ONE FC 9: Rise to Power - Results and Event Coverage

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ONE FC 9: Rise to Power - Results
May 31, 2013
Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, National Capital Region, Philippines



Main Card Bouts:

ONE FC Featherweight Championship:
Koji Oishi def. Honorio Banario via via KO (Right Hand) Round 2

- Oishi claims the ONE FC featherweight title


Interim ONE FC Bantamweight Championship:
Bibiano Fernandes def. Koetsu Okazaki via Unanimous Decision

- Fernandes retains the ONE FC bantamweight title


ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Final:
Masakatsu Ueda def. Kevin Belingon via Unanimous Decision


Yasuhiro Urushitani def. Rey Docyogen via Split Decision

Nobutatsu Suzuki def. Phil Baroni via KO (Punches) Round 1 (4:17)

Kamal Shalorus def. Eduard Folayang via Unanimous Decision

Andrew Leone def. Geje Eustaquio via Unanimous Decision


Preliminary Card Bouts:

Lowen Tynanes def. Felipe Enomoto via TKO (Ground and Pound) Round 1 (2:41)

Yusup Saadulaev def. Ryan Diaz via Submission (D’Arce Choke) Round 2 (2:55)

Tony Johnson def. Tim Sylvia via TKO (Cut) Round 3 (3:25)

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Koji Oishi Becomes ONE FC Champ at ONE FC 9: Rise to Power


ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), Asia's largest mixed martial arts organization, wowed the sold-out crowd in attendance at Mall of Asia Arena with ONE FC: RISE TO POWER. The event was ONE FC's largest event in history and 20,000 fans were treated to a night of unforgettable action as ONE FC kingpins battled inside the famed ONE FC cage.

The main event featured Honorio Banario defending his title for the first time. The first round was a back-and-forth slugfest that put the packed crowd on its feet. In the second stanza, Koji Oishi landed a right hook that dropped Banario and silenced the crowd. Oishi instinctively jumped on his foe and finished the fight with several punches. The crowd went wild as Oishi was crowned the new ONE FC Featherweight World Champion.

In the co-main event of the night, Bibiano Fernandes was crowned ONE FC Interim Bantamweight World Champion by defeating Koetsu Okazaki via unanimous decision. Fernandes utilized his clinch takedowns and superior grappling to remain in control of his opponent for most of the fight. The victory adds another title to Fernandes' already impressive list of accolades and extends his winning streak to six.

The fans in attendance at MOA Arena also witnessed history as Masakatsu Ueda was crowned the first ever ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix champion. The bout featured back-and-forth action that earned it fight-of-the-night honors. Ueda nearly finished Kevin Belingon in both the first and second round with submission attempts, and imposed his superior grappling skills against the explosive Belingon in all three rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory.