ONE FC 8: Kings & Champions - Event Coverage and Results

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ONE FC 8: Kings & Champions - Weigh-in Results



ONE Fighting Championship announced today that all fighters have made weight and are ready for ONE FC: KINGS & CHAMPIONS which takes place tomorrow evening at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The entire card, which is headlined by a ONE FC Lightweight World Championship bout between Kotetsu "No Face" Boku and Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki, will be broadcast live on Fight Network in Canada, Portugal, Turkey, Angola and Mozambique.


Main Card:

Kotetsu Boku (70kg/ 154lbs) VS Shinya Aoki (70.1kg/155lbs) - ONE FC Lightweight World Championship bout
Brock Larson (83.9kg/ 185lbs) VS Melvin Manhoef (83.9kg/185lbs)
Jens Pulver (60.9kg/ 134lbs) VS Masakatsu Ueda (61kg/135lbs)
Thanh Vu (61kg/ 135lbs) VS Kevin Belingon (61.1kg/135lbs)
Arnaud Lepont (69.9kg/154lbs) VS Eddie Ng (69.9kg/154lbs)
Yusup Saddulaev (61.1kg/ 135lbs) VS Leandro Issa (61.1kg/ 135lbs)
Rene Catalan (56.1kg/ 124lbs) VS Alex Silva (56.5kg/ 125lbs)
Bashir Ahmad (65.7kg/ 145lbs) VS Shannon Wiratchai (65.8kg/ 145lbs)


Preliminary Card:

Swain Cangco (92kg/ 203lbs) VS Jake Butler (92.9kg/ 205lbs)
Chen Yun Ting (56.3kg/124lbs) VS Ronald Low (56.4kg/124lbs)

[Keithlewis]

One FC 8: Kings and Champions
April 05, 2013
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore



ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), Asia's largest Mixed Martial Arts organization, wowed the sold-out crowd in attendance at Singapore Indoor Stadium with ONE FC: KINGS & CHAMPIONS. Fans were treated to a night of unforgettable action as ONE FC's best battled inside the famed ONE FC cage.

The ONE FC lightweight division crowned a new champion when Shinya Aoki submitted Kotetsu Boku in the second round of their championship bout. Aoki displayed superior grappling that knockout specialist Boku simply had no answer to. The finish came in round two when Shinya Aoki sunk in a rear naked choke that resulted in Boku tapping out and conceding his lightweight championship title.

In the co-main event of the evening, Brock Larson had to survive adversity to emerge victorious by unanimous decision. Melvin Manhoef nearly finished the fight in the first round with his signature kicks that clearly rocked Larson. Larson came back strong in the second round and ended the round with a tight armbar. Larson came on strong in the third round and neutralized Manhoef's striking with superior grappling and relentless ground and pound. The judges unanimously awarded Larson the decision victory.

The packed Singapore Indoor Stadium also witnessed history as Kevin Belingon and Masakatsu Ueda earned wins in the prestigious ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix semi-finals and will face each other in the final. The winner of that bout will be guaranteed a future title shot. Belingon dispatched of his opponent Thanh Vu with a relentless barrage of punches and kicks that led the referee to step in and stop the fight in round two. Ueda also won in round two against Jens Pulver after he sank in a choke and the referee had no choice but to step in and stop the fight.



One FC 8: Kings & Champions Results:


Main Card:

ONE FC Lightweight World Championship bout:
Shinya Aoki def. Kotetsu Boku by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2:01, R2


Brock Larson def. Melvin Manhoef by Unanimous Decision, R3
Masakatsu Ueda def. Jens Pulver by Submission (D’Arce Choke) at 3:52, R2
Kevin Belingon def. Thanh Vu by TKO (Strikes) at 1:00, R2
Eddie Ng def. Arnaud Lepont by Submission (Armbar) at 4:45, R2
Leandro Issa def. Yusup Saddulaev by Unanimous Decision, R3
Alex Silva def. Rene Catalan by Submission (Armbar) at 4:34, R1
Bashir Ahmad def. Shannon Wiratchai by Unanimous Decision, R3


Preliminary Card:

Jake Butler def. Swain Cangco by TKO (Strikes) at 2:52, R1
Chen Yun Ting def. Ronald Low by TKO (Strikes) at 3:58, R1