“ONE: Kings of Courage” was mixed martial arts event held at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 20, 2018. It is the first ONE Championship live event in 2018.
The sixth bout of the evening was a bantamweight match between Indonesian martial arts standout Sunoto “The Terminator” Peringkat and Cambodia’s Rin Saroth. The former returned to action, needing only two rounds to pull off a crafty submission finish against his Cambodian opponent.
Facing an opponent who has extensive experience in the striking discipline of khun khmer, Peringkat turned the bout to his advantage by taking Saroth down to the canvas and wearing him out with stifling ground strikes. On the mat, the Indonesian fighter caught his Cambodian counterpart with a deep americana to force the tap, claiming the third submission win of his professional career.
Winning at “ONE: Kings of Courage” improved Peringkat’s professional MMA record to 7 wins and 3 losses. On the other hand, Raroth now has 2 wins and 4 losses.
Seringkat’s fellow Indonesian fighter Stefer Rahardian co-headlined “ONE: Kings of Courage” with Pakistan’s Muhammad Imran. Rahardian put his immaculate record on the line in a flyweight bout.
In the co-main event of the evening, Rahardian drew the loudest cheers from the hometown crowd at the packed Jakarta Convention Center as he turned in another stellar performance, dominating Imran over three rounds to keep his unblemished professional record intact. In the main event, Jing Nan “The Panda” Xiong of China was crowned the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion with a technical knockout victory over Singapore’s Tiffany Teo.
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