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SINGAPORE – Rising mixed martial arts (MMA) talent Victoria Lee made a winning professional debut at the ONE Championship Fists of Fury fighting event at Singapore’s Indoor Stadium on Friday (February 26), defeating Sunisa of Thailand. Srisen by submission in the second round of her women’s competition. atomic weight combat.
The 16-year-old, who is the younger sister of ONE world champions Angela and Christian, came out aggressively, putting pressure on her opponent early. It wasn’t long before Lee took the matter down and attempted a bare butt choke, which Srisen barely survived during the round.
It was a similar story in the second round, but this time Lee achieved the submission that ended the fight and forced Srisen to tap.
“I was happy to end the fight with a win, but I’m always looking to be better, and I can’t wait to get back to the gym and work harder to improve my performance,” Lee said after their fight.
“I was so nervous on the way to the ring, but when I got into the cage, I took a deep breath, blocked everything, and focused on what I wanted to do. I’m glad I came out of the ring with a win.”
Her father Ken, who is also her coach, said he didn’t feel like she was in trouble at any point during the match.
“His timing was good, he was accurate with his punches, he was in full control of his positions on the ground,” he said after the fight.
“I felt that Victoria did well in a debut fight. She finished her fight decisively, but more importantly, she learns from the experience and continues to improve her game.”
In the evening’s main event, reigning world flyweight kickboxing champion Ilias Ennahachi retained his title with a win over second-ranked contender Superlek Kiatmoo9, with all three judges scoring the fight in his favor in five close rounds. .
Ennahachi started aggressively, forcing Superlek to fold on every exchange. While the Muay Thai Thai world champion did better with his kicks as the fight progressed, Ennahachi managed to avoid Superlek’s best attacks.
Other results:
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Kickboxing – featherweight: Giorgio Petrosyan defeats Davit Kiria by unanimous decision
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Kickboxing – flyweight: Rodtang Jitmuangnon defeats Tagir Khalilov via split decision
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Kickboxing – bantamweight: Hiroki Akimoto defeats Zhang Chenglong by unanimous decision
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Muay Thai – strawweight: Jackie Buntan defeats Wondergirl Fairtex by unanimous decision
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