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ONE Championship: McLaren overwhelms Subba

Published Mar 9, 2018 08:00 pm
Reece “Lightning” McLaren vs Gianni Subba (ONE Championship photo) Reece “Lightning” McLaren vs Gianni Subba (ONE Championship photo) The packed Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia played host to ONE: VISIONS OF VICTORY featuring the absolute best in local and international martial arts talent. In the main event, Reece "Lightning" McLaren of Gold Coast, Australia turned in a spectacular performance by routing Malaysian hometown hero Gianni Subba, solidifying his position as a top contender in ONE Championship's stacked flyweight division. McLaren flaunted his fluid striking, repeatedly hammering Subba with stinging punches and lashing leg kicks. In the end, McLaren's impeccable ground game secured the finish for “Lightning” as he forced Subba to wave the white flag with an arm triangle submission in the second round to win in a ONE Flyweight World Championship title eliminator. In the co-main event, Agilan Thani authored another awe-inspiring performance, overwhelming ONE Championship newcomer Amitesh Chaubey with his thunderous slams and powerful ground-and-pound. The second round saw much of the same from Thani, but after another overhead slam that ended in side control, "Alligator" immediately sourced an Americana to force the tap. Christian "The Warrior" Lee marched to victory once more, submitting Japanese veteran Kazunori Yokota with a deep guillotine choke in the second round. In the second round, Lee sunk in a guillotine choke, leaving Yokota with no other option but to tap. Sotir Kichukov (L) vs Danny Kingad (R) (ONE Championship photo) Sotir Kichukov (L) vs Danny Kingad (R) (ONE Championship photo) After falling short in his bid to become a world champion last November, former flyweight title challenger Danny "The King" Kingad reinserted his name into the winner's column, picking up a hard-earned victory at the expense of Bulgarian martial artist Sotir Kichukov. With an incredible display of strength, Kingad impressed with a high-level striking and grappling performance after three fierce back-and-forth rounds. Kingad, who enjoyed most of the bout uncorking his lashing hooks and scoring successful takedowns, wore down Kichukov with hard blows from dominant positions. Despite Kingad’s menacing advances, Kichukov did not go down easily as he fished for submission finishes both in the second and third rounds. However, Kingad powered himself out of Kichukov’s attempts and outlasted his opponent to earn the unanimous decision. In a gruelling three-round contest, Luis "Sapo" Santos of Brazil overcame a tremendous effort from ONE Championship newcomer Kiamrian Abbasov of Kyrgyzstan to win by unanimous decision. The 38-year-old veteran displayed his familiar power early, tagging Abbasov with thudding high kicks and sharp combinations. In the end, all three judges scored in favor of Santos. Michelle Nicolini vs Iryna Kyselova (ONE Championship photo) Michelle Nicolini vs Iryna Kyselova (ONE Championship photo) Eight-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Michelle Nicolini aced her third assignment in ONE Championship, putting Ukrainian opponent Iryna Kyselova to sleep courtesy of a wrenching rear naked choke in the first round. Once on the canvas, Nicolini worked her magic and finished Kyselova by submission. "Cannon" Ma Jia Wen of China showcased incredible grit and toughness as he overcame a furious start from Pakistan's Ahmed Mujtaba to win by submission. Ma's ground-and-pound and positional control gave him the perfect opening to fasten a bout-ending choke to earn the victory. Rising star Muhammad "Jungle Cat" Aiman of Malaysia sent his hometown crowd into a frenzy with an inspiring performance, sneaking just past Cambodia's Rin Saroth on the judges' scorecards to win by three-round unanimous decision. Although Saroth put up a spirited effort, peppering Aiman with his khun khmer strikes, the Malaysian employed a well-rounded offense featuring solid mat work to score the hard-earned victory. Jihin Radzuan vs Puja Tomar (ONE Championship photo) Jihin Radzuan vs Puja Tomar (ONE Championship photo) "Shadow Cat" Jihin Radzuan made her highly-anticipated ONE Championship debut a successful one, impressing fans with her crisp striking and solid jiu-jitsu to defeat opponent Puja Tomar via second-round submission. It was an exciting contest to start off but after Radzuan got her rhythm, Tomar began having difficulty fending off submission attempts. In the end, a triangle choke from Radzuan forced the tap at the 2:23 minute mark of round two. Kicking off the action at ONE: VISIONS OF VICTORY were Cambodia's Khon Sichan and Indonesia's Riski Umar, who gave fans three gruelling rounds of maximum effort.

Official results for ONE: VISIONS OF VICTORY

  • Flyweight bout: Reece McLaren defeats Gianni Subba by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:12 minutes of round 2
  • Welterweight bout: Agilan Thani defeats Amitesh Chaubey by Submission (Americana) at 1:04 minutes of round 2
  • Featherweight bout: Christian Lee defeats Kazunori Yokota by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 4:34 minutes of round 2
  • Catchweight bout (63.0kg): Danny Kingad defeats Sotir Kichukov by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds
  • Welterweight bout: Luis Santos defeats Kiamrian Abbasov by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds
  • Women’s catchweight bout (60.0kg): Michelle Nicolini defeats Iryna Kyselova by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:26 minutes of round 1
  • Catchweight bout (72.3kg): Ma Jia Wen defeats Ahmed Mujtaba by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:38 minutes of round 2
  • Bantamweight bout: Muhammad Aiman defeats Rin Saroth by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds
  • Women’s atomweight bout: Jihin Radzuan defeats Puja Tomar by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:23 minutes of round 2
  • Catchweight bout (62.5kg): Khon Sichan defeats Riski Umar by Split Decision (SD) after 3 rounds
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