00:00Thailand, taking on Uzbekistan.
00:03Global Wolves Muay Thai, three three-minute rounds.
00:06The 10-point must system will be in place.
00:08Three knockdowns in one round as a technical knockout.
00:11No throws or grappling in Muay Thai.
00:15Uzbekistani newcomer, Honest John faces two-time Lumpini Stadium Muay Thai World.
00:20I came off!
00:23Honest John!
00:31From Uzbekistan, Akimu Honest John.
00:37Training now over at Petsamon Gym, the 19-year-old based in Pattaya, Thailand.
00:44He started Muay Thai.
00:46Gong!
00:47Song!
00:56From Nokong, Rajasima, Thailand.
01:00Gong Sook, returns here to the main event of One Friday Fights, 156.
01:07He trains out of Sid Sadawan Gym.
01:11So much history and tradition.
01:13Originally, Muay Thai was used in combat by the soldiers in the old kingdom of Siam to protect the king.
01:22And then in times of peace and prosperity, used as a wave.
01:27Representing Uzbekistan, Akimu, Warrior, Honest John.
01:40Representing Thailand, Gong Sook.
01:50Fights are all gunning for that life-changing $100,000 contract into the big leagues of one championship.
01:59Bantamweight Muay Thai main event, Gong Sook taking on a dangerous Hakimu Honest John.
02:06Honest John, Honest John, Honest John wasting no time coming forward.
02:11He looks late.
02:12Oh, absolutely, Doug.
02:13You can see the height differential.
02:16Honest John long and strong, but not afraid to apply the pressure to get inside with those boxing combinations.
02:22That mid-range might actually be where he is most dangerous.
02:28Interesting to see sort of what approach he takes here.
02:31He looks to play a little bit for the critics.
02:32He's kind of vowed to adjust to a more aggressive style.
02:38Got him the finish last time he was here.
02:40And he hopes to do that again against Honest John.
02:44On the other side, you know, actually tall gloves.
02:47So this is the time, this is his moment to show the world who he is.
02:52Wow, catching kicks nicely here.
02:54You saw the incredible balance from Gong Sook on display along the ropes.
02:59At his home gym at Tsitsalawatso.
03:02But he spent, you know, a few years over at Fairtex,
03:05and they had a lot of foreign fighters to train with.
03:09So he's seen those kind of different styles.
03:11He's trained with a lot of fighters from Europe.
03:14Already landing multiple times to the body of Honest John.
03:18He's taken it high.
03:19He's tested it high a few times, kind of ripping in the air.
03:23But more and more, he's starting to get a bead on that target with his left leg.
03:28It's very dangerous, that high kick.
03:3110-second clapper sounded very strong round.
03:36Run Gong Sook.
03:38Bit of a feeler, I think.
03:40Honest John needs to open up.
03:43He needs to start to let loose.
03:44This is his moment.
03:47To show everybody who he is.
03:49But Gong Sook on the front foot, marching forward.
03:53One of the frustrating things about Gong Sook, too, is he makes it look effortless.
03:57His style, he kind of looks like he's almost going 70%.
04:01But he's firing, he's in full control, and he knows how to play the game.
04:05The pressure, all of those things, easier said than done.
04:07But he had the technique-to-technique approach against the fighter leg.
04:11Gong Sook, going to be hard to win.
04:15Gong Sook now.
04:16Going for the clinch.
04:17Cross-face positioning.
04:19Pulls him back to the center ring.
04:22Ryan, what does Honest John need to do to find some success, to try to find his shots and open
04:27things up?
04:28The clinch is probably not the position on the outside of the kicking range.
04:32I don't think it is as well.
04:34He needs to find a way.
04:37So this is the-
04:38Oh, right hand again, though, from Honest John.
04:42You know, Honest John looks like he's starting to get a bead on the timing, on the distance.
04:48Oh, Gong Sook, that's great.
04:50But you're right, he can't just be single shots.
04:53The same thing, because Gong Sook will, you know, eventually adapt to that as well.
04:59So Honest John finding a weapon, but he's got to start utilizing it more.
05:03Any combination.
05:05Another strong round from Gong Sook.
05:09But Honest John.
05:11This fight so far, controlling the distance well, landing the kicks early.
05:16But Honest John finding a hole for the right hand.
05:19Like we've said, you know, he's just got to make it work for him.
05:22Single shots probably is not the way.
05:25Corralling Gong Sook, getting him in the corner,
05:27and then firing off combinations probably is the better approach.
05:31Over the top of the guard.
05:33Very sneaky technique.
05:35And when Honest John is waiting to pull the trigger,
05:39that is when Gong Sook at range is going to do things like that.
05:42So Honest John needs to be first, and he needs to be firing often.
05:48Gong Sook, he knows exactly.
05:49Screaming off the guard of Gong Sook, looking for more opportunities.
05:54That's what he needs to do, he needs to feel that sense of urgency
05:57coming into the final half of the third round here.
06:00You know, the weapon, the right hand was landing.
06:03It was landing clean, but he's got to let it go.
06:05He's got to let it go.
06:07But I think his body's hurt.
06:08Yes.
06:08Gong Sook, hair to the body.
06:10And that is a knockdown here.
06:12In the final round, scored for Gong Sook.
06:18Honest John hurt to the body bad.
06:21If Gong Sook is able to just touch that thing again.
06:24Honest John over and down, just right there.
06:28Gong Sook going back-to-back finishes here
06:33in the main event of one Friday fight.
06:38Promising us that he would come forward.
06:41He's adapted his style to become much more aggressive.
06:45Unbelievable Gong Sook finding a home for that left kick
06:49to win great damage to the body.
06:52And then all he needed to do was just touch it again.
06:55And that's exactly what he did,
06:56and especially in those four-ounce gloves.
06:59Wow.
06:59Gong Sook on some serious momentum here.
07:06Going to the...
07:08I'm not called...
07:11Gong Sook!
07:15Gong Sook gets the finish in a final...
07:29Gong Sook...
07:30Gong
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