Roman Kryklia Defends His Title With an Effortless Performance Against Murat Aygun at ONE: Full Circle

Roman Kryklia, the ONE light-heavyweight kickboxing world champion, finally squared off against Murat Aygun at the co-main event of ONE: Full Circle. Since December 2020, the two had been scheduled three times before to face each other. However, the bout got scrapped due to various reasons. Nevertheless, the two gave an exciting fight in the co-main.

The 33-year-old, Aygun with his Dutch-style kickboxing, found success early with left hooks and was the aggressor. However, the Ukrainian champion was finding a lot of success himself with the left kicks and right hands. Initially, as expected, the champion was backing up a bit and using his reach to land the shots. However, ‘The Spider-Man’ turned the table in the second minute of the fight and came forward and landed a perfect shot to drop his opponent on the mat.

When the referee restarted the bout, the champion wasted no time. Even when the referee was separating the two fighters, Kryklia looked eager to finish the fight. When the fight clock restarted, the champion landed a beautiful combo to secure the knockout win.

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In an action-packed fight, Kryklia won the fight by knockout in the first round (2:32). The inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion remains undefeated in the ONE Circle.

Roman Kryklia wants to become a two-division champion

After the fight, the fighter from Gridin gym thanked his coach for putting the game plan. Kryklia detailed the game plan and said that he predicted Aygun to be aggressive and come forward. The 30-year-old fighter waited for his moment and landed perfect shots to find the knockout. It appears his training camp in Thailand, before the fight, worked perfectly.

When informed about him receiving a bonus, the Ukrainian fighter said that he was happy to receive and bonus and waited for it.

The streaking light heavyweight fighter also suggested that he would like to move to the heavyweight division next and get the second belt.

The fighter with this knockout win improved his record to 47-7 with 25 knockouts. Also, he has avenged 3 of these 7 losses in his current eleven-fight unbeaten run. Kryklia, winning these easy against such a tough opponent, is an indication of how good the fighter is. His movements and footwork will be a problem for anybody. He has been barely touched in his ONE Championship fights. The fighter has never been cut or bruised inside the ONE Circle.

With the emphatic win and hint to the heavyweight division, the future looks bright for Kryklia.

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