The One Championship welterweight belt returned to Kyrgyzstan after the dust settled at One: Inside the Matrix 2.
The card’s main event saw Kiamrian Abbasov put his welterweight belt on the line against the undefeated James Nakashima. The challenger started strong in the opening rounds, breaking the nose of the champ with one of his combinations. Despite the injury, Abbasov bit the bullet and tried his best to ride out Nakashima offense. The American dominated the first few rounds, especially on the ground.
In the fourth stanza, Abbasov felt the urgency to make a statement.