Regian Eersel persevered his highest run in ONE Championship at ONE on Top Video 3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Changing into a two-sport international champion, Eersel added to his ONE light-weight kickboxing international identify via successful the inaugural ONE light-weight Muay Thai international championship. The combat with Sinsamut Klinmee got here all the way down to the 5th around the place Eersel reputedly edged the combat 3 rounds to 2, successful a split-decision at the judges’ scorecards.
With the combat being an overly aggressive and traumatic match-up, Eersel was once requested about his ideas on a rematch with Klinmee in his post-fight interview:
“Personally, it wasn’t an in depth combat. For those who noticed the combat, I believe the primary two rounds, I used to be in point of fact trying out him. And I believe from the 3rd, fourth, and 5th rounds, I put the power on and also you noticed his face on the finish of the combat.”
Regardless of Regian Eersel’s ideas on how the combat performed out, many fanatics believed the combat to be so much nearer than the champion claimed. Sinsamut Klinmee’s exchange of gameplan within the 3rd and fourth rounds perceived to tie the combat up and go away the overall around as a decider.
A past due flurry from Eersel bloodied Klinmee’s face and was once essentially the most important motion of the around, thus giving him the split-decision win.
Watch: Highlights from the action-packed Regian Eersel vs. Sinsamut Klinmee combat for the Muay Thai belt
At ONE on Top Video 3, the inaugural ONE light-weight Muay Thai international championship was once at the line with Regian Eersel rising victorious. Eersel was a two-sport international champion after already keeping the ONE light-weight kickboxing international identify.
In a traumatic and aggressive combat, Eersel did sufficient to edge the verdict on two of the judges’ scorecards after a robust opening and with regards to the combat.
The outlet two rounds went Eersel’s means, forcing Klinmee to conform his gameplan and building up his output to counter his opponent’s strategic taste.
With the combat going two rounds apiece drawing near the 5th around, Regian Eersel’s championship revel in paid dividends for him within the loss of life moments of the combat. Eersel persevered to push and landed mixtures that swayed the combat proper because the clock ran down.
While Klinmee was once aggressive all over the combat, his makes an attempt to fireplace again at Eersel on the finish of the combat simplest opened him as much as taking extra blank moves and pushing the combat clear of him.
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Edited via John Cunningham