5 ONE Championship Super Series knockouts you should see

ONE Championship bantamweight Nong-O Gaiyanghadao (right) produced one of the best knockouts in ONE Super Series history. (Image courtesy of ONE Championship)
ONE Championship bantamweight Nong-O Gaiyanghadao (right) produced one of the best knockouts in ONE Super Series history. (Image courtesy of ONE Championship)

#4. Yukinori Ogasawara's unbelievable spinning elbow (ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power)

ONE Championship bantamweight Muay Thai tactician Yukinori Ogasawara is a marvel to watch. Just witnessing the Japanese sensation fight is like going through a Muay Thai 101 class. His fundamentals are on point while his slick counters always pack knockout power.

Ogasawara's fight with European Kickboxing champion Rui Botelho was one for the history books. In the first round, the much shorter Botelho nullified his reach disadvantage by effectively fighting in the pocket and inside the clinch. Ogasawara looked bewildered as the Portuguese kickboxer went in guns blazing while effectively closing the distance.

However, Botelho's success became his downfall. In the closing moments of the second round, the aggressive European champion became too eager inside the pocket. In a split-second window, Ogasawara, with the vision of an eagle, saw an opening for a spinning back elbow. The perfectly-timed strike landed on Botelho's temple and ended the match just like that.

Watch the full fight here:

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#3. Nong-O Gaiyanghadao's legendary right hand (ONE Championship: Edge of Greatness)

To say that ONE Championship bantamweight Muay Thai champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao is a living legend sounds like an understatement. The Sakon Nakhon native is a seven-division Muay Thai champion. In his illustrious career, Nong-O won two Thailand titles, one Rajadamnern Stadium title, three Lumpinee Stadium titles, and a ONE Championship title.

Nong-O's Muay Thai fight IQ is unmatched as the pound-for-pound great seems to be three steps ahead of his opponents' every move. Together with his ring intelligence is Nong-O's pristine technique and devastating power. All of this was on full display in his fight against the very game Saemapetch Fairtex.

Neither fighter wasted time as Saemapetch answered Nong-O's surgical strikes with wild counters. The second round saw Nong-O's otherworldly precision and Matrix-like defense becoming too much for Saemapetch.

After some back-and-forth action in the third round, Nong-O showed the world why he's a legend. Picking his shots like a sniper, the champion landed a right cross down the pipe that knocked out the challenger in the fourth. It was one of the cleanest, most devastating right crosses we've seen in ONE Championship Super Series.

Watch the full fight here:

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