MANILA, Philippines – Filipino fighter Eric Kelly suffered a vicious defeat at the hands of Mongolian kickboxer Jadambaa Narantungalag in the main event of ONE Championship’s “Dynasty of Champions 6” card at the Hefei Olympic Sports Centre in Hefei, China on Saturday, July 2.
Jadambaa, a former ONE Championship featherweight titleholder, only needed 44 seconds to finish the job against Kelly, who is widely regarded as one of the most talented products of the Philippine mixed martial arts scene.
The 40-year-old Mongolian scored an emphatic knockout by delivering an explosive right hand and a thunderous follow-up shot on the ground that forced the referee to halt the contest in less than a minute.
With the impressive victory over Kelly, Jadambaa improves to a 12-4 professional record and is now riding high on a two-fight winning streak.
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In addition, Jadambaa earns a date with reigning ONE Championship featherweight kingpin Marat Gafurov.
ONE Championship chairman Chatri Sityodtong told Rappler that the winner of the Kelly-Jadambaa cage confrontation would earn a crack at the featherweight division’s top prize.
Jadambaa had a grueling history with Gafurov as he relinquished the gold-plated strap to the undefeated Russian via fourth-round submission in November 2015.
On the other hand, Kelly downgrades his prizefighting slate to 12-3 and loses his second-straight outing.
Jadambaa is the first MMA fighter to earn a knockout triumph over Kelly. – Rappler.com