Stirring duels on cards at 'Fight Night'
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Stirring duels on cards at 'Fight Night'

Thai fighter Nong-O Gaiyanghadao.
Thai fighter Nong-O Gaiyanghadao.

Singapore: Several Muay Thai battles will take place at ONE Fight Night 1: Moraes v Johnson II on Saturday, and before the event starts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, we take a look at some of the match-ups that could be show stealers.

Grand Prix semi-finals

The semi-finals of the ONE flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix will take place on the main card on Saturday.

Thailand's Rodtang Jitmuangnon, the reigning ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion, is set to battle Cypriot powerhouse and fourth-ranked Savvas Michael in what promises to be a bout of tactics and heavy strikes.

And before that, Thai striking dynamo and No.1-ranked Superlek Kiatmoo9 will take on Brazilian brawler and fifth-ranked flyweight Walter Goncalves.

"The Kicking Machine" will have to use each of his vast number of skills to try and get past Goncalves, who finished off Josue "Tuzo" Cruz in his quarter-final bout in only 35 seconds.

World title showdown

British striking sensation and fifth-ranked Liam Harrison is coming for Nong-O Gaiyanghadao's bantamweight Muay Thai crown in Saturday's co-main event, and the Thai legend is ready to stop him.

Harrison's last outing in the circle saw him mount an almost unbelievable comeback against Muangthai PK Saenchai.

"Hitman" survived two knockdowns in the opening minutes to score three of his own and secure the win before the end of the first round.

But he'll have to dig deep and come up with something even more spectacular if he wants to defeat Thai fighter Nong-O, who is on a perfect 8-0 run since debuting in ONE in 2018.

Female striking stars

Two of ONE's fiery female Muay Thai strikers will take to the circle for a catchweight showdown.

Australia's Diandra Martin will meet England's Amber Kitchen in Saturday's lead card in what promises to be a masterclass of Muay Thai.

Both stars are coming off the back of a loss, with Kitchen going down to Viktoria Lipianska and Martin succumbing to Smilla Sundell, so fans can expect them to throw bombs at each other in the hopes of scoring a highlight-reel finish when they square off.

ONE Fight Night 1: Moraes v Johnson II will be broadcast live on AIS Play at 7pm on Saturday while Thairath TV will air a same-day delay at 10.30pm.

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