ONE Friday Fights 90 Results: Kacem Flatlines Kongklai, Malatesta Ends Reis

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The 90th installment of ONE Friday Fights delivered plenty more thrills and spills inside Bangkok, Thailand's Lumpinee Stadium this past Friday, 6 December, as 22 more international rising stars took to the iconic ring in search of a US$100,000 contract with ONE Championship.

The main event saw Belarusian star Antar Kacem put on his best performance to date in the series, making light work of Thai favorite Kongklai Sor Sommai in the second frame of their 143.8-pound catchweight Muay Thai bout.

Kacem immediately took control of the fight. He used his lanky limbs to neutralize Kongklai's striking output and continued to tag the Thai star in an opening frame that could only be described as one-way traffic.

The 25-year-old took things to another level in the second round as he allowed Kongklai to come even closer, forcing him to eat a multitude of hits before dropping him with a huge combination.

Once Kongklai rose to his feet, Kacem got back on the attack to bring his adversary's misery to an abrupt end with a right hook at just 0:45 of round two.

In the co-main event, Alessio Malatesta knocked out Fabio Reis in the first round of their 147-pound catchweight Muay Thai bout with a thunderous left head-kick to pass the litmus test with flying colors.

Ever the aggressor, Malatesta remained wary of his assignment, staying patient in the early goings. But after figuring out Reis' habits, the Italian firecracker began to land combinations that caused the Portuguese puncher to freeze up.

Malatesta then sent Reis reeling on the backfoot with a counter left hook before starching him with a left high kick that sent him to the mat at 2:53 of round one. Here is a look at the full results from ONE Lumpinee 90:

ONE Friday Fights 90 Results

• Antar Kacem defeats Kongklai Sor Sommai via knockout (right hand) at 0:45 of round two (Muay Thai - 143.8lbs catchweight)
• Asadula Imangazaliev defeats Dedduanglek Wankhongohm MBK via knockout (spinning backfist) at 1:00 of round one (Muay Thai - Flyweight)
• Rambong Sor Therapat defeats Patakake Sinbimuaythai via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - 130lbs catchweight)
• Soner Sen defeats Petgarfield Jitmuangnon via TKO (3 knockdowns in a round) at 2:47 of round one (Muay Thai - 142lbs catchweight)
• Xavier Gonzalez defeats Petkitti JeabRamintra via knockout (punch combination) at 2:21 of round two (Muay Thai - 130lbs catchweight)
• Alessio Malatesta defeats Fabio Reis via knockout (head kick) at 2:53 of round one (Muay Thai - 147lbs catchweight)
• Ubaid Hussain defeats Petsinchai Kingballroofphuket via knockout (left hand) at 2:10 of round one (Muay Thai - 132lbs catchweight)
• Denis Burmatov defeats Ayoub Bahri via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - 167lbs catchweight)
• Rudy Da Silva defeats Kaisei Sato via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - 159lbs catchweight)
• Joe Welch defeats Meeka Michael via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - Lightweight)
• Avazbek Kholmirzaev defeats Valmir Galiev via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:32 of round two (MMA - Flyweight)