Reug Reug is ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion After Defeating Anatoly Malykhin – The Gambia Journal

Gambiaj.com – (Bangkok, Thailand) – Senegalese MMA wrestler “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane promised to be the primary athlete to defeat the historic three-division king, Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin, declare the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Title, and turn into Africa’s first ONE World Champion.

The 32-year-old Senegalese colossus in the end lived as much as his phrases in entrance of a U.S. primetime viewers on Friday, November 8, at ONE 169.

Kane went 5 exhausting rounds with the undefeated Russian inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium, and he left the ring with a split-decision victory and 26 kilos of gold.

The match obtained off to a fiery begin as Kane introduced “Sladkiy” to the canvas and manhandled the triple champ together with his brute energy on the turnbuckle.

Malykhin held on, however in desperation, he clung onto the ropes twice after the challenger tried to convey the motion to the mat, which earned him a yellow card.

For as soon as, the Russian celebrity regarded human. He struggled to foil the African warrior, who continued the place he had left off in spherical two.

Kane staggered ahead behind wild haymakers, however Malykhin replied together with his heavy trademark punches, reminding the challenger that he was nonetheless very a lot within the contest. Nevertheless, the Senegalese behemoth did nicely regardless of having his again towards the ropes.

Both males bit on their mouthguards and held nothing again when the motion resumed within the third stanza. This time, it was Malykhin who pushed “Reug Reug” on shaky floor behind his truck-like fists.

Though “Sladkiy” shifted into gear, Kane’s body and chin stood the take a look at of time. Moreover, The TRIPL3 MMA consultant saved the motion tight, even ripping the Russian open with a brief hook within the clinch.

“Reug Reug” appeared to have introduced issues down a notch because the championship rounds kicked off. Meanwhile, the Russian waded into assault, desperate to discover a resolution to crack open his foe’s iron chin.

But simply as he did all through the bout, Kane had Malykhin’s quantity as soon as extra. Against incoming site visitors, the Senegalese athlete clipped “Sladkiy” with a counter proper within the fifth spherical and saved himself out of hurt’s method till the ultimate bell.

In the tip, two of the three judges at ringside awarded “Reug Reug” the victory. With the win, he pushed his file to 7-1 and have become the primary African to say 26 kilos of gold on the planet’s largest martial arts group.

During his post-fight interview with colour commentator Mitch Chilson within the ring, the newly topped ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion stated he had his eyes on Malykhin’s gentle heavyweight strap.

Meanwhile, the Russian suffered the primary lack of his MMA profession and sees his resume dip to 14-1. However, he nonetheless holds the ONE Light Heavyweight and Middleweight MMA World Titles.