ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on April 6, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas
The poster for ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas
PromotionONE Championship
DateApril 6, 2024 (2024-April-06)
VenueLumpinee Boxing Stadium
CityBangkok, Thailand
Event chronology
ONE Friday Fights 58: Superbon vs. Grigorian 2 ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas ONE Friday Fights 59: Yamin vs. Ouraghi

Background

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A ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship bout between current champion (also current ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Champion) Regian Eersel and Alexis Nicolas headlined the event.[2]

A ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Championship bout between current champion Tye Ruotolo and Izaak Michell took place at the co-main event.[3] The bout was originally scheduled at ONE 166 on March 1, but the bout moved at this event for unknown reason.[4]

Results

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Fight card (Amazon Prime Video)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Kickboxing Alexis Nicolas def. Regian Eersel (c) Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 [a]
Welterweight Submission Grappling Tye Ruotolo (c) def. Izaak Michell Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:43 [b]
Bantamweight Muay Thai Suablack Tor.Pran49 def. Vladimir Kuzmin Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 [c]
Heavyweight Ben Tynan vs. Duke Didier NC (overturned) 1 2:36 [d]
Flyweight Muay Thai Denis Purić def. Jacob Smith Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight (180 lb) Submission Grappling Kade Ruotolo def. Francisco Lo Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:48
Flyweight Kickboxing Dedduanglek Tded99 def. Taiki Naito Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 [e]
Welterweight Hiroyuki Tetsuka def. Valmir da Silva Submission (north-south choke) 2 3:34
Strawweight Muay Thai Songchainoi Kiatsongrit def. Nicolas Leite Silva Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 [f]
Bantamweight Jeremy Pacatiw def. Wang Shuo Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:07
  1. ^ For the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship.
  2. ^ For the ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Championship.
  3. ^ Kuzmin missed weight (146.5 lb).
  4. ^ Originally a TKO (punches) win for Tynan; overturned after he tested positive for banned substances.[5]
  5. ^ Dedduanglek missed weight (136 lb).
  6. ^ Originally a 116 pounds, but both fighters missed weight: Songchainoi (120.25 lb) and Leite Silva (125 lb).

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[7]

  • Performance of the Night: Tye Ruotolo, Kade Ruotolo and Ben Tynan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wheaton, Timothy (2024-03-05). "Regian Eersel to Defend Kickboxing Crown against Alexis Nicolas on Apr. 6". Combat Press. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ Emmerink, Ron (2024-03-05). "BREAKING! Regian Eersel verdedigt ONE Championship titel op 6 april". Vechtsport Info (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ^ "Regian Eersel and Tye Ruotolo to Defend World Titles at ONE Fight Night 21 on April 5". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  4. ^ "ONE Championship drops title fights from Qatar card, adds regional talent". South China Morning Post. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  5. ^ "ONE Championship's Ben Tynan serving 12-month ban for positive drugs test, source says". Bangkok Post. 2024-11-16. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ "ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  7. ^ Pekios, Craig (2024-04-06). "ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs Nicolas - Who won the $50,000 bonuses?". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.