Jeremy Miado of the Philippines put on a masterful striking performance to stop Miao Li Tao once again and punctuate their strawweight rivalry in a highly anticipated rematch at ONE: NEXTGEN on Friday, Oct. 29 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.
“The Jaguar” came out with guns blazing in the first round, pummeling Miao with cracking right hands while maintaining distance with his jab. The action continued in the second, but a fierce barrage of punches ended matters abruptly, earning Miado a spectacular technical knockout victory.
In the co-main event, no.4-ranked atomweight contender Ritu Phogat overcame a spirited effort from Grand Prix alternate Jenelyn Olsim to win by unanimous decision in the semifinal round of the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix.
Phogat began the second round with an emphatic slam and then took Olsim to the mat at will. The Filipina kept it interesting by attacking constantly with submission attempts off her back, but Phogat was relentless with her chain wrestling and earned the victory on the judges’ scorecards.
With the win, Phogat advances to the tournament final. (ONE Championship) – bny
