Petchmorrakot Petchyindee Academy, 25, of Thailand was one of the winners at “ONE: Reign of Valor.” It was his third victory in ONE Championship’s striking-only league.
“ONE: Reign of Valor” featured nine MMA matches and five ONE Super Series contests, which are kickboxing bouts. In the ninth bout of the evening, Petchmorrakot faced Kenta Yamada, 31, of Japan in a kickboxing contest in the featherweight division.
Elias Dolaptsis served as the referee of the featherweight bout. A Muay Thai legend, Petchmorakot turned in a spectacular performance, dominating Yamada in a ONE Super Series Kickboxing bout.
For three full rounds, Petchmorakot unloaded a bevy of powerful striking combinations, which featured a torrent of left high kicks and straight punches. Yamada played defense for the majority of the contest.
After three three-minute rounds, the bout was left in the hands of the judges. In the end, Dolaptsis raised the hand of Petchmorakot, who was declared the winner via unanimous decision.
Winning at “ONE: Reign of Valor” improved Petchmorrakot’s professional Muay Thai and kickboxing record to 158 wins, 34 losses and 2 draws. On the other hand, Yamada now has 57 wins, 24 losses and 6 draws.
Petchmorakot was 9 years old when he started his training in Muay Thai. Hailing from Ubon Ratchathan, Thailand, he moved to the country’s capital Bangkok in 2012 to continue his training.
“ONE: Reign of Valor” marked Petchmorrakot’s fourth bout in ONE Super Series. He won two of this first three bouts in the ONE Championship striking-only league.
Yamada was one of the four fighters who represented Japan at “ONE: Reign of Valor.” Petchmorrakot was the sole representative of Japan.
Including Thailand, Japan and Myanmar, 21 countries were represented at “ONE: Reign of Valor.” The other countries were Australia, Cambodia, China, Finland, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, here is a clip featuring Petchmorrakot:
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CONAN Daily 