FILIPINO strawweight fighter Jeremy “The Jaguar” Miado made it a successful foray in China as he notched an impressive first-round knockout victory by flying knee over hometown bet Miao Li Tao at ONE Championship’s “Age of Dragons” live event on Saturday in Beijing.
Had early traction in the contest, Mr. Miado just did not relent in his attack on his way to the devastating victory that swung him back to the winning track and improved his record to nine wins as against four defeats.
The win also averted for the Philippines a shutout after featherweight Edward “The Ferocious” Kelly and strawweight Ramon “The Bicolano” Gonzales fell by unanimous decision to their respective opponents earlier in the event held at the Cadillac Arena.
Mr. Miado had Mr. Miao in trouble early, catching him in a deep armbar.
But the Chinese was able to power his way out of the submission attempt and pressed Miado across the ring. As Mr. Miao was about to shoot for a double leg, the Filipino unleashed the flying knee, catching his opponent coming in for maximum impact.
Mr. Miao was out before he hit the canvas, prompting the referee to stop the fight at the 3:01 mark of the first round.
With the win, Mr. Miado bounced back from his technical knockout loss (punches) last February in Singapore against Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke.
In the main event of Age of Dragons, Ilias Ennahachi of the Netherlands retained his ONE flyweight kickboxing world title by defeating “Metal Storm” Wang Wenfeng of China by split decision.
BRAVE CF 29
Meanwhile, Jeremy “The Juggernaut” Pacatiw saw his winning run at Brave Combat Federation stop at three matches as he fell to Jordan’s Ali “The Royal Fighter” Al Qaisi at Brave CF 29 by unanimous decision in Bahrain on Nov. 15.
The Team Lakay member gave his all and fought hard against his opponent but just did not get the nod of the judges, who all went Mr. Al Qaisi’s way.
The loss kept Mr. Pacatiw (5-4) winless in three fights to date in Bahrain, home of Brave CF.
But he nonetheless made history in Brave CF 29 as the fighter with the most appearance in the three-year-old promotion with nine fights, surpassing Brave welterweight world champion Jarrah Al-Selawe, who has eight. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo
