. But the 6-foot-4 striker remained composed, chopping at Kulabdam's legs and slowing him down.

Anane then read his nemesis' entries early in the second round, avoiding trading in the pocket with his shorter foe. As he forced Kulabdam against the ropes, he suffocated him with brutal knees that eventually dropped his man.

The Thai-Algerian doubled down on the wounded warrior, delivering plenty more knees to Kulabdam's head to put him down and out for the count at 2:54 of round two.

In the co-main event, Soe Lin Oo stormed through former ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title challenger Pongsiri PK Saenchai in 149.2-pound Muay Thai, making quick work of the Thai veteran inside two rounds.

The opening round saw a tighter tilt unravel. Pongsiri found his range earlier in the frame than his Burmese foe, giving the two-time Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai World Champion some much needed confidence after recent results.

But Soe Lin Oo came out in the second frame with a mission statement. He put the pressure on his counterpart, and it didn't take long for his strikes to undress Pongsiri.

And at 0:29 of round two, a barrage of strikes followed by a sneaky uppercut put the Thai great down for the count to give Soe Lin Oo his third knockout win in a row and earn him the lucrative US$100,000 contract to ONE Championship.

ONE Friday Fights 69 Results

• Nabil Anane defeats Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai via KO (knee strike) at 2:54 of round two (Muay Thai - bantamweight)
• Nontachai Jitmuangnon defeats Alessio Malatesta via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - catchweight 150 lbs)
• Buakhiao Por Paoin defeats Raksiam Sor Boonmeerit via unanimous decision (kickboxing - catchweight 140 lbs)
• Maisangkum Sor Yingcharoenkarnchang defeats Petsansuk ChotBangsaen via KO (body shot) at 1:53 of round one (Muay Thai - catchweight 120 lbs)
• Sunday Boomdeksean defeats Chusap Sor Salacheep via TKO (3 knockdown rule) at 1:01 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 118 lbs)
• Mungkorn Boomdeksean defeats Kaenlek Sor Chokmeechai via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - catchweight 120 lbs)
• Soe Lin Oo defeats Pongsiri PK Saenchai via KO (uppercut) at 0:29 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 149.2 lbs)
• Elbrus Osmanov defeats Miao Aoqi via unanimous decision (kickboxing - bantamweight)
• Ikko Ota defeats BM Fairtex via KO (right punch) at 1:48 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 122 lbs)
• Avazbek Kholmirzaev defeats Changy Kara-Ool via submission (armbar) at 3:39 of round one (MMA - catchweight 125.6 lbs)
• Celest Hansen defeats Masami via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - atomweight)
• Katsuaki Aoyagi defeats Jung Jun Hee via TKO (referee stoppage - ground-and-pound) at 4:47 of round one (MMA - featherweight)