Five Malaysian mixed martial arts (MMA) warriors dominated their opponents Friday night, while local favourites Ann Osman and Peter Davis received shocking defeats.
Ev Ting took home a victory for Malaysia in the Malaysia Super Fights in an intense action that placed the crowd at the edge of their seats.
Ting had little trouble taking care of Team Lakay’s Honorio Banario, finishing the Filipino via Guillotine Choke just moments into the first round.
Banario opted to shoot for takedowns instead of relying on his Wushu base which proved to be his downfall.
Ting capitalized on a missed shot by Banario and sunk in a deep choke to force the tap.
In the other two Malaysia Super Fights, Ann and Davis fell short in their respective bouts.
Ann took an upset against tough Russian fighter, Irina Mezepa in the female flyweight bout, disappointing the partisan crowd at Stadium Putra who mostly cheered for the 29-year-old Sabahan.
During the fight, Ann looked to employ her usual grinding style to contain Mazepa, who is a former kickboxing champion.
However, Mazepa seemed well prepared well for Ann’s ground game and quickly worked her way back up to the feet.
In the stand-up, Mazepa flashed her solid striking skills, dropping Ann with a left hook followed by hammer fists from the top, landing the former a TKO win.
Adrian Pang made quick work of Davis in a sizzling lightweight contest.
Pang patiently stood his ground against Davis who circled him just outside of range.
Once Davis attempted to close the gap, but Pang’s power shots took over as he dropped Davis with a punch.
Pang then finished off the lanky Pete with a series of strikes from the top, calling for the referee to stop the fight in 48 seconds of round 1.
Meanwhile, four other local heroes - Gianni Subba, Keannu Subba, Saiful Merican and Agilan Thani also displayed spectacular performances last night at Stadium Putra.
In a fantastic flyweight bout, Gianni, a top Malaysian MMA prospect showed impressive takedown defence in a unanimous decision victory against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Almiro Barros.
Gianni staved off constant attempts for takedowns by Barros. On the feet, Gianni took the slight edge by landing cleaner, stronger blows.
In another fight, Gianni’s brother, Keannu who is a former Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial Arts (MIMMA) featherweight champion overcame a determined Florian Garel to claim victory by referee stoppage due to strikes with only a few seconds left to go in the first round of his ONE Championship debut.
Two Malaysian stars battled inside the ONE Cage during the battle between Malaysian Muay Thai champ, Saiful Merican and MMA veteran Melvin Yeoh.
The second round saw Saiful emerging victorious with a technical knockout victory over his countryman Yeoh.
MIMMA welterweight champ Agilan Thani displayed remarkable fashion with a first round submission victory over Hisham Hiba, forcing the Egyptian to tap just a few minutes into the bout.
As for the main event, a showdown of elite middleweights, Russia’s Vitaly Bigdash weathered an early storm from former champion Igor Svirid of Kazakhstan to win via referee stoppage.
Svirid stormed the gates at the opening bell, rocking Bigdash with huge bombs which staggered the Russian on numerous occasions.
Bigdash however survived the onslaught and finished off Svirid a few minutes into the second round with a knee and a punch combination, followed by hammer fists on the ground.
Below are the official results for ONE: Tigers Of Asia :
ONE Middleweight World Championship bout: Vitaly Bigdash defeats Igor Svirid by TKO (Strikes) 36 seconds into round 2
Female flyweight bout: Irina Mazepa defeats Ann Osman by TKO (Strikes) 3:05 minutes into round 1
Featherweight bout: Ev Ting defeats Honorio Banario by Submission (Guillotine Choke) 56 seconds into round 1
Lightweight bout: Adrian Pang defeats Peter Davis by TKO (Strike) 48 seconds into round 1
Featherweight bout: Eric Kelly defeats Hiroshige Tanaka by Unanimous Decision
Flyweight bout: Riku Shibuya defeats Eugene Toquero by Unanimous Decision
Bantamweight bout: Dae Hwan Kim defeats Teng Li Ge by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 4:08 minutes into round 2
Flyweight bout: Gianni Subba defeats Almiro Barros by Unanimous Decision
Featherweight bout: Keanu Subba defeats Florian Garel by TKO (Strikes) 4:51 minutes into round 1
Bantamweight bout: Saiful Merican defeats Melvin Yeoh by TKO (Strikes) 1:10 minutes into round 2
Welterweight bout: Agilan Thani defeats Hisham Hiba by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3:05 minutes into round 1
Haider Yutim
Sat Oct 10 2015
Referee Olivier Coste (centre) pronounces Malaysia's Ev Ting (right) the winner after defeating Filipino fighter Honorio Banario. - ONE Championship Photo
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