ONE: A New Era live results and highlights
On Sunday night (early Sunday morning in North America), Singapore-based martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship debuted in the MMA hotbed of Tokyo, Japan with the aptly named ONE: A New Era card.
To celebrate this Tokyo debut, ONE Championship bolstered this card with some of the biggest names on its roster.
The card featured a whopping four title fights including some of the promotion’s most successful champions, the ONE Championship debuts of former UFC champs Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson, as well as appearances from stars like Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex, Andy Souwer, Garry Tonon, Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Kairat Akhmetov.
Here are the results from this stacked ONE Championship card (refresh for updates):
ONE Championship: A New Era – Main Card
(c) Eduard Folayang VS Shinya Aoki (ONE Lightweight World Title)
Shinya Aoki submits Eduard Folayang via arm-triangle at 2:34 of round one to claim the ONE Lightweight World Championship
Aung La N Sang defeats Ken Hasegawa via TKO at 4:41 of round two to retain the ONE Middleweight World Championship
Aung La N Sang retains his ONE Middleweight World Title with a HUGE knockout of Ken Hasegawa at 4:41 of Round 2 👊 @AungLANsang #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/5qL2Opxew8
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Bibiano Fernandes defeats Kevin Belingon by disqualification due to illegal strikes to the back of the head (ONE Bantamweight World Title)
Demetrious Johnson submits Yuya Wakamatsu via guillotine choke at 2:40 of round two (ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix quarter-final)
Demetrious Johnson makes a STATEMENT in his ONE debut, submitting Yuya Wakamatsu with a tight guillotine choke at 2:40 of Round 2! @MightyMouse #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/K4yOpTfmQJ
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Timofey Nastyukhin defeats Eddie Alvarez via TKO at 4:05 of round one (ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix quarter-final)
Timofey Nastyukhin SHOCKS THE 🌏! The Russian warrior knocks out Eddie Alvarez at 4:05 of Round 1 to advance in the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix! #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/YxUV0TSnFR
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Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex knocks out Andy Souwer at 51 seconds of round two (ONE Super Series kickboxing – 72-kilogram catch weight)
In an epic rematch 11 years in the making, Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex evens the score against Andy Souwer with a CRUSHING knockout at 0:51 of Round 2! #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/HHoIX15ZRJ
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ONE Championship: A New Era -Preliminary Card
Danny Kingad defeats Senzo Ikeda via unanimous decision (ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix quarter-final)
Filipino phenom Danny "The King" Kingad punches his ticket into the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix semifinals with a sensational unanimous decision win over Senzo Ikeda! #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/xdJoPaYbMQ
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Kairat Akhmetov defeats Reece McLaren via unanimous decision (ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix quarter-final)
Kairat Akhmetov kicks off the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix by defeating Reece McLaren via unanimous decision in a spirited stand-up battle! #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/2HvzVm5J4n
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Rodtang Jitmuangnon defeats Hakim Hamech via split decision (ONE Super Series Muay Thai – flyweight)
The #RodtangDance is BACK! 🕺 #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/Ov9Yuc8viR
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Joseph Lasiri defeats Hiroki Akimoto via majority decision (ONE Super Series kickboxing – flyweight)
Italian stallion Joseph Lasiri puts on a spirited striking showcase to edge out Hiroki Akimoto and earn his first ONE Super Series win via majority decision! #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/cTcWW1quGE
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Mei Yamaguchi submits Kseniya Lachkova via armbar at 3:18 of round three (mixed martial arts – women’s atomweight)
Hometown hero Mei Yamaguchi overcomes a tough start and submits Kseniya Lachkova with a slick armbar at 3:18 of Round 3! 🇯🇵 @v_vmei #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/Ljakokg4Se
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Garry Tonon defeats Anthony Engelen via TKO at 4:12 of round one (mixed martial arts – featherweight)
BJJ World Champion Garry Tonon secures a dominant ground-and-pound TKO win over Anthony Engelen at 4:12 of Round 1! @Garry_Tonon #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/ASXXOa7CDU
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Panicos Yusuf defeats Mohammed Bin Mahmoud via unanimous decision (ONE Super Series Muay Thai – bantamweight)
POWERFUL Panicos Yusuf pulls off the unanimous decision victory over Mohammed Bin Mahmoud in a ONE Super Series Muay Thai thriller! #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/PgHVbEc6oN
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Yoon Chang Min defeats Bala Shetty via rear-naked choke at 4:16 of round one (mixed martial arts – lightweight)
ONE newcomer Yoon Chang Min kicks off ONE: A NEW ERA by submitting Bala Shetty via rear-naked choke at 4:16 of Round 1! #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/v2Jjb2NM7D
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This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 3/31/2019.
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM
Topics:
Angela Lee Aung La N Sang Bibiano Fernandes Demetrious Johnson Eddie Alvarez Eduard Folayang Kevin Belingon ONE Championship Shinya Aoki
