ONE: Century Part 1: Mighty Mouse, Lee Siblings Come Out Winners
Three of the biggest names on ONE Championship’s current roster came away with victories at the conclusion of ONE: Century Part 1, ONE’s two-part event that celebrates 100 events for the promotion.
In the main event of ONE: Century Part 1, Angela Lee retained the ONE women’s atomweight championship against strawweight champion Jingnan Xiong. This was a rematch from ONE: A New Era in May, which saw Jingnan defeat Lee to retain her title.
🏆 STILL "UNSTOPPABLE" 🏆
Angela Lee submits Xiong Jing Nan late in Round 5 to win their back-and-forth rematch and retain the ONE Women's Atomweight World Title!@AngelaLeeMMA #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #ONECentury pic.twitter.com/yHeiOIemYa— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) October 13, 2019
"It feels like a dream… I feel like I'm dreaming still." 🎤 @AngelaLeeMMA #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #ONECentury pic.twitter.com/ULkjllI3iJ
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) October 13, 2019
After Xiong’s striking managed to overwhelm Lee in the opening frame, Lee scored a big takedown in the second round that saw her also land several hard knees to the head.
Lee got the fight back to the ground in the third but couldn’t find a submission, and Xiong’s strikes got the best of her once again in the fourth.
A major suplex by Lee during the fifth round ended up being the fight’s climax, as she managed to take Xiong’s back before locking in a choke and getting a submission with 15 seconds left in the fight.
The main card also saw the finals of the Flyweight Grand Prix and Lightweight Grand Prix. The Flyweight Grand Prix final saw former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson defeat Danny Kingad. Meanwhile, ONE lightweight champion Christian Lee, Angela’s brother, coming in on ten days’ notice to fill in for an injured Eddie Alvarez, defeated Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev to win the Lightweight Grand Prix.
Both men dominated the ground game en route to decision victories.
🐭 ONE FLYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX CHAMPION 🐭
Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson claims the inaugural tournament crown with an awesome performance against a game Danny Kingad!@MightyMouse #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #ONECentury pic.twitter.com/AhNKRl1Dhe— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) October 13, 2019
👑 LIGHTWEIGHT KING 👑
ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee overcomes "Dagi" Arslanaliev in a three-round thriller to win the inaugural ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix!@ChristianLeeMMA #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #ONECentury pic.twitter.com/hCQR5d1yY2— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) October 13, 2019
ONE: Century Part 1 Main Card:
ONE women’s atomweight championship: (c.) Angela Lee def. (strawweight champion) Xiong Jing Nan via submission (rear-naked choke) (Rd. 5, 4:45)
ONE Flyweight Grand Prix Final: Demetrious Johnson def. Danny Kingad via unanimous decision
Muay Thai bout: Janet Todd def. Ekaterina Vandaryeva via KO (Rd. 2, 2:29)
ONE Lightweight Grand Prix Final: Christian Lee def. Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev via unanimous decision
ONE: Century Part 1 Preliminary Card:
Yuya Wakamatsu def. Dae Hwan Kim via unanimous decision
Muay Thai: Sam-a Gaiyanghadao def. Daren Rolland via KO (Rd. 2, 1:20)
Yushin Okami def. Agilan Thani via split decision
Itsuki Hirata def. Rika Ishige via submission (armbar) (Rd. 2, 4:41)
Lito Adiwang def. Senzo Ikeda via TKO (Rd. 1, 1:57)
Yoon Chang Min def. Phoe Thaw via submission (rear-naked choke) (Rd. 1, 3:17)
Kwon Won Il def. Sunoto via TKO (Rd. 1, 1:43)