The pair faced off in the main event at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, where Kryklia’s sheer size and power proved too hot to handle for the English striking veteran, who had no answer to the ONE world champion.
Kryklia set the tone early as he quickly found his range on Knowles and dropped him with a big left hook following a solid knee to the body.
Knowles battled his way back to his feet, but it was only a temporary reprieve, as Kryklia immediately stepped back into range and finished the job with a huge right hand that put Knowles down and out just 130 seconds into the contest.
AND STILL 👑 Roman Kryklia destroys three-time WBC Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion Lyndon Knowles! Who’s next for the two-sport king?
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It was a performance that offered the latest glimpse into Kryklia’s striking dominance, as the two-sport ONE world champion retained his Muay Thai world title with ease to earn a $50,000 performance bonus and extend his win streak to 15 fights.
In total, his career record stands at 51 wins, seven losses.
In the co-main event, Regian Eersel claimed a majority decision victory over Alexis Nicolas to claim bragging rights in their fighting trilogy, but he ended the night having lost his ONE lightweight kickboxing title after he missed weight on the scale ahead of the event.
It meant that only Nicolas could win the belt on the night, and Eersel ensured that didn’t happen as he edged the fight on the scorecards. But, due to his weight miss on Thursday, the Dutchman will have to win again to reclaim the title he never lost in the ring.
ONE Fight Night 30: Official results
- Roman Kryklia def. Lyndon Knowles via knockout – Round 1, 2:10 – for heavyweight Muay Thai title
- Regian Eersel def. Alexis Nicolas via majority decision – kickboxing
- Nico Carrillo def. Sitthichai via knockout – Round 2, 2:20 – Muay Thai
- Asa Ten Pow def. Seksan Or Kwanmuang via TKO – Round 3, 0:37 – Muay Thai
- Sanzhar Zakirov def. Bokang Masunyane via unanimous decision
- George Jarvis def. Mouhcine Chafi via unanimous decision – Muay Thai
- Paul Elliott def. Ryugo Takeuchi via TKO – Round 3, 1:00
- Fabricio Andrey def. Ashley Williams via unanimous decision – submission grappling
- Elmehdi El Jamari def. Thongpoon PK Saenchai via knockout – Round 1, 2:56 – Muay Thai
- Macarena Aragon def. Jihin Radzuan via unanimous decision
- Carlos Bumina-ang def. Mauro Mastromarino via TKO – Round 1, 2:45
