ONE FC - First Strike [15-10] Results

[K1power]

We're live.

[K1power]

Results
Superbon defeats Giorgio Petrosyan by KO R2
Marat Grigorian defeats Andy Souwer by TKO R2
Sitthichai defeats Tayfun Özcan by Split Decision
Chingiz Allazov defeats Samy Sana by KO R1
Davit Kiria defeats Enriko Kehl by TKO R1
Rade Opacic defeats Patrick Schmid by TKO R2

*Not sure why, but Panpayak vs. Daniel Puertas didn't happen.

Notes
+ Overall a short, but sweet event. Only six fights, but most of them delivered.
+ Superbon knocking Petrosyan unconscious. I didn't have a winner in mind going into this, but I certainly did not expect either fighter to get slept. Superbon talked big, but he backed up his talk. I just hope Petrosyan is ok, because he went down hard.
+ Grigorian/Souwer - The fight was great while it lasted and I thought Souwer was more competitive than people expected him to be here.
+ Sitthichai/Özcan - The Fight. Just a very high paced, close and competitive fight.
+ Schmid showing a lot of heart while clearly getting dominated.

- If the fights are months apart, it's not really a tournament. This really should have been a one night tournament.
- Grigorian/Souwer. The ending. It's so lame to see someone go out on an injury like that (Souwer mentioned something about hurting his nerve?). Especially if Souwer really does retire like he said. It was tough seeing him say his goodbye to the sport.
- Sitthichai/Özcan - The Decision. I'm not gonna call robbery, but I do feel a bit iffy about the decision. It was a very close and competitive fight, but if I had to pick a winner I probably would have given the nudge to Özcan. Would have preferred an extra round here, though.
- Kehl's performance. It's not so much that he lost, but the way how.

And something more of a sidenote:
As much as I liked this card and was exicted to see it, this really wasn't "the best card in years" nor "the best possible lineup at 70kgs" like a lot of the fandom would have you believe.

But it was a very good card and I'd like One to give us more like it going forward.

[Fox]

Panpayak vs Puertas will apparently happen at a later date. Great event! Short but full of adrenaline.

[K1power]

I'm still a bit shocked by this visual.

Don't get me wrong, lots of (elite) fighters have gone down in similar fashion, but Petrosyan going down like a sack of potatoes is so rare, the only other time it happened was 8 (!) years ago.

[Shadess]

Good fun fights.

Kunlun 70kg champs went 4-0 

[lero]

Grigorian vs Allazov is going to be fireworks. I wish it was 5 rounds