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The curtain-opener of ONE 168: Denver was the flyweight Muay Thai clash between Sean Climaco and Johan Estupinan. Both fighters were undefeated in ONE Championship, and one man left the circle with an unscathed record.
This exciting three-round Muay Thai clash between the two rising stars has thrilled the fans at the Ball Arena in Colorado and produced an incredibly entertaining match on Saturday morning.
Round 1: Both fighters came out firing with heavy artillery. Climaco stunned Estupinan with a left hand. Both were attacking each other's legs. Climaco was down with a straight punch from Estupinan. Climaco returned the favor and sat down Estupinan with a straight punch. Another knockdown was scored by Climaco with a one-two punch that clipped the Colombian. Estupinian caught Climaco with a looping punch, but he was able to stay on his feet.
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Round 2: Both fighters attacked each other's leg in the opening phase of the second frame. Estupinan scored another knockdown with the same punch in the opening round that badly hurt Climaco. Moments later, he added another knockdown with a solid punch against Climaco. With the American visibly hurt, the Colombian ended the match with a massive hook that ended the match at the 1:28 mark of the match.
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See the blow-by-blow action and official result below.
ONE 168 - Sean Climaco vs. Johan Estupinan official result
The flyweight Muay Thai fight between Sean Climaco and Johan Estupinan lived up to the expectation of being a barnburner. They came up with a wild fight filled with knockdowns. In the opening round, Climaco scored two knockdowns, and Estupinan had two of his own.
But the 21-year-old Colombian ensured that his record would remain intact by scoring three knockdowns in the second round to secure the TKO victory against the Filipino-American contender.
With this outstanding performance, Estupinan also collected the first $50,000 bonus during the night.
Johan Estupinan defeated Sean Climaco via second-round TKO during their flyweight Muay Thai match.
