The Inner Circle 30 Early Results: Haggerty, Chan, And Ferrari Deliver Spectacular Striking Clinics
Before the highly anticipated ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship main event between Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon and Yod-IQ Or Pimolsri, a trio of explosive striking battles set the tone for The Inner Circle 30.
The blockbuster spectacle streamed exclusively for subscribers at live.onefc.com in Asia primetime on Friday, September 11, from Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium.
The preliminary slate delivered relentless action from the opening bell, featuring dramatic knockdowns, a grueling debut-spoiling firefight, and a razor-close strategic chess match between seasoned veterans.
Ferrari’s Pinpoint Counterstriking Edges Lobo
Ferrari Fairtex maintained exceptional composure under heavy fire to claim a hard-fought split decision over Julio Lobo in a compelling bantamweight Muay Thai contest.
Recognizing the danger each man possessed, both strikers opened with methodical feints and measured strikes. Lobo initiated the offense, stinging Ferrari’s midsection with push kicks and chopping aggressively at his lead leg.
The Fairtex Training Center standout operated patiently on the counter, utilizing his long limbs to sneak crisp hooks and high kicks past the Brazilian’s guard. When Lobo dug in heavy body shots, Ferrari smartly slowed the pace in the clinch, where the veterans traded sapping knees to close the opening frame.
Ferrari opened round two with a thudding body kick that instantly halted his opponent’s forward rush. The elite Thai technician also scored with a sharp elbow on the break. Unfazed, the Phuket Fight Club representative responded relentlessly with heavy punch combinations to the body and head.
With the contest neck and neck heading into the final three minutes, both warriors emptied the tank. Lobo went headhunting with looping hooks, but Ferrari met the aggression head-on by firing back with slicing step-in elbows.
Chaos erupted in the waning seconds as Lobo surged forward, but Ferrari stayed incredibly poised, creating necessary distance to land punishing body kicks. Ultimately, that pristine counterstriking and superior ring intelligence rewarded the Thai with a narrow split-decision verdict, elevating his record to 139-4.
Chan Overwhelms Sangarthit In Three-Round Firefight
Logan “Dragon” Chan had other plans for Sangarthit Looksaikongdin‘s highly anticipated ONE Muay Thai debut, spoiling the occasion with an unforgiving, multi-layered assault to claim a unanimous decision.
Chan opened their bantamweight Muay Thai contest behind disciplined jabs and stinging low kicks, but Sangarthit wasted no time flashing his elite boxing pedigree by landing a clean right hook. The Scottish-Hong Kong striker frequently clinched to disrupt that rhythm, though the Thai came prepared with sharp elbows on every break. The round closed in spectacular fashion, with Chan going airborne for a leaping elbow as Sangarthit answered with thudding body and head shots.
After gauging his opponent’s timing, Chan amplified the pressure in the second canto. He battered Sangarthit with beautiful left straights and initiated a strong plum clinch to unleash digging knees to the body. The 23-year-old kept his foe guessing, seamlessly mixing in a spinning back kick and a backfist that underlined the sheer unpredictability of his attack.
Building on a dominant second frame, Chan truly let his hands go in the final round, creating space with a stiff jab before following immediately with a slashing elbow. Sangarthit remained dangerous, constantly hunting for a powerful uppercut, but he simply had no answer for the overwhelming volume pouring in from all angles.
The unanimous decision handed Chan back-to-back victories and the most significant win of his young career, pushing his professional record to 28-1.
Haggerty Floors Rungruanglek Twice To Secure Emphatic Decision
In the opening strawweight Muay Thai bout, Freddie Haggerty displayed lethal precision and explosive power to hand Rungruanglek TN Muaythai his first defeat in the weekly series via unanimous decision.
Rungruanglek came out sharp with chipping leg kicks before unloading heavy offense in the clinch, digging elbows that opened a cut and drilling hard knees to the body. Haggerty absorbed the damage and fired back with short, crisp punches in close quarters.
A monstrous overhand right sent the British striker stumbling backward to the ropes, but Rungruanglek overcommitted and momentarily dropped his guard. Haggerty immediately pounced, unleashing a blistering counter left hook that sent the Thai crashing to the canvas.
Rungruanglek dragged the fight back into the clinch to open the second stanza, hoping to smother the English star’s momentum. Upon the break, however, Haggerty landed another lightning-fast left hook to the temple that floored his opponent for a second time.
Down twice on the scorecards and increasingly desperate, Rungruanglek went back to chopping calf kicks. But Haggerty was already in full flow, expertly picking him apart on the back foot with a piston-like right hand and a stinging left hook. Rungruanglek survived to the final bell, but the judges’ scorecards told the full story of the bout.
The definitive win snapped Rungruanglek’s impressive five-fight winning streak and pushed Haggerty to 25-5 overall. This commanding victory moves the 21-year-old one massive step closer to joining his brother, ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan “The General” Haggerty, on the main roster.
