ONE FC 9 took place in Manilla earlier today and you can see all the results below.
Koji Oishi claimed ONE FC’s featherweight title in the main event with a first round KO win over Honorio Banario, while Bibiano Fernandes became their first ever lightweight champion following a decision win against Koetsu Okazaki.
Elsewhere the biggest talking points emerged in two former UFC fighter’s bouts. First up in the prelims Tim Sylvia, who’d come in over the 265lb limit at yesterday’s weigh-ins, was stopped in the third round by Tony Johnson due to a nasty cut opened up by an elbow strike on the mat.
An unfortunate stoppage perhaps, but in truth Sylvia was on course to lose anyway after being controlled in the wrestling department for much of the fight.
Meanwhile, on the main card things didn’t go well at all for Phil Baroni who was TKO’d by a series of knees against the cage followed by a right hand to the face by Nobutatsu Suzuki. Too make matters worse Baroni fell to the mat awkwardly at the end of the fight and broke his ankle.
Main Card:
Koji Oishi def. Honorio Banario by KO (punches) at 1:45 of Round Two
Bibiano Fernandes def. Koetsu Okazaki by unanimous decision
Masakatsu Ueda def. Kevin Belingon by unanimous decision
Yasuhiro Urushitani def. Rey Docyogen by split decision
Nobutatsu Suzuki def. Phil Baroni by TKO (strikes/injury) at 4:17 of Round One
Kamal Shalorus def. Eduard Folayang by unanimous decision
Andrew Leone def. Geje Estaquio by unanimous decision
Prelims:
Lowen Tynanes def. Felipe Enomoto by TKO (elbows) at 2:41 of Round One
Yusup Saadulaev def. Ryan Diaz by submission (D’arce choke) at 2:57 of Round Two
Tony Johnson def. Tim Sylvia by TKO (cut) at 3:25 of Round Three
