SHINYA “TOBIKAN JUDAN” AOKI MAKES A SUCCESSFUL DEBUT AT ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS
PLUS: KOTETSU BOKU AND SOO CHUL KIM CROWNED
ONE FC WORLD CHAMPIONS
ALSO: JENS PULVER, MASAKATSU UEDA AND KEVIN BELINGON ADVANCE
IN ONE FC BANTAMWEIGHT GRAND PRIX
6 October 2012 – Singapore:
ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) Asia’s premier Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA) organization impressed a sold-out Singapore Indoor Stadium with
ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS. The largest MMA event held to date in Singapore
proved to be a night of unforgettable action with a series of world
class battles inside the famous ONE FC cage. The highly-anticipated
debut of Japanese MMA superstar Shinya Aoki ended in success as the
Japanese fighter defeated Arnaud “The Game” Lepont with a triangle choke
submission in just 1:25 minutes of round 1.
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After
suffering a setback in his last fights, Aoki looked to have regained
his winning ways as he entered the cage with confidence and proceeded to
dominate the fight early by bringing the on-rushing Frenchman to the
ground and making him fight where Aoki is most dangerous. Once on the
ground, Aoki applied a triangle choke to finish Lepont in impressive
fashion.
The
packed Singapore Indoor Stadium also witnessed the crowning of Kotetsu
Boku as the first ever ONE FC Lightweight World Champion and Soo Chul
Kim as the first Bantamweight World Champion. Boku started throwing
pin-point strikes at the far taller Moreira from the opening bell and it
became quickly apparent that Zoro Moreira was not afraid to stand and
trade punches with Boku. Both fighters displayed world class striking
skills attempting various combinations throughout their bout. After a
back and forth battle, Boku was able to land a series of right hands
defeating his opponent at 1:02 minutes in round 3 by TKO.
Kim
wasted no time against Leandro Issa in what turned out to be a very
impressive night for the young Korean. Kim landed a hard right hand
knocking his opponent to the canvas and finished him off with a series
of strikes at just 15 seconds of round 2.
The
first round of the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix got off to an
exciting start with American Jens Pulver defeating Zhao Ya Fei from
China by unanimous decision in round 3, Japanese Masakatsu Ueda
defeating Korean Min Jung Song by unanimous decision in round 3 and
Filipino Champion Kevin Belingon defeating Russian Yusup Saadulaev by
TKO in round 1. All three fighters will advance to the second round of
the Grand Prix which will be held at upcoming ONE FC events. The winner
of the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix will contend for the ONE FC
Bantamweight World Championship title in 2013.
Official results for ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS:
Shinya Aoki defeats Arnaud Lepont by triangle choke submission at 1:25 minutes of round 1
Kotetsu Boku defeats Zorobabel Moreira by TKO at 1:02 minutes of round 3
Soo Chul Kim defeats Leandro Issa by KO at 15 seconds of round 2
Melvin Manhoef defeats Ryo Kawamura by KO at 4:40 minutes of round 1
Jens Pulver defeats Zhao Ya Fei by unanimous decision of round 3
Masakatsu Ueda defeats Min Jung Song by unanimous decision at 3:00 minutes of round 3
Kevin Belingon defeats Yusup Saadulaev by TKO at 3:18 minutes of round 1
Gianni Subba defeats Bruce Loh by KO at 33 seconds of round 1
Mitch Chilson defeats Ngabdi Mulyadi by TKO at 3:57 minutes of round 2
In
case you missed the action log on to ONEFC.LIVESPORT.TV for the full
replay of the fights at only US $9.99. ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS will also
be available on Pay-Per-View in the United States on iN DEMAND,
Avail-TVN, DIRECTV and DISH for a suggested retail price of US$29.95.
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