‘Wow Herb Dean Stopped It’ – MMA Fans React to Christian Lee’s Come-From-Behind Effort To Achieve Double Champ Status at ONE on Prime Video 4

The main event of ONE on Prime Video 4 saw the LW champion Christian Lee attempting to become a double champion, while the WW champion Kiamrian Abbasov wanted to defend his title. However, ‘The Warrior’ got the win after suffering early damage. Referee Herb Dean gave the lightweight king a chance to survive, and Lee capitalized on it and achieved double champion status.

Official Decision: Christian wins via TKO (Round 4 4:20).

Both fighters looked to take over right from the moment they stepped in. The fight began with some explosiveness from Christian Lee, who scored the first takedown over Abbasov in the initial minutes of the first round. But Abbasov was quick to get up.

The Russian went into attack mode after recovering from the takedown. He landed a few brutal shots that wobbled Lee. Referee Herb Dean gave enough chances for Lee to recover.

The second round began with cautious steps from both fighters. But, boom, Lee scores another takedown over Abbasov. He lands some vicious ground & pound shots before Abbasov gets back on his feet again.

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Both land a couple of hands, but neither of them went out. In the third round, Lee rushed Abbasov to the cage walls with a body kick. But Abbasov came back strong. Both the fighters weren’t ready to give up and exchanged vicious blows.

Christian Lee ended the fight in the fourth round

In the fourth round, fighters look a bit tired. A knee to the body from Lee & another right appeared to land and weaken his counterpart.

A devastating leg kick from Lee wobbled Abbasov. The Russian looked worn out as Lee continued the assault.

After getting success in the striking department, Lee surprised Abbasov with another takedown and after the nasty ground and pound, referee Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight. Lee became another two-division world champion of ONE.

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In his post-fight interview, Lee was asked about the first round.

Lee replied, “He is the champion for a reason. Very tough dude. A true champion never quits and finds a way to come back.” He also iterated, “It’s the training man. It’s hard work. There’s no shortcuts. I got a good team,”

What the fans had to say about ONE on Prime Video 4 main event?

This fight expectedly garnered a lot of reactions from the fight fans.

One fan took notice of a shot from Abbasov in the first round. Lee showed real toughness to continue even after that shot. The fan wrote, “That first elbow was mean. Lee is all heart and violence every time”

Others had a few words for Lee’s exceptional performance and the official match referee giving him a chance to recover in the first round.

Lee recently got the lightweight title after dominating Ok Rae Yoon in the rematch. And the Lee family has another belt with Angela Lee holding the atomweight ONE MMA world title.

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