A flyweight title fight, and the opening bout of the ONE lightweight grand prix were a one-two punch at ONE Championship’s Hero’s Ascent on Friday.
ONE Championship was back in action on Friday with its second event of 2019, Hero’s Ascent. Going down from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, the card was topped by flyweight title action. That main event saw champ Geje Eustaquio, with the home town crowd behind him, defending against former champ and flyweight standout Adriano Moraes.
Yet Friday’s Hero’s Ascent card was important for another reason as well: it marked the kickoff of the promotion’s lightweight grand prix. The tournament, spread out across multiple events and set to include Demetrious Johnson at a later show, was launched by the co-main event. That pairing saw standout Honorio Banario, a former featherweight champ in the company, take on Lowen Tynanes. Tynanes entered the night undefeated, but could he keep it that way?
Come fight time (6AM EST), you can catch the action via the Hero’s Ascent live stream above, where available. Check below for full results from the card.
ONE Championship: Hero’s Ascent Results:
Main Card
Adriano Moraes def. Geje Eustaquio by unanimous decision – For the ONE Flyweight Championship
Lowen Tynanes def. Honorio Banario by TKO, Round 1, 4:46 – Lightweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
Danny Kingad def. Tatsumitsu Wada by unanimous decision
Rodtang Jitmuangnon def. Fahdi Khaled by unanimous decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Reinier de Ridder def. Fan Rong by submission (D’arce choke), Round 1, 1:51
Hiroki Akimoto def. Josh Tonna by unanimous decision – ONE Super Series Kickboxing
Bangpleenoi Petchyindee Academy def. Brown Pinas by unanimous decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Preliminary Card
Elias Mahmoudi def. Yukinori Ogasawara by unanimous decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Tang Kai def. Sung Jong Lee by knockout, Round 2, 1:14
Hiroaki Suzuki def. Mohammed Bin Mahmoud by TKO, Round 3, 2:53 – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Himanshu Kaushik def. Egi Rozten by knockout, Round 1, 3:33
