Kiamrian Abbasov upends Yushin Okami’s ONE Championship title run at ‘ONE: For Honor’

UFC veteran Yushin Okami made his promotional debut at ONE: For Honor in Jakarta on Friday. There had been talk of the Japanese veteran setting up an immediate title shot with a win over Kiamrian Abbasov, but that talk proved to be premature.

Instead, it was the Kyrgyz welterweight who walked away with the biggest win of his career after stopping Okami early in the second round. A glancing right hand hurt the former WSOF and UFC title challenger and a barrage of ground and pound closed the deal.

Okami made a strong start in the opening round. He was applying forward pressure to Abbasov, who was constantly circling out until the Japanese fighter ducked under a punch and secured a  bodylock followed by a sweep.

The Japanese welterweight landed in full mount and spent the rest of the round in top position, but couldn’t capitalize with any sustained offense or submission attempts. At this stage, Okami looked in control of the contest, but that all changed at the start of the second round.

Abbasov was circling away from Okami and looking to counter with kicks, but it was a right hand that did the damage. Once the UFC veteran was hurt, he never had the opportunity to recover as the Kyrgyz fighter attacked continuously from top position giving the referee no choice but to step in and stop the contest.

The win takes Abbasov to 21-4 and establishes him as an immediate contender in the welterweight division. Okami drops to 35-13 and his dream of fighting for the title at ONE Championship’s centennial event in Tokyo this October is surely dead.

This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com

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