{"id":270348,"date":"2025-02-04T05:11:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T05:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/kana-morimoto-elated-to-get-her-first-win-in-one-championship-after-masterful-showing-vs-moa-carlsson\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:29","slug":"kana-morimoto-elated-to-get-her-first-win-in-one-championship-after-masterful-showing-vs-moa-carlsson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/kana-morimoto-elated-to-get-her-first-win-in-one-championship-after-masterful-showing-vs-moa-carlsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Kana Morimoto elated to get her first win in ONE Championship after masterful showing vs Moa Carlsson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4760958\" data-slug-id=\"2354858\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Veteran Japanese kickboxer Kana Morimoto is thrilled to finally break through and win her first match in ONE Championship last week in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>It happened at ONE Friday Fights 95 on Jan. 31 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. She defeated Sweden&#8217;s Moa Carlsson by unanimous decision in their featured atomweight kickboxing clash.<\/p>\n<p>The victory was a bounce-back for the &#8216;Krusher Queen,&#8217; who lost in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/one-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ONE Championship<\/a> debut back in December to Algerian-French fighter Anissa Meksen.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with ONE commentator Mitch Chilson inside the ring following her dominant victory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-i-m-final-stages-career-kana-morimoto-eager-add-legacy-signing-one-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">32-year-old Kana<\/a> shared her thoughts on her maiden ONE victory, saying:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;First, I\u2019d like to thank everyone here. The second thing, this is my first victory in ONE Championship. I\u2019d have loved to KO my opponent, but even though I didn\u2019t get the KO and won this fight, it\u2019s because of all my trainers and everyone that have been supporting me.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-kana-morimoto-equipped-added-knowledge-superbon-training-camp-unsettle-anissa-meksen-lumpinee-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kana Morimoto joined ONE Championship<\/a> last year following a successful career at K-1 in Japan. In the &#8216;Home of Martial Arts,&#8217; she hopes to continue her success and win a world title.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Kana Morimoto puts herself in a spot for a world title shot after win at ONE Friday Fights 95<\/h2>\n<p>Kana Morimoto not only scored her debut win in ONE Championship at ONE Friday Fights 95 but she also put herself in a position to vie for the women&#8217;s atomweight kickboxing world title in the possession of reigning divisional queen Phetjeeja later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The potential showdown could take place at ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang on March 23 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The promotion teased about it following the veteran fighter&#8217;s victory over Moa Carlsson last week.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-japanese-star-kana-needs-step-game-world-s-largest-martial-arts-organization-one-higher-level-fighters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">possible title clash between the two top female fighters<\/a> at ONE 172 would mark the first defense of Phetjeeja after she unified the atomweight kickboxing belts in March last year, with a unanimous decision victory over former divisional queen and now-retired Janet Todd of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang, check out <em\/>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Tejas Rathi<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\nvar pixelID = \"952063904834769\";\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', pixelID); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel);\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel);\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-kana-morimoto-elated-get-first-win-one-championship-masterful-showing-vs-moa-carlsson\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Veteran Japanese kickboxer Kana Morimoto is thrilled to finally break through and win her first match in ONE Championship last week in Thailand. 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