Bangkok, Thailand – ONE Championship returned to the legendary Lumpinee Stadium on Friday night for another electrifying night of martial arts action ONE Fight Night 42: Mann vs. Dzhabrailov it provided spectacular endings and dramatic changes in dynamics.

The event was headlined by a welterweight MMA clash between rising stars Dzhabira Dzhabrailov and Chase Mann, while Muay Thai legend Sam-A Gaiyanghadao turned back the clock in a thrilling co-main fight against Elmehdi El Jamari.

Dzhabrailov chases Mann for the first defeat of his career

The main event was the undefeated Turkish sensation Jabir Jabrailov delivering a devastating knockout in the first round, giving the Americans the advantage Chase “Mannimal” Mann the first defeat in his professional career.

Mann wasted no time pressing the action, scoring an early takedown and immediately setting a swift pace. The Arkansas native struck first, catching Dzhabrailov with a pointed right hook that knocked the 21-year-old to the canvas.

However, Dzhabrailov quickly recovered and returned fire during a series of rapid exchanges of blows.

Moments later, the Turkish phenom shoved Mann into the corner of the ring and detonated a crusher left hook which landed on my chin. Mann immediately went down, and two subsequent hammer fists sealed a decisive knockout 2:31 of the opening round.

This stunning finish left Dzhabrailov undefeated and one of the most memorable knockouts of the night at Lumpinee Stadium.

Sam-A survives the knockdown and finishes El Jamari in a wild comeback

In the co-main event, former multiple-time ONE World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao reminded fans why he remains one of the most decorated Muay Thai fighters.

Take on the aggressive Moroccan attacker Elmehdi “Sniper” El JamariSam-A endured a tense first round, while El Jamari landed several pointed uppercuts and controlled the opening exchanges.

The fight broke out in the second round.

Sam-A changed gears and began marching forward, using powerful combos. A thunderous left hook caused the first knockdown, and moments later a piston-like straight left knocked El Jamari down again.

But the drama wasn’t over.

El Jamari responded with a powerful left hook of his own, sending Sam-A to the canvas and briefly shaking the Thai legend.

Still recovering, Sam-A put on a spectacular performance a kick to the head ending the fight who knocked down El Jamari for the third time in the round, forcing the referee to stop the fight 2:43 of round 2 in one of the most dramatic endings of the evening.

Bonus winners

Two players returned home Performance bonuses of $50,000 for his unique victories:

• Sam-A Gaiyanghadao
• Hiroba Minowa

ONE Fight Night 42: Mann vs. Dzhabrailov – full results

Main event

• Dzhabir Jabrailov def. Chase Mann via KO (ground-and-pound), round 1 – 2:31
  (MMA – welterweight)

Joint main event

• Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Elmehdi El Jamari by KO (kick to the head), round 2 – 2:43
  (Muay Thai – Strawweight)

Main card and featured fights

• Suakim Pongsuphan PK def. Wladimir Kuzmin via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
• Hiroba Minowa def. Karen Ghazaryan via submission (rear-naked choke), round 1 – 4:07 (MMA – strawweight)
• Black Panther def. Diego Paeza via split decision (Muay Thai – flyweight)
• Dante Leon def. Kenta Iwamoto via unanimous decision (submission grappling – welterweight)
• Joshua Perreira def. Gilberta Nakatani by KO (back fist + ground punch), round 1 – 0:38 (MMA – flyweight)
• Dmitrii Kovtun def. Mohanad Battbootti via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – bantamweight)