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One Middleweight Championship
Reiner De Ridder def. Aung La N Sang by submission via rear naked choke (3:26, R1) to win the title
One Lightweight Championship
Christian Lee def. Iuri Lapicus by TKO via strikes (2:19, R1) to retain the title
One Featherweight Championship
Thanh Le def. Martin Nguyen by KO via strikes (2:19, R3) to win the title
One Women’s Strawweight Championship
Xiong Jing Nan def. Tiffany Teo by unanimous decision to retain the title
Antonio Caruso def. Eduard Folayang by unanimous decision
Ritu Phogat def. Nou Srey Pov by TKO via strikes (2:02, R2)
(Note: The Bleacher Report Live stream for the event went down and the lightweight title fight between Christian Lee & Iuri Lapicus was done via quick results. I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.)
One Middleweight Championship
Aung La N Sang (c) vs. Reiner De Ridder
Round One: The round begins with De Ridder attacking Sang with some leg kicks, Sang pops a swinging De Ridder with a counter right uppercut. Sang also starts attacking De Ridder with some leg kicks, De Ridder scores a takedown on Sang and he gets back control. De Ridder attacks Sang with some ground and pound, Sang gets to his feet and De Ridder gets him back to the ground while keeping back control. De Ridder locks in a rear naked choke and a tap out follows.
Official Result: Reiner De Ridder def. Aung La N Sang by submission via rear naked choke (3:26, R1) to win the title
One Featherweight Championship
Martin Nguyen (c) vs. Thanh Le
Round One: The round begins with Le nailing Nguyen with a side kick to the leg, Le comes forward and he pops Nguyen with a left. Nguyen starts attacking Le with some leg kicks, Le responds by nailing Nguyen with a side kick to the head. Nguyen looks for the counter right on a swinging Le, Le goes for a head kick and Nguyen manages to block it. Nguyen lands a two punch combination on a swinging Le, Le accidentally nails Nguyen low and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with Nguyen throwing a high kick at Le, Le fires back with a high kick followed by a right. Nguyen cracks Le with a right to the midsection, Le cracks Nguyen with a right as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Le
Round Two: The round begins with Nguyen cracking a swinging Le with a counter right, Le fires back by throwing a few kicks at Nguyen. Nguyen starts attacking Le with some leg kicks, Le fires back and Nguyen nails him with a counter overhand right. Le cracks Nguyen with a kick to the midsection, Nguyen responds by landing a right hook to the body of Le. Nguyen pops a moving Le with a two punch combination, Nguyen accidentally nails Le low and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with Le attacking Nguyen with some combinations, Nguyen nails Le with a kick to the midsection. Nguyen and Le have an exchange as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Nguyen (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with the fighters getting into a striking exchange, Nguyen then nails Le with a kick to the midsection. Nguyen follows up by rocking Le with a few right hooks, Le looks for the takedown on Nguyen while Nguyen lands more strikes on him. Nguyen keeps Le near the cage wall while pummeling him with right hooks, Le drops a swinging Nguyen with a counter strike combination. Nguyen gets up and Le drops him with a second combination to force the referee to jump in.
Official Result: Thanh Le def. Martin Nguyen by KO via strikes (2:19, R3) to win the title
One Women’s Strawweight Championship
Xiong Jing Nan (c) vs. Tiffany Teo
Round One: The round begins with Teo attacking Nan with some leg kicks, Nan nails Teo with a left hook followed by a leg kick. Nan comes forward and she attacks Teo with some combinations, Nan pops a kicking Teo with a counter right hook. Nan continues backing up Teo while swinging away at her, Teo continues landing leg kicks against Nan. Nan and Teo get into a few striking exchanges until the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Nan
Round Two: The round begins with Nan swinging at Teo while Two lands more leg kicks, Nan continues coming forward while throwing combinations. Nan starts landing leg kicks of her own against Teo, Nan starts landing some leg kicks of her own against Teo. Nan primarily attacks Teo with overhand rights, Teo scores a takedown on Nan and Nan gets right back up. Teo drops for a kimura and Nan defends while getting top control, Nan attacks Teo with some ground and pound. Teo scrambles to her feet as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Nan (Overall Score: 20-18 for Nan)
Round Three: The round begins with the fighters taking some swings at each other, Nan pops a swinging Teo with a few counter strikes. Teo hunts for a takedown and Nan lands combinations on her, Teo starts landing some leg kicks on Nan. Nan looks to land a counter strike on a kicking Teo, Teo lands a head kick on Nan before throwing some other strikes. Teo follows up by nailing Nan with a front kick to the face, Nan starts landing leg kicks of her own against Teo. Teo lands a few more leg kicks on Nan as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Teo (Overall Score: 29-28 for Nan)
Round Four: The round begins with Nan barely landing a turning back kick to the face of Teo, Teo nails Nan with a kick to the midsection. Nan comes forward and she attacks Teo with combinations, Teo backs up Nan while landing a two strike combination. Nan barely lands an overhand right on a backing Teo, Teo grabs Nan and gets her up against the cage wall. Teo lands a combination on Nan as they separate, Nan responds by landing a three punch combo on Teo. Teo cracks Nan with a kick to the midsection as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Nan (Overall Score: 39-37 for Nan)
Round Five: The round begins with Nan taking some swings at Teo, Teo lands a few shots to the midsection of a swinging Nan. Nan and Teo start getting into a few striking exchanges, Nan comes forward and she attacks Teo with a few combinations. Teo gets Nan against the cage wall while landing a bunch of knee strikes to her midsection, Teo scores a takedown on Nan and she gets the full guard. Nan scrambles to her feet as Teo nails her with some knee strikes, Nan comes forward while taking some swings at Teo. Teo backs Nan up while throwing a bunch of kicks, the fighters swing away at each other as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Teo (Final Score: 48-47 for Nan)
Official Result: Xiong Jing Nan def. Tiffany Teo by unanimous decision to retain the title
Antonio Caruso vs. Eduard Folayang
Round One: The round begins with Caruso attacking Folayang with a multiple strike combination, Caruso gets Folayang against the cage wall while looking for a takedown. Caruso scores a takedown on Folayang and he gets the half guard, Caruso attacks Folayang with some ground and pound. Folayang scrambles to his feet and Caruso keeps him against the cage wall, Caruso scores another takedown on Folayang and he gets the half guard. Folayang gets Caruso in his full guard while eating a few strikes, Folayang scrambles to his feet again and Caruso briefly gets him in a d’arce choke. Caruso nails Folayang with a jump knee strike as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Caruso
Round Two: The round begins with Caruso dropping a swinging Folayang with a counter right hook, Folayang gets up as Caruso takes more swings at him. Caruso charges forward and he nails Folayang with a three punch combination, Caruso scores a takedown on a kicking Folayang. Folayang scrambles to his feet to get the fight standing again, Folayang starts attacking Caruso with some leg kicks. Folayang attacks Caruso with some high kicks that Caruso blocks, Folayang pops a swinging Caruso with a counter right. Caruso scores another takedown on Folayang and he gets the full guard, Folayang scrambles to his feet before attacking Caruso with a spinning back fist. Caruso goes for his own spinning attack as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Caruso (Overall Score: 20-18 for Caruso)
Round Three: The round begins with Folayang attacking Caruso with some leg kicks, Folayang barely lands a counter right on a kicking Caruso. Caruso attacks a swinging Folayang with a left hook, Folayang starts landing striking combinations on Caruso. Folayang accidentally hits Caruso with a low blow and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Folayang attacking Caruso with more leg kicks. Folayang pops a swinging Caruso with a counter left hook, Folayang cracks Caruso with a right during a striking exchange. Caruso eats a two punch combo before landing a counter right on Folayang, Caruso lands another counter right on a swinging Folayang. Caruso accidentally lands a headbutt on Folayang during an exchange and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Caruso scoring a takedown on a swinging Folayang. Caruso keeps Folayang down as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Folayang (Final Score: 29-28 for Caruso)
Official Result: Antonio Caruso def. Eduard Folayang by unanimous decision
Ritu Phogat vs. Nou Srey Pov
Round One: The round begins with Pov attacking Phogat with a few jabs, Pov starts throwing some combinations at an incoming Phogat. Phogat gets Pov against the cage wall while looking for a takedown, Phogat scores a takedown on Pov and she gets side control. Phogat attacks Pov with some ground and pound, Pov scrambles to her feet and Phogat drags her back to the ground while regaining side control. Phogat gets Pov in the crucifix position while landing some strikes, Pov scrambles to her feet and Phogat drags her back to the ground. Phogat gets the half guard while landing more strikes on Pov, Phogat returns to side control on Pov while landing more strikes. Phogat attacks Pov with more ground and pound as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Phogat
Round Two: The round begins with Pov attacking Phogat with some leg kicks, Phogat attacks a kicking Pov with a counter right hook. Phogat continues coming forward and she swings away at Pov, Phogat scores a takedown on Pov and she gets her in a seated position. Phogat attacks Pov with a lot of ground and pound, Pov gets Phogat in her full guard while eating more strikes. Phogat lands more unanswered ground and pound until the referee jumps in.
Official Result: Ritu Phogat def. Nou Srey Pov by TKO via strikes (2:02, R2)
