EDUARD FOLAYANG AND ERIC KELLY BRING PRIDE TO THE PHILIPPINES WITH IMPRESSIVE VICTORIES AT ONE FC: PRIDE OF A NATION‏

ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) Asia’s largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization scored a successful debut in the fight capital of Asia, Manila, with ONE FC: PRIDE OF A NATION. The largest event held in the Philippines proved to be a night of explosive action with a series of world class MMA battles at the SMART ARANETA Coliseum. Local heroes Eduard Folayang and Eric Kelly fought their way to victory in front of a roaring home crowd.

MMA fans were treated to the sensational debut of Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes in the ONE FC cage tonight as he dominated Gustavo Falciroli for three full rounds to take the decision.

The packed SMART ARANETA Coliseum also witnessed an unforgettable night of action as Filipino heroes Eduard Folayang and Eric Kelly slugged and maneuvered their way to victory. Folayang made good use of his infamous spinning back kicks and powerful right hand to control his opponent, Felipe Enomoto, earning him a unanimous decision at the end of Round 3. Kelly continued to impress fans and spectators in Manila and around the world by defeating MMA legend Jens Pulver by TKO (Punches) in Round 2.

Official Results for ONE FC: PRIDE OF A NATION:

Bibiano Fernandes defeats Gustavo Falciroli by unanimous decision at 5:00 minutes of Round 3

Eduard Folayang defeats Felipe Enomoto by unanimous decision at 5:00 minutes of Round 3

Andrei Arlovski vs Tim Sylvia ruled No Contest due to illegal kick by Andrei Arlovski

Eric Kelly defeats Jens Pulver by TKO at 1:42 minutes of Round 2

Rolles Gracie defeats Tony Bonello by rear naked choke at 3:27 minutes of Round 3

Jung Hwan Cha defeats Igor Gracie by TKO at 1:03 minutes of Round 3

Soo Chul Kim defeats Kevin Belingon by unanimous decision at 5:00 minutes of Round 3

Gregor Gracie defeats Nicholas Mann by armbar at 3:26 minutes of Round 1

Phil Baroni defeats Rodrigo Ribeiro by KO at 1:00 minute of Round 1

Mitch Chilson defeats Shannon Wiratchai by TKO at 2:12 minutes of Round 2

Honorio Banario defeats Andrew Benibe by TKO at 3:47 minutes of Round 3

ONE FC’s next event, entitled ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS will take place live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 6 October. For the first time in ONE FC history, three title belts will be fought for and the main event will feature a Super Fight between DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki and French MMA Champion Arnaud Lepont.

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Japanese Grand Prix Freestyle Fighting Tournament Set To Commence In A Few Weeks‏

Japanese Grand Prix Freestyle Fighting Tournament Set To Commence In A Few Weeks

Following recent accusations surfacing regarding arranged fights amongst a few of the competitors in the highly anticipated Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting tournament, the committee has announced that upon completion of their investigation, the tournament is expected to begin within a few weeks.

“One of the three fighters who was mentioned in arranged fights have been cleared, and we are following protocol and looking to conclude our investigation shortly about the other two,” said Japanese Grand Prix committee President Sadaharu Tanikawa. “We don’t take these accusations lightly. We are conducting a thorough investigation, and that is why we are unable to set a specific date. These investigations take a while, and we want to make sure we do it right. This tournament is held in a much higher regard than any other competition around the world, and we will do everything in our power to maintain the high level of respect and honor associated with it.”

Although he would not release which individual fighter has been cleared, he did state that he is confident that the other two remaining fighters will too be cleared to participate in the tournament.

The tournament was supposed to get underway earlier this month, but following the surfacing of the varied allegations, Tanikawa immediately put it on hold.

The annual Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting tournament contains the top fighters in their discipline across the world. Competing this year are Japan’s acclaimed sumo champion Harumafuji, America’s Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion Gunn, France’s Savate Militec and Argentina’s Muay Thai Bosch, as well as several other decorated fighters.

With the tournament set to begin in just a few weeks, fight fans worldwide can get excited to know that the ultimate freestyle fighting champion will soon be crowned, and will have the opportunity to enter any fighting competition around the world.

More information will be provided as it is released by the Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting committee.

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