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Jonathan Haggerty Captures Second ONE World Title with vicious KO of Fabricio Andrade – ONE Fight Night 16 Highlights

Jonathan HaggertyIn the ONE Fight Night 16 main event, Jonathan Haggerty returned to the legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok…

Jonathan Haggerty

In the ONE Fight Night 16 main event, Jonathan Haggerty returned to the legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok seven months removed from his stunning first-round knockout of Nong-O Hama to claim the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world championship.

On Friday night, ‘The General’ sought to add another ONE world title to his collection, competing for the vacant ONE bantamweight kickboxing crown. Meeting him in the middle of the ring was the current ONE bantamweight MMA titleholder, Fabricio Andrade, who had sights on becoming the first fighter in ONE history to carry titles in kickboxing and mixed martial arts simultaneously.

Jonathan Haggerty went to work right out of the gate, showing off his impressive speed and combinations. Nevertheless, Andrade was determined to move forward and put pressure on his opponent, but ‘The General’ continued to light him up with a plethora of strikes that ‘Wonder Boy’ had no answer for.

Near the halfway point of the second round, Haggerty uncorked a head kick that connected clean and had Andrade on wobbly legs. Smelling blood in the water, ‘The General’ moved in and unleashed a series of strikes that had ‘Wonder Boy’ running for his life. In the end, the onslaught was too much for Andrade to endure and he eventually hit the canvas.

Andrade attempted to answer the referee’s eight-count, but was unable to recover in time, forcing the stoppage with little over a minute left in the round.

Official Result: Jonathan Haggerty def. Fabricio Andrade via KO (head kick and follow-up strikes) at 1:57 of Round 2 to capture the ONE bantamweight kickboxing world championship.

Check Out Highlights From Jonathan Haggerty vs. Fabricio Andrade at ONE Fight Night 16 Below:

Watch | Fabricio Andrade TKO’s John Lineker to capture ONE Bantamweight World Title and Tawanchai Leg Kick KO

Fabricio Andrade John Lineker ONE Championship ONE Fight Night 7ONE Fight Night 7 was an event to remember. The Brazilian striker ‘Wonder Boy’ Fabricio Andrade was able to get a TKO victory over the heavy-handed ‘Hands of Stone’ John Lineker to earn the ONE Bantamweight World Championship. In the co-main event, the Thai-born phenom Tawanchai PK.Saenchai, age 23, defended his Muay Thai throne via […]

Fabricio Andrade John Lineker ONE Championship ONE Fight Night 7

ONE Fight Night 7 was an event to remember. The Brazilian striker ‘Wonder Boy’ Fabricio Andrade was able to get a TKO victory over the heavy-handed ‘Hands of Stone’ John Lineker to earn the ONE Bantamweight World Championship. In the co-main event, the Thai-born phenom Tawanchai PK.Saenchai, age 23, defended his Muay Thai throne via leg kick knockout in just 49 seconds.

The 25-year-old striker Andrade was able to out-point the MMA veteran Lineker with lethal strikes. The official result is Fabricio Andrade defeats John Lineker via TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4. Fabricio Andrade has been crowned as the new ONE Bantamweight World Champion, capturing the vacant throne.

See below for highlights of Fabricio Andrade vs. John Lineker:

‘Wonder Boy’ Fabricio Andrade is well known for his striking power. The 25-year-old Brazilian has won all but one of his matches in ONE by way of KO/TKO. Andrade trains out of Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand and is feared for his precision and power in MMA.

Fabricio Andrade main event, Tawanchai co-main event

The 23-year-old Muay Thai prodigy Tawanchai PK.Saenchai earned the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai crown last year in a five-round war against the highly experienced Petchmorakot Petchyindee. At ONE Fight Night 7 hosted in Bangkok, Thailand, Tawanchai earned the first defense of his ONE Championship world title with authority.

The Thai-born striker only needed forty-nine seconds to put away his Russian opponent, Jamal Yusupov. Using a lightning-fast leg kick to end the match. The official result is Tawanchai PK.Saenchai defeats Jamal Yusupov via KO (Leg Kick) at 0:49 of Round 1, defends ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title.

Tawanchai is famed for his striking power and speed. The 23-year-old earned a shot at the world title last year with a string of knockout wins. He is dangerous with each limb having won bouts using his left cross, head kick, and leg kick.

See below for highlights of Tawanchai PK.Saenchai vs Jamal Yusupov:

Rapper Denzel Curry, a practitioner of Muay Thai, was ringside for this ONE Championship bout. Here is his reaction: