ONE Fight Night 21 is freshly in the books and it was certainly an exciting fight card. The event took place inside the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Thailand. In the main event, Alexis Nicolas challenged Regian Eersel for the Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship. But, the most-anticipated bout from the card took place between the ONE welterweight submission champ Tye Ruotolo and Australian grappler, Izaak Michell.
Not just Tye, but his brother Kade Ruotolo also made an appearance on the card, as he took on Brazilian grappler, Francisco Lo in a submission match. Aside from that, rising heavyweight prospect Ben Tynan fought Duke Didier in his second bout for the company. The night kicked off with a bantamweight MMA bout between Jeremy Pacatiw and Wang Shuo. So how did the fights play out? Let’s find out.
ONE Fight Night 21: results
Jeremy Pacatiw vs. Wang Shuo (Bantamweight, MMA): Pacatiw kicked things off in style as he got the better of Shuo during their grappling exchanges and secured a rear-naked choke to win the contest.
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Songchainoi Kiatsongrit vs. Nicolas Leite Silva (Strawweight, Muay Thai): Kiatsongrit and Silva had a very high-paced and entertaining fight. Neither hesitated to push the pace and it was Songchainoi who got the judges’ nod and won the bout via unanimous decision after three rounds of war.
Songchainoi sits ‘em down 🪑
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Hiroyuki Tetsuka vs. Valmir Da Silva (Welterweight, MMA): The beauty of a ONE fight card is the mixture of different forms of combat sports taking place on the same card. ONE Fight Night 21 kept that tradition alive as well. On the third bout of the night, Hiroyuki Tetsuka fought Brazilian fighter, Valmir Da Silva. Da Silva started the contest on a positive note and dominated the early parts of the bout. But, Tetsuka managed to submit Valmir with a north-south choke in the second round.
BEAST 💪 Hiroyuki Tetsuka hits the north-south choke for his fifth straight finish! @Hiro_tgfc
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Dedduanglek TDed99 vs. Taiki Naito (Catchweight, Kickboxing): Dedduanglek TDed99 and Taiki Naito had a decent showdown at ONE Fight Night 21. Although it was not as exciting as the bouts that came before, TDed99 showed impressive composure and defensive abilities during the fight. After three rounds, the Thai fighter managed to beat Naito via a unanimous decision.
Dedduanglek beats Taiki Naito by unanimous decision in their catchweight kickboxing clash 🥊
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Kade Ruotolo vs. Francisco Lo (Submission Grappling): As previously mentioned, Kade Ruotolo is the brother of Tye Ruotolo and both brothers are phenomenal grapplers. However, Kade’s opponent in this particular match, Francisco Lo, put up quite a fight! Although Kade had top control for most of the contest, Lo was close to securing a few submission holds.
TOO SLICK 😎 Kade Ruotolo submits Francisco Lo with an ARM-IN rear-naked choke!
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The Brazilian also came close to tripping Kade, but the ropes saved the American. But, the valiant effort from Lo went in vain as Ruotolo took advantage of a slight opening in Lo’s defense and sunk in a rear-naked choke to win the bout. Afterward, not only did he receive a $50,000 win bonus, but Kade also announced his mixed martial arts debut as well!
Jacob Smith vs. Denis Puric (Flyweight, Muay Thai): Denis Puric had an excellent game plan against Jacob Smith. He used the kicks extremely well to keep Smith at a distance and then close the gap to land some vicious hooks. While the first and the third rounds were closely fought, the second round was an utter domination by the Bosnian fighter. He dropped Smith thrice in the round, including two knockdowns. Hence, he got the nod from the judges and won the contest by unanimous decision to register the 41st win of his career.
“The Bosnian Menace” scores two BIG knockdowns 💥💥
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Ben Tynan vs. Duke Didier (Heavyweight, MMA): Ben Tynan is on a roll! Ahead of taking on Duke Didier at ONE Fight Night 21, he was coming off an arm-triangle win over Kang Ji Won at ONE Fight Night 16. While that fight lasted three rounds, Ben’s most recent out against Duke lasted for only 2:36 seconds as the “Vanilla Thunder” won the bout via a first-round TKO. After the fight, he called out the champ, Anatoly Malykhin.
6 straight finishes, undefeated, 6-0, and as dominant as EVER! 🔥#ONEChampionship #ONEFightNIght21 and he calls out Anatoly Malykhin! 🥶
“There is not a middleweight on this planet that can beat me, I will whoop his a** 100%” and a $50k BONUS! pic.twitter.com/I1ZCeyGSiS
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Suablack Tor Pran49 vs. Vladimir Kuzmin (Catchweight, Muay Thai): The Muay Thai bout between two elite competitors such as Pran49 and Kuzmin was bound to be competitive and the contest did not disappoint. After three rounds of war, Pran49 won the bout via unanimous decision.
ON FIRE 🔥 Suablack boosts his win streak to six by defeating Vladimir Kuzmin by unanimous decision!
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Tye Ruotolo vs. Izaak Michell (Welterweight, Submission Grappling): Tye Ruotolo once again proved to the world why he is one of the best youngsters in the grappling world at the moment. Izaak Michell was coming with a lot of hype behind him and Tye dominated the Aussie grappler like it was nothing. The contest ended at the 4:43 minute mark of the first round when the 21-year-old ended the bout via a rear-nake choke. He also received a $50,000 bonus just like his brother earlier.
DEJA VU 🤯 Tye Ruotolo retains the ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Title with the same sub as his brother, Kade!
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Regian Eersel vs. Alexis Nicolas (Lightweight, Kickboxing): Regian Eersel was the reigning ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion and he fought like he owned the division. Unfortunately for him, his opponent Alexis Nicolas was slightly better than him on this particular night and won the belt via a unanimous decision.
AND NEW 👑 Alexis Nicolas outduels Regian Eersel by unanimous decision to win the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Title!
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