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Honorio Banario shocks Eddie Ng to win by Unanimous Decision
13 August 2016 – Macao, China: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), treated fans in Macao to a thrilling evening of world-class mixed martial arts action. The Venetian Macao’s glitzy Cotai Arena played host to ONE: HEROES OF THE WORLD, which featured the absolute best in local and international MMA talent. In the main event, Adriano Moraes was crowned the interim ONE Flyweight World Champion with a submission victory over Tilek Batyrov.
In the main event of the evening, Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes of Brazil defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Tilek Batyrov by submission to capture the interim ONE Flyweight World Championship. Batyrov owned a slight advantage in the striking battle for the majority of the bout, but on the ground it was all Moraes as the Brazilian spun a web of crafty grappling to dominate Batyrov. In the second round, Moraes was finally able to lock in a deep rear naked choke to force the tap.
Eduard
“Landslide” Folayang of Baguio City, Philippines braved through an
extremely durable Adrian “The Hunter” Pang, putting together one of his
best performances to date. Folayang attacked his opponent with a variety
of spinning back fists, wushu side kicks and sharp elbows to stop Pang
in his tracks on multiple occasions. As Pang continued to stalk forward,
Folayang willingly poured on various combinations. In the end, all
three judges saw the bout in favor of the Filipino MMA stalwart.
Filipino
mixed martial arts veteran Honorio “The Rock” Banario gave the
performance of a lifetime with a thorough decision victory over Evolve
MMA lightweight standout Eddie “The Magician” Ng. For three rounds
Banario fought intelligently, tagging Ng with lightning quick strikes
from his world-class wushu stance. Banario also once again put his
improved grappling on display in a tight ground war with Ng. Ng started
the bout off fast in his usual aggressiveness, but Banario kept his
composure and was able to come away with the comprehensive win.
Martin
“The Situ-Asian” Nguyen of Sydney, Australia shocked the Asian MMA
world with an impeccable submission victory over 18-year old Christian
“The Warrior” Lee. Nguyen owned the advantage in the striking
department, landing a handful of well-time overhand punches. A left hand
counter dropped Lee before Nguyen grabbed a hold of his neck in a
guillotine choke. Nguyen dragged Lee to the canvas where he put his
younger foe to sleep with Lee refusing to tap out.
Alexandre
“Bebezao” Machado of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Alain “The Panther”
Ngalani of Hong Kong brought the crowd up to their feet with an
action-packed clash of colossal heavyweights. Machado was rocked by a
Ngalani combination in round one, but was able to recover when the fight
went to the ground. In the second round, an exhausted Ngalani struggled
to find the strength to continue, tapping to a volley of strikes from
top position by Machado.
In
a tremendous battle of will, undefeated female atomweight Istela Nunes
of Brazil impressed in a successful ONE Championship debut with a
victory over former world title challenger Mei Yamaguchi. Nunes overcame
Yamaguchi’s power and aggression by smothering the Japanese fighter in
close range. The fight was close for three whole rounds as Nunes earned a
razor-thin split decision.
Ma
Jia Wen proved to be a complete offensive force, showcasing his
wrestling and striking skills in a comprehensive technical knockout
victory over the Philippines’ Jimmy Yabo. Yabo was a live challenger for
the first two rounds but faded late in the bout, succumbing to Ma’s
constant pressure. After taking Yabo down in the third, Ma finished off
the Filipino with ground-and-pound.
Chinese
bantamweight Ma Hao Bin overcame a spirited effort from Cambodia’s Chan
Rothana, winning by three-round unanimous decision. Rothana owned a
striking edge throughout the contest, but Ma was able to earn the
judges’ nod in a very close fight by utilizing his world-class
wrestling. All three judges saw the bout in favor of Ma Hao Bin.
Team
Lakay’s strawweight prospect Joshua Pacio opened up ONE: HEROES OF THE
WORLD with an impressive display of grappling skill by defeating Thai
fighter Kritsada Kongsrichai in the first round by rear naked choke.
Kongsrichai dominated the striking exchanges in the early going but as
soon as Pacio got the takedown, he worked straight into a submission and
forced the tap.
Official results for ONE: HEROES OF THE WORLD
Interim
ONE Flyweight World Championship bout: Adriano Moraes defeats Tilek
Batyrov by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:49 minutes of round 2
Lightweight bout: Eduard Folayang defeats Adrian Pang by Unanimous Decision (UD) after three rounds
Lightweight bout: Honorio Banario defeats Eddie Ng by Unanimous Decision (UD) after three rounds
Featherweight bout: Martin Nguyen defeats Christian Lee by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 4:30 minutes of round 1
Heavyweight bout: Alexandre Machado defeats Alain Ngalani by TKO (Tapout) at 0:21 minutes of round 2
Female Atomweight bout: Istela Nunes defeats Mei Yamaguchi by Split Decision (SD) after three rounds
Featherweight bout: Ma Jia Wen defeats Jimmy Yabo by TKO (Strikes) at 2:31 minutes of round 3
Bantamweight bout: Ma Hao Bin defeats Chan Rothana by Unanimous Decision (UD) after three rounds
Strawweight bout: Joshua Pacio defeats Kritsada Kongsrichai by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:37 minutes of round 1
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