MMA: Three KO wins for Malaysia at ONE FC 'Roar Of Tigers'
Haider Yutim
October 18, 2014 14:49 MYT
October 18, 2014 14:49 MYT
Malaysia landed three wins at 'ONE FC: Roar Of Tigers', defeating their opponents on home ground in a night filled with intense battle and adrenaline pumping action.
Peter Davis, Ev Ting and Ann Osman proved to the world that no one can mess with them, especially at their own soil.
Davis defeated his Filipino opponent, Vaughn Donayre by ground and pound in the first round of the co-main event.
The fight started off with a brutal exchange of strikes, but took to the ground moments later where Davis caught Donayre in a Guillotine choke.
Donayre managed to escaped but ended up underneath Davis who rained down some strikes from mount position, causing referee Olivier Coste to stop the fight.
In another fight, Ev Ting scored a knockout head kick to opponent Edward Kelly from the Philippines, dropping Kelly to the floor in a single shot.
The bout which was a bit dull at the beginning suddenly turned exciting when Ting switched from using his grappling techniques, to striking.
Malaysia's MMA sweetheart Ann Osman continued her winning streaks as she defeated Egypt's Aya Saeid Saber in the first round.
Ann's lesson in Brazilian Jiujitsu over the year certainly paid off when she effortlessly pinned her opponent from side control into full mount.
After gaining dominant position, Ann rained down a barrage of punches and elbows which caused the referee to stop the contest and award her the victory.
The decision was met by loud cheers from the local fans who kept chanting Ann's name throughout the bout.
Prior to the fight, Ann vowed that she would never let her opponent defeat her in front of the Malaysian crowd at home soil.
"I am going to make sure that you don't come to my house and my town to beat me up," she warned her opponent.
Referee Olivier Coste pronouncing Peter Davis the winner. - ONE FC photo
Meanwhile, the bout between Malaysia's Saiful Merican and Thailand's Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke saw a close fight between the two.
When the fight began, the two Muay Thai veterans surprisingly spent most of their time on the ground, with Saiful scoring on multiple takedown attempts in the first round.
In the second round, Amnuaysirichoke put the pressure on Saiful with his striking, where moments later, Amnuaysirichoke soon transitioned into an armbar and Saiful had no choice but to tap out.
In the main event, Russian kickboxing champion Marat Gafurov defeated top MMA contender 'Ruthless' Rob Lisita from Australia, winning by submission moments into the first round.
After landing his opponent a kick to the head, Gafurov immediately took Lisita's back and locked him in a rear naked choke that forced Lisita to tap out.
Gafurov's victory against Lisita added to his unbeaten record of 10 wins and no losses.
ONE FC: Roar Of Tigers official results
Featherweight bout: Marat Gafurov (Russia) defeated Rob Lisita (Australia) by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:08 minutes of round 1
Lightweight bout: Peter Davis (Malaysia) defeated Vaughn Donayre (Philippines) by TKO (Strikes) at 4:50 minutes of round 1
Featherweight bout: Ev Ting (Malaysia) defeated Edward Kelly (Philippines) by Knockout at 4:28 minutes of round 2
Women’s Flyweight bout: Ann Osman (Malaysia) defeated Aya Saeid Saber (Egypt) by TKO (Strikes) at 3:15 minutes of round 1
Featherweight bout: Bashir Ahmad (Pakistan) defeated Tanaphong Khunhankaew (Thailand) by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:38 minutes of round 1
Flyweight bout: Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke (Thailand) defeated Saiful Merican (Malaysia) by Submission (Armbar) at 2:12 minutes of round 2
Bantamweight bout: Stephen Langdown (Singapore) defeated Raymond Tan (Malaysia) by Knockout (Strikes) at 2:28 minutes of round 1
Bantamweight bout: Anatpong Bunrad (Thailand) defeated Marc Marcellinus (Malaysia) by knockout at 0:26 minutes of round 1
Welterweight bout: Hisham Hiba (Egypt) defeated Barbod (Iran) by TKO (Strikes) at 1:01 minutes of round 2