ONE Friday Fights 98 Results: Chartpayak Outguns Kongchai, Imangazaliev Dominates Taoufyq

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ONE Championship once again continued its weekly tradition of putting on absolute bangers with ONE Friday Fights 98 taking over Lumpinee Stadium in Thailand's capital city of Bangkok on February 28.

The main event saw a furious back-and-forth between Thai stars Chartpayak Saksatoon and Kongchai Chanaidonmueang as they tried to tear the roof off the historic arena during their strawweight Muay Thai match in front of their hometown fans.

Chartpayak and Kongchai battered each other with heavy strikes for most of the contest, but it was the former's smarter game plan that scored him the unanimous decision according to the three judges sitting ringside.

Chartpayak used his stiff body kicks and relied mostly on his counter-striking to deal significant damage on the lunging Kongchai, who turned up his intensity looking for that late comeback in the third round.

The featured fight of the night saw Russian striker Asadula Imangazaliev absolutely dominate Morocco's Mohamed Taoufyq en route to a comfortable unanimous decision victory in their flyweight Muay Thai showdown.

Imangazaliev was a man possessed for the entire three-round fight, as he threw every bit of his loaded arsenal against Taoufyq that had the fans inside Lumpinee Stadium singing to every kick, punch, knee, and elbow he unloaded during the contest.

The 21-year-old from Team Mehdi Zatout dropped Taoufyq twice in the second round, the first off a stiff overhand right, and the second one off a furious flurry of strikes near the Moroccan striker's corner.

Also, in the event opener, India's Sumit Bhyan suffered a second-round knockout against United Kingdom's Connor Tymon in a lightweight MMA bout. Here is a look at the final results from ONE Lumpinee 98:

ONE Friday Fights 98 Results

• Chartpayak Saksatoon defeated Kongchai Chanaidonmueang via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - Strawweight)
• Antar Kacem defeated Krisana Daodenmuaythai via split decision (Muay Thai - 142 lbs catchweight)
• Sonrak Fairtex defeated Joachim Ouraghi via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - Flyweight)
• Paeyim Sor Boonmeerit defeated Teeyai PK Saenchai via split decision (Muay Thai - 119 lbs catchweight)
• Nong Oh LaoLaneXang defeated Khundet PK Saenchai via KO (Right hand-kick combo) at 0:24 of round two (Muay Thai - 132 lbs catchweight)
• Chabakaew Sor KanJanchai defeated Gusjung Fairtex via KO (right hand) at 1:07 of round three (Muay Thai - 106 lbs catchweight)
• Asadula Imangazaliev defeated Mohamed Taoufyq via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - Flyweight)
• Nongbia LaoLaneXang defeated Marvin Dittrich via KO (right hand) at 0:53 of round one (Muay Thai - Atomweight)
• Seksan Fairtex defeated Zhang Jinhu via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - Flyweight) - 1 KD Seksan (R3)
• Issei Yonaha defeated Lu Yifu via KO (left hand) at 2:41 of round two (Muay Thai - 122 lbs catchweight) - 1 KD Yonaha (R2), 2 KD Lu (R1)
• Avazbek Kholmirzaev defeated Bolat Zamanbekov via submission (guillotine) at 1:31 of round one (MMA - 128 lbs catchweight)
• Connor Tymon defeated Sumit Bhyan via TKO (left hook) at 0:46 of round two (MMA - Lightweight)