Muayfit and Malaysia win big at ONE FC Destiny of Warriors

Muayfit and Malaysia win big at ONE FC Destiny of Warriors

Published on June 25, 2012 by The Sandman in ONEFC

ONE FC Destiny of Warriors and Muayfit and Malaysia Win Big

While most of the talk will be of Zorobabel Moreira’s soccer kick to the head that knocked out El Matador, Muayfit quietly went about their business at ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors.

The Malaysian camp has often come under criticism for not being on par with their Singaporean and Thai counterparts but the stats don’t lie. Muayfit had three fights last night after “Pretty Boy” Allamurad’s fight was cancelled due to a medical issue. Final score for Muayfit: 3 fights, 3 wins.

Peter Davis quick destruction of Juggernaut’s “The Hulk” Kim Hock meant that the only thing Quek ‘smashed’ was his own jaw. Eric Kelly found life much tougher against Bae Young Kwon of Team Posse but managed to pull off a unanimous decision win. The win means that Kelly remains undefeated with a 7-0 record.

Arnaud Lepont extended his win streak to six after coming from behind to beat Evolve’s Brian Choi. The Game tried to finish the fight early but found Choi’s wrestling a much more difficult proposition than expected. Lepont though would not be denied his win and went on a rampage in the third, finishing the fight with a rear naked choke.

Lepont’s record now stands at 9-1. The Frenchman called out Shinya Aoki in the post fight interview but I personally found his failure to avoid profanity the best part of the interview and that’s really what makes The Game one of the best entertainers ONE FC has on their roster (did you see his walk in?). Is he ready for Aoki? That’s for Victor Cui to decide.

It was also a good night for Malaysian fighters. Borneo Tribal Squad’s AJ Lias Mansor wasn’t able to get past Evolve’s Mitch Chilson but Peter Davis was just one of two Malaysians to pick up big wins last night. Phuket Top Team’s Adam Kayoom (read his pre-fight interview with The Sandman here) pick up the win of his career after beating MMA royalty in his unanimous decision win over Gregor Gracie (Renzo Gracie Academy).

The biggest star of the night though appeared to be Marcos Escobar (pre-fight interview with The Sandman here). The Malaysian-based BJJ black belt found himself with even more cheers than the Malaysians. Not only did he walk out holding a Malaysian flag, everyone from Leverage Combat Academy including the tea lady must have been there in support of him. And he didn’t disappoint, beating Praxedes (Phuket Top Team) in both stand up and ground game. He eventually forced Praxedes to tap at 1min 55secs of round 3.

There weren’t that many major injuries in the fight besides Kim Hock (fractured jaw) and Roger Huerta (knocked out). The Sandman, on behalf on MMANewsAsia, would like to wish Kim Hock, Roger and also Allamurad Karayev all the best in their recovery.