ONE 168 results: Liam Harrison vs. Seksan Or Kwanmuang
The battle of legends went down at the co-main event of ONE 168: Denver, as Liam Harrison and Seksan Or Kwanmuang went head-to-head in a catchweight Muay Thai battle inside the Ball Arena in Colorado on Friday night.
This bout was the much-awaited comeback of Harrison after a two-year hiatus from injury. Also, this fight was a chance for Seksan to redeem himself after receiving his first defeat under the world's largest martial arts organization in April 2024 at ONE Friday Fights 58.
See the blow-by-blow action below.
Round 1: Harrison used two quick, powerful kicks to damage Seksan's lead leg. But Seksan still continued to move forward and pressure Harrison. Harrison and Seksan exchanged punches to the body, but Harrison was more accurate with his combinations.
With under one minute left in the opening round, both fighters let go of their hands, but the Thai legend landed more clean shots during this stretch to end the round on a good note.
Round 2: Seksan continued to march forward to pressure Harrison, but he was met with vicious leg kicks. Under a minute into the second frame, the two exchanged massive elbows, but Seksan connected a picture-perfect elbow that floored Harrison.
The British superstar tried to fight back, but he was again down the mat moments later with another combination courtesy of Seksan. The finish came at the 1:49 mark of the round with an atomic right hand that saw the third and last knockdown of Harrison, which wrapped up the thrilling bout.
ONE 168 - Liam Harrison vs. Seksan Or Kwanmuang official result
Seksan Or Kwanmuang impressed in his U.S. debut in front of the Ball Arena crowd by beating fellow icon Liam Harrison in their catchweight Muay Thai clash with a second-round TKO finish.
'The Man Who Yields To No One' threw away his usual style of being a slow starter and moved forward to limit the real estate of the 'Hitman.' This great showing not only saw him return in the win column but also bag the $50,000 bonus from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
Seksan Or Kwanmuang defeated Liam Harrison via second-round TKO in their catchweight Muay Thai bout.