MMA: Malaysian fighters emerge victorious in ONE FC 'War Of Nations'

Both of the local fighters put on fantastic, adrenalin pumped performances in the largest Asian MMA event at Stadium Negara in front of a sold-out crowd.

Saiful won his fight against Khim Dima of Cambodia in the first bout of the evening in the flyweight category. The young Malaysian managed to control the bout with superior ground control despite being a master of stand-up fighting style of Muay Thai.

The fight went up until the third round resulting in Saiful obtaining the win by a judges' decision.

The second fight involving a Malaysian is the fight between Malaysian MMA star, Peter Davis and Pakistan's Waqar Umar.

The excitement of the lightweight bout had spectators on the edge of their seats.

Peter nearly finished the fight in the first round with a ground and pound from the mount position, while Waqar came close with an armbar attempt of his own.

Peter showcased his Wuji Chuan striking moves to start the second round, shaking his opponent with a high kick.

But it was at the second round that Peter continued with a takedown and delivered hard elbow strikes onto Waqar's face which forced referee Olivier Coste to stop the fight, hence making Peter the winner.

For the main event, Japan's Nobutatsu Suzuki went the full distance of five rounds against USA's Brock Larson and obtained a unanimous decision win, to become the inaugural ONE FC Welterweight champion..

In the co-main event, Filipino Kevin Belingon wasn't so lucky, as South Korea's Dae Hwan Kim forced him to submit in the first round with a rear-naked choke, despite the URCC champion seemingly having the edge early on.

Below are the official results for ONE FC: WAR OF NATIONS: Welterweight bout: Nobutatsu Suzuki defeats Brock Larson by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 minutes of round 3

Bantamweight bout: Dae Hwan Kim defeats Kevin Belingon by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:39 minutes of round 1

Flyweight bout: Adriano Moraes defeats Yasuhiro Urushitani by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:48 minutes of round 2

Lightweight bout: Kamal Shalorus defeats Ariel Sexton by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 minutes of round 3

Catchweight bout: Andrew Leone defeats Shinichi Kojima by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 minutes of round3

Lightweight bout: Kotetsu Boku defeats Arnaud Lepont by TKO (Strikes) at 4:06 minutes of round 1

Lightweight bout: Peter Davis defeats Waqar Umar by Submission (Verbal Tapout) at 3:07 minutes of round 2

Featherweight bout: Herbert Burns defeats Harris Sarmiento by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 minutes of round 3