On Friday, Sept. 12, ONE FC hosted its 20th event, dubbed “Rise of the Kingdom,” from NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
In the night’s main event, the promotion crowned a flyweight champion as Brazilian grappling ace Adriano Moraes clashed with Filipino fighter Geje Eustaquio. Moraes The 25-year-old Moraes had scored back-to-back submission wins over Kosuke Suzuki and Yasuhiro Urushitani inside the ONE FC cage. Team Lakay’s Eustaquio also rode a two-fight winning streak into the contest, having edged both Kentaro Watanabe and Eugene Toquero on the scorecards.
The co-main event of the evening featured Strikeforce and UFC veteran Caros Fodor against veteran Dutch fighter Vincent Latoel. Fodor got back in the win column with a first-round submission win over Willy Ni in last ONE FC appearance, while Latoel stopped Eddie Ng via strikes.
The 10-fight card also featured the promotion’s Cambodian Featherweight Grand Prix.
Caros Fodor def. Vincent Latoel by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 4:43
Sam Ang Dun def. Chan Rothana by disqualification (illegal stomp). Round 1 – Cambodian Featherweight Grand Prix Final
Arnaud Lepont def. Suasday Chau by TKO (punches and elbows). Round 1, 2:21
Sung Ming Yen def. Radeem Rahman by unanimous decision
Amir Khan def. Jian Kai Chee by knockout (punches and elbows). Round 1, 2:25
Meas Meu def. Chan Heng by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 1, 4:07
Sam Ang Dun def. Chin Heng by TKO (punches). Round 1, 2:34 – Cambodian Featherweight Grand Prix
Chan Rothana def. Prak Chansin by TKO (punches and elbows). Round 1, 4:32 – Cambodian Featherweight Grand Prix
Tharoth Sam def. Vy Srey Chai by submission (armbar). Round 1, 2:36