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Also: Li Kai Wen defeats Keanu Subba via Unanimous Decision
2 July 2016 – Hefei, China: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), returned to China for another electrifying evening of world-class mixed martial arts action. The packed Hefei Olympic Sports Center played host to another edition of ONE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS, as top local and international ONE athletes took to the cage to showcase their skills. In the main event, former ONE Featherweight World Champion Narantungalag Jadambaa delivered a stunning knockout victory over top Filipino featherweight Eric Kelly.
In
the Hefei Flyweight Tournament Final Bout, Bu Huo You Ga earned a
unanimous decision after two rounds to be crowned tournament champion.
After a careful start from both fighters, things began to open up when
Li landed two huge high kicks. Bu countered with a huge takedown to get
Li to the mat, with the two fighters going on to exchange strikes and
positions. The second round saw much of the same back-and-forth action,
with Bu Huo You Ga doing just enough to edge Li in a unanimous decision
victory.
Rising
Chinese MMA star Li Kai Wen went toe-to-toe with Malaysian prospect
Keanu Subba for three gruelling rounds, and was able to showcase his
striking prowess, controlling the bout with tremendous punching power
that had Subba in serious trouble several times. Li’s aggression and
fearlessness was a factor throughout the bout, offsetting Subba’s more
calculated and methodical approach. All three judges scored in favor of
Li in a unanimous decision victory after three rounds.
In
a highly-anticipated middleweight contest, the “Burmese Python” Aung La
N Sang left the ONE Championship cage with his third straight victory
in the promotion, besting previously-unbeaten Russian Aleksei Butorin to
win by Arm Triangle Choke submission in round two. Butorin gave a
spirited performance, landing a series of heavy blows on many occasions,
but Aung was able to weather the storm and crank out the submission two
minutes into the second round.
Chinese
bantamweight hopeful Wu Ze continued his impressive rise through the
ONE Championship ranks with a technical knockout victory over countryman
Zheng Xiao Liang. It was Zheng who initially had the upper hand,
out-grappling Wu during exchanges, even locking in an armbar that had Wu
in trouble. However, Wu brought the crowd to its feet recovering with a
minute remaining in the first round after landing a hard standing elbow
that left Zheng unable to continue.
Lightweight
standout Ariel “Tarzan” Sexton and cage veteran Roger “El Matador”
Huerta put together a phenomenal show for fans in attendance. In a
three-round bout, Sexton dominated with a thorough performance, beating
Huerta to the punch in striking exchanges as well as getting the better
of Huerta on the ground. In the third round, Huerta verbally tapped out
after being unable to recover from Sexton’s powerful combinations.
Malaysia’s
fighting belle, Ann “Athena” Osman, successfully returned to the ONE
Championship cage with a come-from-behind victory over Egyptian Haiat
Farag in a women’s flyweight contest. Although Farag put in some good
work with her striking and takedowns to dominate Osman over the course
of the bout, the Malaysian was able to turn things around with a crafty
armbar for a stunning comeback victory.
In
the Hefei Flyweight Tournament Alternate Bout, Tang Ren Xing proved how
effective his grappling is offensively, defeating opponent Zhang You
Liang by Triangle Armbar submission in the first round. After repeatedly
trying to bait Zhang into engaging him on the ground and absorbing some
heavy punishment in the process, Tang was able to finally latch on to
the highlight-reel submission, drawing cheers from the crowd.
23-year-old
Chinese flyweight prospect Bu Huo You Ga made a successful return to
the ONE Championship cage, winning impressively by Guillotine Choke
submission over countryman Wan Jian Ping to advance to the Hefei
Flyweight Tournament Final. This marks the second victory for Bu Huo You
Ga in ONE Championship since making his professional MMA debut last
January.
Flyweights
Li Hao Jie and Maimai Tituo Heti kicked off ONE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS
(HEFEI) with a great display of local mixed martial arts talent. After
some solid back-and-forth action in the two-round Hefei Flyweight
Tournament Semi-Final bout, Li slightly edged out his opponent in the
striking department to come away with a unanimous decision victory.
Official results for ONE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS (HEFEI)
Featherweight bout: Narantungalag Jadambaa defeats Eric Kelly by KO at 0:44 of round 1
Flyweight bout: Bu Huo You Ga defeats Li Hao Jie by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 minutes of round 2
Featherweight bout: Li Kai Wen defeats Keanu Subba by Unanimous Decision
Middleweight bout: Aung La N Sang defeats Aleksei Butorin by Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) at 1:57 of round 2
Bantamweight bout: Wu Ze defeats Zheng Xiao Liang by TKO (Strikes) at 4:49 of round 1
Lightweight bout: Ariel Sexton defeats Roger Huerta by Submission (Verbal) at 3:53 of round 3
Flyweight bout: Ann Osman defeats Haiat Farag by Submission (Armbar) at 3:59 of round 1
Flyweight bout: Tang Ren Xing defeats Zhang You Liang by Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 4:42 minutes of round 1
Flyweight bout: Bu Huo You Ga defeats Wan Jian Ping by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:24 of round 2
Flyweight bout: Li Hao Jie defeats Maimai Tituo Heti by Unanimous Decision
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