ONE 159 De Ridder vs Bigdash full recap and official results
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"JT" wins gold in TWO sports! Janet Todd claims the ONE Interim Atomweight Muay Thai World Title by unanimous decision over Lara Fernandez The co-main event was a tale of two contrasting styles. Fernandez got some good licks in by being aggressive early but also swinging wildly. Todd, on the other hand, was more calm and collected, favoring timing and technical mastery to land counter shots. The first round was tight and could have gone either way. Todd arguably won rounds two and four based on her calculated assault and counter-striking ability. Fernandez may have snatched round three with sheer aggression and volume, at times overwhelming Todd with her swarming, albeit telegraphed strikes. Then came the fifth round. It wasn't even close. After hearing from her corner that she needed to up the ante, Todd went into overdrive. She wasn't wild or careless, however. 'JT' went on absolute murder mode with her crisp and technical combinations. She eventually wilted the tired Fernandez and busted her up near the end. With this win at ONE 159, not only did Janet Todd become just the second ONE two-sport world champion, she also punched her ticket to a unification bout with reigning atomweight Muay Thai world champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues. Now, that's a fight we can't wait to see.
ONE 159 De Ridder vs Bigdash full recap and official results
ONE double-champ Reinier de Ridder (bottom) submits Vitaly Bigdash via inverted triangle choke to retain his ONE middleweight world title in the main event of ONE 159. (Image courtesy of ONE) 159 just concluded and it was absolutely phenomenal from top to bottom. The main event delivered in spades as ONE's dominant double-champ Reinier de Ridder came through in typical 'Dutch Knight' fashion: via a . Against former ONE middleweight world champion Vitaly Bigdash, de Ridder had to weather an early scare by way of a deep guillotine choke. After somehow surviving a full-on choke from the former world champ, de Ridder methodically grappled and pounded his way to a slick inverted triangle choke finish. The choke was so tight that Bigdash went to sleep in mere seconds: Early on, after a brief feelout process, de Ridder shot for his trademark bodylock to push Bigdash towards the cage and rough him up. The entry was quite poor as de Ridder walked straight into a guillotine choke by Bigdash. The challenger pulled guard and, at one point, we thought the Dutchman was going to sleep. After surviving the choke by fighting the hands and releasing his head, de Ridder methodically started hitting his ground-and-pound from the guard. After passing to half guard, 'The Dutch Knight' worked for a Kimura lock. Bigdash scrambled out and landed on top, but de Ridder smoothly locked in an inverted triangle choke that put the Russian to sleep. The performance earned the double-champ a $50,000 performance bonus from ONE. Unsurprisingly, de Ridder called for a world title shot at heavyweight, which would be his third weight class to conquer. Something tells us that he might just get it.History was made at ONE 159 as Janet Todd became a two-sport world champion
In the of ONE 159, ONE atomweight kickboxing world champion Janet 'JT' Todd by winning the interim atomweight Muay Thai world title against promotional debutant Lara Fernandez. It wasn't an easy task for 'JT' as Fernandez is the reigning WBC Muay Thai flyweight world champion and ISKA super featherweight world champion. The bout was dead-even coming into the final round, where Todd showed her championship mettle by taking the fight to 'Pizza Power'. The final frame was so dominant that 'JT' was awarded a clear unanimous decision win. "JT" wins gold in TWO sports! Janet Todd claims the ONE Interim Atomweight Muay Thai World Title by unanimous decision over Lara Fernandez"JT" wins gold in TWO sports! Janet Todd claims the ONE Interim Atomweight Muay Thai World Title by unanimous decision over Lara Fernandez The co-main event was a tale of two contrasting styles. Fernandez got some good licks in by being aggressive early but also swinging wildly. Todd, on the other hand, was more calm and collected, favoring timing and technical mastery to land counter shots. The first round was tight and could have gone either way. Todd arguably won rounds two and four based on her calculated assault and counter-striking ability. Fernandez may have snatched round three with sheer aggression and volume, at times overwhelming Todd with her swarming, albeit telegraphed strikes. Then came the fifth round. It wasn't even close. After hearing from her corner that she needed to up the ante, Todd went into overdrive. She wasn't wild or careless, however. 'JT' went on absolute murder mode with her crisp and technical combinations. She eventually wilted the tired Fernandez and busted her up near the end. With this win at ONE 159, not only did Janet Todd become just the second ONE two-sport world champion, she also punched her ticket to a unification bout with reigning atomweight Muay Thai world champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues. Now, that's a fight we can't wait to see.