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Regian Eersel pulled off the perfect ending to his highly anticipated rematch against Sinsamut Klinmee, and in his opponent’s home nation no less.
The Surinamese star successfully defended the ONE lightweight Muay Thai world title with a spectacular fourth-round knockout of Sinsamut that left the crowd inside the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in utter disbelief.
Eersel and Sinsamut traded bombs throughout the match, but the two-sport world champion’s pedigree showed its luster when he tagged the Thai star with a crisp left hook to the liver to close out the ONE Friday Fights 9 card.
It didn’t take long for Regian Eersel to find the opening in the fourth round. Sensing that Sinsamut was operating on fumes, ‘The Immortal’ sent a left hook that crashed on 'Aquaman's' solar plexus that finished the match 1:17 into the round.
The shot had so much impact that the Thai star had no chance of getting back on his feet.
Regian Eersel and Sinsamut Klinmee have already faced each other for the inaugural ONE lightweight Muay Thai world title at ONE on Prime Video 3 with Eersel taking the close split decision win. The close finish to the bout was destined to cause a rematch, and the reigning world champion made sure that their second meeting left nothing to doubt.
The win pushed Eersel, who also owns the ONE lightweight kickboxing world title, to a perfect 9-0 record in ONE Championship. His knockout of Sinsamut also earned him a cool $50,000 bonus from ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
“Thank you Chatri Sityodtong, thank you ONE Championship once again for the opportunity to fight. This is my favorite organization you know.”
Regian Eersel headlines ONE Friday Fights 9’s full card
Here are the results for all the fights in ONE Friday Fights 9.
Regian Eersel defeated Sinsamut Klinmee via KO at round four of 1:17 to retain the ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Title
Muangthai PK Saenchai defeated Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai via KO at 1:37 of round three (Muay Thai - bantamweight)
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao defeated Ryan Sheehan via KO at 2:52 of round two (Muay Thai - strawweight)
Petjeeja Lukjaoporongtom beat Fani Peloumpi via TKO at 1:38 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 121 lbs)
Sulaiman Looksuan defeats Chaongoh Jitmuangnon via KO at 1:30 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 134 lbs)
Seksan Or Kwanmuang beat Silviu Vitez via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - catchweight 140 lbs)
Yodlekpet Or Atchariya defeats Saman Ashouri via KO at 0:27 of round two (Muay Thai - catchweight 140 lbs)
Tagir Khalilov defeats Black Panther via KO at 2:04 of round one (Muay Thai - flyweight)
Tatsumitsu Wada defeats Ernesto Montilla via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:52 of round one (MMA - flyweight)
Yoon Chang Min defeats Kirill Gorobets via split decision (MMA - catchweight 159 lbs)
Nakrob Fairtex defeats Chen Jiayi via TKO at 2:45 of round two (Muay Thai - flyweight)
