Reigning ONE light-weight and welterweight international champion Christian Lee has been following Ken Lee’s recommendation since he used to be just a little boy. The accept as true with and loyalty that he has for his previous guy has paid off large time, as ‘The Warrior’ stored his father’s directions to center to turn into a two-division ONE international champion.
The 24-year-old etched his title into the document books after handing Kiamrian Abbasov his first occupation TKO loss in the primary tournament of ONE on High Video 4 remaining week.
Christian Lee’s street to greatness used to be on no account simple. Actually, it gave the impression as despite the fact that the Singaporean-American can be returning to the light-weight department empty-handed after the hard-hitting Kyrgyzstani-Russian just about knocked him out within the first spherical. A dazed Lee went into survival mode early on after soaking up what can have simply been fight-ending photographs from ‘Brazen’.
Alternatively, the United MMA and Evolve MMA famous person weathered the vicious hurricane and got here again with a vengeance within the resulting rounds. He became the tide by means of out grappling the Greco-Roman wrestler and punishing him with some brutal floor and pound. After announcing his grappling dominance over Abbasov, Christian Lee discovered himself in complete mount in spherical 4 and gave the impression of he used to be putting in an arm-triangle choke.
Alternatively, ‘The Warrior’ had a metamorphosis of center and endured to rain down a barrage of punches that in the long run pressured the referee to interfere and prevent the thrashing.
In line with Lee, he simplest listened to his father’s recommendation to bail at the submission and opt for the bottom and pound as an alternative. Lee published this in his ONE on High Video 4 post-fight interview:
“My nook is composed of my dad, my brother Adrian, and Shakur. I could not let you know [what my corner told me]. The combat’s a blur and it actually simply took place. However I will be able to let you know {that a} very pivotal second within the combat took place within the fourth spherical when the end used to be there. I used to be in search of the arm triangle, as you’ll see when you play the combat again, I heard my dad yell to desert it and to move for the end. That is what I did. And the end took place. I’ve the most efficient nook on the earth.”
Christian Lee says his robust enhance gadget made it imaginable to turn into a champ-champ
Christian Lee is on his personal as soon as the circle door closes, however he has his whole circle of relatives looking at his again each and every step of the way in which. The Lee circle of relatives used to be once more in complete power for arguably the best night time of his MMA occupation.
Aside from Ken Lee, his mom Jewelz Lee additionally cheered her lungs out along Christian’s sister and fellow ONE international champion Angela Lee and her daughter Ava. His brother-in-law Bruno Pucci got here with him as neatly since he additionally fought at ONE 163.
Christian Lee’s spouse, Katie, and daughter, Alia, had been in attendance as neatly to offer him that much-needed inspiration. And naturally, there’s his youngest brother Adrian who graciously carried his heavy international championship belts post-match.
In the similar interview, Lee thanked his robust enhance gadget for making this feat imaginable:
“I wouldn’t be any place with out the enhance gadget I’ve round me. I’m so thankful.”
Watch Christian Lee’s complete post-fight interview under: