In last night's biggest 10th anniversary event of the ONE Championship, "ONE:X", a special crossover battle was staged. Former UFC champion and ONE World Eight champion Hercules Demetrious Johnson and ONE Muay Thai champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon clashed under the mixed rules of Muay Thai & MMA.
The match is divided into four rounds of three minutes each, with Muay Thai rules for rounds one and three and MMA rules for rounds two and four. But everyone knows in reality that if Rotang can't KO or injure Hercules under the first round of Muay Thai rules, then the fighting pure layman will definitely be terminated under the MMA rules in the second round.
In the competition, Luo Tang did not dare to attack in the first round, but although hercules is a wrestling player with wrestling as a technical foundation, his standing level as a top MMA athlete is still very high. Although Luo Tang had a certain advantage, hercules did not completely collapse but instead made a threatening counterattack.
Entering the second round, the form was completely reversed, the Hercules began to occupy the center of the iron cage, and Luo Tang began to wander. But in the end, he was seized by the hercules to take the opportunity to surrender with a naked twist on his back.
This result is actually not unexpected, but what is surprising is that the two players did not completely passively delay time under the rules they were not good at, but actively confronted and counterattacked. This is in stark contrast to the "Xeno Fighting" between Makoto Aoki and Yuichiro Nagashima.
Being aggressive and bringing the audience a great game is the dignity of being a champion, and it is the reason why they are respected.