ONE FC 14: War of Nations Results & Discussion

March 14, 2014  | Stadium Negara   | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Results:

Nobutatsu Suzuki   defeats   Brock Larson   via Decision, Unanimous  
Dae Hwan Kim defeats Kevin Belingon via Submission, Rear Naked Choke
Adriano Moraes defeats Yasuhiro Urushitani via Submission, Rear Naked Choke
Kamal Shalorus   defeats   Ariel Sexton   via Decision, Unanimous  
Andrew Leone   defeats   Shinichi Kojima   via Decision, Unanimous  
Kotetsu Boku   defeats   Arnaud Lepont   via KO/TKO, Punches  
Peter Davis   defeats   Waqar Umar   via KO/TKO, Elbows  
Herbert Burns   defeats   Harris Sarmiento   via Decision, Unanimous  
Saiful Merican   defeats   Khim Dima   via Decision, Split

BROCK LARSON vs NOBUTATSU SUZUKI 10 - 1 - 2
37 - 7 - 0

Kevin Belingon vs Dae Hwan Kim 9 - 0 - 1
12 - 3 - 0

Yasuhiro Urushitani vs Adriano Moraes 9 - 1 - 0
21 - 6 - 6

Sherilyn Lim vs Ann Osman 0 - 1 - 0
1 - 0 - 0

Peter Davis vs tba
7 - 3 - 0

http://www.sherdog.com/events/One-FC-14-War-of-Nations-35043

nice poster!!!!! not so much the main event!!! i can see larson running again like he did vs manhoef!!!

rooting for suzuki...i  assume the winner faces ben askren...

i think ben could face both in the same night....

cd...keep an eye on the quality of opposition for ben, because he might not be worthy to be ranked 1st if this will the the opponents along phil baroni

MR.WILLIE wrote:nice poster!!!!! not so much the main event!!! i can see larson running again like he did vs manhoef!!!

rooting for suzuki...i  assume the winner faces ben askren...

i think ben could face both in the same night....

cd...keep an eye on the quality of opposition for ben, because he might not be worthy to be ranked 1st if this will the the opponents along phil baroni

I'm going with Suzuki in this one and Ben should be fighting the winner for sure.

Yeah, I plan to watch out for that. If his competition isn't to par, he will be getting past up in the rankings.

This will be a tough fight for Suzuki. I'm still unsure about how far he can really go with his grappling deficiencies.

Moraes/Urushitani is a killer fight. Hopefully they can get Kojima/Leone on this card too.

ONE FC: War of Nations is set for Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur on March 14 and two more fights have been booked for the card, which was announced earlier this week. Top contenders at 155 pounds and 125 pounds will collide when Eddie Ng takes on Kamal Shalorus and Andrew Leone meets Shinichi Kojima.

Ng (7-1) has established himself as a leading contender for the lightweight belt with four wins out of four under the banner of Asia’s biggest MMA promotion. He bounced back from a yearlong layoff due to a serious shoulder injury to submit both Peter Davis and Arnaud Lepont in 2013.

Shalorus (8-3) won a unanimous decision victory over Eduard Folayang in his ONE FC debut last year to instantly establish himself as a potential title contender. The belt is currently held by Ng’s Evolve MMA teammate Shinya Aoki, but he intends to drop down to 145 pounds at some stage, which would open the way for the Hong Konger to fight for the title.

Kojima (13-5-5) and Leone (6-2) were initially set to face off in the main event of ONE FC: Champions & Warriors in Jakarta last September until a knee injury to the American put paid to the proposed match-up between two of the organization’s top flyweights.

Kojima is coming off a submission win over Rey Docyogen. He is a Shooto veteran who made his MMA debut in 2003 and will have a significant advantage over the up-and-coming New Yorker in terms of experience.

Leone won a comfortable decision victory over Geje Eustaquio in his flyweight debut having competed at bantamweight for the majority of his career, registering notable wins over former ONE FC 135-pound champion Soo Chul Kim and former Road FC 135-pound champion Kyung Ho Kang.

With flyweight contenders Adriano Moraes and Yasuhiro Urushitani also facing off in Kuala Lumpur on March 14, the 125-pound picture should become much clearer in the wake of this card with the winners possibly facing off for the belt.

ONE FC: War of Nations will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between Nobutatsu Suzuki and Brock Larson and will also feature a battle between top bantamweight contenders Kevin Belingon and Dae Hwan Kim.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/eddie-ng-vs-kamal-shalorus-andrew-leone-vs-shinichi-kojima-added-to-one-fc-war-of-nations

NG/Shalorus should be a good one. I like this matchup. Would be a big win for Ng if he can get by him.

Always good posters   

Stacking up this card nicely.

Peter Davis will face Wes Jaya on the main card.

Also Saiful Merican vs. Khim Dima.

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN WES JAYA AND PETER DAVIS ADDED TO MAIN CARD ALSO: MALAYSIAN MUAY THAI CHAMPION SAIFUL MERICAN TO FACE CAMBODIA’S KHMER BOXING CHAMPION KHIM DIMA PRE-SALE TICKETS FOR ONE FC: WAR OF NATIONS ARE ON SALE NOW AT WWW.AIRASIAREDTIX.COM

24 January 2014 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC), presented by Tune Talk, has added another two tantalizing fights to the blockbuster card set to take place on 14 March at the iconic Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Popular Malaysian celebrity and top Lightweight Peter Davis will meet fellow Malaysian Muay Thai champion Wes Jaya. Malaysia’s Saiful Merican will also compete in front of 10,000 Malaysian fans as he faces Khim Dima from Cambodia.

Priority sales of tickets for ONE FC: WAR OF NATIONS, presented by Tune Talk, is currently available. Fans can enjoy 20% off tickets during priority sales which ends on 31 Jan. Pre-sale packages such as the “Peter Davis Fan Package”, which includes a limited edition t-shirt for only MYR78, are also available now. Log on to www.AirAsiaRedTix.com for further details. Tickets are priced at RM348 for the complete VIP experience that includes exclusive red carpet entrance, access to the VIP lounge and premium cage-side seating. The categories that follow are priced at RM248, RM148, RM98 and RM48 respectively. Booking fees and service charges apply.

CEO of ONE Fighting Championship™ Victor Cui stated, “ONE FC: WAR OF NATIONS is one of the most exciting events in the history of the organization. The inaugural ONE FC Welterweight World Champion will be crowned and we have also added two exciting bouts that are sure to excite the Malaysian fans in attendance and the fans watching all across the world. Peter Davis and Saiful Merican are two of the best mixed martial artists to emerge from Malaysia. Prepare for a night of electrifying mixed martial arts action as ONE FC: WAR OF NATIONS goes live on 14 March!”

Peter Davis is a Wuji Chuan exponent and the face of mixed martial arts in Malaysia. Along with being the top Lightweight in Malaysia, he is also a prominent celebrity with a long list of modeling and acting roles to his name. Davis consistently finishes his opponents in impressive fashion and he will be looking to use his lanky frame and significant reach advantage to propel him to victory against Wes Jaya.

Wes Jaya is a longtime Muay Thai practitioner with more than 70 fights and multiple championships. The Canadian-Malaysian has since made a successful transition to mixed martial arts, having picked up two wins so far. He will be taking a step up in competition as he faces the more experienced Peter Davis. With both fighters coming from striking backgrounds, this bout looks set to be an exciting pugilistic battle contested on the feet.

Saiful Merican is one of the top Muay Thai practitioners in Malaysia. He has more than 100 professional Muay Thai fights and possesses ferocious kicks that have knocked out many opponents. Nicknamed “The Vampire” by fans for his fast and deadly style, he looks to notch up another victory when he takes on Cambodia’s Khim Dima. In Saiful’s last bout, he utilized fluid striking to defeat Dima’s teammate Tok Sophon.

Khim Dima is the son of a legendary Cambodian fighter and has been training and competing since the age of 8. He is a veteran of over 250 Kun Khmer fight and is a champion at the Channel 3 Stadium in Cambodia. Fighting out of the Afighter camp in Phnom Penh, he trains in MMA every day and has also been working with the Cambodian wrestling team to improve his grappling. He is a highly intelligent individual who uses his fight purses to pay his way through law school and is likely to apply a thoughtful, tactically astute approach to his MMA fights.

Fans in Asia can catch all the action live on STAR Sports. Check your local listings. Also, fans from around the world can witness the action online via live streaming at www.onefc.livesport.tv. The event will be available for purchase at just US$9.99. For more updates on ONE Fighting Championship™, please visit www.onefc.com and follow on Instagram and Twitter @ONEFCMMA and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ONEFCMMA. wrote: wrote:

http://www.onefc.com/news/314-two-new-bouts-added-to-one-fc-war-of-nations.html

What happened to Ng?

Looks like an easier fight for Shalorus, honestly.

^Good point. That fight got downgraded.

Promo Video

#WarOfNations news: Sherilyn Lim (55.1kg) fails to make weight, strawweight bout against Ann Osman cancelled.

#WarOfNations news: Andrew Leone weighs in at 58.7kg, exceeding flyweight limit of 56.7kg. Bout against Shinichi Kojima now at catchweight.

#WarOfNations news: Waqar Umar has visa issues, cornerman & Pakistani MMA legend Bashir Ahmad steps in as late replacement vs. Peter Davis.

MAIN CARD

Brock Larson (170) vs. Nobutatsu Suzuki (170) – for welterweight title
Kevin Belingon (134) vs. Dae Hwan Kim (134)
Adriano Moraes (125) vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani (124)
Ariel Sexton (155) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155)
Shinichi Kojima (125) vs. Andrew Leone (129) – 129-pound catchweight bout
Kotetsu Boku (155) vs. Arnaud Lepont (154)
Bashir Ahmad (155) vs. Peter Davis (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD

Herbert Burns (144) vs. Harris Sarmiento (144)
Khim Dima (125) vs. Saiful Merican (125)

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Dae Hwan Kim defeats Kevin Belingon via Submission, Rear Naked Choke
Adriano Moraes defeats Yasuhiro Urushitani via Submission, Rear Naked Choke
Kamal Shalorus   defeats   Ariel Sexton   via Decision, Unanimous  
Andrew Leone   defeats   Shinichi Kojima   via Decision, Unanimous  
Kotetsu Boku   defeats   Arnaud Lepont   via KO/TKO, Punches  
Peter Davis   defeats   Waqar Umar   via KO/TKO, Elbows  
Herbert Burns   defeats   Harris Sarmiento   via Decision, Unanimous  
Saiful Merican   defeats   Khim Dima   via Decision, Split

Sucks my man BJ lost but at the same time I'm glad Boku KO'd Lepont

Boku is cool. Glad to see he picked up a win.

Nobutatsu Suzuki defeated Brock Larson via Decision, Unanimous to win the WW title.

Really happy for Nobu, it's unfortunate he's running into the buzzsaw that is Ben Askren. I'm just hoping he puts up a better fight than Koreshkov.

Unfortunate for Urushitani and Kojima but One knew well and put them against solid prospects that matched up well with their respective styles. Moraes looks to be the best Brazilian flyweight in next year and Andrew is without a doubt the superior Leone. We'll still get the Urushitani/Kojima rematch in the future, for sure.

Good wins for Kim and Shalorus, too. I expect big things from both in One. I prefer Kim to keep away from Bibiano until next year, that is unless Ueda were to somehow pull off the victory. Shalorus could be a good champion for a few years, even at his age, if Aoki decides to permanently drop to 145 (and I definitely hope not)