Unbeaten Zayundin Suleymanov Fells Adilet Mamytov at ONE Friday Fights 36

Zayundin Suleymanov could not have scripted a better One Championship debut.

The undefeated Russian cut down Adilet Mamytov with punches in the second round of their ONE Friday Fights 36 flyweight showcase on Friday at historic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Suleymanov (7-0, 1-0 ONE) drew the curtain 2:46 into Round 2, as he planted his flag in the Chatri Sityodtong-led promotion with authority.

Mamytov (5-1, 0-1 ONE) fired off some one-twos, a few flying knees to the body and the occasional spinning attack but could not keep his aggressive opponent at bay. Suleymanov kept him off-balance with repeated takedowns and tie-ups, pairing those efforts with ground-and-pound when the opportunity presented itself. He floored Mamytov in the corner with an overhand left midway through the second round, forced him into a defensive shell and closed it out with follow-up punches.

Meanwhile, Lakay MMA prospect Carlos Neyheban Alvarez put away Phruethukorn Chaichongcharden with an anaconda choke less than a minute into their featherweight co-feature. Alvarez (3-0, 3-0 ONE) brought it to a close 57 seconds into Round 1.

Chaichongcharden (3-2, 0-1 ONE) tested the waters with a leg kick straight out of the gate but failed to maintain a safe distance. Alvarez swooped in on the hips, locked his hands and completed a textbook double-leg takedown. He then threatened the neck, set off a brief scramble and caught the anaconda choke before Chaichongcharden could return to his feet. Alvarez’s squeeze did the rest.

Elsewhere, effective counters and a wise reliance on body kicks carried Superball Tded99 to a unanimous decision over Julio Lobo in a 140-pound catchweight muay thai barnburner. Superball curried the necessary favor all on three scorecards after meeting with considerable resistance across all three rounds.

A slow start proved costly for Lobo. Superball dictated the pace and the terms of their engagement in the first round, then decked the Brazilian with a clean one-two in the second. To his credit, Lobo withstood the follow-up assault and worked his way into the fight. He peaked in Round 3, where he hammered Superball’s torso with punishing hooks from both hands—it prompted a retreat at one point—and mixed in slashing elbows to the head. However, the finish Lobo needed failed to materialize, leaving his fate to the judges.

Finally, An Sukhumvit rep Pettonglor Sitluangpeenumfon rode stinging inside leg kicks and vicious combinations to a unanimous decision over Duangsompong Jitmuangnon in their three-round flyweight muay thai attraction. All three ringside judges scored it for Sitluangpeenumfon.

Jitmuangnon tried but ultimately failed to equal his opponent’s overwhelming output, though he proved effective in the clinch with close-range knees and got his fellow Thai’s attention with a body kick in the third round. Sitluangpeenumfon paired speed with accuracy, as he unleashed barrage after barrage, often landing three, four or five strikes at a time. He stepped into elbows, connected with body-head combinations and doubled up with kicks to the legs and body on occasion.

In other action, Rambong Sor Terapat melted Pansak Wor Wantawee with a left hook 1:13 into the second round of their 128-pound catchweight muay thai battle; Petdam Petchkiatpetch put down Petchpalangchai Por.Charoenpaet with a right cross 1:49 into the first round of their 134-pound catchweight muay thai affair; Maisangkam Sor Yingcharoenkarnchang outlasted Mungkorn Boomdeksian to a unanimous decision in their 188-pound catchweight muay thai confrontation; Petchsaenchai MUden-Khonmaibawwee wrecked Ngaopayak AdsanPatong with a knee strike to the body 1:38 into the second round of their 130-pound catchweight muay thai contest; Johan Ghazali dispatched Temirlan Bekmurzaev with a left hook to the body 2:43 into the second round of their flyweight muay thai clash; Kirill Khomutov wiped out Pornsiri PK.Saenchai with a left hook and follow-up knee strike 1:57 into the first round of their bantamweight muay thai scrap; Antonio Orden eked out a split decision over Pongsiri Sor Jor Wichitpadriew in a three-round strawweight muay thai encounter; and Elad Danji Suman took a unanimous verdict from Vladimir Gabov in a three-round lightweight muay thai pairing.