Eric Kelly helped off the mat after absorbing brutal KO from South Korea’s Won Il Kwon. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—It took just one punch for South Korea’s Won Il Kwon to dictate the match and score the technical knockout win over the Philippines’ Eric Kelly in ONE: Roots of Honor Friday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Won landed a big right overhand that sent Kelly to the mat.
"Pretty Boy" Kwon Won Il stuns the home crowd with a BEAUTIFUL knockout of Filipino hero Eric Kelly at 0:19 of Round 1! #WeAreONE #RootsOfHonor #Manila #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/n3CQdXsdoa
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 12, 2019
The Korean then landed stiff hammer throws forcing the referee to call a stop to the match 19 seconds into the first round.
Won bounced back from his February loss to Masakazu Imanari to improve to 4-1 while Kelly (12-6) continued his slide, losing his sixth straight fight since 2015.