Regian Eersel continued his excellent run in ONE Championship at ONE on Prime Video 3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Changing into a two-sport world champion, Eersel added to his ONE light-weight kickboxing world title by successful the inaugural ONE light-weight Muay Thai world championship. The battle with Sinsamut Klinmee got here right down to the fifth spherical the place Eersel seemingly edged the battle three rounds to 2, successful a split-decision on the judges’ scorecards.
With the battle being a really aggressive and tense match-up, Eersel was requested about his ideas on a rematch with Klinmee in his post-fight interview:
“In my view, it wasn’t a detailed battle. If you happen to noticed the battle, I feel the primary two rounds, I used to be actually testing him. And I feel from the third, fourth, and fifth rounds, I put the stress on and also you noticed his face on the finish of the battle.”
Regardless of Regian Eersel’s ideas on how the battle performed out, many followers believed the battle to be quite a bit nearer than the champion claimed. Sinsamut Klinmee’s change of gameplan within the third and fourth rounds appeared to tie the battle up and depart the ultimate spherical as a decider.
A late flurry from Eersel bloodied Klinmee’s face and was probably the most important motion of the spherical, thus giving him the split-decision win.
Watch: Highlights from the action-packed Regian Eersel vs. Sinsamut Klinmee battle for the Muay Thai belt
At ONE on Prime Video 3, the inaugural ONE light-weight Muay Thai world championship was on the road with Regian Eersel rising victorious. Eersel grew to become a two-sport world champion after already holding the ONE light-weight kickboxing world title.
In a tense and aggressive battle, Eersel did sufficient to edge the choice on two of the judges’ scorecards after a powerful opening and near the battle.
The opening two rounds went Eersel’s method, forcing Klinmee to adapt his gameplan and enhance his output to counter his opponent’s strategic model.
With the battle going two rounds apiece approaching the fifth spherical, Regian Eersel’s championship expertise paid dividends for him within the dying moments of the battle. Eersel continued to push and landed mixtures that swayed the battle proper because the clock ran down.
While Klinmee was aggressive all through the battle, his makes an attempt to fireside again at Eersel on the finish of the battle solely opened him as much as taking extra clear strikes and pushing the battle away from him.
Watch Eersel’s fifth-round rally under: