It was a mixed bag of results for the trans-tasman fighters at One Championship 25: Age of Champions last night in Malaysia.
Auckland based featherweight Ev Ting (9-2 MMA, 3-0 One) continued his impressive undefeated run in the promotion by putting former URCC champion Cary Bullos (7-3 MMA, 0-2 One) away with a Guillotine choke in the second round. Sydney based flyweight, Thanh Vu (5-4 MMA, 1-3 One), on the other hand, slumped to his third straight defeat with a first round KO loss to Phuket Top Team’s Gianni Subba (5-1 MMA, 5-1 One).
In the main event, flyweight champion Adriano Moraes outpointed challenger Riku Shibuya to retain the promotion’s championship belt.
One Championship 25: Age of Champions took place at Stadium Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fight recaps courtesy of MMA Fighting. Gifs courtesy of Zombie Prophet.
Ev Ting vs Cary Bullos
Featherweights Cary Bullos and Ev Ting put on a mostly even striking battle in the first round of their contest, but it was the second round where things got interesting. From the clinch along the fence, Ting executed an expertly-timed foot sweep from double underhooks, a takedown so forceful that Bullos landed directly on his head. In the ensuing scramble, Ting immediately locked up a standing guillotine choke before Bullos could do more than get to his base. The choke was too locked on to avoid and Bullos was forced to tap at 1:05 of the second round.
Thanh Vu vs Gianni Subba
Another Malaysian has success as Gianni Subba continued his roll in ONE Championships. As the opening bell rang, Subba and his opponent Thanh Vu exchanged range-finding strikes before Vu marched forward, attempting to back Subba up. A patient Subba, however, kept his composure and timed a beautiful left hand counter over the top that dropped Vu face forward to the mat. Subba followed up immediately with a soccer kick and finishing strikes before the referee was forced to stop the action. The entire bout last just 20 seconds.
Results:
- Adriano Moraes def Riku Shibuya via Decision (Unanimous) – Retains flyweight title
- Peter Davis def Rajinder Singh Meena via TKO (Strikes) – Rd 1, 2:41
- Ann Osman def Walaa Abbas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Rd 1, 2:23
- Agilan Thani def Reant Fabriza Rainir via TKO (Strikes) – Rd 1, 1:20
- Ev Ting def Cary Bullos via submission (Standing Guillotine Choke) – Rd 2, 1:05
- Gianni Subba def Thanh Vu via knockout (Soccer kick, Punches) – Rd 1, 0:20
- Kirstie Gannaway def April Osenio via submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Rd 2, 2:50
- Chan Rothana def Ramon Gonzalez via TKO (Strikes) – Rd 1, 4:49
