Kotetsu Boku vs Filipino fighter Eric Kelly in their ONE Championship bout in Macau. PHOTO FROM ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
MACAU—–Kotetsu Boku played spoiler to Eric Kelly’s return to MMA after earning a technical knockout win in ONE Championship: Kings & Conquerors Saturday at Cotai Arena here.
The Japanese improved to 26-11-2 after pounding away on the grounded Kelly with 3:28 into the third and final round.
The Filipino bet hasn’t fought in more than a year but now saw his record slip to 12-4 after losing his third straight match.
The Natural showed flashes of brilliance especially in the first round when he knocked Boku down twice but wasn’t able to sustain the momentum into the latter stages of the fight.
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