{"id":807671,"date":"2026-07-18T06:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T06:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/807671\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T06:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T06:18:11","slug":"one-fight-night-45-mma-results-cesar-nikolakakos-and-lee-emerge-victorious-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/807671\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE Fight Night 45 MMA Results: Cesar, Nikolakakos, And Lee Emerge Victorious In Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MMA action delivered from start to finish at ONE Fight Night 45: Lessei vs. Rabah<\/a> in U.S. primetime on Friday, July 17.<\/p>\n

A Brazilian debutant dismantled one of the promotion\u2019s most established veterans, and a South Korean phenom inched closer to a ONE Strawweight MMA World Title shot.<\/p>\n

Plus, a Canadian atomweight and Qatari flyweight kept their perfect records intact, and a Brazilian veteran earned the biggest victory of her entire career.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what went down in all of the MMA fights at Bangkok\u2019s iconic Lumpinee Stadium.<\/p>\n

Cesar Dismantles Adiwang In His Promotional Debut<\/p>\n

\"AntonioPhoto Credit: ONE Championship<\/p>\n

Antonio \u201cThe Flash\u201d Cesar<\/a> announced himself to ONE Championship\u2019s global fan base in dominant fashion, as he defeated Lito \u201cThunder Kid\u201d Adiwang<\/a> by unanimous decision in their flyweight MMA matchup.<\/p>\n

Adiwang exploded into jab-cross combinations and launched himself into high kicks from the opening bell, giving the 22-year-old Brazilian a rude welcome to life in the world\u2019s largest martial arts organization. \u201cThe Flash\u201d absorbed the piston-like right hands and fired back with dangerous counters, holding his own on the feet.<\/p>\n

Cesar took control in the second, getting the action to the ground and moving into side control. Then, he transitioned to north-south and landed knees to Adiwang\u2019s head. He returned to side control once more and added elbows to close out the round.<\/p>\n

The third stanza followed the same blueprint. Cesar dragged the 33-year-old Filipino veteran back to the canvas, found the north-south position again, and rained down knees on Adiwang\u2019s head. He topped it all off with ground-and-pound as \u201cThunder Kid\u201d struggled to free himself throughout, drowning under the Brazilian\u2019s relentless pressure.<\/p>\n

This decision victory extended Cesar\u2019s winning streak to nine, elevated his career record to 14-2, and announced him as a serious flyweight contender in his very first promotional appearance.<\/p>\n

Nikolakakos Stays Perfect With Gritty Decision Over Jihin<\/p>\n

\"AnastasiaPhoto Credit: ONE Championship<\/p>\n

Anastasia \u201cAnniemale\u201d Nikolakakos<\/a> kept her spotless record intact, edging out Jihin \u201cShadow Cat\u201d Radzuan<\/a> by split decision in a closely contested atomweight MMA showdown.<\/p>\n

Nikolakakos charged out in the first round looking to set up takedowns with wild punches. Soon, she dragged the 27-year-old Malaysian here and there. Jihin tried to land her punches, but she struggled to slow down the 36-year-old Canadian\u2019s relentless movement.<\/p>\n

Jihin found her rhythm in the second, shutting down her rival\u2019s speed with one-twos that raised welts under the Canadian\u2019s eye. Inside the clinch, \u201cShadow Cat\u201d used dirty boxing and knees to pull ahead.<\/p>\n

The third and final round was dead even until \u201cAnniemale\u201d started hunting for takedowns again. The Canadian tied up the Malaysian in the corner, unloaded knees to the legs, and moved her toward the ropes, where she finally secured a takedown. They landed with Jihin securing a front headlock, but Nikolakakos stood up and escaped the submission hold to see out the fight.<\/p>\n

Nikolakakos pushed her record to 7-0 and entered the ONE Women\u2019s Atomweight MMA World Title conversation.<\/p>\n

Lee Scores Statement Victory, Stays Unbeaten In ONE<\/p>\n

Lee \u201cThe Flash\u201d Seung Cheol<\/a> delivered a career-defining performance, as he outpointed Bokang \u201cLittle Giant\u201d Masunyane<\/a> by unanimous decision in a strawweight MMA clash and stated his case for the next shot at ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua Pacio<\/a>\u2018s title.<\/p>\n

Masunyane\u2019s striking was on point in the first round, as he countered the 27-year-old South Korean with precise hooks and later connected with a spinning back elbow.<\/p>\n

But Lee turned up the heat in the second frame. He survived a judo throw and pinned the 32-year-old South African in the corner for nearly a minute, blasting his body and head with punches and elbows to take the round.<\/p>\n

The third stanza was a barnburner. Lee landed leg-buckling shots before Masunyane lifted and slammed him to the canvas, where he hunted for submissions. The South Korean, however, made a late charge with punches and kicks to seal the victory.<\/p>\n

That hard-earned decision bumped Lee\u2019s career record to 13-1, kept him unbeaten in ONE, and inserted him into the World Title picture.<\/p>\n

Souza Edges Miura, Claims Biggest Win Of Career<\/p>\n

Victoria Souza<\/a> earned the biggest victory of her career, as she outworked former ONE Women\u2019s Strawweight MMA World Title challenger Ayaka \u201cZombie\u201d Miura<\/a> to earn a unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n

Miura put together good boxing early, but the Brazilian leaned on her kickboxing background and retaliated with sharp counter punches. Soon, the 35-year-old Japanese star hit a takedown and worked from side control, where she seemingly tried to apply her world-famous scarf-hold Americana<\/a> before the opening stanza concluded.<\/p>\n

Souza turned the tables in the second frame. She dragged her opponent to the canvas, secured side control, and punched the Tribe Tokyo MMA veteran repeatedly to take command of the contest.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old Brazilian maintained her edge in the third, shutting down Miura\u2019s footwork and pop-shot attempts with counters to close out the strawweight MMA tilt.<\/p>\n

In the end, all three judges agreed that Souza did enough to claim the victory. With this triumph, she nudged her record to 10-3.<\/p>\n

Satiev Gives Zakirov First Loss In Battle Of Unbeaten Flyweights<\/p>\n

Someone\u2019s 0 had to go in the opening contest of the night, and Ruslan Satiev<\/a> was determined it was not going to be his. The 27-year-old Qatari handed Sanzhar \u201cTornado\u201d Zakirov<\/a> his first career loss, dominating the previously undefeated Uzbek to claim a unanimous decision in their flyweight MMA clash.<\/p>\n

Satiev, a KHK Dagestan product, looked sharp from the opening bell. He targeted the calf with kicks, stuffed Zakirov\u2019s takedown attempts, and then slammed knees into his head and midsection. On the feet, his boxing combinations made it one-way traffic through the first two rounds.<\/p>\n

Zakirov had trouble bringing the action to the mat, but in the third frame, he finally secured a takedown off a spinning back fist from Satiev. The 23-year-old Uzbek tried working his ground-and-pound, but soon, the Qatari returned to his feet and continued to cleverly pick his shots.<\/p>\n

The win improved Satiev\u2019s perfect record to 7-0, and it moved him up the flyweight MMA ladder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The MMA action delivered from start to finish at ONE Fight Night 45: Lessei vs. Rabah in U.S.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":807672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-807671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}