ONE Friday Fights 158 Co-Main Event Result: Mamuka Usubyan’s Clinical Striking Frustrates Kartoum In Technical War
Mamuka Usubyan put on a masterclass in long-range striking to spoil Enzo Kartoum‘s promotional debut in the co-main event of ONE Friday Fights 158. The Russian emerged victorious via unanimous decision in this featherweight kickboxing bout inside Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, June 12.
The opening round of this Asia primetime battle was a methodical chess match. Usubyan controlled the range with a sharp, long jab and probing body kicks. Kartoum, an ISKA kickboxing World Champion, meanwhile, bobbed behind a tight shell, oftentimes unloading with a single shot before disengaging.
Usubyan added push kicks in the second frame, stretching his long-range threat even further. None of that slowed Kartoum down as he went airborne to close the gap, even landing a jumping kick and following with short punches to the body. Every time the Team Mehdi Zatout debutant found his footing, though, the Archangel Michael warrior switched stances and countered with a textbook right hook.
Kartoum sensed the deficit and raised his intensity to open the final round, launching three-punch combinations that momentarily troubled the Russian. Still, Usubyan answered with peppering straights and uppercuts, while Kartoum charged forward with right hooks of his own.
Deep into the final round, Usubyan’s footwork remained as sharp as ever. The 32-year-old kept weaving in and out of danger, tagging Kartoum at the end of his combinations and preventing his opposite number from connecting with the same efficiency.
Volume and precision told the full story on the scorecards. The unanimous decision extended the Archangel Micheal representative’s perfect ONE Championship record to 4-0, moving him to 24-2 overall.
ONE Friday Fights 158 Full Results:
- Mamuka Usubyan defeats Enzo Kartoum via unanimous decision (kickboxing – featherweight)
- Kyaw Swar Win defeats Slatan Jitmuangnon via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Petphupa Aekpujean defeats Wuttidet Torfunfarm via knockout at 2:17 of round two (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- YodUdon K Tongtalingchan defeats Tepkamin ThanapolResort via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Petsuphan Lookmuangpetch defeats Rawee Puanpratuphee via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Ricardo Sanchez defeats Yanis Ben Alaya via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Ployjan Sitnayokdam defeats Sheila Barrios via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Kazuteru Yamazaki defeats Chen Jiayi via majority decision (kickboxing – flyweight)
