In the end, Stamp earned the split decision victory on the scorecards to advance to the tournament semifinals. In the third round, Rassohyna caught Stamp in an armbar, but the latter escaped and used her ground-and-pound to deal serious damage. The Thai athlete responded by securing the Ukrainian’s back on the ground and threatening with a rear-naked choke. Rassohyna started off strong on the feet, bringing the fight to Stamp. In a highly anticipated rematch, #4-ranked atomweight Fairtex won a split decision in a close back-and-forth battle with #3-ranked Alyona Rassohyna. In the third round, Zamboanga exploded with a powerful takedown, but Ham battled right back on the feet to close out the fight. Ham tried to keep the Filipina at range by attacking with jabs and then throwing left hands down the middle. Zamboanga looked to close the distance early, entering the clinch in an attempt to bring the action to the ground. Ham figured in an absolute war with #1-ranked Denice Zamboanga to win by split decision, punching her ticket to the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix semifinals. In the grand prix, Itsuki Hirata, Ritu Phogat, Stamp Fairtex and Seo Hee Ham all advanced to the semifinals. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Xiong to win by unanimous decision, as she earned her fifth successful ONE Women’s Strawweight World Title defense. The Chinese superstar continued her onslaught in the championship rounds, as Nicolini simply had no answer for Xiong’s impeccable striking.
Nicolini tried her best to move forward as she looked to grapple, but she couldn’t bridge the gap.
Xiong peppered Nicolini with beautiful boxing combinations to open the contest, staggering the Brazilian with a plethora of right hands on multiple occasions. The event also featured the atomweight world grand prix. Xiong bested Michelle Nicolini via decision in the main event from Singapore.
Xiong Jing Nan capped off an all-female card at ONE: Empower by defending her title.
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