Austria's Stella Hemetsberger captured the ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Title with a hard-fought split decision victory over Jackie Buntan on 14 February, completing a dominant series sweep and cementing her legacy as ONE Championship's first Austrian two-sport queen.
The Lumpinee Stadium crowd witnessed tactical warfare unfold in the main event of ONE Fight Night 40 on Prime Video, as the 27-year-old challenger systematically dismantled the American champion's game plan through five intense rounds.
Body kicks became Hemetsberger's weapon of choice down the stretch, consistently finding their target and slowing Buntan's offensive output whilst the Austrian maintained aggressive forward movement and intelligent combinations that swayed the judges in her favour.
A spectacular push kick in the final round sent Buntan sprawling to the canvas, providing an exclamation point on Hemetsberger's performance and sweeping the series 2-0 against the previously dominant champion in convincing fashion.
Scottish striker Nico Carrillo produced a masterful comeback performance in the co-main event, storming back from early trouble to defeat Shadow via unanimous decision and capture the ONE Interim Featherweight Muay Thai World Title in thrilling fashion.
The opening rounds belonged to Shadow, whose technical precision and defensive awareness frustrated "King of the North" as the Thai fighter controlled range beautifully and scored repeatedly with sharp leg kicks and accurate counter punches throughout the early exchanges.
Everything changed in round three when Carrillo abandoned his defensive shell, instead marching forward behind his dangerous right hand and forcing Shadow backwards as the momentum swing became impossible to ignore at the iconic Bangkok venue.
The fourth round proved decisive as Carrillo connected with a brutal right hand that floored Shadow, whilst the fifth frame saw the 27-year-old Scottish warrior dominate completely as he hunted his opponent relentlessly around the ring.
ONE Fight Night 40 Results:
- Stella Hemetsberger defeated Jackie Buntan via split decision to become the new ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion
- Nico Carrillo defeated Shadow Singha Mawynn via unanimous decision to become the ONE Interim Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion
- Hu Yong defeated Danny Kingad via TKO at 4:50 of round one – flyweight MMA
- Ben Tynan defeated Ryugo Takeuchi via submission at 2:07 of round one – heavyweight MMA
- Adrian Lee defeated Shozo Isojima via TKO at 2:56 of round one – lightweight MMA
- Lucas Gabriel defeated Magomed Akaev via unanimous decision – lightweight MMA
- Fabricio Andrey defeated Joao Mendes via unanimous decision – featherweight submission grappling
- Jihin Radzuan defeated Gabriela Fujimoto via TKO at 3:36 of round three – atomweight MMA
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