Rodtang defended the Flyweight Muay Thai title against former ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Petchdam Petchyindee.
Both fighters took their time before making their moves as they traced details in their minds about one other’s game plan.
At 2:36 into round 1, Rodtang quickly fires upper hooks and jabs to Petchdam’s face as he moves out of harm’s way.
In round 2, at 1:55, Rodtang went for low ab jab and subsequently threw his opponent to the ground. Rodtang defended the following body kicks from Petchdam with diligent guard. Now, a dread stare seemed to come over the eyes of Rodtang as he relentlessly unleashed all manner of strikes on his opponent.
In round 4, Rodtang continued his spree of jabs, hooks and kicks, ratcheting up the intensity to fever pitch rendering his opponent redundant as the coaches at ring side did all they could to encourage their fighters to keep going for the win.
At the end, it was Rodtang who successfully defended his title by winning the match via round 5 decision.
Rodtang now faced Fahdi “The Gladiator” Khaled at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.
From the start of round 1, The Iron Man aggressively pressed forward on Khaled with a quick left hand punch.
At 14 seconds in, Khaled executed a ferocious back fist as Rodtang got out of the way in time. Khalid used push kicks well to keep himself out of Rodtang’s reach.
At 0:35, Rodtang struck a ruthless head kick as Khaled stumbled to the floor. The fight continued with lightning quick punches and kicks, the ferocity being shown by both fighters being fully appreciated by the audience.
At 1:37 into round 1, Rodtang exacted a right hand punch and grabbed Fahdi’s neck jolting him explosively to the ground.
In round 2, the match snowballed with further intensity as Rodtang’s dominant force kept him a step ahead of his opponent. Rodtang won the match via round 3 decision.
Rodtang faced the challenge of former WBC Muay Thai Featherweight Champion, Hakim Hamech fighting out of Lyon, France. The match was held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, Japan.
From the off, Rodtang applied maximum pressure as he pounded hard-hitting low calf kicks on his opponent.
At a minute in, Rodtang delivers left-right punches, followed up with an upper cut elbow. The Frenchman backed off before firing two left hand jabs on Rodtang’s head whilst continuously changing stances. The clash continued in the round as the fighters looked to contain and assault at their respective turns.
In round 2, Hakim and Rodtang trade jabs and kicks as they confront one another with expressions of intense hostility. At 0:30, a high knee from Rodtang was caught as both fighters now grapple to the ground. The referee soon separates them, and instructs them to get back to stand up.
Round 2 ended with an impeccable display of Muay Thai skills with both warriors tearing each other apart with iron knees and lightning-quick punch strikes.
In round 3, at 0:30, the elbows and punches now flew at astonishing pace with both fighters trading extreme blows. By the end of the round, Rodtang bowed to Hakim as a gesture of respect with a hug. Rodtang was declared the winner by round 3 decision.
The ONE, Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship was on the line in this main event match seeing the champion Rodtang locking up with British challenger, Jonathan Haggerty.
In round 1 at 0:58, Rodtang fired a left-right jab on Haggerty’s ribs as he collapsed to the mat in pain. The referee makes a close inspection after which he signals the green light as the match gets underway again.
Rodtang looked indomitable as he rushed wildly towards Haggerty with a combination of merciless head kicks, hooks and elbows.
At the start of round 2, Haggerty throws a couple of low kicks to Rodtang’s calf, but overall Rodtang maintained better body balance and stood his ground.
At 0:30 in, Rodtang fired two quick punches as Haggerty hangs on for survival. A head kick from Haggerty gets caught as he fumbles to the ground. Rodtang then continues to punish Haggerty with severe blows in the form of kicks and punches.
In round 3, Rodtang lunges forward, pressuring Jonathan with yet more ferocious punches and kicks. At 1:24 Rodtang goes full tilt on Haggerty, dispersing iron-clad jabs and hooks all over his face and body, leaving him bleeding profusely with a ripped-open, and bloodied ear.
This match was starting to turn into a nightmare for Haggerty, as ‘The Iron Man’ blasted him further with huge power jabs to the point of no return for the Englishman. The referee intervened at 2:39 of round 3 to call the fight. Rodtang won the match via TKO.
Rodtang was scheduled to face British fighter, Jacob Smith for this Muay Thai bout, however, Smith withdrew paving the way ahead for the Australian, Danial “Mini T” Williams. And who’d have thought he’d emerge as one of the toughest ever rivals in Rodtang’s career?
In round 1, both fighters, possessing a similar fighting style, hit the ring with a bang. Playing it safely at the beginning, “Mini T” took to striking Rodtang first. With two, power-packed left-right punches, Danial cracks the chin of the Thai megastar, as Rodtang relies on low, leg kicks.
At 1:07 into the round, a picturesque right-jab by Williams stuns Rodtang as he fell in the ring, only to rebound and stand up the very next second.
In round 2, Rodtang raised his spirit and aggression to level extreme. At 0:50, Rodtang blasts Williams with a swinging left hook, a right arm jab and another ruthless left hook leaving Mini T in disarray as he collapses to the ground for an eight count.
The match resumes as Rodtang continues his assault with overhead elbows, and cross elbows through the Aussie’s guard, resulting in a deep gash above Mini T’s eye. A brash kick to his core forced Williams to take a big slide and collapse down on the canvas.
A bleeding Williams refused to wilt before The Iron Man, as the nerve-racking battle moved into the final round, which itself would prove to be a masterclass in resilience.
Rodtang exacted wild jabs that worsened Williams’ facial injury to the extent that referee, Olivier Coste, called the in-ring doctor for a quick inspection.
As the fighters went back to the fray, Rodtang unleashed more insane elbows to his opponent’s face and head, yet Williams managed courageously to stand his ground as he fought the waning moments of the match with his heart on his sleeve until game over…
The warriors, expressing a huge amount of emotion and respect bowed down to one another with folded hands and hugged.
After three rounds of blistering, action-packed fighting, The Iron Man emerged victorious via round 3 decision.
So, 10 consecutive victories for the Iron Thai who looks to be among the most dangerous strikers in the world, Rodtang’s mighty record now stands at a staggering 267 wins!
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