Marat 'Cobra' Gafurov successfully unified the ONE Featherweight World Championship with a technical submission victory over Narantungalag Jadambaa, in an intense battle of two champions at ONE Wujie: Dynasty Of Champions, Saturday night.
Rocking the arena in the main event, the Russian overcame a spirited effort from his Mongolian opponent to win by technical submission in an exhausting title bout.
Jadambaa proved to the world that his striking is an absolute force to be reckoned with, battering Gafurov with well-timed kicks and pinpoint punching.
Gafurov however, dominated from top position with various submission attempts and ground-and-pound.
In the end, Gafurov secured a breathtaking rear naked choke to put Jadambaa to sleep, coercing referee Olivier Coste to call a halt to the contest.
In the co-main event, Greco-Roman wrestling specialist Kairat Akhmetov showcased his superior takedown ability to remain undefeated by trumping now former champion Adriano Moraes to capture the ONE Flyweight World Championship.
Although Moraes led slightly with his revamped striking technique, Akhmetov scored on multiple takedowns and nullified the Brazilian’s submission attempts with top control.
Judges scored the bout in favor of Akhmetov by split decision after five rounds.
The event by ONE Championship was held at the Gymnasium of National Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing.
Below are the full official results for ONE Wujie: Dynasty Of Champions (Beijing II) :
ONE Featherweight World Championship bout: Marat Gafurov defeats Narantungalag Jadambaa by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:39 minutes of round 4
ONE Flyweight World Championship bout: Kairat Akhmetov defeats Adriano Moraes by Decision (Split)
Beijing Featherweight Tournament II final bout: Yang Sen defeats Zhang Jia Cai by Submission (Kimura) at 0:35 minutes of round 2
Flyweight bout: Li Wei Bin defeats Wang Ya Yong by Decision (Split)
Welterweight bout: Nikolay Aleksakhin defeats Burenzorig Batmunkh by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:39 minutes of round 3
Welterweight bout: Jeff Huang defeats Trestle Tan by TKO (Strikes) at 1:30 minutes of round 1
Beijing Featherweight Tournament II alternate bout: Ma Jia Wen defeats Wang Ya Wei by Unanimous Decision
Beijing Featherweight Tournament II semi-final bout: Zhang Jia Cai defeats Qiao Long Fei by Submission at 3:42 minutes of round 1
Beijing Featherweight Tournament II semi-final bout: Yang Sen defeats Ala Teng Bu Ri Ge De by Decision (Split)
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Marat 'Cobra' Gafurov (centre) posing alongside ONE Championship CEO Victor Cui (left) after being crowned the new ONE Featherweight World Champion. - ONE photo
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